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House Daemus

CanonOfficial lore from the booksMCp. 62, 78

House Daemus is a noble house that was a major player in the grand treachery. Its fall to the dark side was driven not only by politics but also by religious ties to the heretical worship of the dark gods.1

The hunt

After the death of the previous emperor, the infamous headhunter Garrick the Bold hunted traitorous noble houses, and he was hired to hunt House Daemus. Members of the house had wiped out the family of the nobleman Icarus Poeniteamus, and they later laid an ambush to kill Icarus himself.2

Garrick was following the second eldest son of the house when he came upon the ambush. The Daemus surrounded the small campfire where Icarus sat, taking their time, for they believed their victory was certain. Garrick charged them with a war cry that alerted Icarus, who joined the fight, and when it was over the attackers' bodies were left to the birds.1

In the years that followed, Garrick and Icarus hunted the members of House Daemus to put an end to their deeds, and they nearly wiped out the entire family. Only the eldest son, Callum, survived: he escaped them a year ago, and since he had been poisoned and mortally wounded when they last saw him, the two believed him dead.2

The last son

A few months ago Garrick came across a ring adorned with the symbols of House Daemus in the black market. Knowing it belonged to Callum, he traced it, and when he could not find its first owner he warned Icarus. The two, who had since joined The Scarlet Spears, have taken up the hunt for the last member of the house again, now with the friends they made in the company's service.2

Notes

  1. ↑BookMercenary Compendium, p. 62
  2. ↑BookMercenary Compendium, pp. 62, 78

Sources

This article draws on:

  • MCMercenary Compendium(Bad Badger Games, 2024), pp. 62, 78

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