House Lucian

### Heraldry

Or, a pegasus segreant sable winged, maned, tailed and unguled argent.A black pegasus with silver wings, mane, tail and hooves rearing up with wings raised behind it on a golden field

### Membership

1,965 Members

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## House Colours

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## Members

> *“You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant.”*
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It’s lonely at the top, and House Lucian knows this all too well. It is often a challenge for them to find like-minded individuals who are able to keep up with their relentless intellectualism and chess-like maneuvering. People of House Lucian are imaginative yet decisive, ambitious yet private, amazingly curious, but they do not squander their energy.
With a natural thirst for knowledge that shows itself early in life, peple here are often given the title of “bookworm” as children. While this may be intended as an insult by their peers, they more than likely identify with it and are even proud of it, greatly enjoying their broad and deep body of knowledge. House Lucian enjoy sharing what they know as well, confident in their mastery of their chosen subjects, they prefer to design and execute a brilliant plan within their field rather than share opinions on “uninteresting” distractions like gossip.

> *"Nothing can stop the right attitude from achieving its goal."*
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A paradox to most observers, House Lucian are able to live by glaring contradictions that nonetheless make perfect sense – at least from a purely rational perspective. For example, they are simultaneously the most starry-eyed idealists and the bitterest of cynics, a seemingly impossible conflict. But this is because House Lucian tend to believe that with effort, intelligence and consideration, nothing is impossible, while at the same time they believe that people are too lazy, short-sighted or self-serving to actually achieve those fantastic results. Yet that cynical view of reality is unlikely to stop an interested member from achieving a result they believe to be relevant.

> *"There is not a truth existing which I fear."*
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House Lucian radiate self-confidence and an aura of mystery, and their insightful observations, original ideas and formidable logic enable them to push change through with sheer willpower and force of personality. At times it will seem that this house is bent on deconstructing and rebuilding every idea and system they come into contact with, employing a sense of perfectionism and even morality to this work. Anyone who doesn’t have the talent to keep up with House Lucian's processes, or worse yet, doesn’t see the point of them, is likely to immediately and permanently lose their respect.
Rules, limitations and traditions are anathema to House Lucian – everything should be open to questioning and reevaluation, and if they see a way, House Lucian will often act unilaterally to enact their technically superior, sometimes insensitive, and almost always unorthodox methods and ideas.

> *"I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us that the less we use our power, the greater it will be."*
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This isn’t to be misunderstood as impulsiveness – House Lucian will strive to remain rational no matter how attractive the end goal may be, and every idea, whether generated internally or soaked in from the outside world, must pass the ruthless and ever-present “Is this going to work?” filter. This mechanism is applied at all times, to all things and all people.

House Lucian are brilliant and confident in bodies of knowledge they have taken the time to understand, but unfortunately the social contract is unlikely to be one of those subjects. White lies and small talk are hard enough as it is for a group that craves truth and depth, but many may go so far as to see social conventions as downright stupid. Ironically, it is often best for them to remain where they are comfortable – out of the spotlight – where the natural confidence prevalent in House Lucian as they work with the familiar can serve as its own beacon, attracting people of similar temperament and interests.

> *"Dare to know."*
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House Lucian is defined by their tendency to move as though life were a giant chess board, pieces constantly shifting with consideration and intelligence, always assessing new tactics, strategies and contingency plans, constantly outmaneuvering their peers in order to maintain control of a situation while maximizing their freedom to move about. This isn’t meant to suggest that House Lucian act without conscience, but their distaste for acting on emotion can make it seem that way.

## Skills and Equipment

House Lucian are entitled to the following additional benefits:

* **Skill Proficiencies:** Choose two of History, Investigation, Arcana, Medicine
* **Tool Proficiencies:** Calligrapher's supplies
* **Languages:** Two of your choice
* **Equipment:** A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a scroll or book containing your studies, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
* **Unlock Feat "Scholarly":** Increase your Intelligence score by 1, to a maximum of 20.You are learned in all subjects, having mastered the very art of learning. Choose a skill you are proficient in, you gain expertise in that skill, doubling your proficiency bonus. Additionally, once per long rest, when you make a roll for any skill check or saving throw, you may add your Intelligence modifier to that check.

## Leadership

Dispelling shadow and giving heat without destruction, light means possibility... Although many think that the Lucian and the Yaksha clans are foes, but this is not the case. One would not exist without the lack of the other.

The Lucian Clan is a nimble group who hover high in the mountains where the sun is at its strongest.

Join the Lucians if you enjoy brightly lit areas where all is revealed.

## Other Houses

House Lucian looks for intellectual connection more than anything else, and Houses less attuned to that kind of relationship are simply boring. House Lucian needs to share ideas. This means their best work is done with House Zhentarim and House Glacius.

Conversly, their distaste for dealing with emotionally charged situations or those less focused on amasing knowledge means working with House Igneus and House Crag poses a challenge for House Lucian.

### List of Houses

 House Avia House Crag House Dynami House Glacius House Greenleaf House Gryffindor House Igneus House Lucian House Nautica House Yaksha House Zhentarim