House Vellens

Founding house of the Salahan Empire founded from exiles of the fall of empire of Irsiari.

## House Vellens

### Titles:

Emperors of the Ruby Thone, Defenders of the Dawn, Sheild of Mankind

## Rulers:

Erdaritr: The Immigrant

Survivor of the Fall of Irsiari, he would take several survivors away from the demonic devastation of his homeland across the sea. He would landed at the shores of Palakro continent and united the various cultures of the northern half of the continent through either diplomacy or conflict.

Eratorus "The Fair"

Son of Erdaritr. A great warrior and fair leader.

Lairan: "The Peacemaker"

Grandson of Erdaritr the immigrant and third emperor of Salahan Empire. He conquered the Northern lands, but with great trouble. He is most famous for sparing the warrior Horace "the Defiant" Harrlada, and giving him the realm of Northwall.

Admirus: "The Denied"

Son of Lairan. A cruel and tyrannical emperor who desired only power. He attempted to take the light of Riheld to use against his subjects but was denied by his great grandfather, who vanished with a bright flash.

Herbert: "The Hollow King"

Great conquering king who fought against the Warlocks of the South. He was cursed and became an Undying One.

Garius Vellens: "The Scholar"

Scholarly emperor who researched much into the knowledge of the world, and wrote several books on the subject of natural history. He became Emperor after the death of his father and grandfather in one day, and would be known as a good leader, who encouraged learing and increased the literacy of his empire.

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Lucius Vellens "The Avenger"

Ruthless and just emperor, known for brutal enforcement of justice upon his subjects, He conquered Edessa, killing their dishonorable queen Earia, who killed her uncle and cousin to take the throne and had her fed to vile beasts.

Maximilian "The Magnus"

Son of Lucien, he would gain notoriety as a warrior and a diplomat. He would rule during the time of the War of the Poisoned Wells. He would set about repairing the relationships between Salahan and her neighbors that his father strained.

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Reagar "The Winter Sun"

A great warrior who drove off the Winter Host. Was later slain in personal combat with Eol Youngshadow.

Jakhan II "The Usurper"

Tyrant son of Reagar. Upon his father's death at the hands of Eol Youngshadow, he had his twin brother Darius exiled and his sister, the famed mercenary leader Iras brutally murdered to be rid of his rivals. This would lead to a long war between him and supporters of his siblings, most notably the Nighthawke Band. This would lead him to fall into a terrible case of paranoia, leading to even more deaths which lead to more rebellions, and nearly destroyed the realm.

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Vroanis: "The Old"

Elderly Emperor of Salahan.

Argon "the Red"

A confident Steward, he took the Ruby Throne after the death of his father, despite his twin sister Raina protests for her own claim. He would rule for a few years before his sister started a brutal civil war which ended with him being burned to death, when his capital was scourged by the Dragon Binders she allied with. His son Varric fled across the sea and founded the realm of Ordon, Becoming the ordon Vellens.

Raina: "the Usurper"

Last Vellens Empress and twin sister of Argon, she believed herself the rightful empress, due to being born mere minutes before her brother, but this was not believed by the Imperial Hands, who supported her brother.

After her brothers coronation, she fled and took shelter with the Dragonbinders of Dorndell, especially the House Orelion
 of who she married their patriarch Darrion. With her new alliance, she brought war to her brother, burrning him and the old capital with dragon fire.

In later years, she became a fat and bitter queen, disliked by her people and when she died, her throne fell to her Dragonbinder children, the Orelion-Vellens.

## Other Members:

Idras Vellens: Daughter of Reagar "the Winter Sun", who took after her father more then her elder brothers Darrius and Jakhan, going on to found a mercenary band known as the Nighthawkes. After her father was slain in battle, she was sent per her fathers orders to mediate conflict between her twin brothers. She would witness her brother Jakhan usurp the throne with the aid of the Houses Izara and Baylen. She would save her brother Darius from the murder, allowing him to escape into exile. Jakhan would not take this perceived treachery well, and have her brutally executed. He then put her head on the top of the Ruby Keep. Her Band would swear revenge and become a problem for the Salahan Empire for years to come.

Darrius Vellens: Exiled brother of Jakhan Vellens. He was twins leading to a succession crisis that lead to his exile and his sister Idras' death. He would found the Sweet Field Vellens.

## House Artifacts:

The Ruby Thone: Throne of the Salahan Empire.

Crown of Dawn