House Lionheart - Faction Pack

Presiding over this sorry state is the current Lord of House Lionheart. A small man, not just in stature, but deed, he is renowned for his insatiable greed and venomous spite, clutching fiercely to his dwindling holdings. Desperation fuels his every action as he schemes and connives, seeking any opportunity to salvage his tattered reputation. Yet, his machinations have wrought a legacy of distrust, driving away even the most intrepid merchants who dare travel the perilous roads from Bryxford to his dilapidated Manse.

Whispers and murmurs abound among innkeepers and mendicant friars alike, foretelling the imminent collapse of House Lionheart. In the cursed land of Doaden, where misfortune lurks in every shadow, the specter of disaster looms ever closer, casting a pall over the once-mighty House Lionheart.

While the Azerai Church serves as the paramount ruling authority of the Empire, the day-to-day affairs are largely managed through a system of Lordship and Vassaldom, petty states whose governance doesn't directly concern the Church. As long as they deliver their tithe and tax punctually and in the agreed amounts, these states are often allowed to govern themselves, the Church intervening only in the direst of circumstances.

This feudal arrangement is most evident in the Western Diocese. Here, noble houses trace their lineage back for generations, each possessing unique traits and traditions. The noble houses of the West fiercely protect their borders from each other, maintaining forces comprised of landed knights and their militiamen, poised to respond quickly and violently at any competing house that encroaches upon their borders.