House of Serekan

The House of Serekan was once one of Torrune's most powerful (and, in their time, notorious) mercantile households. In 1176 CV, they violently overthrew the House of Lugaro and seized the archonal title for themselves. The sitting archon, Jerrard of the House of Lugaro, was murdered along with several of his family members and retainers during these events. His replacement was Vostrig, master of the House of Serekan, who naturally had a grim reputation and is remembered today as a cruel tyrant. He consolidated his new power swiftly and wielded it ruthlessly, but nevertheless reigned for only four years before falling to the assassin's knife himself. Most people said he had reaped what he sowed. He was little mourned. 
Vostrig was succeeded as archon by his nephew Fulkren, who ruled from 1180 to 1194 CV and was somewhat more popular than his uncle. When he was unseated by Kyros of the House of Gedeira (first of the current archonal line and great-uncle of Sulon, current Lord of the City), he and his family were stripped of their wealth and sent into exile. It was a better fate than they had inflicted on the House of Lugaro, or on their many political enemies during the two decades they held power.