House Ovalin

House Ovalin was lead by Lord Sornatar Ovalin & Lady Yasrena Ovalin forming a union based on their power and compatibility. The other members where given roles based on who sired them as well as gender, Lady Ovalin's daughters would be groomed into being preistesses and inquisitors of Silica while her sons would be mages, warriors and perform other roles. Due to the specific type of relationship between Lord and Lady Ovalin breeding with others was allowed but only with other full-blooded dark elves to retain purity and power. Lord Ovalin's daughters would be in the same roles as the sons of either monarch.   Consorts are concubines of Lord & Lady Ovalin, they are always drow and are powerful individuals in their own rite. They are used to breed more Ovalins and besides that live lavish lifestyles.   High Preistesses are high level clerics of Silica and would perform many religious practices of Silica to pay homage and worship to Silica the High Preistesses are the eldest of the daughters typically 300 or older, if a High Preistess dies one of her preistesses would take her place. Preistesses are clerics of Silica and would aid a High Preistesses in their religious practices, there are 3 preistesses per High Preistess and are typically 120 or older. Inquisitors are clerics of Silica rivaling the power of High Priestesses, and are tasked with retaining order in House Ovalin and the city of Ovalin dishing out justice in the name of Silica, inquisitors are typically 400 or older.   House General is a role given to the eldest son of the noble house who is tasked with controlling all of the Houses military forces. House Lutenents is a military role given to the younger sons of the noble house and act as lutenents to the House General. House Huntsman & Huntresses are powerful soldiers loyal to House Ovalin, house huntsman and huntresses are usually the sons of Lord and Lady Ovalin or daughters of Lord Ovalin specifically. House soldiers are the many, many common soldiers in service to House Ovalin these are typically slaves and children of the Ovalins in training to be huntsman and huntresses.   Head Mages are drow Archmages tasked with using their immense magical prowess in service to House Ovalin, they typically ward off important areas, aid in combat, ect. Head Mages are always wizards typically either sons of the Ovalins or daughters of Lord Ovalin, when one dies the next most skilled mage will take their place. Mages are drow who use arcane magic in service to House Ovalin training under the Head Mage, these are typically wizards or bards.   House Mediators is a special role in House Ovalin they are charismatic and silver-tongued Drow who work to establish trade with other underground cities as well as surface settlements granting them safety from raids through trade. House Mediators are always accompanied by 4 House Huntsman to grant protection and to deter any stupidity during meetings.   House Mechanists are drow who are well versed in the creation of constructs and mechs making Jade Spiders and Steel Predators. House Alchemist are drow who are well versed in alchemy making various substances with various ingredients. House Maids perfor domestic tasks around the palace and are usually slaves of House Ovalin. House Wardens keep track of all slaves of House Ovalin and keeps them in line.  

Notable Members

 

Leaders

 

Lady Yasrena Ovalin

  Yasrena Ovalin is the matron mother of House Ovalin rose to the top through worship to Silica as a Cleric, holding her position for 650 years. She is very shallow, materialistic, & has unwavering pride in Dark Elven genes, as she only joined a marriage with Sornatar because he was one of the high value Drow males & could match her in strength and magic despite being a Paladin on the condition that any offspring in their family was 100% Drow. Her miracle allows her to generate negative energy in many ways being able to reduce anyone she wants to dust, this power gave her a fascination with undead and necrotic artifact eventually trying to craft a portal to the negative energy plane.   All of her children had miracles revolving around the use of necrotic energy which furthered her goals to open a portal to gain the favor of Erebus after the birth of Malos. She used one of her youngest sons Naldar as a means of opening a portal to the realm but she was presumed dead once the portal opened.  

