The Astalles dynasty
The Astalles family, where the main branch is the ruling dynasty of the Empire of Dercia and have ruled from the city of Pearlhal since they were elected to power some generations back, other branches of the dynasty is ruling over states like Grand Duchy of Ved and have
marital ties with several other ruling families and nobility.
Throughout history the Astalles have generally been seen as good rulers, there have been exceptions to the rule from time to time but those have only been able to sit on the throne for a short time before a more well-suited member of the family was able to throw them out.
Over the millenniums the family has acquired a lot of famous members, most of them having been lost to history but some of the famous members of the dynasty includes people like:
Crown Princess Ira : Loved by the people as someone who listens to their needs and is generally seen as having the potential for being the best ruler the empire is going to have.
Emperor Malthin II : The current emperor of the empire and is generally seen as the one responsible for what some people are calling the second golden age for Dercia.
Cyna Astalles: She gained her fame as the general who took the last city-state still not under Dercian control and with that brought peace to the region, during the siege of the last city she and a small group of elite soldiers managed to sneak through a poorly defended part of the wall and were able to open the gates for the rest of the army who took the city.
Assets
Telepënár by David Delagardelle Cedarlore Forge
History
The family can trace their family back several thousand years to around the time when the Crienia people were beginning to form.
No one is sure who was the first Astalles, not even the extensive library of the family can say for sure who the first was but a common saying is that a certain Kaylein Astalles was the first one to go by that name.
The families rise to power is one of luck and being in the right place at the right time, the saying is that when Pearlhal was first created they started out with something that eventually evolved into kings and queens, but after some hundred years the people got angry at the king at the time and lead a revolt against the throne and succeeded, the rebels then tried to set up a republic but because they all wanted different things they could rarely get things done, and when the people were beginning to show signs of anger towards the rulers, they in an effort to avoid the bloodshed that had been the first rebellion elected Kaylein Astalles grandson as king on very strict conditions that narrowed the true power of the king down to that of a tiebreaker in votes in the newly formed senate. Over the centuries the royals were able through some clever marriages and actions to gain more and more power until they had reduced the senate's power to just that of giving advice to the kings and queens. It was a descendant of Kaylein that were able to form the Kingdom of Dercia and later on turn it into the most powerful country in Mirateia, the Empire of Dercia .
Out of darkness we bring light.
Founding Date
Unknown
Type
Family
Leader
Leader Title
Family Leader
Location
Related Ranks & Titles
Related Ethnicities
Loyal
House Timberborne is located in a remote region of the empire but remains loyal to the empire.
Comments