House Ossara

### General Strength

5 Legions, 50,000 Infantry Per Legion. | 40 Corvettes, 26 Destroyers, 20 Light Cruisers, 5 Cruisers, 2 Heavy Cruisers

## Family Information

### Notable Members

*- "Cruelty, Villainy and Vice are the traits of the Oshara. Honor, integrity and duty are the traits of the Aleides. House Ossara is the unholy marriage of the two. Forged from a sick Ohara forcing herself on a daughter of Aleides, House Ossara's creation is not one of love or circumstance, but one of the screams of the innocent and lust of the wicked. And it permeates the culture of Ossara. There is no love to be found there, only torment and pain."* - Empress Heaphara IV upon visiting House Ossara c.1344 BBY

House Ossara is considered the gateway family to the Traverse. Their Duchy having controlled the gateway planets for over a thousand years, under no Queen. Due to the fact both Ohara and Aleides have a claim on the duchy, the House technically only reports to the Royal Family.

### History

#### Founding

House Ossara was founded in 1425 by Haneth Ohara after a successfuly battle against House Aleides, she took the princess and heir of the Aleides, Princess Sarisha and took the princess as her concubine forcibly. Haneth eventually, with her families blessing formed House Ossara on Innulis Prime. Shortly after the Aleides attempted to reclaim their lost daughter, a new series of campaigns threatened to end the Empire. In response, the Royal Family of the Endari forced the Aleides to stand down and placed the Ossara's under the control of the Royal Family.

#### Imperial Age

By 18 BBY when the Endari surrendered to the Galactic Empire, House Ossara had risen to becoming a powerhouse with four star systems under their control. Small, but each system was inhabited with a large population and a strong navy comparable to their size patrolling it. Unlike their counterparts, House Ossara sent troops to support the Imperium in war against the Galactic Empire. Losing almost half of Ossara's legions during the ground war on Shici.

During the *'Custodian Summer Invasion'* of 13 BBY, House Ossara was one of the few Houses that sent a full detachment of soldiers to defend Augmenta against the invaders.

### Military

Fielding a much smaller military than their Ohara and Aleides founding counterparts, Ossara focuses on bringing the brutality and viciousness of the Ohara crossed with the precision and focus of the Aleides. This merger of the two has brought much success to Ossaran Legions. Ossaran Legions are considered by most to be on par with House Aleides Legions. Some would even consider them above Aleides however due to the small number of Ossaran Legionaires, numbering a paltry 250,000 while the Aleides nearly field 2 million, and Aleides legions have 5x the number of soldiers in them, Aleides still is considered to have the finest legions in the Imperium. Still, on the quality of the soldier, House Ossara has won many even matches against the Aleides and Oharan's alike.

### Culture

House Ossaran culture has gone through many ups and downs throughout its history. At its best, it was called 'Little Aleides' in 952 BBY by the Empress due to its honor and integrity. At its worst, the Ossarans were viewed as villainous scum by most of the Imperium. In fact, there have been several attempts by various detractors since its inception to annhilate the duchy, including a near total extermination of the Ossaran bloodline in 555 BBY by Queen Yissin Aleides. Whenever such an event seems to happen, there always seems to be a champion rising out of the ashes to deliver the duchy to safety and victory. These three family members have reached a near godlike status among the House, the last being in 489 BBY. Some consider this heresy, which has caused the Inquisition to keep a close eye on the family due to the fine line they walk between 'Honoring Family' and 'Blasphemy'.