Lord Sornatar Ovalin

  Sornatar is the husband of Lady Ovalin and the former general of the Ovalin Templars holding the position for 660 years. He rose to be a general through his oath of conquest and used the Law Of The Blade to continually grow through blood soaked slaughter with his treasured sword Neos Helios. Tired of his position got the hand of Yasrena Ovalin through combat rivaling her in power & at one point dominating the matron mother in physical strength making her concede accepting him as her beloved by Darkin custom.   He wanted to increase the potential of his offspring through adopting other Drow & even breeding with other races to gain half-breed offspring something Yasrena was heavily against, & all of Lord Ovalin's lovers who weren't Drow where assassinated & the poisoned spawn sent to the Black Citadel. He saw potential in Mordibus and adopted him training him in combat and leadership eventually giving him Neos Helios & crowing him the new House General.   Sornatar never cared for the Ovalin children sired by Lady Ovalin specifically spending more time with Mordibus before he had to revoke his power & exile him. He perished during the Ovalin Rupture when someone who came from the portal slain everyone in the area.  

Preistess

 

High Priestess Natana Ovalin

  One of the first daughters of the Ovalins, triplets with Imbrina & Nedolin. She was raised to be a High Preistess of Silica & answered to Lady Ovalin. As a priestess it was her job to perform rituals and gather demon blood although she was known to procreate specifically with demons having many drageloth children who fought in the Ovalin Raids eating many Gardenians during these attacks. Her miracle allowed her to teleport leaving purple lights from her body and where she goes.  

High Preistess Imbrina Ovalin

  The sister of Natana & Nedolin Ovalin having the same responsibilities as her sisters. She was adept in making magic items like the Decanter Of Endless Drow Poison but had to hide her talent in making items & her various creations in a special vault. Her miracle uses negative energy to paralyze others in a radius. She was known for her talent in Silican rituals never failing her rituals once.  

High Preistess Nedolin Ovalin

  The sister of Natana & Imbrina Ovalin known for her ability to charm other dark elves with her miracle something that is normally difficult to do to elves. She was know to use various spiders to make alchemical substances something she had to stop once she became a preistess. She was an expert at beguiling others to their demise as sacrifices to Silica and loved to use daggers too much giving the most slashes on her sacrifice. She would charm Drow of nobles houses to trick them into being assimilated.  

Inquisitors

 

Shi'nice Ovalin

  Sired by Lady Ovalin herself her miracle allowed her to dematerialize into a bolt of necrotic plasma allowing blinding speed for her work. She was a skilled warrior with her twin blades blessed by Silica and immense speed anyone who was thought to betray Lady Ovalin would be swiftly slain. Shi'nice was always around Lady Ovalin hiding in the shadows waiting to strike someone who would dare hurt her mother.  

Iimryna Ovalin

  Born by the Ovalins Iimryna was an inquisitor known for killing mages of other Drow Houses with her fulgarium bow and arrows. She has killed many mages having a body count of 934 mages of all types.  

Illiamace Ovalin

  An inquisitor born hungry for combat wishing to be a huntress but her family denied her that role. She used her devotion to Silica to continue killing other of other drow houses for House Ovalin.  

Warriors

 

House General Mordibus Ovalin

  Adopted by Lord Ovalin Mordibus being a rare high value Drow male was crowned House General. Through the consumption of Demon Blood Mordibus became even stronger being one of the most powerful warriors in the Hollow War, planning the Fall Of Solitude & the Primeval Fall but lost his arm in the attack. He frequently was changed into a high elf through High Magic to blend into other societies but became stuck in that state when he left the Ovalins. Mordibus was a famous and beloved warrior who's skill held no equal. Through his loss of his Demon Blood he lost his eyesight and was thought to have died in the Ovalin Rupture.  

House Lutenent Anderzel Ovalin

  Anderzel was one of the sons of the Ovalins and the twin brother of Alystin Ovalin tasked with being one of the lutenents of Mordibus. He practiced Bladesinging and was one of the main enemies during the Ovalin Raids with his sister Alystin the two where powerful leaders of the raids, although he never wanted the life he was born into. He was one of the first Ovalins to leave after accepting Sai as the new god of their race becoming a Light Elf and ditching his old life and to this day have been trying to convert others to the same race.  

