Noble Houses

Royal Houses of Rielli
These are the ruling houses of each of the 8 kingdoms, minus the Coterels who are stewards. House Lethold- Kings of The Illidal- a decadent family with a competent line of occasionally cruel kings.

House Bellicote- Kings of Kadesh- known as relatively corrupt, recently betrayed by their even more corrupt cronies.

House Thorson- Kings of Serth- once mad kings of Archerus, they were chased out and adapted to rise again.

House Babtiel- Kings of Mitrion- always second in their own kingdom, as the Emperor's palace is in Mitrion.

House Riven- Kings of Valin- known for their stunning palace built over a huge waterfall.

House Gandris: Kings of Riellin- traders and farmers.

House Hamnid- Kings of Agicus- once challenged for their throne in a famous civil war.

-A list of kings.

Noble Houses of Rielli
Typically these are important, well established, and historically significant families. House Coterel- While the ruling house of Archerus, they are officially limited to being stewards in title, not kings.

House Tyristan- The richest house on the planet.

House Kilroy- Archerian house loyal to the Coterels, and intermarried to the Thorsons.

House Kynt- A small and lowborn house, but headed by the Executor of The Illidal.

House Marrynburg- Close allies of the Bellicotes, living in Kadesh as well as The Illidal.

House Vance- A Serthi house with several holdings and wide renown, but they remain humble and faithful.

House Nyghtton- A house famous for a Great War hero that joined elvish house Sylvannas.

Lesser Noble Houses of Rielli
Typically these are lords who just established their titles, or whose power is dying. House Naemes- A once-powerful house now left destitute and crumbling due to poor financial management.

House Qeb- Salem Qeb brought his house back from the edge of nothing due to his deeds in the Agican War.

House Beacher- Sir Beacher's house was created because of his spying in the Agican War, he is now a spymaster.

House Bellamy- A Genarctani House, outside the influence of the Empire.

Elven Houses
The elves consider all their houses to be noble and do not rule on hereditary inheritance. House Sylvannas- The wood elves, they are associated with builders and warriors, but have nearly died out.

House Cary- A house dedicated to sun worship, the cycle of life, and hunting.

House Odeyas- A house skilled in dealing with the magic crisis, managing to save a small amount for elven usage.

House Chloui- A warrior-vanguard centered house, they are skilled in all martial arts and defend the elven nation.

House Esbii- A house dedicated to elemental worship, they live in the Tree Cities and teach others in their arts.

House Kelos- Known to produce the shortest and palest elves, they live underground to connect to the earth.

House Quireskii- A house dedicated to the honorable duty of guarding and providing security for others.

House Menshnau- Known to produce the tallest of elves, they live in the forests away from even the Tree Cities.

Note: the roles these houses take do not represent the whole of that sector of elven society, the armies are made of several houses, but the Chloui family, for example, is what we might call a "military family." But the elven families are large and long-lived so it may seem at times that they practice family trade at an almost industrial scale.