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Darkwater


Vassal of Kennex


Words: "Mercy is no virtue, daring is no vice."
Sigil: A warship on black water as victims hands flail from the water around it.
Nicknames: Darks, Pirates

While not the largest of houses, these longtime vassals of House Thrax have long been the terror of the Saffron Chain, keeping the seaborne Abandoned in check who dare to stray in the waters under the dominion of Thrax. While officially House Darkwater has renounced piracy against any civilized house of the Compact centuries ago and respects the passage of shipping from the Lyceum, many of the other houses remain dubious of the explanation that vessels are sometimes lost due to 'shav attacks' as they pass by the Darkwater Watch.


Members

Name Rank Title Description
Carita 1 Contessa Countess of Darkwater Watch | Minister of Income for Thrax
Azova 2 Voice Lady of Darkwater | Mercy of Lagoma | Darkwater's Minister of Lagoma | House Prankster
Wulfrum 2 Voice Cigar Stinking Lord of Darkwater | Darkwater's Minister of Sentinel | Voice of Darkwater
Venta 3 Noble Family Retired Countess
Atrid 3 Noble Family Lord of Darkwater
Baltus 3 Noble Family Lord of Darkwater
Eamon 3 Noble Family Lord of Darkwater
Delfina 3 Noble Family Lady of Darkwater
Evander 3 Noble Family Count-Consort of Darkwater Watch | Scholar
Reve 3 Noble Family
Apollo 3 Noble Family
Galen 4 Trusted House Allies Charming Warlord and Prince of Thrax
Kalivan 4 Trusted House Allies Emerging Alchemist
Wash 4 Trusted House Allies Lord of Kennex | Legendary Sailor
Gogil 4 Trusted House Allies Lord of Redreef | Darkwater's Minister of Gild
Catalana 4 Trusted House Allies Lady of Kennex | Voice of Stormward | Kennex Diplomat & Jewel of the Saffron
Marina 5 Noble House Vassals Lady of Redreef
Ember 5 Noble House Vassals Baroness of Redreef Shores | Princess of Parties
Skye 5 Noble House Vassals Baroness of New Hope
Romulius 5 Noble House Vassals Lord of Blackshore
Dycard 5 Noble House Vassals Lord of Blackshore
Cornelius 5 Noble House Vassals Lord of Blackshore
Jace 5 Noble House Vassals Lord of Redreef
Scythia 5 Noble House Vassals Countess-Consort of the Pearlspire
Rowynna 5 Noble House Vassals Lady of Blackshore
Zorianna 5 Noble House Vassals Lady of Blackshore
Aedric 5 Noble House Vassals Lord of Blackshore
Gehenna 5 Noble House Vassals Lady of Redreef
Nimue 5 Noble House Vassals Lady of Redreef
Griffin 5 Noble House Vassals Lord of Redreef
Quinley 5 Noble House Vassals Lady of Blackshore
Sedna 5 Noble House Vassals Lady of Redreef
Trueth 5 Noble House Vassals Lady of Redreef
Castinus 5 Noble House Vassals Lord of Blackshore
Sivana 5 Noble House Vassals Lady of Blackshore
Maya 5 Noble House Vassals
Helewise 5 Noble House Vassals
Ariel 6 Family Emeritus Marquessa Consort of Stonehearth | Voice of Stonehearth | Minister of Stonehearth Population
Selah 6 Family Emeritus Lady of Bisland
Ulfric 7 Sworn Commoners Mysterious Mister
Caspian 7 Sworn Commoners Unrivaled Champion
Ethan 7 Sworn Commoners Tenacious Lawyer
Elpenor 7 Sworn Commoners Mysterious Mister
Oberyn 7 Sworn Commoners Serious Sailor
Saga 7 Sworn Commoners Daughter of the Mourning Isles
Scylla 7 Sworn Commoners Daughter of the Mourning Isles
Basilio 7 Sworn Commoners Sharp-Eyed Scallywag
Zoya 7 Sworn Commoners
Martinique 7 Sworn Commoners
Nekarris 10 Elsewhere Former Countess-Consort Married to Count Ixion Darkwater
Tulasam 10 Elsewhere Bard of Darkwater
Haati 10 Elsewhere Bow-Crafting Ranger
Archene 10 Elsewhere Charming Perfumer
Lucius 10 Elsewhere Reaver Captain

Ruler: Carita


Minister Category Title
Azova Loyalty Minister of Lagoma
Gogil Income Minister of Gild
Wulfrum Warfare Minister of Sentinel

Land Holdings

Darkwater Watch

Description: One of the oldest holdings in the Mourning Isles, Darkwater Watch existed long before the Reckoning. Positioned not far from the northwestern edge of the Darkwater Deeps, the weather of Darkwater Watch is tempestuous at best. Torrential rains blanket the island regularly, with the occasional major hurricane pushing through.

The port of Darkwater Watch is dominated by the Ravens Mast, a pre-reckoning lighthouse that stands nearly 200 feet over the harbor. Constructed of black and grey basalt quarried from the construction of the Redoubt, this ominous black tower greets every ship that passes into the harbor. Trade in this port comes from all ports, with the advantageous positioning of the island making it a good meeting place for north and south.

The ancestral keep of the Darkwater family, the Redoubt, is a massive fortress carved into the side of Black Mountain. Very little of the castle is accessible from the outside world, as most of it is tunneled into the rock. This keep withstood the reckoning unconquered, sheltering its population for years at a time. Warehouses and living quarters for several thousand people exist in a warren of tunnels and chambers. The work of a thousand years, there are sections of the Redoubt that no man has been inside of in living memory.

During the Pirate War, the forces of the Gyre took control of Darkwater Watch and razed all the settlements save for the Redoubt and Ravens Mast. Lady Carita Darkwater oversaw reconstruction of Darkwater Watch, ending in roughly May 1009 AR, with a new boom economy settling into place.

Landmark: There is a shrine, carefully built from the weapons of the fallen near the funeral pyre that once burned for Lord Darrow and Koraj Marin. Though initially it seemed to be put together hastily, it has somehow fused into a single altar where people can leave offerings. And around the altar are the symbols of each of the Thirteen. And at the base of the altar are symbols - The symbols of the Faith. The symbol of the Inquisition. The symbol of the Sentinel, of a ship. Of a trident, of a hand, a pair of crossed lightning bolts beneath a single flame, and in the center a teardrop.

Next to the altar, a small cairn sits to one side, a stone cairn with a medallion bearing the image of Sentinel, a faceless helm, atop. And in front of the altar, where careful hands dug a small pool, it has widened now and turned into a reflecting pond. Already there are rumors about it - it seems particularly refreshing, that water. One scout has a story already of a wound that closed when he dipped it in the water. And around the pond are flowers the likes of which no one has ever seen - long and slender the buds wind their way up in a spiral and bloom into a variegated red and orange and yellow flower, as though they are made of living fire. And the scent from the flowers fades immediately when picked, but to inhale it is to know peace.

Part of the Seacoast Watch of the Mourning Isles, built in 1013

Has recently become known for the fantastically popular Darkwater Honey, a product that is nigh impossible to keep in stock in the Arx market.