House Glacius

### Heraldry

Azure, a bear statant guardant argent.A white bear standing towards the left, head turned towards viewer on a blue field.

### Membership

2,276 Members

One of the eleven houses on Sornieth, House Glacius is known for always keeping levelled headed and being some of the most efficient.

## House Colours

* **#DAE0F3**
* **#AEC8FF**
* **#FFFFFF**

## Members

> *"Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."*
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House Glacius are natural-born leaders, embodying the gifts of charisma and confidence, and project authority in a way that draws crowds together behind a common goal. They are characterized by an often ruthless level of rationality, using their drive, determination and sharp minds to achieve whatever end they’ve set for themselves.

> "*Happiness lies in the joy of achievement"*
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If there’s anything House Glacius loves, it’s a good challenge, big or small, and they firmly believe that given enough time and resources, they can achieve any goal. This quality them brilliant entrepreneurs, and their ability to think strategically and hold a long-term focus while executing each step of their plans with determination and precision makes them powerful business leaders. This determination is often a self-fulfilling prophecy, as they push their goals through with sheer willpower where others might give up and move on, achieving spectacular results in the process.

> *"We cannot succeed unless, when we choose, we choose wisely."*
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Dominant, relentless, and unforgiving, not due to coldheartedness or viciousness per se – but they genuinely enjoy the challenge, the battle of wits, the repartee that comes from this environment, and if the other side can’t keep up, that’s no reason for them to fold on their own core tenet of ultimate victory.

> *"I don’t care if you call me an insensitive bastard, as long as I remain an efficient bastard".*
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If there’s anyone House Glacius respects, it’s someone who is able to stand intellectually, who is able to act with a precision and quality equal to their own. They have a particular skill in recognizing the talents of others, however they also have a particular skill in calling out others’ failures with a chilling degree of insensitivity.

> *"We all go up, or we all go down."*
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House Glacius will simply crush the sensitivities of those they view as inefficient, incompetent or lazy. But, they absolutely depend on having a functioning team, not just to achieve their goals, but for their validation and feedback as well, something they are, curiously, very sensitive to.

House Glacius is a true powerhouse, and they cultivate an image of being larger than life – and often enough they are.

## Skills and Equipment

Choosing House Glacius as your background grants the following:

* **Skill Proficiencies:** Perception and Persuasion
* **Languages:** Two of your choice
* **Equipment:** A small trinket (a dented helmet, a spoon, a penknife etc.), a set of common clothes, a warm blanket, a leather sack, one set of ramshackle tools, and a pouch containing 15 gp.
* **Unlock Feat "Keen Eye":** You gain proficiency in History or Investigation. If you are already proficient in it, you gain expertise and double your proficiency bonus on that skill. You can cast the spell Identify as a ritual without consuming any material components, but only on items. Your skills in trade means you can usually find better prices for buying or selling items and services.

## Leadership

When a world needs rebirth, it first rests in ice... The glaciers in the southern part of the island are constantly frozen. A Polar Bear represents the Glacius Clan because of its strength as an individual. Snow is pure and white, very easy to spot attacking enemies, or hiding waiting to pounce. Choose this clan if you enjoy isolation and solitude.

## Other Houses of Sornieth

House Glacius gets along best with houses that share the same passion for logical, far-reaching ideas and critical debate. House Lucian and House Yaksha fits best with their ideals. They also get along surprisingly well with House Sylvan, who bridged the chasm between their uninhibited logic and the recognition that cooperation and conciliation can often accomplish more than that logic ever could alone.

House Glacius tends to be less fond of houses that question the point of brainstorming and theorising, such as House Igneus, and their lack of sensitivity is difficult for House Nautica to deal with.

### 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