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Royal Houses
Ducal Houses
Ducal titles within Holfort are broadly held by families that once ruled independent principalities that chose to join the Holfort kingdom as it expanded beyond the continent. Prior to their secession, Fanoss was one of these households. The principalities were often the source of the settlers who followed Holfort in colonising the continent.
Marquis Houses
Marquis houses were established to control key islands linking the continent and the ducal territories or buffering border areas. Their prestige is only slightly less than dukes and like dukes they can maintain noble vassals.
Count Houses
Counts control major (but not strategic) holdings of the kingdom away from the main continent, or hold the highest hereditary ministerial positions. Court titles are theoretically equal to feudal titles, but in practice are considered to have slightly higher status. Fanoss uses the title of Count for their highest tier of lords, those who broke away from Holfort with them or islands incorporated later.
Viscount Houses
Mid-tier court officials and the mid-tier feudal lords. Unlike counts and more senior titles, some feudal viscounts are sworn to other feudal lords rather than directly to the crown. These viscounts would be ranked below those who are direct crown vassals. Court titles are theoretically equal to feudal titles, but in practice are considered to have slightly higher status.
Baron Houses
Low tier court officials and low tier feudal lords. Unlike counts and more senior titles, some feudal barons are sworn to other feudal lords rather than directly to the crown. These barons would be ranked below those who are direct crown vassals. Court titles are theoretically equal to feudal titles, but in practice are considered to have slightly higher status.
Baronet Houses
Essentially the apex of the gentry class, made up of knights serving the nobility (or the crown) in military or administrative roles. Many have feudal holdings of their own, of the smallest scale. Baronets make up the majority of Holfort’s feudal levies, but can rarely field the best equipment. In addition, the upper crust of household servants (particularly for royal and ducal families) are often the younger children of baronial or baronet households.
Commoners
This includes a wide range of titles from peasants (land-tied farmers), craftsmen, yeoman-tenants, merchants, citizens (town inhabitants) and household servants.
Artificial Intelligences
Royal Houses
- Holfort
- King Roland Rafa Holfort, married to Mylene
- Queen Mylene Rafa Holfort (nee Repard), married to Roland
- Crown Prince Julius Rafa Holfort, Crown Prince of Holfort, son of Roland and Mylene, engaged to Angelica, entering the academy this year
- Layne Rafa Holfort, Roland’s acknowledged son
- Erika Rafa Holfort, Roland’s acknowledged daughter
- Fanoss
- Princess Hertrude Sera Fanoss, elder sister of Hertrauda, of age to enter the royal academy this year
- Hertrauda Sera Fanoss, younger sister of Hetrude, of age to enter the royal academy next year
Ducal titles within Holfort are broadly held by families that once ruled independent principalities that chose to join the Holfort kingdom as it expanded beyond the continent. Prior to their secession, Fanoss was one of these households. The principalities were often the source of the settlers who followed Holfort in colonising the continent.
- Stuart - their domain lies between the continent and the Alzer Commonwealth, meaning there’s little hope of extending their domain. They do have to remain wary of pirates sheltering inside what’s technically Alzer territory.
- Arthur Rafa Stuart, the late Duke of Stuart
- Ygraine Rafa Stuart (nee Holfort), the late duchess
- Duke Jeffrey Rafa Stuart, married to Suzanna
- Duchess Suzanna Rafa Stuart (nee Randall), married to Jeffrey, heads the Ministry of Magic’s Magical Tools department in the guise of Larna Smith
- Lord Ian Rafa Stuart, brother of Jeffrey, Gerald and Alan, engaged to Selena, graduated the academy this year
- Lord Gerald Rafa Stuart, brother of Jeffrey and Ian, elder twin of Alan, engaged to Katarina, entering the academy this year
- Lord Alan Rafa Stuart, brother of Jeffrey and Ian, younger twin of Gerald, engaged to Mary, entering the academy this year
- Redgrave - the Redgrave domain is on the eastern edge of the kingdom, with the most access of any duchy to the north-eastern frontier.
- Duke Vince Rafa Redgrave, son of Roland’s paternal aunt, most prominent voice among the ‘traditionalist’ nobility, who idealise adventurers.
- Lord Gilbert Rafa Redgrave, Vince’s son, Angelica’s brother
- Lady Angelica Rafa Redgrave, Vince’s daughter, Gilbert’s sister, engaged to Julius, entering the academy this year
- Claes - the Claes domain is in the south-west of the kingdom, one of two duchies facing the Holy Rachelle Empire.
