House Forde
House Forde is a major noble family in Faloriand. Located at its most northern border, its holdings include the castle of Redfield, the site of one of the final battles of the original invasion of the Allesend Empire. One of the last holdouts of that war, House Forde never fully assented to Imperial rule, and was one of the first Houses of Faloriand to join in the Independence War.
Forde has a complicated history with neighboring Hiladhel. Despite intermarrying between noble families across the Malto River, when Hiladhel declared their own independence, House Forde immediately answered the call of the Archbishop to secure the borders, severing their ties with their Hiladhi brethren. To this day, diplomatic ties between the two are strained.
They are currently in an open power struggle with House Fayr over the castle settlement at Dawnfield.