House Mauro

House Mauro is the ruling house of The Blightlands and Scalehold.

## Current Status

Currently, House Mauro is ruled by Lord Salaros Mauro, but his heir is a matter of debate. Legally, Raen Mauro, his third child is the heir to Scalehold, as his eldest child, Saleria Aumat, has passed away, and his second child, Sanos Mauro, is a member of the Kingsguard, and so cannot inherit. However, it is clear that Salaros wishes for his fourth child, Salian Mauro, to inherit. This is largely assumed to be because of Raen's disability, as House Mauro has always been a warrior house. Despite this, Salaros has not declared Salian as his heir, but has not supported Raen's claim, which leaves the matter of inheritance to be unclear.

On top of the inheritance debate, House Mauro is facing a rebellion in The Blightlands from House Dolaryon and House Lorsarron. Whilst most people believe House Mauro will be able to defeat the rebels, some members of the Royal Council wish to fund the rebellion, in order to focus the Mauro's attention away from the incoming war with Xhebaris. When Raen Mauro showed concern that this may damage his family and his home, Athil Esalor assured him that the funding would not be enough to tip the scales, only to drag the fighting out for longer.

## Relationships

### Members (main family)

* Lord {Salorin Mauro}, the former head of the family, Lord of Scalehold and The Blightlands. Died of unknown causes.
* Lord Consort {Remila Mauro}, formerly a member of House Fornis.
	+ Lord Salaros Mauro, their first son, the current head of the family, Lord of Scalehold and The Blightlands, Lightvassal to King Amalio Aumat.
		- {Lord Consort Raela Mauro}, his first wife, of House Belos. Presumed dead.
			* {Queen Consort Saleria Aumat}, their eldest child and only daughter. Queen of the Aumateran Empire. Died in childbirth.
				+ King Amalio Aumat, her husband of House Aumat. King of the Aumateran Empire.
					- Prince Amaros Aumat, their eldest son, heir to the throne.
					- Prince Azuris Aumat, their second son.
					- Princess Amalis Aumat, their only daughter and youngest child.
			* Ser Sanos Mauro, their eldest son. A member of the Kingsguard.
			* Lord Raen Mauro, their second son. The legal heir to Scalehold, the standing Lightvassal.
		- Lord Consort Lucia Mauro, his second wife, of House Royn.
			* Salian Mauro, their only child. The preferred heir to Scalehold.
	+ Enesal Mauro, their youngest son.
		- Rorlin Mauro, his husband of House Isseen.
			* Ennis Mauro, their only child.
	+ Esalia Mauro, their eldest daughter.
	+ Salis Mauro, their youngest daughter.

### Members (extended family)

* Salomon Mauro, brother of Salorin Mauro.
	+ Ser Esalar Mauro, his eldest son, a knight known as 'The Bloodfang'.
	+ {Evanesal Mauro}, his youngest son. Murdered in Aum.
* Saliris Mauro, sister of Salorin Mauro.
* Orsal Mauro, brother of Salorin Mauro.
* Salarion Mauro, brother of Salorin Mauro.

## Sworn to House Mauro

### Vassal Houses

* Crowshold
* House Dolaryon, of Silvergard. Currently rebelling against House Mauro.
* House Lormauro, of The Venom
* House Lorsarron, of Sarronfort. Currently rebelling against House Mauro.
* The Fangs

### Prominent Allies

* King Amalio Aumat, King of the Aumateran Empire

## Military Strength

It is clear that House Mauro has one of, if not the, largest army in the Aumateran Empire. The delay of the war with Xhebaris due to the rebellion in The Blightlands shows that House Mauro's military strength is a massive contributor to the military strength of the Empire as a whole. Within the Royal Council both the pro-war and anti-war parties are focused on House Mauro's military, with the former urging them to finish the rebellion and start the war, and the latter debating funding the rebellion to keep the Mauro military distracted.