- Duke Luigi Rafa Claes
- Duchess Miranda Rafa Claes (nee Ades), wife of Luigi, sister of Auld
- Lady Katarina Rafa Claes, daughter of Luigi and Miranda, entering the academy this year
- Lord Keith Rafa Claes (nee Coleman), Luigi and Miranda’s adopted son, biological son of Viscount Coleman, entering the academy this year
- Ades - the Ades domain is the most northerly duchy, anchoring the northern border with Fanoss and insulated from the north-eastern frontier by smaller domains.
- Duke Auld Rafa Ades, withdrew from court to live with his mistress, taking Scarlet with him.
- Duchess Bellerose Rafa Ades (deceased), wife of Auld, mother of Violette and Scarlet
- Lady Elfa Rafa Ades, Auld’s mistress, mother of Vermilion
- Lady Violette Rafa Ades, daughter of Auld and his wife, elder twin of Scarlet, half-sister of Vermilion, entering the academy this year
- Lady Scarlet Rafa Ades, daughter of Auld and his wife, younger twin of Violette, half-sister of Vermilion, entering the academy this year
- Lord Vermilion Rafa Ades, son of Auld and his mistress, half-brother of Violette and Scarlet
- Berg - the Berg domain domain is in the south of the kingdom, one of two duchies facing the Holy Rachelle Empire.
- Duke Simon Rafa Berg
- Lady Selena Rafa Berg, daughter of Duke Berg, graduated the academy this year
Marquis houses were established to control key islands linking the continent and the ducal territories or buffering border areas. Their prestige is only slightly less than dukes and like dukes they can maintain noble vassals.
- Field - once the main stepping stone to the Fanoss duchy, now their north-western domain that is most pressed during conflicts with them.
- Marquis Tarquin Fou Field
- Lord Brad Fou Field, son of Marquis Field, engaged to Cassandra, entering the academy this year
- Frampton - north-east of the continent, the Frampton domain lie between the Roseblade and Offrey counties and the Ades duchy, a fairly major trading route between the continent and the frontier.
- Marquis Malcom Fou Frampton, Minister of the Treasury, the most prominent voice among the more mercantile noble families, those lean towards trade (if sometimes rather aggressive trade) as priorities for building the kingdom
- Mason - south-east of the continent, the Mason domain is a route to the Stuart and Redgrave duchies as well as the Mason and Randall marquisates.
- Marquis David Fou Mason
- Lord James Fou Mason, son of David
- Hunt - the fourth of the inner marquisates, the Hunt domain is south-west of the continent and on the main route to the Claes and Berg duchies.
- Marquis Rickard Fou Hunt, married twice, widowed twice
- Lady Lilia Fou Hunt (first daughters from the first wife), married to Lord Jack Forton
- Lady Madeleine Fou Hunt (second daughters from the first wife), married
- Lady June Fou Hunt (third daughters from the first wife), married
- Lady Mary Fou Hunt, daughter of Marquis Hunt and his second wife, engaged to Alan, entering the academy this year
- Dieke - the most southerly marquisate bridges the divide between the Berg and Stuart duchies, both protecting the region from outside attack and buffering two previously antagonistic principalities
- Marquis Regulus Fou Dierke, in exile for several years.
- Marchioness Rebecca Fou Dieke, mother of Sirius
- Lord Sirius Fou Dieke (deceased), son of Marquis Dieke and Marchioness Dieke, entered the academy last year
- Randall - the most westerly marquisate bridges the divide between the Redgrave and Stuart duchies, both protecting the region from outside attack and buffering two previously antagonistic principalities
- Marquis Jonas Fou Randall, father of Suzanna
- Lord Isak Fia Randall, brother of Marquis Randall and a court official, now his brother’s heir.
- Lady Frey Fia Randall, daughter of Lord Randall, cousin of Suzanna, entering the academy next year
- Lord Njord Fia Randall, son of Lord Randall, several years younger than his sister Frey
Counts control major (but not strategic) holdings of the kingdom away from the main continent, or hold the highest hereditary ministerial positions. Court titles are theoretically equal to feudal titles, but in practice are considered to have slightly higher status. Fanoss uses the title of Count for their highest tier of lords, those who broke away from Holfort with them or islands incorporated later.
- Arclight - the oldest court count household, traditionally serving as champions, masters-at-arms or admirals for the Holforts.
- Count Charles Fia Arclight, Sword Saint, father of Chris
- Lord Chris Fia Arclight, engaged to Violette, entering the academy this year
- Atlee - after three successive Atlees served as ministers for the crown they were elevated to counts, with the hereditary right of refusal for a ministerial position if one falls open and the count doesn’t already hold one.
- Count Bernard Fia Atlee, father of Clarice, brother of Radea, uncle of Nicol and Sophia, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Lady Clarice Fia Atlee, daughter of Bernard, engaged to Jilk, entered the academy last year
- Ascart - the newest court counts, with the current Count elevated from Viscount by King Roland’s father, only twenty years ago.