House Lutenent Alystin Ovalin

  Sired by Lord Ovalin Alystin was a warrior in the forces of Ovalin being partnered with her brother Anderzel in the Ovalin Raids. She relished in her role & the power it brought using twin revolvers to fell hundreds of innocents in the Ovalin Raids most famously being Eudora Ghaul. She was later killed in the Ovalin Raids by Kephalos Ghaul the brother of Eudora Ghaul.  

Arc Mage Circle

 

Head Mage Nimrith Ovalin

  The first son of the Ovalins lacking in physical power but had a talent for arcane magic. He rose to become a powerful Abjurer warding the territories of his family from spying and infiltration. He later became the one to train his other siblings to be mages before he died in the Battle Of Hollow Nest. Nimrith always had a protective personality driving him to Abjuration and always hated when he had to aid in his families affairs.  

Sinjra Ovalin

  Sired by Lord Ovalin Sinjra wasn't able to become a priestess but was taught by Nimrith in Arcane Magic, being able to embrace Bardic Magic becoming a Bard of Valor learning of her father's warrior past wanting to emulate that powerful image. She fought in the Ovalin Raids using her magic to aid her allies in combat sticking to Mordibus making him even stronger.  

Talabrina Ovalin

  Sired by Lord Ovalin she couldn't be a priestess but like her older sister Sinjra she learned Bardic Magic becoming a Bard of Lore. She kept a large library of various knowledge for her siblings to use, this library was lost in the Battle Of Hollow Nest.  

Mollan Ovalin

  A son of both Ovalins had the same affinity for magic as Nimrith but pursued Transmutation magic using it to control matter around him. Mollan used his magic to Augment & weaken the bodies of others he also made many alchemical substances that aided in the downfall of other Drow Houses.  

Godan Ovalin

  A son of both Ovalins became a mage like his brother using Necromancy to his ends making undead to serve him and his family. Godon performed many experiments on the slaves of House Ovalin with his brother Mollan to get desired effects from death all to becon the Swarm gaining the source of their magic Corruption. He used his magic to instill fear in the slaves of House Ovalin if one couldn't work they'd be killed and turned into an undead to continue working. His undead have been used in many battles turning captured Gardenians and other victims into undead to fight. His fascination with undeath marked him as crazy to his siblings.  

Drodar Ovalin

  Drodar was born by Lord Ovalin becoming yet another mage in his families efforts using Conjuration magic to his ends. Drodar was responsible for teleporting people and objects in and out of locations & summoning powerful entities for the enemies to fight.  

Naldar Ovalin

  One of the youngest sons of Lady Ovalin and the only son she spends some time with due to his miracle. As someone who can weaponize the realm of blight itself he was a perfect candidate to be a tool for his mother in conquering the Dark Lands. He became a mage being self-taught in Enchantment magic through his family's arcane tomes.

House Ovalin has always been about strength, victory, and the purity of the dark elven race. This way of life was brought by Sornatar & Yasrena their union made through Crisis and Calamity. In traditional Silican Drow fashion the daughter's of the rulers where groomed into high status like preistesses and inquisitors.   The males became warriors and mages, daughters sired specifically by Lord Ovalin, and sons sired specifically by Lady Ovalin would go into these lower roles. The Ovalins believe that everything they want is to be theirs as they are the strongest around. They where known to exploit the masses for their many experiments as festivities as many who go to their palace never comeback.

The goal of House Ovalin was to control everything and everyone in the land moving up with Silica's favor.

House Ovalin had the allegiance of every other city in the Black Breeze and in the Dark Lands being able to funnel money from the annexed settlements. They had the divine favor of Silica allowing them to do many things that would hurt them without her protection their warriors and preistesses drinking Demon Blood, the unholy rituals for knowledge and power ect. Aside from their mortal forces House Ovalin had many undead at their beckon call.

