House Orien

House Orien (Ore-Ryan) is one of the Houses of Old Vashton; this House controls anything of an arcane nature within Old Vashton. In terms of sheer magical power, none of the other Houses comes anywhere near. Officially, the only members of the House who train their arcane skills purely for battle are the Egale Knights, who work under House Deneith and the town guard of House Phiarlan, for the protection of the city from the Roost Towers found along its walls. But even without battle training, House Orien would be formidable if the other Houses were to attack them. The main building of House Orien is the Black Needle, which is a large tower in Silverwall District where the leaders of the House carry out day-to-day running of the House but, more importantly, work on their personal arcane studies. Conversely, the Orien Archive is for the less important House members and holds a large repository of books on a vast array of subjects, while The Tower of Orien holds an impressive (but much smaller) collection and is where new House members, or those whose magical ability is lacking, go to study under tutelage. 
After the DRB separated from Duthgar, there was discussion of House Orien starting a wizarding academy so that the DRB would have one, but the other houses thought this would tip the balance of power and so opted to have another party run the academy. This was displeasing to House Orien, as that would dilute their power and there would be Arcane boons on offer from the city that were not controlled by them. The Crimson Codex stepped in and set up their academy rather quickly and began to accept students. 
Officially, House Orien looks to advance magical learning for the sake of perfecting their art and also to study the Akarieans and the magical devices which they left behind, both in Old Vashton and elsewhere. However, they also hoard this knowledge, guarding it more than they share it; as a result, they benefit financially by allowing people to purchase their services, such as the ability to teleport to various cities across the world, available from The Tower of Orien. House Orien also earns a reasonable amount of money from the residents of Silverwall District, who hire mages, known as the Silver Guards, to keep the soot and smoke of Forgelight District from coming over the wall into Silverwall. 
=== Important People ===
Uskai Orien (head of the House) 
Dekker Siberys (Arcane Matters council member on the Visible Council) 
Breyn Siberys (Head of research into the Akarieans) 
Elari Siberys (Head of Arcane services) 
=== Important structures ===
The Black Needle
The Tower of Orien
The Orien Archive
Category:Houses of Old Vashton