- Count Dan Fia Ascart, husband of Radea, father of Nicol and Sophia, Minister of Magic
- Countess Radea Fia Ascart (nee Atlee), sister of Bernard, wife of Dan, mother of Nicol and Sophia, aunt of Clarice
- Lord Nicol Fia Ascart, graduating the academy next year
- Lady Sophia Fia Ascart, entering the academy this year
- Seberg - the senior feudal count household, holding a domain that anchors the southern end of the border with Fanoss.
- Count Augustus Fou Seberg, father of Greg
- Lord Greg Fou Seberg, engaged to Scarlet, entering the academy this year
- Lord Gareth Fou Seberg, younger than Greg
- Roseblade - a domain carved out of the north-eastern frontier but now insulated from it by domains established since.
- Count Estian Fou Roseblade, father of Dorothea and Deirdre
- Countess Cecile Fou Roseblade, mother of Dorothea and Deirdre
- Lady Dorothea Fou Roseblade, elder sister of Deirdre, graduated the academy last year
- Lady Deirdre Fou Roseblade, younger sister of Dorothea, graduating the academy next year
- Olfrey - a border county with Fanoss, which fell into the hands of a mercantile baronial house after the male heirs died out during the wars with the Principality.
- Count Nicholas Fou Olfrey, father of Clement and Cassandra, played an important role in negotiating peace with Fanoss after the last war.
- Lord Clement Fou Olfrey, brother of Cassandra
- Lady Cassandra Fou Olfrey, sister of Clement, entered the academy last year
- Lergen - domain in the south-west of the kingdom
- Forton - domain in the south-west of the kingdom
- Jack Fou Forton, married to Lilia
- Basilios - a county that sits between the four powerful domains of the Mason, Dieke, Randall and Stuart households.
- Count Jacob Fou Basilios
- Ivan Fou Basilios, Jacob’s son, graduated the academy last year
- James Fou Basilios, Jacob’s nephew, entering his third year in the academy’s general class, one of Clarice’s followers
- Barra - Fanoss’ major southern vassal
- Count Gregor Vor Barra, Aral’s foster son after his family was wiped out between the wars with Holfort and internal politics
- Garrett - Fanoss’ major northern vassal
- Count Christophe Vor Garrett, head of the Fanoss Regency Council
Mid-tier court officials and the mid-tier feudal lords. Unlike counts and more senior titles, some feudal viscounts are sworn to other feudal lords rather than directly to the crown. These viscounts would be ranked below those who are direct crown vassals. Court titles are theoretically equal to feudal titles, but in practice are considered to have slightly higher status.
- Marmoria - the oldest court viscounts, usually acting as the king’s senior herald.
- Viscount Francis Fia Marmoria
- Lord Jilk Fia Marmoria, son of Viscount Marmoria, engaged to Clarice, entering the academy this year
- Coleman - a court viscountcy traditionally associated with administration of the capital city.
- Viscount Tobias Fia Coleman, cousin of Luigi, father of Thomas, Ernest and Keith
- Lord Thomas Fia Coleman (disowned), oldest son of Viscount Coleman
- Lord Ernest Fia Coleman, younger legitimate son and heir of Viscount Coleman
- Lafan - a feudal domain holding on the continent
- Viscount Alexander Fou Lafan
- Viscountess Mavis Fou Lafan
- Lord Henry Lafan, son and heir
- Lady Alice Lafan, elder daughter
- Lady Marie Lafan, youngest daughter of Viscount Lafan, entering the academy this year
- Hefner - a western border domain between the Seberg and Claes domains
- Warren - one of the feudal domains that has grown up between the Roseblades and the north-eastern frontier.
- Bourdon - a minor interior viscountcy in the south of the kingdom
- Viscount Allen Fou Bourdon
- Lord Alan Fou Bourdon, Allen’s younger brother, entering the academy this year
- Catley - a southern border viscountcy, that was at one point disputed between the Claes and Bergs, directly sworn to the crown to resolve the dispute.
- Viscount Nicholas Fou Catley
- Lady Marsha Fou Catley
- Podebrat - one of the feudal domains that has grown up between the Roseblades and the north-eastern frontier.
- Viscount Bruce Fou Podebrat
- Lord Jake Fou Podebrat, entering the academy this year
- Lady Melissa Fou Podebrat
- Kosigan - the Fanoss viscountcy closest to the Seberg domain, with a particularly high martial reputation as a result.
