THE HOUSES OF DARK MISTS

Houses are groups of characters dedicated to a single belief and/or cause. This cause or belief is the sole purpose uniting the house, and its members strive to bring about this purpose. They also seek to influence the other houses to believe that their house is superior. The following houses have made their way into this world:

The House of Ancient, which seeks to rid the world of special interests which are allegedly ruining Thera (the other Houses);

The House of Life, which seeks to rid the world of the soulless evil which is undermining health, happiness, and the overall quality of life in Thera;

The House of Enforcer, which seeks to keep the peace in the protected Cities of Thera by chasing down and killing criminals;

The House of Outlaw, which is in the business of ... well, whatever it is they're doing, the Enforcers don't seem to like it;

The House of Arcana, whose members are scholars seeking knowledge of the world and of magic;

The House of Crusader, whose members seek a good fight, promoting purity of spirit (no magics!), honor, and valor.

The House of Legion, whose members seek to dominate all the peoples of Thera under the imperial leadership of Styx Barvakis, Lord of the Abyss, bringing order to a world overrun by chaos.

The House of Valor, led by Cirdan, Lord of Peace, seeks to fight evil not with bloodshed but by peaceful means when possible, and seek also to free Thera from the peace-threatening slavery they perceive as coming from a one-world-rule.

Houses have special hideouts, each with a special item that gives members special powers. Houses whose special item is in another house shrine lose their special powers. Joining a house is meant to be a lifelong occupation. Those that quit or are kicked out of a house are given a punishment for their leaving. House hopping is highly disappoved of. It is also highly disapproved of if you control characters in more than one house, especially opposing houses.

For more info on individual houses or joining one, ask a house member or post a note to that house. (There are also helps on each of the Houses by name.) See also Ancient, Life, Outlaw, Arcana, Crusader, Enforcer, Valor, Legion for a closer look at the individual Houses.