House of Eagles

The Wisdom of the Past, guides the Flames of the Future.

The house who fell, come to rise again.

Three hundred years ago, before the War of Sorrow, four major houses controlled the land. There were the proud Lions, the fierce Wolves, the rising Crows, and the wise Eagles. They were in charge of governing the confined population of the city, as with their wisdom and experience, they were trusted to execute it fairly. The Nine Courts were their creation, and it was them who laid the foundations for the district of penitence. The tradition of color marking was a work of their philosophers, working with the fledgling Muses. They were fair and well intentioned, but their ways came to clash with the others. With the War of Sorrow, they were demolished. Thought lost to history.

Until now.

The Eagles have returned, their numbers small, but with original members who sat long hidden yet teach their ways. The Eagles value wisdom and passivity, often in robes of gray, green, or brown to represent such. A core belief of the Eagles is forethought before decisive action, often worrying those whom they are enemies with. An Eagle watches from its perch, biding its time and thinking of its plan. Once that plan is enacted, it hardly fails.

House Size: Unknown.

Tenets: Fairness, Wisdom, and spirituality.

Alignment: LG

Three leaders have emerged from hiding, an ancient triumvirate who guided Sanctus before the war.

Doren Khoh, thought to have been slain by Crow assassins. A man of unending will, many theorize the Eagles would never have returned without it. Khoh is rumored to have been able to tear warriors apart with mind alone. The white haired Doren has lived a long life, as this curse won’t let him go.

Tel’aario of the Sand, once thought the wisest man in Zabidea. Once a Lion, he became an Eagle with no ill will, and served as a high diplomat with the Lions during the War of Sorrow. His reappearance and ties to the Lions could greatly help the Eagles in fostering new allies.

Selka the Executioner, who gave gray its battle meaning. She was the axe of the eagles, the faithful guardian of Justice, and the last stop on many journeys. The guilty learned to fear her name and helmed visage. That blank, empty metal staring into the souls of the damned, even if her eyes see nothing.