Organisation

House Arvantess

CanonOfficial lore from the booksMCp. 104

House Arvantess is a noble house of The Empire. It feuded with House Salvador over Grand Serrin, a mining town lying between the provinces led by the two houses, each of which had its own churches linked to the united church of Alarath.¹

Claim to Grand Serrin

Grand Serrin first belonged to House Salvador. When the heir of House Salvador was killed during the First Underdark Conquest, House Arvantess took the opportunity and laid claim to the region of Grand Serrin and the mines surrounding the town.¹

The lord of House Arvantess was an influential man, known for his close relations with Archon and other secular orders within the Empire. While the grieving lord of Salvador neglected his lands, bandits hired by House Arvantess robbed and bullied his people.¹

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One night, as the war priest Marcus Gaius accompanied the old lord of Salvador to his winter house, they were attacked by House Arvantess guards disguised as bandits. The lord and all his honour guard were killed, and only Marcus survived, barely. Warring noble houses were nothing new to Marcus, but seeing a fellow war priest among the ranks of House Arvantess was: it was not a blade but the radiant power of a prayer that closed the old lord's eyes.¹

Notes

↑BookMercenary Compendium, p. 104

Sources

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MCMercenary Compendium(Bad Badger Games, 2024), p. 104

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