House Kaori

House Kaori (カオリ) was one of the most influential and distinguished Great Houses of the Clan World. The Kaori produced emperors and kings for the Kingdom of Vanaheimr, the Empire of SCAR, ShadowMoore, the Kaori Tribe, the Kingdom of Nohr, the Empire of Elexoria, and the Crown of Aragón. From 2012 to 2013, following the reign of Kiseki Kaori, the dynasty was split between its Kaori and Honorary branches. Although they ruled distinct territories, they nevertheless maintained close relations and frequently intermarried.
The House takes its name from Kaori Castle, a fortress built during the Protohistoric Period in the present-day Mogyër Empire, in the county of Csongrád, by Count Suizei, who named his fortress Kaori. His grandson Shōtoku was the first to take the fortress name as his own, adding "Count of Kaori" to his title. House Kaori gathered momentum through the Classical Era. In 2009, Count Suizei's descendant, Keikō, became the Margrave of Vanaheimr. He moved the family's power base to the capital, which the Kaori ruled until 2013.
A series of wars and marriages enabled the family to expand its domains to include the Avengers, Eclipse and its colonial empire, the Elemental Alliance, the Riders of Glory, and other territories. In late 2013, the family separated into the senior Kaori and the junior Baransu-Tsuyoi branches, who settled their mutual claims in the Treaty of Sistova.
== Principal Roles ==
Their principle roles (including the roles of their cadet branches) were as follows:
* Kings of Vanaheimr (2009–10)
* Emperors of SCAR (2010–12)
* Archbishops of ShadowMoore (2012–13 and 2017–18)
* Strategoi of the Kaori Tribe (2012–13 and 2014–15)
* Kings of Nohr (2014–16)
* Chairmen of Yomi-no-kuni (2016–19)
*Sultans of Elexoria (2018–21)
*Emperors of the Mogyër (2019–2022)
* Kings of Ataraxia (2019–2022)
* Despots of the Dread Knots (2020–21)
* Kings of Aliladus (2020)
* Kings of Thebes (2020)
* M'oi of Agape (2020–21)
== History ==
The progenitor of House Kaori may have been En'yū the Elder, a count in Breisach who lived during the Protohistoric Period. His grandson Suizei, founded Kaori Castle, after which the Kaori are named. The origins of the castle's name, located in what is now the Mogyër county of Csongrád, are uncertain. The first documented use of the name by the dynasty itself has been traced to the year 2009. Kaori Castle was the family seat in the Classical Era.
The Kaori expanded their influence through arranged marriages and wars, especially against the Avengers, the Dread Knots and the Jedi. In 2010, the House focused its foreign policy at families within DayBreak (i.e. the Sonne and Tsuyoi). They were also able to gain high positions in the Vanaheimr hierarchy for their members. Territorially, they often profited from the extinction of other noble families such as the House of Hale and Noroi.
== Kaori Family Tree ==
=== Legendary Kaori ===
Kaori Name	Personal Name 	Debut 	Status 	Claim
Shōtoku 	Valkoor 	February 2008	Retired	Claimed descent from the Goddess Istenanya
Ryouko 	Victoria 	April 2008 	Retired	Wife and consort of Shōtoku
Sukō 	Michael BattleBringer	June 2008 	Retired	Son of Shōtoku
Ayako 	Rylee DragonRider 	July 2008 	Retired	Wife and consort of Sukō
Ekei 	Aaron Ash 	August 2008 	Retired	Grandson of Shōtoku