House Ovalin started in Black Breeze when struggling drow where fighting a drow house called House Dementus. Sornatar a lone Huntsman sought to depose the drow house but couldn't until he got away from his captors and through Law Of The Blade grew as he killed with his sword. His power grew and grew and other drow began to follow him as he liberated them from their chains of Dementus.   Sornatar would soon meet Yasrena a 6'10 gorgeous and powerful drow who wanted the weak House Dementus gone as well. The two wed in a union of Crisis and Calamity becoming the main Ovalins and through "The Battle Of Dementus" House Ovalin won and eliminated all traces of House Dementus. They had power over the Deurgar & Eldritch through the might of their rulers Sornatar Ovalin & Yasrena Ovalin known as powerful conquerors a duo who made their enemies crumble & cower. Those who where but weak an pitiful Drow children grew into mighty warriors Yasrena through her worship in Silica & Sornatar through the Law Of The Blade. The two wed for the prosperity & glory of their people being Lord & Lady Ovalin after slaying the last Lord & Lady Nirach changing the name of the city from Nirach to Ovalin.   The two Drow rulers had many children together 3 of their daughter's Natana, Imbrina, & Nedolin became preistess of Silica imbued with power from the Spider Queen and in charge of various religious practices in the city of Ovalin. The eldest son of the couple Nimrith lacked physical strength but was adept in Abjuration becoming the House Mage and warding his families territories from infiltration and spying. The list goes on for children they had but one of the most controversial being Mordibus as he was the House Captain but wasn't sired by either Lord or Lady Ovalin, but rather adopted into House Ovalin due to his abnormal condition Lord Ovalin possessed the most controversial was Malos. Malos was sired by Lord Ovalin but through breeding with a Teifling named Anika which poisoned the Dark Elven bloodline outraging Lady Ovalin, the mother Anika Oyal was assassinated and the child sent to the Black Citadel.   House Ovalin worked directly under House Yor due to their introduction of Salem & her blessings to the Darkin while still having control over the other masses for House Yor. Through their children the Priestesses, Inquisitors, & Mages they had a tight grip on the other Drow Houses & lead plenty attacks on other Houses for a while until Silica was killed by Sai Amikiir. The establishment of a new god of the Elves broke down House Ovalin & the city of Ovalin causing the Ovalin Civil War, as some Drow where unaccepting of their new god while others where willing to change Anderzel became a Light Elf and attempted to change others into the Higher form of Elven life being able to turn other sons of Ovalin into Light Elves up to 100 of them.   Lady Ovalin needed a way to amplify her power as the remaining Houses where going after them & without Silica's influence open warfare was engulfing the city of Ovalin, all of the items of Ovalins blessed by Silica lost their power & her Clerics where stripped of their power. She tried to use her son Naldar to open a portal to the Negative Energy Plane to use the energy to amplify her power and the rest of the Ovalins although this lead to the Ovalin Rupture and the destruction of the entire Drow House with small pockets escaping the wrath of the other Drow.

House Ovalin was ended by the event called the "Ovalin Rupture" where an experiment for more power went haywire ending the lives of many Ovalites eliminating those who controlled the city for centuries.

In the city of Ovalin, House Ovalin lead a population of 1,200,000 people. The high classed members of Ovalin lived lavish lifestyles in palaces and manors worshipping Silica. The middle classed members of Ovalin society where mages, warriors, who fought for House Ovalin being paid handsomely for their efforts. The lowest class of Ovalin society where slaves and male Drow who haven't proven their worth being used as labor and sacrifices.

House Ovalin had full control over the entirety of Black Breeze before the Battle Of Hollow Nest and when they lived in the Dark Lands they had control over only the Ovalin Forest.

House Ovalin's forces was called the Order Of Ovalin made of many drow forces, undead, & mechs. They where lead by House General Mordibus and known to be a merciless & cruel group that truly lived up to the name of the Bloodsoaked Knights.