- Viscount Piotr Vor Kosigan - one of Fanoss’ most famous generals, officially neutral between the war faction and the peace faction
- Lord Aral Vor Kosigan - one of Vandel him Bandel’s few rivals for the title greatest knight in Fanoss, very successful in the last war but major player in the peace faction
- Lady Cordelia Vor Kosigan - Aral’s second wife, from the Alzer Commonwealth
- Lord Miles Vor Kosigan - Aral’s young son
- Darian - a western viscountcy of Fanoss, not directly bordering the kingdom
- Viscount Vidal Vor Darian - a supporter of Fanoss’ war faction
- Patril - a western viscountcy of Fanoss, not directly bordering the kingdom
- Viscount Padma Vor Patril, Aral’s maternal first cousin
- Viscountess Alys Vor Patril
- Lord Ivan Vor Patril, Padma and Alys’ son
Low tier court officials and low tier feudal lords. Unlike counts and more senior titles, some feudal barons are sworn to other feudal lords rather than directly to the crown. These barons would be ranked below those who are direct crown vassals. Court titles are theoretically equal to feudal titles, but in practice are considered to have slightly higher status.
- Wulfenbach - a court barony, with the barons having held many minor positions over the years
- Baron Klaus Fia Wulfenbach, one time lord high executioner and now a senior royal herald
- Gilgamesh Fia Wulfenbach, graduate of the academy
- Flegel - a court barony mostly associated with the judicial system,
- Siegfried Fia Flegel - royal prosecutor
- Lady Yulia Fia Flegel, entering the academy this year
- Arkin - one of the feudal domains that has grown up between the Roseblades and the north-eastern frontier.
- Baron Leonard Fou Arkin
- Lord Raymond Fou Arkin, entering the academy this year
- Bartford - one of the feudal domains that has grown up between the Ades and the north-eastern frontier.
- Baron Barcus Fou Bartford
- Baroness Zola Fou Bartford (nee Coleman), sister of Viscount Coleman
- Lady Ruth Fou Bartford
- Lord Rudyard Fou Bartford, Barcus and Zola’s (presumed) son, graduating the academy this year
- Lord Nicks Fou Bartford, Barcus and Ruth’s oldest son, graduating the academy this year
- Lady Merce Fou Bartford, Barcus and Zola’s (presumed) daughter, graduating the academy next year
- Lady Jenna Fou Bartford, Barcus and Ruth’s elder daughter, entered the academy last year
- Lord Leon Fou Bartford, Barcus and Ruth’s middle son, entering the academy this year
- Lady Finley Fou Bartford, Barcus and Ruth’s younger daughter
- Lord Colin Fou Bartford, Barcus and Ruth’s younger son
- Durland - a one-time frontier domain that now lies uneasily between the Ades duchy and the Roseblade county.
- Baron Phillip Fou Durland
- Lord Daniel Fou Durland, entering the academy this year
- Sullivan - once a viscountcy on the border with Fanoss, now reduced to a barony due to its devastation.
- Gorton - a barony between the continent and the Redgrave domain
- Baronss Estelle Fou Gorton (nee Durbray)
- Durbray - a minor barony on the eastern edge of the continent.
- Tucker - one of the feudal domains that has grown up between the Ades and the north-eastern frontier.
- Baron Harold Fou Tucker
- Ginger Fou Tucker, twelfth daughter of Baron Tucker, entering the academy next year
- Shelley - feudal vassals of Duke Claes
- Baron Andrew Fou Shelley
- Anne Fou Shelley, daughter of Baron Shelley and his mistress, maid to Katarina
Baronet Houses
Essentially the apex of the gentry class, made up of knights serving the nobility (or the crown) in military or administrative roles. Many have feudal holdings of their own, of the smallest scale. Baronets make up the majority of Holfort’s feudal levies, but can rarely field the best equipment. In addition, the upper crust of household servants (particularly for royal and ducal families) are often the younger children of baronial or baronet households.
- Zenden - a minor household sworn directly to the Princes of Fanoss
- Sir Vandel Him Zenden, the black knight of Fanoss
- Glau - vassals of Viscount Allen
- Lysia Fou Glau, unmarried, a senior temple priestess
- Parker - vassals of Baron Durland
- Baronet Howard Fou Parker
- Lloyd Fou Parker, oldest son, entering the academy this year
- Wayne - vassals of Count Otley
- Baronet Conrad Fou Wayne
- Cara Fou Wayne
- Walton - vassals of Baron Bartford
- Baronet Pablo Fou Walton
This includes a wide range of titles from peasants (land-tied farmers), craftsmen, yeoman-tenants, merchants, citizens (town inhabitants) and household servants.
- Olivia Campbell
- Rafael Walt, son of Marquis Dieke and a maid, currently claiming to be Sirius Dieke
- Nines, demihuman servant
- Nanaka, demihuman servant
- ‘Rufus Brode’, agent of Marquis Mason
Artificial Intelligences
- Luxion, AI for a spaceship at the cash shop island
- Cleare, AI for a bio research facility on what is now the elf island
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