Medieval Noble Houses Novels & Stories

I'd leave when I finally could do so, but for now that I was still in here, I needed to know where I was and what I'd be experiencing in my short stay here. “Well, there are thirteen main noble houses. In the lycan belief system, thirteen is a sacred number, tied to the moon cycles and divine trials. So the noble houses are further divided into three tiers, each distinguishable by sigils—you know what that is, right?” Hanna looked at me, and I nodded. She laughed. “Of course, you should know. It's not just the sigil alone you could use to recognize them, the building architecture, influence, and their role.”

“House Gold discovered what caused the anomalies and tried to stop it. And the other Houses killed them for it.” “You don’t know that,” Fabian said. “Don’t I?” I moved to the pile of documents I’d been working through. “Look at this. Founding charter from when Lenore was established. It lists six Great Houses originally. Not five.” I spread out the charter. The names were written in careful script: House Augustus (White)—Keepers of Knowledge House Bellamonte (Blue)—Masters of Strategy House Castellan (Black)—Lords of War House Rosetti (Green)—Stewards of Life

The household rank held by the governing family and the ten minor royal families is only V. The ten influential houses ruled an equally divided region from 1st to 10th. Each house had a king and a queen carrying an emblem with a rank of five-two stars (V**), which had a power equivalent to the queen of the ruling house. The prince and princesses of the minor royalty were marked with a one-star ranked V*. Royal bloodlines were called the fives. Their power was higher than the powerful officials of the Springgan government, dominated mainly by the ruling house, the Feluns.

To be from a true line of nobles, a family that had founded Vermillion City, was a rarity these days. Noble families, like ancient trees, often withered and fell over time. Inept heirs, internal strife, and the relentless tides of power often led to their decline, replaced by ambitious newcomers eager to claim their mantle. Agnus, however, was a living relic, a testament to the enduring legacy of his ancestors. I returned his bow, mimicking the precise gesture I had practised countless times during my days at Brightwing Academy. A wave of nostalgia washed over me as I recalled the hallowed halls and the lessons learned within them.

Maisie was stunned. “He didn’t like her?” Alfred sighed. “Lorraine came from the maternal side of the family and is considered a distant relative. Although it was already in the post-reform era, the Wolfsbanes were a huge and wealthy family at that time and retained some feudal ideology.

"Does that mean you grew up with Aristocrats?" "Yes, most of my friends are nobles." I narrowed my eyes at her. "Are you a noble, too?" "Nope." She shook her head. "A mere commoner." I continued to eye her in suspicion, but she ignored me. "Resuming, There are Four Royal Families, direct descendants of the Greater Gods—ah, but they're not the only Gods in Luminozenko—" I waved my hand dismissively. "Just, please continue the current topic."

Magnus noticed and his gaze lingered on my hand for only a second before moving away. He said nothing and for that, I was grateful. I took a slow breath and forced my thoughts back to the present. One family after another, I continued reading. House Ravenshield. Proud, disciplined and known for producing commanders rather than politicians. House Thornvale. Merchants. Negotiators. Experts at making allies. House Wintermere. Quiet. Reserved. Masters of diplomacy. Each family had spent centuries building its reputation. Some were feared, some respected and some admired. None could have survived this long by being foolish.

Then, he organized his thoughts and started to explain, “Many years ago, the public affairs of Florence seemed to be controlled by the imperial court in Kiyoto, but in reality, the ones truly pulling the strings were the five ancient martial families operating in the shadows.” The ancient martial families! This was the first time Noir, Halle, and Andrius heard of their existence in Florence. “At that time, the five ancient martial families were the Kleins, the Swallows, the Fullers, the Sheppards, and the Anders.” After a brief pause, Registus continued, “Andrius, your original last name was Klein. You were from the Kleins, which was the leading family among the five ancient martial families

One thing that she wondered when she was still Talia and while watching the N*****x Series was why Victoria didn’t reach the favor of the elusive Duchess of Castaña Dukedom. There were only two ducal houses in this empire. In terms of power and wealth, these two ducal houses were directly below the Imperial Family of the Eckrett Empire. Next to them were the Marquis Houses of Zoliel and Florentia, followed by the Houses of Count Helios and Count Lariat, then the Houses of Baron Vida, Baron Harum, and Baron Quadrat.