The House of Lancaster
Mar 18, 2013 18:52:17 GMT -5
Post by Grandmaster on Mar 18, 2013 18:52:17 GMT -5
Lancaster
Status:
Dukes of Indigane
Duchy Seat:
Indigane
Current Head of House:
Lord Spencer Lancaster, Duke of Indigane
Primary Productions:
Paper/Parchment
Textiles - Linen/Cotton
Dyes - Printing, Clothing
Vassal Houses:
Ormonde
Salwick
Home:
Indigo Castle
Brief History of House:
The House of Lancaster, known for its expertise in the paper, printing and textile trade, is also well known for its members' tendency towards ambition. Determined to remain at the forefront of Demerian politics and masters of the Court, the Lancasters recognized the need to retain close relations with the Carlisles. Never was this more obvious than in repelling the Ardonian invaders, where they reluctantly bent the knee to acknowledge the Carlisles as Overlord and King.
Equally old and well established, Lancaster hails itself as one of the original founding Houses of Demeria. Once their own petty kingdom, they accepted the initial offer of wedding a Carlisle daughter to a Lancaster son to maintain close-knit ties after they swore fealty to the first Carlisle King. That does not mean, however, that the yoke of subservience sat well on the shoulders of the Lancasters despite the passage of time.
The keep at Indigane has stood strong and proud, a symbol of the family's deep-rooted belief in their power. Within its halls, the Lancasters teach their progeny the skills of true courtiers and ambitious men. No marriage is made without thoroughly examining the potential gains in it, no son is fostered for knighthood without vetting the knight whom he serves. No daughter is permitted to sit idly by; if she does not marry, then she joins one of the Church's Orders. To the Lancasters, there is no sphere of influence they will not participate in.
Today, there are rumbles that the Lancaster family is no longer content to stay meekly under the Carlisle thumb and that they have their eyes on the throne. Not the King's throne, but rather the Queen's, deeming it time that a Lancaster daughter sat beside a Carlisle King and bore the next King of Demeria. Slowly but steadily, they are expanding their plans and laying their traps... a family never to be underestimated.
Geneology:
Marcus Lancaster–Therese Carlisle
- Spencer Lancaster –
Felice Ormonde
- Theodore Lancaster
- Selena Lancaster
- Marlon Lancaster
- Edward Lancaster – Alana Easton
- Peyton Lancaster
- Archibald Lancaster
- Jessa Lancaster
Martin Lancaster– Fiona Carlisle
- Gerald Lancaster
- Serah Lancaster
- Ronald Lancaster – Niobe Rousseau
- Belinda Lancaster
- Christine Lancaster
- Margaret Lancaster
- Jonathan Lancaster