Ovalin technology is similar to other Dark Elves having weapons and armor forged from iron, the most valuable ones made of Adamantium. Some weapons where blessed by Silica giving it poisonous and necrotic properties like the power to induce necrosis through holy Silican runes on the item. Ovalins didn't just make swords, shields, and bows they made firearms like revolers, blunderbusses, and rifles they also made seige weapons like turrets. Male members of House Ovalin would also make mechs like Jade Spiders to aid in battles.   They would use alchemy to their advantage coating their weapons and ammunition in their signature poison to put others to sleep dragging them into their new lives of servitude. They could make other alchemical substances like Verdant Cloud and Widow's Kiss. They get most of their ingredients from their fungal farms and spiders breed to produce large amounts of unique venoms.   Through the arcane magic of their mages House Ovalin could have access to other forms of convenience and power, using conjurers to teleport vast distances, necromancers to use their slaves after they die, transmuters who would make alchemical substances and control others matter, illusionist to fool others, enchanters to control the populace, bards to add their supportive magic, ect. Spiders are used as scouts around their cities, after the Exodus to the Dark Lands they used Souless for travel like the Warhorse & Griffins. They used Gloom Widows & Dread Widows around royal and other important buildings as a deterant and to pay homage to Silica.

House Ovalin is a House of Silican Drow and therefore worship the patron goddess of dark elves. They follow the many tenants of Silica's religion female drow being on top in societal heirachy, the abduction and brutality of the weak in her name, and utter fear of spiders.

Olgrim Dynasty

  The relationship between House Ovalin and the Olgrim Dynasty was never good once they rejected becoming vassals to House Ovalin they began their various raids to get them to comply. The Olgrim Dynasty wouldn't back down to their raids their deprived, disfiguring acts did nothing to advance their goals. These battles and atrocities heralded the intense hate the families had for each other and that hate trickled down to the rest of the Darkin.  

Abreon

  A High Elven city in Gale under the thumb of House Ovalin due to the corruption of their former leaders. Abreon supplied House Ovalin with surface supplies and healthy test subjects. The people of Abreon hated House Ovalin for their atrocities against their people and their former leaders for endorsing the extortion. Once their former leaders where assassinated the new leaders made sure to aid in the devastation of House Ovalin.  

Aeronia

  The former capital of Gale, House Ovalin always had the sky Haven as a target but could never reach it themselves. Aeronia never took House Ovalin seriously as all of their haven was out of reach of the Drow House.  

House Neuralgia

  A treasured ally of House Ovalin as they infiltrated Gardenia and dwelled there since it's inception. House Neuralgia supplied House Ovalin with information and resources they couldn't normally attain on their own. It was a heavy loss when they where exposed and executed in the battle of Bladefall.  

The Yor Dynasty

  The relationship between House Ovalin and the Yor Dynasty has been one-sided begrudging respect as they showed up out of nowhere after the Battle Of Hollow Nest and bestowed hope upon the Darkin building new cities and a new life in 4 years. House Ovalin acted loyal to the Yor Dynasty due to the new power they gave but always planned to overthrow them.  

Derfaldir

  A dark dwarven city that was allied with House Ovalin ever since they both dwelled in Black Breeze supplying them with torture devices and mechs to use in their own way.  

Thorolgi

  An Eldritch colony allied with House Ovalin ever since they both lived in Black Breeze. Thorolgi supplied House Ovalin with mind-control victims to use for various experiments.

House Ovalin uses undead and slaves for their agriculture in their underground fungal farms having very little in terms traditional farmland due to their home. They grew many mushrooms for food and other purposes. House Ovalin has always had a heavy footing in the Alchemy Industry making money from the various items they can make. They made alot in the form of war killing everything and everyone taking their stuff to sell for profit.

House Ovalin would frequently trade with other cities in Black Breeze & Dark Lands for resources they couldn't get on their own. Their transport was typically done through spider mounts and conjuration magic across long distances.

House Ovalin education is most prevelent to drow taught everything about Silica, her religion, their roles and religious rites. Some are taught in arcane magic, others in alchemy and engineering.

