House Decksteel

**House Decksteel**

Sigil
A crowned black stag rampant on a gold field

Words
**Family isn't nothing, It's everything"**

Titles
King of Sardinia and Savoy
Prince of India
Tsar of Russia

Seat
Turin
India
St. Petersburg

Region
Russia
India
Sardinia

Lord
Ishmael Decksteel

Heir
Ivar Decksteel

Allegiance

Vassals
House Plankwrecker
House Bowdain
House Selmy
House Swann
House Tarth
House Trant
House Errol
House Estermont
House Musgood
House Grandison
House Peasebury
House Connington
House Wylde
House Darkwalker

Religion
Catholic

Military strength
Million

Cadet branches
None

Date of founding
Unknown

Age
300 years

Founder
Unknown

Ancestral weapon
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**House Decksteel** is one of the Great Houses of European, although also one of the youngest. It is the current royal house.

House Decksteel's sigil is a black stag on a gold background and their house motto is **""**. When Ishmael ascended to Throne, a gold crown was added to the stag, denoting their status as the royal house.

The ancestral Decksteel stronghold is St. Petersburg, but since becoming the royal house, they have also taken possession of the old family island fortres, while the King rules from the city of Cagliri, the capital of the Sardinia

## History

House Decksteel was founded by Ish Ancestor, a general in the army of Russia. Ish Ancestor was also rumored to be King's bastard half-brother. He defeated Argilac the Arrogant, the last of the enemy, and captured his castle. He also captured Argilac's daughter, and took her as his wife. For his accomplishments, Ish's Ancestor was made a Lord and founder of House Decksteel.

### Royal House

When House Decksteel became the new royal dynasty, the House's heraldry was slightly altered, adding a crown to the black stag on a gold field.

With Robert Baratheon leaving for King's Landing to rule all of the Seven Kingdoms from the Iron Throne, he left his youngest brother Renly Baratheon, who was only a child at the time, to rule the seat of House Baratheon at Storm's End. Meanwhile, he appointed his middle brother Stannis Baratheon as Lord of Dragonstone island, the ancestral seat of House Targaryen. This also made Stannis the lord of several minor outlying islands of the Crownlands which were in Blackwater Bay. Many saw this as an insult to Stannis, as windswept and isolated Dragonstone was not as wealthy or prestigious as Storm's End, the capital of the Stormlands. However, Stannis was a proven military commander and a loyal vassal of his experience was needed to rein in Dragonstone, where many of the most die-hard Targaryen loyalist Houses were located.

It isn't exactly clear how King Robert envisioned dividing up his possessions for future generations of House Baratheon, or if he even had a plan. It isn't clear if he meant to permanently unite the Crownlands around King's Landing with the Stormlands around Storm's End (which do border the Crownlands). Alternatively, he might have handed off Storm's End and the Stormlands to a cadet branch of House Baratheon formed by Stannis or Renly's children, while Robert's own "children" ruled the Crownlands. There's even the possibility that Robert intended to cut his younger brothers out of the succession entirely, and have the rule of the Stormlands pass to his younger "son" Tommen. Whatever plans Robert may have had were swept away by the outbreak of war upon his unexpected death.

## Members

* King Ishmael Decksteel, the head of the family, King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, Protector of the Realm.
	+ His wife, Queen Regent Caterina Decksteel, of House Sforza.
		- Their eldest son and Ishmael's heir, Ivar the Conqueror Decksteel
* Jarot Decksteel, Ishmael's younger brother, the Tipu Sultan and Lord Protector of the Throne.
* Claudia Decksteel, Ishmael,'s youngest sister, the second Princess of Sardinia

## Vassal Houses

* House Connington of Griffin's Roost
* House Errol of Haystack Hall
* House Estermont of Greenstone
* House Grandison of Grandview
* House Musgood
* House Peasebury of Poddingfield
* House Tarth of Evenfall Hall
* {House Toyne} - extinct
* House Trant of Gallowsgrey
* House Seaworth of Cape Wrath
* House Wylde of Rain House

Houses from the Dornish Marches

* House Caron of Nightsong
* House Dondarrion of Blackhaven
* House Selmy of Harvest Hall
* House Swann of Stonehelm

Houses from Blackwater Bay

* House Velaryon of Driftmark

1. ↑ "The Wolf and the Lion"