Mathanith (House)

Mathanith House Seal

At a Glance

Colors: yellow and copper
Sign/beast: enfield
Capital: The Sora Holdings in the northwest.
Total Population: 2956
Political Affiliation: Galare Partisan

Geography

Mathanith Province

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People and Society

Founders

Families

Sora (ruling family): The Sora family occupies the northwestern parcel of the Mathanith province, which was once divided between it and the Ran family, but the Ran family lost its last tenants and is no longer solvent or numerous. This parcel has roughly 800 people. This parcel borders Imthereli on the north.
Lona: The Lona family holds the northeastern corner of the province, bordering Imthereli in the north and Galare on the east. It has some 623 residents.
Sara: The Sara family holds the southeastern corner of the province, bordering Deriline in the south and Galare on the east. With 814 residents it is the most populous of the Mathanith parcels, and has many interactions with the Galare--more, in fact, than Lona to the north. These interactions, combined with the common interaction with neutral Deriline, has made Sara feel "not Mathanith enough" to the rest of the House, and their relative prosperity often creates envy.
Solvi: The Solvi family holds the southwestern parcel of the province, bordering Deriline in the south. It absorbed failing Mathanith family Mant (which, itself, had absorbed the failing tenants of the lost house to the west), and has a total of 719 residents.

History

The head of Mathanith, Elanoriel Sora, is known for her impulsive behavior and strong passions. She adored her nephew (her sister's son Noran) more than her own daughter,^[1] whom she nevertheless selected as her heir. When her daughter became attached to a boy she disapproved of, she immediately set her daughter aside in favor of Duluvin, who was heir to Mathanith for all of a handful of years before Elanoriel grew irritated with his constant raking and put the heirship on a completely different family's daughter, Evelis Lona. The "Saga of the Mathanith Heirs" was gossip for decades, and has died down... somewhat. People are still waiting for Elanoriel to take some new pet and displace Evelis... but Evelis, having a very good head on her shoulders, has been a model of propriety since her selection and has retained her status.^[2]

This mess disgusted the Chancellor, Delerenenard, so much that he rarely talks of Mathanith as if he belongs to it.

Mathanith Eldritch

Physiognomy

Tend toward triangular faces with blunted chins. Gray eyes are common, particularly cloudy or pearly, but moss green is also seen in Mathanith nobles.