House Nyx

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**House Nyx** are the technology and entertainment moguls of Venus, one of the most powerful houses on the planet after House Saud and House Carthii. They are an Aureate noble house of the Two Hundred, extremely loyal to the Society Remnant and the Gold way of life. House Nyx controls Nightmare Legion, and maintains sizable security forces to protect their testing and development facilities, as well as act as police and security for the Night Isles.

## History

House Nyx was founded a mere decade or two before the Conquering, making them one of the oldest houses in the Society. However they still pale in comparison to most of the 200, who can trace their history back far earlier.

After the founding of the Society, House Nyx helped lead the efforts to terraform Venus, alongside Carthii and Saud. Once the planet was habitable, they claimed a group of archipelagoes in the southern hemisphere, settling down and establishing both the city of Nyx Falls and what would later become the Society's premier technological development and testing facilities.

In the atmosphere of expansion and innovation that drove Gold's colonization of the Solar System, House Nyx thrived, designing and building genius inventions and technological wonders, often working with House Votum in the decades and centuries after the Conquering. However, as the Society aged, it began to slow progress, striving to maintain the status quo and prevent great change.

House Nyx began to to fall in influence and wealth, becoming relegated to making minor improvements in efficiency and function of existing technology, but largely prevented from creating new works. They continued to petition the Sovereign and the Senate for contracts and funding for projects, but were almost always rejected and rebuffed. The House declined rapidly, nearly going bankrupt, until Aurelion au Nyx's great-grandfather, Ouranos, saved the family.

Ouranos had noticed that highColours and even prestigious midColours often came to Venus to enjoy the white sand beaches and crystal-clear water. Realizing the potential, Ouranos invested the feeble remains of the Nyx family fortune into the run-down city of Nyx Falls. Ouranos was seen as a fool, but within a decade, the city had sprung back to life and the Nyx Falls Casino, founded by Ouranos, was raking in hundreds of thousands of credits every day. The Night Isles had become one of the top tourist and entertainment destinations in the Solar System. The coffers weren't as full as House Nyx's peak, but the family name and fortune had been restored.

## Recent Events

When Cicero au Carthii's youngest daughter came of age in 710 PCE, Kronos au Nyx was one of many to request her hand in marriage. The ArchGovernor had hoped for another offer, but he could not turn down the sizable dowry offered by the then-Primus of House Nyx.

Six years after their wedding, Kronos and Ariadne gave birth to Aurelion, and two years later, Elia. Unfortunately, Ariadne died five years after giving birth to Elia, shortly after adopting Cato, the son of a rival house that the Nyx had destroyed. Aurelion and Elia both later attended the Institute, distinguishing themselves. Both were offered lancerships by Karise au Lune herself, and accepted in hopes of petitioning the Sovereign to grant House Nyx technology contracts. Aurelion later attended the Academy, graduating as a Praetor.

While this occurred, the younger brother of Kronos, Minos au Nyx did not attend the Institute, instead comporting himself as a Pixie, having fling after fling, and acting as a disgrace to the family. His and Kronos' father, Bucephalus, was pleased when Minos finally married a woman and settled down. However, when the eldest of his two daughters died under suspicious circumstances, he divorced his wife and returned to his Pixie ways. His only remaining daughter, Celestia, attended the Institute, graduating as a Peerless Scarred. Kronos, refusing to blame the child for the sins of the parent, bought her lancer contract, and paid for her to attend the Academy, whereupon she became a subPraetor. Minos died of natural causes shortly after.

House Nyx has recently been clawing their way back up the ladder of power, striving to regain their old position as one of the Society's most influential Houses.

## Members (Mainline)

### Biological

* Ouranos au Nyx, founder of Nyx Falls Casino and Saviour of House Nyx (Deceased)
	+ Bucephalus au Nyx (Deceased)
		- Kronos au Nyx, previous primus of House Nyx, Praetor of the Classis Venetum, biological father of Aurelion and Elia, adoptive father of Cato (Deceased)
			* Aurelion au Nyx, current primus of House Nyx, commander of Nightmare Fleet and archPraetor of the Ardent Caesura
			* Elia au Nyx, younger sister of Aurelion, archLegate of Legio XLII Vindicta and Nightmare Legion
			* Cato au Nyx, adopted younger brother of Aurelion and Elia, Praetor of Nightmare Fleet under Aurelion
		- Minos au Nyx, younger brother of Kronos, family disgrace (Deceased)
			* Elenia au Nyx (Deceased)
			* Celestia au Nyx (Deceased)
			* Penelia au Nyx
			* Tavidius au Nyx

### Marriage

* Ariadne au Carthii-Nyx, Politico, wife of Kronos au Nyx, biological mother of Aurelion and Elia, adoptive mother of Cato (Deceased)
* Esmeria au Nyx, wife of Minos au Nyx (Deceased)
* Guiliana au Nyx (Divorced)
* Talisa au Vasé, Politico of House Nyx, engaged to Cato au Nyx