The Houses of Chaos

The Minor Houses

The minor houses of Chaos are each headed by a Baron, Count, or Earl. Although there is no inherent difference between the titles, that doesn't necessarily imply that all the houses are equal. Alliance with a great house or the merits of the individuals within the house are some factors which may have impact on its relative political power. In alphabetical order, they are:

  1. Baezir [Count]
  2. Bardonais [Baron]
  3. Beranek [Count]
  4. Beim [Earl]
  5. Christoffel [Baron]
  6. Doyme [Baron]
  7. Dowd [Earl]
  8. Fiore [Count]
  9. Forbin [Count]
  10. Happel [Baron]
  11. Harnack [Baron] : Baron Jakov Harnack (deceased) gave his name to the faction which vehemently sought to destroy Amber in the Patternfall War (Jacobins).
  12. Hawkings [Baron]
  13. Helliwell [Count]
  14. Ikerd [Baron]
  15. Kulkarin [Baron]
  16. Kumre [Count]
  17. Kyros [Count]
  18. Labbe [Baron]
  19. Lamanna [Earl]
  20. Moir [Count]
  21. Moniger [Count]: Very conservative.
  22. Rieman [Baron]: Moderate to conservative allied with Sawall.
  23. Rossby [Earl]: A loyal and unadventurous house which enjoys peace.
  24. Soward [Earl]:
  25. Stryl [Baron]: A very small, eccentric house. Long ago it was one of the four most powerful.
  26. Trustrum [Count]:
  27. Ursell [Count]: Reasonably good cavalry fighters.
  28. Varley [Count]: A house far out on the Rim, generally believed to be allied with Helgram.
  29. de Vries [Baron]: Storm Minobee's wife is from this House, allied with Minobee.