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| − | = | + | == House Ishida == |
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| + | === Origins === | ||
The origins of the Ishida are lost to the mists of time, but historians have suggested that the Ishida were a loosely affiliated clan of aristocrats from the prehistory of the Far East. For reasons unknown, the Ishida never rose to prominence on the Far East, remaining a house of minor nobility on the continent. | The origins of the Ishida are lost to the mists of time, but historians have suggested that the Ishida were a loosely affiliated clan of aristocrats from the prehistory of the Far East. For reasons unknown, the Ishida never rose to prominence on the Far East, remaining a house of minor nobility on the continent. | ||
| + | === Present Day === | ||
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| + | The family as it is known today is a branch of the Ishida lineage that settled on Atamara a century ago. | ||
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| + | Under the leadership of Mizuhiro Ishida the family managed to elevate itself into the ranks of Atamaran nobility. Given that the original home of the Ishida on Atamara was the mountainous region of Sauvia, the family has largely been aligned with the Cagilan Empire. | ||
| − | + | During the Great Atamaran War, Mizuhiro saw fit to relocate the family home and heirlooms to Craigmore. They have maintained an active presence in Atamara ever since. | |
| − | + | == Heraldry == | |
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| + | [[File:RavenGuard.jpg]] | ||
| − | + | ''Ishida heraldic device on round shield'' | |
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| + | The heraldic emblem of House Ishida is a stylised raven with outstretched wings. It is often featured as an argent charge upon a sable field. Individual nobles may include their personal heraldry or initials. The colour of House Ishida is sable, most noticeable when worn on the surcoats of Ishida troops and nobles. | ||
| − | == | + | == The Raven Guard == |
| − | [[File: | + | [[File:RavenGuardCaptain.jpg]] |
| + | ''A captain of the Raven Guard'' | ||
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| + | House Ishida maintains a standing force known as the Raven Guard. Companies of the Guard are assigned to Ishida nobles when they begin their career, and it becomes the noble's responsibility to see that his or her company is equipped and trained for the inevitabilities of service to realm and family. | ||
| − | == The | + | === The 1st Company === |
| − | + | The 1st Company of the Raven Guard is led by the Head of the House and represents the best that the Raven Guard have to offer. The 1st Company are nominally equipped as cavalry. Clad in mail hauberks and the signature sable cloaks of the Ishida, they are trained to bring the fight to the enemy with lance and sword. Befitting a cavalry unit, the 1st Company will usually be deployed in the wedge formation to maximise the weight of their charge. | |
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| − | + | === The 2nd, 3rd and 4th Companies === | |
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| + | The battle companies of the Raven Guard are trained to fight as heavy infantry. Each man is given a kite shield from the House, representative of the Raven Guard preference for doing battle in disciplined, defensive formations. It is then up to the individual troop commanders to outfit their companies as they see fit. | ||
| + | Most nobles will, however, equip their troops to fit the role for which they are trained. As a result the men of the battle companies will usually be found with equipped with leather or mail armour, wielding broadswords and hand axes for close combat. | ||
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| + | === in Atamara === | ||
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| + | '''Mizuhiro Ishida''' of the ''Cagilan Empire'', the Viscount of Craigmore | ||
| − | ''' | + | '''Tetsuko Ishida''' of ''Strombran'', the Countess of Tarree |
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| + | === in Beluaterra === | ||
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| + | '''Himeko Ishida''' of ''Melhed'', a Knight of Gor Ault, and Vice Marshal of the Wolf Inner Guard | ||
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| − | * | + | * Formerly of the ''Obsidian Islands'' in the East Continent, Baroness of Lundel, and Marshal of the Obsidian Highguard |
Revision as of 09:16, 7 February 2012
Contents
House Ishida
Origins
The origins of the Ishida are lost to the mists of time, but historians have suggested that the Ishida were a loosely affiliated clan of aristocrats from the prehistory of the Far East. For reasons unknown, the Ishida never rose to prominence on the Far East, remaining a house of minor nobility on the continent.
Present Day
The family as it is known today is a branch of the Ishida lineage that settled on Atamara a century ago.
Under the leadership of Mizuhiro Ishida the family managed to elevate itself into the ranks of Atamaran nobility. Given that the original home of the Ishida on Atamara was the mountainous region of Sauvia, the family has largely been aligned with the Cagilan Empire.
During the Great Atamaran War, Mizuhiro saw fit to relocate the family home and heirlooms to Craigmore. They have maintained an active presence in Atamara ever since.
Heraldry
Ishida heraldic device on round shield
The heraldic emblem of House Ishida is a stylised raven with outstretched wings. It is often featured as an argent charge upon a sable field. Individual nobles may include their personal heraldry or initials. The colour of House Ishida is sable, most noticeable when worn on the surcoats of Ishida troops and nobles.
The Raven Guard
A captain of the Raven Guard
House Ishida maintains a standing force known as the Raven Guard. Companies of the Guard are assigned to Ishida nobles when they begin their career, and it becomes the noble's responsibility to see that his or her company is equipped and trained for the inevitabilities of service to realm and family.
The 1st Company
The 1st Company of the Raven Guard is led by the Head of the House and represents the best that the Raven Guard have to offer. The 1st Company are nominally equipped as cavalry. Clad in mail hauberks and the signature sable cloaks of the Ishida, they are trained to bring the fight to the enemy with lance and sword. Befitting a cavalry unit, the 1st Company will usually be deployed in the wedge formation to maximise the weight of their charge.
The 2nd, 3rd and 4th Companies
The battle companies of the Raven Guard are trained to fight as heavy infantry. Each man is given a kite shield from the House, representative of the Raven Guard preference for doing battle in disciplined, defensive formations. It is then up to the individual troop commanders to outfit their companies as they see fit.
Most nobles will, however, equip their troops to fit the role for which they are trained. As a result the men of the battle companies will usually be found with equipped with leather or mail armour, wielding broadswords and hand axes for close combat.
Active Nobles
in Atamara
Mizuhiro Ishida of the Cagilan Empire, the Viscount of Craigmore
Tetsuko Ishida of Strombran, the Countess of Tarree
in Beluaterra
Himeko Ishida of Melhed, a Knight of Gor Ault, and Vice Marshal of the Wolf Inner Guard
- Formerly of the Obsidian Islands in the East Continent, Baroness of Lundel, and Marshal of the Obsidian Highguard
