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House Edevry

House Edevry is one of the Eight Great Families of the Empire, governing the lush northwestern state of Vireth (bearing the purple and black crest, located directly northwest of the Imperial Capital) from its capital, Vioverne. Renowned for its distinctive hexagonal architecture and extensive subterranean archives, House Edevry commands the Empire's premier covert and intelligence apparatus while safeguarding the Imperial Sword Viridis.

Realm & Tradition: The State of Vireth​

  • Capital: Vioverne (State of Vireth), celebrated for intricate hexagonal masonry and gardens intertwined with arcane wards.
  • Dual Leadership Rule: House Edevry is unique among the Eight Great Families in that its Clan Leader and its Hero are traditionally held by the very same person.

Intelligence & Covert Wings​

House Edevry operates the two most feared covert networks in the Empire:

  • The Shadows: Covert strike units and operatives trained in silent infiltration, extraction, theft, and assassination.
  • The Masks: Espionage specialists who craft complex identities and personas to infiltrate rival courts, guilds, and foreign territories.

Martial Heritage: Vidir Style​

House Edevry's specialized martial art is the Vidir Style:

  • Core Philosophy: Assassination, Stealth, and Internal Subversion.
  • Combat Doctrine: Intertwined with Edevry's intelligence networks (The Shadows and The Masks), the Vidir Style is engineered for lethal discretion. Avoiding honorable front-facing duels, practitioners utilize localized mana dampening, blind-spot maneuvering, and internal disruption strikes to eliminate threats swiftly from the shadows.

Notable Figures​

  • Vermis Edevry: Clan Leader, Hero of House Edevry, and wielder of the Imperial Sword Viridis. A cold, calculating spymaster who oversees the Empire's intelligence web.
  • Caelith: A deadly and agile operative working under House Edevry.