House Serrean
House Serrean is a a small militaristic noble house within The Serenity Barony Kingdom of Alderia which is known to have a highly militaristic society.
Culture
known for its rigid hierarchy, austere discipline, and steel-bound aristocratic traditions. Its culture venerates order, loyalty, and strength, viewing mercy as a luxury afforded only after victory is assured. Nobles of Serrean trace their lineage to the earliest consolidation of Alderian rule in the region, and they cultivate an image of unshakable authority through ceremonial armor, disciplined military formations, and public displays of martial excellence. In Serrean lands, law is enforced with uncompromising severity, social mobility is rare, and honor is measured not in rhetoric but in steel and obedience. The House promotes a belief that true stability comes only through controlled force and unwavering duty — a philosophy reflected in their motto: Steel Before Mercy.
Laws
Weregild (coin price).
- For a line guard: 6 gold total (5g to House coffers, 1g to the barracks funerary fund).
- Pay at the gatehouse ledger before next dusk; receipt ends the matter.
- Terms: until paid, you carry a peace-bond (no drawn steel in market/inn). Break it and you’re seized.
- Trial of Shield (formal duel).
- Single combat in the keep yard against a House armsman, witnessed by a clerk.
- Terms are _to yielding or incapacitation_; no third-party interference—_especially not from your… pet._
- If you win: debt struck, your passage marked ‘strong.’
- If you lose: you owe **half-weregild (3g) and serve three days on a House duty rota; you also surrender your blade for the day of recovery.
Service in Lieu (work writ).
- Accept a writ to do what House doesn’t waste men on.
Steel Before Mercy
Training Level
Professional
Veterancy Level
Veteran
Government System
Stratocracy
Power Structure
Semi-autonomous area
Economic System
Market economy
Parent Organization
Subsidiary Organizations
Location
Controlled Territories
Neighboring Nations
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