House of Krane

The Sigil of House Krane

> *"We were a dynasty, dating back hundreds and thousands of years. I am the last of that line."* -Norzeiros Krane at the ruins of Krastis.
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**The House of Krane** is an Elvish family dynasty with it's political and economic homeseat in Krastis. The Kranes of Krastis often held political office, organized local trade guilds, and enforced strict authority, promulgating their motto "Duty, Loyalty, Honor" wherever possible.

Norzeiros Krane is their current unofficial head. Norzeiros became head of the household after his entire family, including parents Erjeon and Yellmia, became victims of the Mallus. Luckily, Norzeiros survived the blast, sustaining permanent scars instead. However, his family's death places Norzeiros as the last surviving member of the Krane dynasty and if his title is legitimate or not.

The isle of Kranox was named after the Kranes.

## Origins

Many accounts exist as to the origins of the Krane dynasty, but a majority link back to the tale of Adabros Krane. Often called Adabros "the Wise", the fable states that Adabros was a refugee of an ancient global war that began over a hundred thousand years ago. Adabros, displaced from his destroyed hometown of Krane, led a pack of other Kranish citizens to find a new home.

The accounts of the Kranes' origins start to deviate here, with some stories saying this new home was Krastis and others saying that Krastis was a new city built on top of the ruins of Krane. Either way, it was known that Adabros helped build Krastis from the ground up, instituting educational centers, organizing trade guilds, and manufacturing a powerful standing army. Within a hundred or so years, Krastis became a bustling city, dominated by Kranish culture.

The Kranes have dominated all aspects of Krastis for thousands of years, never once letting an outsider take the throne. There have been many stories of foreign invaders or avaricious dragons told over the years, but none of them can be backed up with factual evidence since all ancient records of Krastis burned in the Mallus. Instead, it's widely accepted that the High Elvish culture of the Kranes has been the status quo for many years, up until the events of the Mallus.

## Modern-Day Kranes

The Modern Age of the Kranes came under the rule of Erjeon Krane, father of Norzeiros Krane and many others. Erjeon succeeded his father, Ferados, approximately 700 years before the Mallus. Up until then, the Kranes were mainly hands off of global politics, forming a policy of isolation and developing new technologies on their own. However, under Erjeon's rule, things started to change.

The war between Gods and men was beginning to involve all regions of Uvonor, including the modern-day Elvish regions of Kranox and Raynea. Erjeon, in order to profit off of the war and exact his revenge for the Day of Vengeance, began developing new technologies with his children to sell to both the Gods and men. This war profiteering stance led to sweeping reforms that strengthened the Kranish grip on Krastis and its neighboring regions, adopting the motto "Duty, Loyalty, and Honor" in the process. Erjeon's police state was widely criticized, but his prior expulsion of independent scholars and historians prevented further criticism.

However, when the Mallus struck, Erjeon and almost his entire family were killed, along with the other citizens of Krastis. Norzeiros, Erjeon's youngest-born, was the sole survivor, sustaining scarring injuries in the rift that obliterated Krastis. Norzeiros remains as the head of the Krane dynasty, but without any heirs as of yet, he could be the last Krane to ever exist.

Numerous migration and immigration records still exist about Krastis and the Krane family. Over thousands of years, some Krane descendants have left Krastis to set up new towns and cities across Uvonor. However, with the events of the Mallus and the most recent migration record being 800 years ago, the question of how many Kranes may still exist could be ignored as folly.

## Heads of House Krane

*This list refers to the all of the Kranish rulers, including the "Immortal Kranes", the first three heads of the house. These three are often regarded as the greatest rulers of the Elven race, known to many prior to the Mallus. The rest, not so much.*