House Isariseannal

Official Sigil of House Isariseannal

**House Isariseannal** is a relatively young influential family in historical northeastern Escharia. Their traditions and beliefs are closely tied to the Soleannen faith, and they practice an unusually strong worship of the primary Soleannen deity Sylene, goddess of water, magic, love and the mother to all creation. This devotion to their goddess is visible in the Trident of their house. Each member of the family, once reaching adulthood, is made to forge a trident, symbolizing their individual traits in the quality and symbolism used in the trident. This trident is then given a name which represents the quality the member brings to the house. An example of this would be the trident of K’ero Isariseannal, the head of the house, which is named Isariseannal Asatre, meaning Isariseannal’s logic in Asteri, as they are the head and thinking body of the family.

The Soleannen patron of the house is Arkhes, the patron of change. This patronage is found in every member of the family, as all of them have made attempts to change the government, or culture, or traditions of Escharia, believing in the benefit of change being only inevitable, and that it should therefore be used for the better before it brings destruction.

## Culture and Traditions

### Family Emblem

The family’s emblem depicts a star on a checker background. The star is partially swallowed by the purple color of the background, representing the house’s obedience and submissiveness to Sylene, as the color purple is associated to Sylene’s aspect of magic. At the same time the other half of the star is clearly visible, representing its individuality as a family. The Emblem represents how the family are servants to the goddess, like the stars circle around the moon, while at the same time not being mindless puppets.

### Internal hierarchy

The Hierarchy of House Isariseannal is distinguished by family titles. At the bottom are the sons and daughters of the shining star. These are either the born sons and daughters from the family, or members that were welcomed into the family by a father or a mother of the shining star.

These sons and daughters make an oath to the family, to its patron and its patron goddess Sylene. For born children this oath is made once they reach adulthood, for the adopted ones the oath is made when they join the House.

#### Ceremony of dedication

This ceremony starts with the oath, asked by the respective father or mother.

> *Do you (insert name) pledge your faith to the Cohort and swear to follow the way of your patron Arkhes?*
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> *- yes*
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> *Do you promise to serve the divine intentions of your goddess Sylene?*
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> *- yes*
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> *Then rise (name) Isariseannal, son of the shining star*
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> *May Sylene’s light forever guide you, In the Hemnerei and beyond.*
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After the oath is made, the son or daughter is given their ceremonial trident, representing their serving of Sylene. Members of the house are sometimes referred to as hands of Sylene.

#### Sons of the shining star

A son/daughter of the shining star may marry whoever they wish, regardless of the partners status in government or clergy. When a son/daughter of the shining star marries, their partner has to make the same oath either at or before the wedding.

#### Fathers of the shining star

This title can only be given to a member of the family who is engaged or married. It is the Mothers and Fathers of the shining star who can welcome sons and daughters into the family and perform the ceremony of dedication. The head of the house must be a Father or Mother. When a head of the house dies, the Father/Mother with the greatest influence in government and or clergy is appointed as new head of the house and validated by the Soleannen Cardinal or Vizari. It is usually expected for the head of the house to at least be a priest of the Soleannen clergy, though a high status in the regional or higher government can replace that demand.

#### Losing titles

A Father/Mother of the shining star does not lose their title if their partner dies, since their task as a Father is to lead a successful marriage and therefore the end of their marriage does not mean they failed the marriage. If a marriage is ended because of divorce however, it results in the title of the Father/Mother is changed to “Disgraced Father/Mother of the shining star”, as they failed the marriage either by being a bad partner or choosing a bad partner.

What would ensure losing all earned titles of the House is murdering a Soleannen brother/sister for any reason besides preservation. Whether that was the case is judged upon and decided by the head of the house. This also applies in case of a marriage being ended by one partner killing the other. All titles of the House would be replaced with “Failed Son/Daughter of the shining star” or “Failed Son/Daughter” in short. Under certain circumstances a Failed Son/Daughter may regain their titles if pardoned by the Cardinal.

## History and influence

While as a noble house Isariseannal has only in recent decades gained actual influence in Escharia as a whole, the family’s history dates back to before the Ascension. Back then it was a family of priests and priestesses in northern Sparwood. For a long time, they remained faithful clergymen and inventors. When the Ascension occurred however and southern Suderen became unsafe, the family traveled through Escharien lands, searching for a new, safer home. For the following decades they would become nomads, until Lucki Isariseannal settled down in the small town of New Pferdburg in northeastern Escharia, which would soon become the city of Drakhasrei. When K’ero Isariseannal was made Akesor of Drakhasrei in the time of Asterien and therefore Drakhas-Portum as well, the family is considered to have become a noble house.

The influence of the House within Escharien lands is limited to the eastern regions of Escharii and partially Suderen. The family owns the capitol of Drakhasrei, it's port city Marci de Drakhas, the east-western town of Midford, the northern castle of Arce Este and the old fortress of Tensanive. Of these locations Drakhasrei, Tensanive and Arce Este are considered the homes of the house, though the primary residence for the head and fathers of the house.

## Members

* **K’ero Isariseannal**

The current head of the house, K’ero holds the most influence over the region in his family, even after their Kesefor titles were revoked due to the integration of Escharien land into the Simulami Empire. They as of this moment are the Akesor of Drakhasrei and the Soleannen Bishop of the East. K’ero is a rather reserved and calm personality, spending most of their free time reading or simply sitting in the attic of their old house, thinking. Their trident Isariseannal Asatre (Isariseannal logic) refers to that aspect of theirs.

* **Lucki Isariseannal**

Lucki is husband to K’ero and RR. Despite his husbands having adopted his last name, he can safely be called the least influential member of the family. Lucki officially is the aldermen of defense in Drakhasrei. He is an inventor, coming after his ancestors and a strong follower of the way of Arkhes, having yet to not support a reform or rebellion in Escharia. Lucki is the most impulsive member of the family, which is reflected in the name of his trident, Isariseannal Nereme, which means Isariseannal honesty.

* **RR Isariseannal**

Husband to K’ero and Lucki, RR can be seen as an in-between personality of his two husbands. RR is Akesor of Midford and Aldermen of Inventory in Drakhasrei. RR is an involved priest of the Soleannen faith and has always shown high involvement in reforms to better Escharia, despite never holding high power in the government itself. While K’ero mostly tends to ignore Lucki’s attempts at convincing them to rebel, RR often got into fights with him over the future of Escharia. These fights ended in Lucki and RR deciding to go traveling through Rathnir, hoping that the experience gained would restrengthen their bond. These hopes were met and a year later they happily returned to Drakhasrei.

* **Serci Isariseannal**

The first and oldest son of the shining star, Serci is a very ambitious merchant who made a fortune in selling all materials he could acquire. With his fortune, Serci settled in the abandoned castle Arce Este, making it his residence and starting extensive renovations to make the former ruin the “glorious” home of the house. His opportunistic mindset is represented in his Trident, Isariseannal Miestiere (Isariseannal’s trade). While he is sometimes called greedy, he spent his fortune for the better of the family numerous times.

* **Alliro Isariseannal**

The younger son of the shining star, Alliro pledged himself to the family after the fall of the Siorvat dai Escharia. He for the longest time of his life, was a sellsword in northern Sparwood, making himself an experienced fighter despite his age. His calm temper does not keep him from drawing to quick conclusions and misjudging situations needing violence.