HOUSE RIVAS OF RASWIANA

## INHERITANCE

### ANCESTRAL POWERS

abnormal weather. aero telekinesis. air pressure generation. arctic creation. astral electricity manipulation. atmosphere creation. atmosphere destruction. blizzard creation. climate empowerment. climate manipulation. cloud manipulation. cold weather manipulation. hail manipulation. hot weather manipulation. lightning manipulation. personal weather. rain manipulation. snow manipulation. storm manipulation. thunder manipulation. weather manipulation.

### EYES

brown or black.

house rivas of raswiana is one of the first great houses of jassune, known as the godly six. they have been dukes and duchesses since 0 fa - which was when the purge took place. their seat is at hayton castle in raswiana, and are known for their 'weather' based powers. their sigil is a grey harpy on a pink background - much like the royal family, they're one of the few houses to have a magical creature as a symbol - due to being chosen by the gods. their motto is "lighting the way". relatives of house rivas reside in rustrest, hollowmount, knightstrand and puregulch.

## CULTURE

### traits

the current rivas siblings are average height for people of jassune. women are 5'3, on average, and men are 5'8. children of the rivas family have fair to tanned skin, often with dark black hair and brown hair. that being said, most have brown hair and lighter coloured eyes, like green or hazel. however, this isn't common.

along with this, they're considered the 'weather' house, and therefore they have 'weather' based powers. like the other godly six, they will inherit up to five of the ancestral powers each - which will fully develop by time they're roughly twenty seven.

### gender

in house rivas, men and women are completely equal. along with this, house rivas' next heir is based solely on age - which is surprising for a noble family. unlike the other houses, after any current archduke and archduchess dies, there's no fight that takes place, no test of intelligence, no man gets priority, no woman. it is usually legitimate children of the family that get in the running - however, if an illegitimate child can prove that they're the child of said rivas, then they are legally required to be put in the lining. similarly, men and women are taught what they're interested in - unlike the other houses, there's no focus, and they don't have to learn everything. they just learn what they want to. the current ruler is the archduke.

### religion

they follow the jassune pantheon. their patron god is xoznir - god of the sea, water in general, water creatures, the greatwood waterfall, and sailors. their secondary patron god is dastia - goddess of smiths, miners, fire, dragons and signals.

### greetings & address

a duke or duchess is addressed as "your grace," or "his grace" or "her grace" if you are of a lower status than them, though "duke" or "duchess" is fine if you're the same standing or higher. in writing, they shall be referred to as "my lord duke" or "my lady duchess", and the envelope should be addressed "his grace the duke of uskuoya" or "her grace the duchess of uskuoya". as for the dukelings, they tend to be referred to as "sir { name }" or "lady { name }". a handshake is suffice for this family, no matter what the other persons status is.

### death

the rivas of raswiana, much like the royal family, buried in the crypts underneath their house. in a similar fashion to the ruling family, they believe that it can haunt and help keep prisoners in line. their crypts are adorned with marble statues of the buried nobles, and many of them are accompanied with harpies.

### name

lochmunn children are given names that are generally of, equivalent to our world, spanish. common names, which are often used as middle or first name are variations of chelo, demetrio, josefina, gustavo, ovidio, ciríaco, nora, sócrates, vidal and wálter.

## HISTORY

### foundation

the rivas family was founded by chelo rivas, one of the godly six, in 0 fa, who was described as a fickle and wild character. he, along with five other houses, made a pact with the gods to rule the land fairly and kindly, and he was picked to help people live by using the weather to grow crops and so on. he married mariana rivas. together, they had seven children - who chelo and mariana both looked after.

## HOUSE RIVAS

* duke { name } rivas.
	+ his children.

## FORMER HOUSE MEMBERS

* duchess mariana rivas.
* duke chelo rivas.