De Haguns Family

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Motto: Through Iron and Fire!

Symbology:

The red flames of a dragon, displaying the values of courage and strenght.

The gold for the treasures a dragon guards, to remind of their deep roots within the Perdan Mines and their past.

The silver dragon en passant, a statement of their loyalty and duty to protect the realm.

Background:

The House de Haguns was born through iron and fire in the badlands of the Perdan Mines. Originally pioneer miners, blacksmiths and silversmiths in the region, they amassed enough wealth to become distinguished amongst the common folk of Perdan. It's not easy to define precisely when the first Haguns ascended to nobility, but the House has been well established in the badlands for many generations.

House de Haguns, however, will never recognize that it was founded in such fashion, and reputes those to be lies perpetrated by rival and jealous nobles. It is said that the founder and direct ancestor of every Haguns, Metallicus de Haguns, was a brave warrior who had first braved a cave in Aurocastrum and slew the last dragon that inhabited the Mines. The dragon’s blood was then drunk by the forefather, the beast’s horn serving as a chalice. This imbued him and all his descendants with the divine rights of nobility, a fact well known by all peasants and nobles of sound mind in the Mines. The gold and silver that Metallicus had found the dragon guarding served then to establish the foundation of his House. Those were well represented by the Haguns coat of arms – the red blood that ennobled them, the gold and silver that enriched them, and the defiant dragon.

Despite their foundation myth, the noble House of Haguns is not known for their warrior, lords or grand achievements, but as traders and landowners hailing from lands between the mines of Aurocastrum and the town port of Pelasgia. Keeping far away from Perdanese politics and petty squabbles, the Haguns expanded their economical influence from the mining business to shipping in the East Continet.

Recently, the Haguns family was awarded the estate of Pelasgia, in the Perdan Mines, after the disappearance of it's former governor, Sir Rogos V'Orlan. Sir Orpheu de Haguns rules the small port town in Earl Joreb deLacy's stead.

Across the ocean, in the continent of Dwilight, Furiae arrived at Tol Goldora with the Perdanese Free Company, running away from a marriage she did not wish. There, the young girl was awarded the Stronghold Precint in the capital of Goldenfarrow, which she rules in Duke Solomon Greybrook's stead.

Notable members:

• Orpheu - the rising star and scion of the House de Haguns, all bets are on this young knight to bring glory to his clan.
• Furiae - Orpheu's cousin, a wild and untamed lady from the Haguns cadet branch. Running away from a marriage she did not want, she stole her father's sword and horse, as well as the bridal price that had been paid in advance and would ensure her brother's future as a knight of Perdan.
• Caesar - Furiae's elder brother and Orpheu's cousin, a hedge knight who left his homeland after being wronged by his sister and started a life as a mercenary warlord in the war torn South Islands, fighting for money, power and fame.