Dilisnya Family
The Dilisnya family is one of Borca’s oldest and most entrenched noble lines—formidable, proud, and perpetually on guard. Unlike the more fashionable Boritsi, whose influence is woven through culture and commerce, the Dilisnya wield power through land, food, and brute tradition. Their wealth flows from the soil and sty, rooted in agriculture, animal husbandry, and the meat trade—particularly the rearing of pigs, which forms the foundation of their economic dominance.
In Borca, the Dilisnya name is spoken with a mix of fear and contempt, but never dismissal. Their dominance over food and land gives them tremendous leverage, and they wield it with the patience of farmers and the cunning of boars. Where others traffic in artifice, the Dilisnya hold power that cannot be ignored, outgrown, or perfumed away.
To cross them is to risk not only one's reputation—but one's very survival. In the land of poison and pretense, the Dilisnya are a blunt instrument, yet no less dangerous for it.
Culture
The Dilisnya see themselves as the backbone of Borca, claiming that their work feeds the domain, while others peddle perfume and poison. Their vast estates, spread across the fertile plains and forests of Borca, are dotted with smokehouses, pastures, and slaughteryards, all run with ruthless efficiency. Though their fortune lacks the glamour of refined luxuries, it is enduring and essential—a fact they are quick to remind their rivals of.
Where the Boritsi deal in subtlety and scandal, the Dilisnya prefer a more direct approach. They build strongholds instead of salons, favor practicality over aesthetics, and tend to speak plainly—though rarely without an edge of menace. Their manners are stern, their fashion conservative, and their values steeped in tradition and hierarchy.
Because their empire is based on a humble—some might say ignoble—commodity, the Dilisnya are obsessively defensive of their status. They maintain a stern sense of propriety and honor, deeply resentful of any insult or perceived slight. Over generations, this has given rise to a family culture of suspicion, pride, and vengeance.
The Dilisnya keep meticulous records, enforce exacting rules of conduct, and carry grudges like heirlooms. They are notorious for blood feuds, duels, and generational vendettas, especially against those who mock their "provincial" origins. Their rivals learn quickly: mock the pigs, and you may end up feeding them.
Public Agenda
The Dilisnya-Boritsi rivalry defines Borcan politics. Once allies by marriage, the two families now represent opposing philosophies of power: the Boritsi cloak their violence in elegance, while the Dilisnya embrace a more brutal and open form of control. Though they share the title of Borca’s ruling families, trust between them is non-existent. Their alliance is one of expedience and mutual threat, balanced on a knife’s edge of grudging respect and cold hatred.
History
Despite their posture as Borca’s moral counterbalance, the Dilisnya are no strangers to political ruthlessness. The family’s internal politics are labyrinthine, fraught with betrayal, power grabs, and secret pacts. Notably, Ivan Dilisnya, the current patriarch and co-ruler of Borca, is infamous for his erratic behavior, volatile cruelty, and penchant for keeping enemies close—and family even closer.
Ivan’s reign is marked by dark humor and darker appetites. While his tastes may be rustic compared to Ivana Boritsi’s refined poisonings, his savagery is no less effective. His estate is a place of iron gates, cold banquets, and vanished guests.
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