Bastards

Bastards exist in almost every noble house and common family in Aradia, whether acknowledged or not. Nobility are the only ones that get surnames for their bastards, however.
Bastards in the Isles of Aradia are typically named for the area they were born in. However, there are some exceptions where a bastard has been legitimized and takes on the name of one of his forebears. Or they take their mother's name.
Some Elves and Drow are known to ignore these naming conventions. The Shatterlight Coven is one such example - they do not have bastards, they give male children the name of their father and female children the name of their mother. Drow bastards do not adhere strictly to any naming practice.
== Known Names ==
* "West" / "Storm" - Thunderlands
* "Sands" - Tropic
* "East" - The Reach
* "Rivers" - Midlands
* "Pines" - Briochi
* "Webb" - The Wilds
* "Cliff" - Westgate
* "Bay" - Caybourne
* "Marsh" - Marshlands
* "Woods" - Silkwood
* "North" - Brecilidia
* "Platinum" - Everglow Platinum District
* "Gold" - Everglow Gold District
* "Silver" - Everglow Silver District
* "Bronze" - Everglow Bronzeway District
* "Moon" - districts surrounding Everglow
* "Fairs" - Fairmane lands
* "Holmes" - Holdenhome lands
== Notable Bastards ==
=== Bastards of House Umbridge ===
* Meredwyn Umbridge II (952AE), daughter of Rhoslyn Umbridge I and Unknown 
*Rhys Umbridge (987AE), son of Meredwyn Umbridge II and Unknown 
*James Cliff, later James Umbridge (998AE), son of Arthur Umbridge and Gwynneth Fairbairn; 
*Temperance Heartstone (1016AE), daughter of Harold Umbridge and Rasheba Heartstone 
*Dwyn Cliff (1057AE), daughter of Merwyn Umbridge and Joanna Ludlow; 
*Lucienne Rodin (1071AE), aka Lucienne Moon, daughter of Casim Umbridge and Mira Rodin; 
*Saffron Gold (1074AE), daughter of Merwyn Umbridge and Joanna Ludlow; 
*Mason Bay (1076AE), son of Rhoslyn Ludlow (aka Rhoslyn Umbridge II) and Unknown; 
=== Bastards of the Ludlow Accord / The Accord ===
* Mancel Ludlow (952AE), orphan to unknown parents
* Amarika Holmes (1031AE), daughter of Saki Dul-Sansiska and Aimee Ludlow;
* Drakken Mugflayer (1017AE), son of Anest Mugflayer and Unknown;
* Silvestris Bay (1020AE), son of Magnolia Malabre and Unknown;
=== Bastards of House Holdenhome ===
* Fluxhart (1014AE), aka Permilla-Darvamiel Kaloblanca, daughter of Richard Holdenhome and Amaranth Kaloblanca;
* Xenovia Dul-Sansiska (1040AE), daughter of Owyn Holdenhome and Mossa Dul-Sansiska
=== Bastards of House Klossner ===
* Sabeline Klossner (1067AE), daughter of Ivan Klossner and Agnes Klossner;
* Daria Bay (1068AE), daughter of Edmund Blackthorne and Maeve Klossner;
=== Bastards of the Drow ===
* Garin Dul-Sansiska - Known as Captain Garin the Maelstrom previously, has since gone by his Mother's namesake and serves under this name.
* Saki Dul-Sansiska-Relvingold - Legally adopted by Divankul Dul-Sansiska to prevent his death.
* Vosal Arkon
* Makai Arkon
* Zani Arkon
* Al-Zehin - Simply known as this, one of the oldest surviving Drow and comes form a time before surnames.
* Mikasa Dul-Sansiska
=== Bastards of House Rodin ===
* Jakov Rodin, also known as Jakov (412AE), son of Izabella Rodin and an unknown assailant;
* Fridlaug Rodin (589AE), son of Signar Rodin;
* Hella Rodin (606AE), daughter of Fridlaug Rodin;
* Jacqueline Rodin (797AE), daughter of Jasper Rodin;
*Gauge Rivers, later Gauge Heartstone-Rodin (928AE), son of Sebastien Rodin and Sylvie Heartstone;
* Amayl Heartstone-Rodin (940AE), daughter of Gauge Heartstone-Rodin and Yimi Jun;
* Keyair Heartstone (940AE), son of Gauge Heartstone-Rodin and Yimi Jun;
*Magnolia Malabre (970AE), aka Daughter of the Sorrows, daughter of Nazaret Malabre and Amayl Heartstone-Rodin; 
*Nimbe Elassore Rodin (999AE), aka Nimbe Webb daughter of Ealthe Rodin and Wynmae Elassore;
*Illiad Webb and Talisa Webb (1056AE), twins of Nimbe Webb and Unknown Lover
*Talith Webb (1075AE), daughter of Avernius Lotus and Talisa Webb
=== Bastards of House Piers ===
* Jon Piers (post-humous), oft Jon Bronze (926AE), son of Lyrissa Piers and Julian Lyreson;
*Darius Bay (987AE), later Darius Heartstone aka Darius Black, son of Elsik Piers and Jacinta Heartstone;
*Casim Ludlow (998AE), later Casim Vennet, son of Elsik Piers and Amarika Ludlow;
=== Bastards of House Heartstone ===
* Asgarth Heartstone (1046AE), son of Temperance Heartstone and an Unknown Lover;
=== Bastards of the Thunderlands ===
* Arianne West (985AE-), later named Ser Arianne Wildthorne, daughter of Arthur Blackthorne;
*Edwyck West (990AE-),son of Edwyle Blackthorne;
* Ygraine West (1013AE-), daughter of Gaheris Warthorne;
* Arthur West (401AE-429AE), son of Malcolm Blackthorne;
* Eamon West, later Eamon Blackthorne (848AE-897AE), son of Simon Blackthorne;
* Orion West, later Orion Blackthorne (620AE-640AE), adopted (?) son of Deidrach Blackthorne;
* Clinton West (987AE-1001AE), son of Quella Cogworth by an unnamed sailor;
*Iris Storm (1077-), daughter of Gwenavere Blackthorne.
=== Bastards of the Eastern Reach ===
* Oedipus East (981AE-), son of Ganymede Knox;
=== Bastards of The Dark Prince ===
Edmuhnd Blackthorne sired an estimated dozen baseborn children in his lifetime, arguably more than any one individual in Aradian history, and warrants a section of his own; 
* Daria Bay, Edmund's eldest bastard, sired off Maeve Rookwood;
* Damon West, his secondborn bastard and eldest son, sired off the commoner Qyra of Colharbour;
* Divana Dul-Sansiska, a trainee sorceress, his oldest legitimized daughter sired off Menagerie Dul-Sansiska;
* Varli, a bastard half-dwarf sired from the daughter of the gangster Giovanni the Whale;
* Three High Elven bastards sired during the Brecilidian Rebellion;
* Belladonna Knox, heir to House Knox & his second legitimized child, sired off Cassandra Knox;
* Jason & Arthur Silk, twins born to the outlaw known as The Doe;
* At least one human bastard born in 1075AE;
* Annie, sired off a Bastion factory worker's wife, born 1076AE.
Category:Noble Houses