Kōgyoku 	Erin Night 	August 2008 	Retired	Wife and consort of Ekei
=== Senior Branch ===
Kaori Name	Personal Name 	Debut 	Status 	Claim
Kiseki 	Chris ShadowShade 	October 2008 	Active 	Great-grandson of Shōtoku
Kuroda 	Blaze SkullSword 	February 2009 	Retired	Great-grandson of Shōtoku
Ietaka 	Kyle WinterHeart 	April 2010 	Retired	Great-grandson of Shōtoku
Kōtarō 	Hunter FireStone 	April 2010 	Retired	Great-grandson of Shōtoku
Eskel 	Benjamin ThunderHammer	May 2011 	Retired	Great-grandson of Shōtoku
Sándor 	Colin Shade 	May 2011 	Retired	Great-grandson of Shōtoku
Ilnur 	Jeremy ThunderVault 	May 2012 	Retired	Great-grandson of Shōtoku
Cyrene 	Amy GoldCoin 	June 2012 	Retired	Great-granddaughter of Shōtoku
Ninian 	Valkoor EarthCloud 	September 2012	Retired	Great-grandson of Shōtoku
Narses 	Tarlac PixieRider 	December 2012 	Retired	Great-grandson of Shōtoku
Kenzashi 	Galen WillowHammer 	August 2013 	Retired	Great-grandson of Shōtoku
=== Cadet Branch ===
Kaori Name	Personal Name 	Debut 	Status 	Claim
Sakon 	Chris FrostWraith 	May 2013 	Retired 	Son of Kiseki
Gaara 	Brian ThunderHaven 	November 2013 	Retired 	Son of Kiseki
Yukichi 	Jason Thunder 	January 2013 	Retired 	Son of Ietaka
Akiko 	Kayla Blood 	March 2013 	Retired 	Daughter of Ietaka
Takeshi 	David DragonBringer 	November 2012 	Retired 	Son of Kōtarō
Seiko 	Destiny BattleShade 	May 2013 	Retired 	Daughter of Kōtarō
Aelia 	Brooke Gold 	December 2012 	Retired 	Daughter of Sándor
Zacharias 	Isaac Boom 	February 2013 	Retired 	Son of Sándor
Philippa 	Madeline 	March 2013 	Retired 	Daughter of Sándor
Kaito 	Alex Rain 	September 2013	Retired 	Son of Yukichi
Megumi 	Vanessa 	July 2013 	Retired 	Daughter of Takeshi
Teru 	William DarkMask 	October 2014 	Disinherited	Son of Takeshi
Isidore 	Andrew ThunderBlade 	June 2013 	Retired 	Son of Aelia
Thecla 	Lauren Summer 	July 2013 	Retired 	Daughter of Aelia
Cyril 	Ethan FireHeart 	September 2013	Retired 	Son of Aelia
Satari 	Finnigan WindRunner 	September 2015	Retired 	Son of Kenzashi
Kenzou 	Kenneth GiantStrider	January 2017 	Active 	Son of Kenzashi
=== Honorary Branch ===
Kaori Name	Personal Name 	Debut 	Status 	Claim
Fear 	Chase DeathShade 	March 2011 	Retired 	Strategos of the Kaori Tribe
Caine 	Jason RoseHaven 	December 2011 	Retired 	Strategos of the Kaori Tribe
Kankuro 	Jason FireFlame 	September 2012	Retired 	Envoy of the Kaori Tribe
Gaikou 	Matthew OgreCoin 	October 2012 	Retired 	Taxiarch of the Kaori Tribe
Edmund 	Edward Night 	December 2012 	Retired 	Taxiarch of the Kaori Tribe
Nyth 	Antonio RedSword 	February 2013 	Disinherited	Strategos of the Kaori Tribe
Kurochi 	Alex ShadowHeart 	June 2013 	Disinherited	Son of Nyth
Zephere 	Nicole 	August 2013 	Retired 	Daughter of Fear
Caiyo 	[TBD] 	July 2017 	Retired 	Son of Caine
Ark 	Dakota LegendSword 	October 2017 	Active 	Son of Caine
Dovah 	Alia Dragon 	January 2018 	Retired 	Daughter of Caine
Sydra 	Sydney SparkleGem 	March 2018 	Disinherited	Daughter of Caine
Akui 	Seth SpellHammer 	July 2018 	Retired 	Son of Caine
Kirigakure	Andrew WildRunner 	November 2018 	Retired 	Son of Dovah
Rin 	Calamity 	January 2019 	Retired 	Daughter of Dovah
Koda 	Zachary SkullBreaker	February 2019 	Retired 	Son of Caine
Rohan 	Chris LegendSpear 	May 2021 	Active 	Son of Zephere
== Picture of the Family Tree ==
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