House Vyke

House Vyke is a noble house founded at the beginning of the Age of the Breach. The Vykes have dominion over Eastmouth, a city that was once part of the Highbranch Kingdom. The Vykes officially entered the Highbranch Kingdom when Lady Jana Vyke married King Astor and became the Queen of Highbranch. She died while giving birth to quadruplet sons, ending the maternal bloodline of the Vykes. Lordship of Eastmouth passed to Jana's second eldest son Gideon, who swore to honor his mother's memory. Upon the mysterious murders of newly wedded King Athos and Queen Sylvia, the throne was supposed to pass to Lord Gideon. However, Gideon refused the throne and instead declared himself Gideon Vyke, continuing the legacy of House Vyke and shaming the Highbranch Kingdom by declaring Eastmouth's independence. This sparked a war of succession that ended in Gideon's victory and solidifying his power over Eastmouth and his newly reformed house. All Gideon's descendants were given the Vyke name, regardless of gender. Furthermore, all Vykes descended from Gideon bear a unique bloodline that gives them innate magical abilities, which came from Gideon's elusive and eccentric concubine Avia Darksun.
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