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## The Great Houses of Leng

The Empire of Leng is divided into 17 Provinces and 2 Offshore Territories, each of which is ruled by a Great House, led by a Great Lord. Traditionally, the great houses serve as provincial custodians and swear fealty to the Emperor. Historically, the provinces were independent states ruled by their own governments until the establishment of the unified Empire of Leng.

### The Great Houses and their Seats

* House Hun of the Northern Gorges
* House Hama of the Iron Hills
* The Imperial House of Wann of the Indigo Plains
* House Tomain of the Valley of the Sun
* House Yama of the Golden Valley
* House Yama of the Silver Valley
* House Mizzu of the Prairie
* House Hafa of the Ivory Hills
* House Gemso of the Copper Hills
* House Cyan of the Western Coasts
* House Pakunara of the Marshlands
* House Rem of the Central Plains
* House Dunn of the Shadowlands
* House Queyo of the Southern Coasts
* House Basa of the Woodlands
* House Munn of the Crescent Fields
* House Muno of the Eastern Ridges
* House Nara of the Sanpeps
* House Mito of the Riddles

### Great Houses of the Past

* House Ermin of the Indigo Plains
* House Sunn of the Valley of the Sun
* House Pann of the Marshlands
* House Tai of the Prairie
* House Enso of the Southern Coasts
* House Nobu of the Silver Valley
* The Imperial House of Kunn
* The Imperial House of Leng

### The Martial Houses

The Martial Houses was a term coined by historian and Lord of War, Dakon Dunn, to refer to 6 (formerly 7, including House Nobu whose territory was seized by House Yama following its displacement) of the great houses, excluding the Imperial Family, which collectively represented the military powers of the empire due to their wealth and sizeable armed forces. He theorised, based on his own observation of Leng's history, that in the event of a civil war, the side which garners the support of most of these houses would eventually prove victorious. The houses are, in order of perceived strength: House Yama, House Muno, House Hun, House Dunn, House Hama, House Cyan. The original list was: House Muno, House Yama, House Nobu, House Hun, House Dunn, House Hama, House Cyan.

The term has been criticised for placing power and influence solely on military might over families like House Mizzu and Rem which control the empire's agriculture, House Nara and Mito which controls the empire's trade, and Houses Gemso, Munn, Tomain and Basa, which controls commodities and resources of Empire such as copper, moonstone and wood.

The controversial tier of the houses was created by Prince Cosmo Wann which ranked the great houses of the empire in terms of their power: House Yama, House Muno, House Nobu, House Mizzu, House Hun, House Dunn, House Nara, House Hama, House Cyan, House Munn, House Tomain, House Rem, House Gemso, House Hafa, House Mito, House Basa, House Pakunara, House Queyo.

Houses in terms of age: House Hun, House Munn, House Dunn, House Basa, House Muno, House Hafa, House Rem, House Nara, House Yama, House Nobu, House Hama, House Cyan, House Mito, House Gemso, House Mizzu, House Tomain, House Pakunara, House Queyo

The 5 naval powers of the Empire, in order of size: The Imperial Fleet, The Cyan/ Western Fleet, The Nara Fleet, The Southern Fleet, and The Riddle Fleet.