House Abrudas

### Motto

*Vestiemus abrulora numquam denuo* - "Never again will we wear chains" (lit. We will wear chains never again")

House Abrudas is one of the Familiae Martiales, the Turian Hierarchy's military elite. They are one of the older of Palaven's military families, rising to prominence during the Unification War of 336 BCE. Notable family members include Primarch Markus Abrudas of Carthaan, Maea Abrudas (the mother of Desolas Arterius II), and Gaius Abrudas. They are one of the Semper et Unus, the eight great houses of the Aurelian Empire.

## Origins

The Abrudas family trace their lineage back to Markus Abrudas, a former slave-soldier who served under the rule of Aurelion Imperator after he liberated him. Aurelion installed Markus as Primarch of Carthaan, as part of his plan to pacify the empire's extra-solar colonies in the aftermath of the Unification War. As his second-in-command and closest confidant, Markus enjoyed Aurelion's favour until his death, elevating his family to unprecedented levels of political power and founding a 2,500-year-old military dynasty which survives to the present day.

## Etymology

The family's name comes from an ancient and now extinct Carthaanean colonial dialect, translating as *"broken chains"*. It was adopted by Markus himself upon his investiture as Primarch of Carthaan; a symbolic gesture which reflected both the end of the Unification War and his homeworld's emancipation from the slavery. Contemporary historians have noted that Markus adopting Abrudas as his new family name may have been a deliberate display of loyalty towards Aurelion, with whom he enjoyed a close friendship until the end of his life.

## Legacy

Since Markus' lifetime, House Abrudas has remained unwaveringly loyal to Palaven's leadership. This has cultivated a respectable public image of reliability and trustworthiness, earning them myriad senior positions within the Hierarchy over the past two millennia, including the most coveted rank of all - *"Primarch Praepositus"*, otherwise known as the Primarch of Palaven.

Through several dynastic marriages, House Abrudas has blood ties to many of the other Familiae Martiales, including the infamous House Arterius. The most recent head of House Abrudas, the late Gaius Abrudas, was the maternal cousin of Desolas Arterius II - his father was the older brother of Desolas' mother, Maea Abrudas, who was the wife of Desolas Arterius I. Gaius was murdered under the orders of Primarch Astraea Mehrkuri of Digeris, who sought to oust Gaius' cousin from power during her failed coup attempt. He was stabbed 23 times in the chest and left to bleed out on the marble floor of his own home in Cipritine. Gaius' death threw House Abrudas into disarray and contributed to the near-extinction of House Arterius in the Milky Way.

## Known members

**Key:** Parriachs **/** Bloodline Members **/** Matrimonial Members (*note that all parriarchs are also bloodline members of the house*)

* Markus Abrudas
* Trebia Aurelos
* Sevilla Narkkin
* Aurelion "Auri" Abrudas
* Elissa Miras
* Septonian Abrudas
* Drusilla Arterius
* Aurelia Abrudas
* Trebia Abrudas
* Marcia Abrudas
* Decimus Ursivus
* Maea Abrudas
* Marcus Abrudas
* Sedia Erax
* Gaius Abrudas
* Teresa Kandros
* Gidion Abrudas
* Euphmemia Caelax
* Marcia Abrudas