House D'Artes
House Overview
House D'Artes leads Trist'oth as the First House and chairs the Drow Council after its campaign to rid the Matriarchy from that position. D'Artes is patriarchal in nature and places a premium not on gender alone, but rather on power; all Drow must earn their position through savvy, skill, and strength. No longer will Drow within this House hold ranks through mere tradition. The House is located next to the newly formed Vakmathras Temple; just north of the Trist'oth Tavern. While D'Artes has numerous allies of other races, only Drow may become members of the House. The House Patron is currently the Archmage Tiphareth, who also serves as the House Wizard.
House Members
Living
- Patron & House Wizard
- ~ Joined House D'Artes in opposition to the Matriarchy
- Veritas *inactive
- Weapon's Master
- ~ Keter's brother, blood member of House D'Artes
- High Priestess of Vakmatharas
- ~ First Daughter of Keter, blood member of House D'Artes
- Vestialia *inactive
- Priestess of Vakmatharas
- Darinth *inactive
- House Assassin
- ~ Joined House D'Artes after his Matriarchal House was destroyed
- Servantes *inactive
- House Mage
- ~ Keter's nephew, blood member of House D'Artes
- Mesdoram *inactive
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- - Joined House D'Artes after losing his memory of his previous life.
- Son *inactive
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- ~ Second born male, elevated to First Boy after the death of Khamahl, blood member of House D'Artes
Deceased
- Keter - Committed suicide within the tavern due to a magically induced mental conflict between the E'et Nilah Blade and Orvaac's Soulstone.
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- ~ Former Patron and Leader; Blood member of House D'Artes
- Khamahl - Died in combat with the Drow Tyre
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- ~ Former First Boy, Blood member of House D'Artes
NPCs
- Ashar (deceased)
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- ~ former House Assassin, killed in a covert plot by Darinth to assume the man's position.
- Izzerin
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- ~ House Chamberlain, a de facto commoner, but his elevated status in the esteem of the house nobles and function as a political spy is an open secret among the Trist’oth elite.
Sworn Vassals of House D'Artes
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- ~Elven ranger who is oath sworn to House D'Artes, and more specifically Gevurah
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- ~Ancient elven druid who is oath sworn to House D'Artes, and more specifically Tiphareth
Allies
Surface Allies
- Queen Thea of the Kingdom of Enchantment
- King Kasyr of Vailkrin
- Queen Satoshi of Frostmaw
- Governor Morvious of Vhys *inactive
- Queen Jacklin of Larket *inactive
- Timelord Vuryal *inactive
Underdark/Drow Allies
- Cefren *inactive
- Peregrine *inactive
- Heced *inactive
Slaves
- Orro (Drow Female) *inactive- Gifted to Tiphareth by Vornir after he acquired the Drow female in c ombat.
- Vaelustil (Drow Male) *inactive - Won in combat upon Vael's defeat by Keter
- Malina - (Drow Female) *inactive - Won in combat upon Sarvell's defeat by Tiphareth
Enemies
- Those who wish to usurp D'Artes control as First House of Trist'oth
- House Tyr'Anea (now disbanded)
- Wood elves (specifically of Sage Forest)
Hierarchy
House D'Artes has a unique Hierarchy, as it's structure is based upon power and not tradition. So unique is the Hierarchy, that it is mutable upon order by Patron Tiphareth, should one member prove themselves above the others.
- Patron
- House Wizard
- Weapon's Master
- High Priest(ess) of Vakmatharas
- Remaining Mages, Fighers, Assassins, and Priest(esse)s are ranked in accordance with their individual skill
- As opposed to the classification by group used in other Houses, in House D'Artes, a rank marking on each member's House Insignia delineates their exact hierarchy within the House. As First House, the members wear their insignia on the outside of their clothing, making their rank apparent to all.
- Slaves
- While slaves of House D'Artes do not wear House Insignia, they do bear a cursed amulet which marks them as property of House D'Artes. The amulet can be used to both track the slave's whereabouts and, upon mental command by a House Noble, constrict upon the wearer's neck.
OOC Notes:
- Some characters listed here were RPed into the House at one point and even though these players or characters are no longer active, the characters have never RPed leaving, and are thus left on the member rolls so that their RP may be continued if they choose to return to said character at some point in the future. They will be left on this page until they are either rendered deceased or I am asked to remove the name by the former player.