House dey Liveri

House dey Liveri

Head of House
Archduchess Lacha dey Liveri

Faction Allegiance
 Kingdom of Vlandia

House Headquarters

City of Charas

Members
Duke Bing dey Liveri

Margrave-Steward Ferrok dey Arbalesti

Baron Bird dey Liveri

Baron Excel dey Liveri

Baron Kermit dey Liveri

Baron Nickback dey Liveri

**House dey Liveri** is a Noble House in the Kingdom of Vlandia, mainly situated in the Golden Coast, with its headquarters in the city of Charas. The house is notable for its specialization in polearms and crossbows among its regiments, forgoing any interest in cavalry based tactics. This house promotes and encourages greater autonomy of its members, with some engaging in their personal operations, notably Margrave-Steward Ferrok dey Arbalesti as their house company is a major producer of crossbows and bolts, maintaining their own fletchers. Another trait encouraged by the house is the creation of publications and displays of current events to inform the public, as well as persuade action in the kingdom's campaigns.

## History

### Beginnings

House dey Liveri rise to prominence when the reigning monarch King Derthert initiated a reform of the nobility, with the appointment of new nobles to run fiefs on a regional and local scale. Among these was then Lady Lacha dey Liveri as she was appointed to Usanc Castle and its holdings, and later Charas. During this period, the house carved for itself an identity and pride for the Golden Coast, which inspired the current iteration of its Coat of Arms.

### Initial Expansion

A period of recruitment and invitations had swept the kingdom as the king had fully endorsed the emerging houses and encouraged nobles to align themselves. With this, the house had accepted new members into its ranks, advertising its military tradition and operations. After this period, more of the nobles that held fiefs had formed allegiances, further improving the organization of the kingdom.

There has been attempts at expansion to the South and the West via The Western Empire and Aserai, with forces being on equal footing. This has led to minimal gains in territory, with established control over **The Islands** in the Bay of Charas, now under stewardship by Margrave-Steward Ferrok dey Arbalesti.

### The Loss of Usanc

One of the more unfortunate events that have come to pass, at a loss dey Liveri is the western expansion of the **Western Empire**, led by Basileus Autokratōr Garios. While Vlandian forces inflicted damage to the Imperials on the field, they were eventually overwhelmed by sheer numbers and had to withdraw from Usanc and its holdings. This had left Ferrok without a fief until the stewardship of **The Islands**, although the Kingdom has a resolved to retake the land and reinstate them.

This was quite the blow to (at the time) smallest region, becoming a direct threat to the seat of the house. There has not been any large scale aggression afterwards in this region by the Imperials, but reinforcements on this border has begun, as well as training for a reconquest.

### Consolidation of Holdings

After expansions of the houses had settled down, it seemed that much of the nobles were separated from each other in considerable distance, and so it was decided by The King to reshuffle the fiefs so that the houses could be in close and cohesive proximity with each other. In this case, Duke Bing was reassigned to Jaculan and gave his former fief of Ocs Hall to Duke Alexander, making the dey Liveri holdings contiguous. This also meant that there was no longer a physical border between the dey Talbots, and creating one with dey Merocs.

Overall, this proved to be a very beneficial reform for the house, and no issue was brought up regarding it.

## Specializations & Military Tradition

### Crossbows

House dey Liveri are known for their love and expertise in wielding crossbows in combat. Initially used for its simpler learning curve compared to the bow used by the other factions, it has become a staple throughout the kingdom, even more so in the Golden Coast. Backed with in-house production by the ATC, soldiers are provided with t

### Polearms

Polearms training is mandatory requirement in the south as it is a versatile weapon, with many uses and aligns with the combat strategies used by the dey Liveris.

### Kettle Helmets

A signature feature of the house regiments, the kettle helmet is one of the most versatile designs employed on the battlefield and in sieges. It has many qualities and features that are desired among archers and infantry alike.