Of Aberdeen

Notable Shens/Houses include
* Xing Quenn: One of the old generals from, who’s taken badly to retirement. The Quenns are one of the richer houses and have the most soldiers, but lack the skill at intrigue to make use of their power. They have the prestigious role of border guard, and do it well.
* Bolan Xu: Bolan is the ‘new money’, a farmer with cunning mercantile skills who rose to the top. Everyone hates him a result, but he’s in charge of dealing with outside trade, which is also despised. Bolan is massively wealthy, and he knows it’s all that keeps him alive.
* Jun-Jun:. Jun killed a lot of people, and she is respected for it. One of the only Shen’s to lead her army personally, she is also in command of the “runners”, warriors Jun has trained as raiders. Although Jun’s house is one of the smallest, each member commands respect.
** Jun's house is also tightly linked to Dejune. The town was named Dejune as a slight against House Jun-Jun and Aberdeen as a whole. See the town page for more details.
* Mai Orren: Mai is the only non-Aberdeenian Shen. She was brought in as a spiritual leader, and rose to power. Although she looks Aberdeenian, she is human and is always regarded as an outsider.