House Ovalin built their cities in traditional dark elven architecture, their buildings and streets made of hard black & steel forged to have sharp segmented parts appearing like an insect's jagged carapace, trimmed with deep purple. Curved jagged horns on the top, base, and sides of small buildings, towers, manors, and palaces. Towers and other important buildings had dark elven skulls and taxidermied giant spider corpses as decoration.   Cages holding slaves line the marketplaces, temples to Silica are kept separate from other buildings covered in webs that retain her theme. In the central square are large gallows meant for public torture and execution, statues of Silica where built near these gallow so seem like she is witnessing the acts in her name. Black widow spiders would frequently crawl around acting as scouts and spys.

House Ovalin had little in terms of ethics their slaves where expendable as if they died or couldn't work anymore they'd be disposed of and their corpse used for an undead servant. For the most part their children where expendable they spend alot of time making more and more children to fill a space.

In traditional Silican Drow fashion all prayers are uttered in Elvish and most if not all of sacrificial offerings are mortal sacrifices, this is done through slaves and drow who aren't loyal to her are her favorite sacrifices. Those who are sacrificed are killed on altars strapped down, who's blood pours down on purple gems transferring their souls to Silica. Many major rituals are done by preistesses without clothing to humble themselves in her presence.

Female drow are the only ones who get to become preistesses of Silica and would be considered full preistesses at 120 being bound to a High Preistess ascending to High Preistess when they become 300 and the current High Preistess is deposed. The highest Preistess is a Matron Mother being the eldest and strongest female drow of the House.

Cleric Power: The female drow would become clerics and by extension priestesses of Silica gaining immense divine magic power. These Clerics where imbue with trickery, death, and war.   Paladin Oath Power: Typically male drow with strong enough will and drive could pledge an oath to Silica becoming Paladins and gaining divine magic of Silica. These paladins could take oaths of death and blood.   Blessing Of Arachniad: A sacred blessing rarely given to House Ovalin, administered through a glowing red spider that bites the one being blessed. Once given the blessed one will develop many abilities of spiders superhuman strength, speed, vision ect. This is one of the greatest blessings one could gain from Silica as at it's peak the user can be nearly unbeatable.   Blessed Weapons: Silica will enchant weapons and armor with her own divinity through her unholy runes. These weapons could induce necrosis, paralysis, & sleep. These blessings are rare and only given to high class members of House Ovalin.   Arachnid Connection: A blessing typically given to preistesses of Silica giving them the power to connect to spiders and scry through them.   Demon Blood Protection: A blessing that protects someone from the harmful effects of consuming Demon Blood.   Blood Bending: A blessing brought about through a Preistess painfully carving intricate runes on her entire back with a hot necrotic dagger, in an temple of Silica. Once done the Ovalin will be blessed with the power to control blood.   Nychtan Spirit: A blessing that brings out the latent power of the Nychtan Court. This blessing is given to high ranking members of House Ovalin making them immune to magic emotional manipulation and suggestion based power.   Prophetic Vision: Short lived blessings that come being bitten by spiders as their venom reaches the brain the user receives visions of the future. Overuse of this can lead to permanent disfigurement and death.   Sunlight Adaption: A blessing given to all children of Ovalin through a spider that makes their eyes capable of handling sunlight.

House Ovalin has influenced all civilizations in Black Breeze before they had to leave, through their shows of power and Intimidation they were the dynasty of the underground. Ever since the Yor Dynasty came House Ovalin was planning their downfall, gaining their trust and learning how to use their unique magic.   House Ovalin has been trying to whittle down the resolve and power of Gardenia and the Olgrim Dynasty making a series of plans and attacks against them. The timed necrotic blast meant to kill Sellfur and Neve only gave her taphrosis but it was a great to lower the fertility of the queen. The Nether portals served to whittle down Gardenian forces, and other settlements while supplying them with enriched demon blood.