House Lothair

**House Lothair of Canis Isle** is a vassal house that holds fealty to House Beaufort of Val Royeaux. The leader of House Lothair holds the title of Lord of Canis Isle. Their sigil is a grey wolf on a blue background.

## History

### Robert Maddox's Rebellion

During Robert Maddox's Rebellion House Lothair made up a significant portion of the royal army. Alongside their liege lords, House Lothair comprised of the primary defensive force of the Alpines during the invasion of the Alpines, suffering casualties in the process with the heir apparent, Friedrich Lothair, falling in battle. After House Lothair's initial defeat Konrad Lothair, the head of the family and Clovis Beaufort's Master of Ships, personally led his sizeable force alongside the rest of loyal noble houses to put down the rebellion.

### Beaufort Civil War

House Lothair was among Maximilian Beaufort's closest and most powerful allies during the Civil War. Lord William Lothair, furious over the treatment of his sister and his father, eagerly joined The Alliance and pledged the full support of House Lothair's powerful army and navy. Lord William joined Maximilian's War Council and served as Maximilian's Master of Ships. When The Coalition laid siege to Goldreach Lord William was dispatched alongside Gordian Osorio, the Hand of the King, to rescue the remaining members of House Osorio fleeing the Reach as they were pursued by Octavian Beaufort's new Master of Ships, Malik Murad. Once the members of House Osorio had been safely ferried to Val Royeaux, Maximilian Beaufort and his council formulated a plan to bring the war to end efficiently. Maximilian would combine his forces with House Blackstone and House Osorio to regain control of the Reach, which had been overtaken by House Giovanni, and then march to capture The Palace of the Kings, the Capital of the Realms and center for the Coalition. Meanwhile, House Lothair and House Maddox would be trusted to lead a concurrent campaign to bring House Reyne under Alliance rule.

### War of the Heirs

At the onset of the War of the Heirs, House Lothair supported the claim of Emelia Arx. While Lord Karl Lothair never assisted the armies of Emelia and House Arx directly, he primarily defended the Alpines alongside the Queen Mother Julia Beaufort from House Murad. After Raphael Beaufort had successfully taken Val Royeaux, he then set his sights on Canis Isle and sent a detachment of his forces to take the castle. After Canis Isle had fallen, House Lothair was left with no choice but to support Raphael's claim to the throne and subsequently withdraw their support of Emelia. After Jacques, Emelia, and Raphael had all been killed and a cease in hostilities were called, Lord Karl Lothair attended The Great Council as a delegate and supporter of Emelia Arx.

### Conquest of the Sunset Isles

House Lothair played a major role in the Conquest of the Sunset Isles as the Lothair navy was greatly equipped to handle the power of House Rovos and their vassals. Lord Gunther Lothair, the Master of Laws and Hand of the King lead the combined forces of the Royal and Lothair navy in an Ambush off the Royal Coast which resulted in the deaths of both Lord Gunther as well as Prince Kasan Rovos. Lord Conrad Lothair, Gunther's son and the Master of Ships took over control of the Lothair navy after his father's death and became the leader of House Lothair's forces for the rest of the war.

When House Beaufort followed House Rovos back to the Sunset Isles, Lord Conrad ferried the royal forces to the Isles while also laying siege to Norwick, the seat of House Tong who was a very powerful ally to House Rovos. During the culmination of the war and the Sack of Hasbrook, Lord Conrad was killed in battle.

## Notable Members

* Lord Leo Lothair- Concurrently served as Hand of the King and Master of Ships for Christophe Beaufort.
* Queen Anna Lothair- Wife of Christophe Beaufort and Fourth Queen of the Realms.
* Lord William Lothair- Served as Maximilian Beaufort's Master of Ships and commanded The Alliance Navy.
* Lady Alexia Lothair of House Fairfax- Served as Maximilian Beaufort's Master of Laws.
* Lord Gunther Lothair- Served as Emeric Beaufort's Master of Laws and later as Hand of the King during the Conquest of the Sunset Isles.
* Queen Constance Lothair- Wife of Emeric Beaufort and Eighth Queen of the Realms
* Lord Conrad Lothair- Served as Emeric Beaufort's Master of Ships during the Conquest of the Sunset Isles.
* Lord Gustav Lothair- Served as Gaspard Beaufort's Hand of the King
* Lord Hans Lothair- Served as Bastien Beaufort's Master of Ships
* Lady Phila Lothair of House Reyne- Wife of Hans Lothair and powerful figure in the Realms. Phila was the true ruler of the Sunset Isles through her son, Semis Rovos, during the time of King Bastien Beaufort.