Houses of Tridon, Part V

The House of Bloodhelm was founded by Tresh Thasher. He was a stout man, the picture of Knighthood, but he couldn't seem to keep blood off of himself no matter the size of a battle. Thus he took on the sir name of Bloodhelm. He knew he was not a man of numbers or a man who ran much of anything smoothly so he took on advisers who did and married a woman who basically ran the House of Bloodhelm until his eldest son inherited.

The coat of arms for Bloodhelm is a bloody helm and glove on a field of black. The House colors are black and red.

Bloodhelm is a third of the way up the western coast of Tiana.

The city of Bloodhelm imports red meat, textiles, art, wine, ale, silks, cottons, spices, dwarven goods, and magic items. The city exports fish, glass, grain, fish oil, ore, and mercenaries. The population of Bloodhelm around the time of the High King's Sword is about 70,000, one of the smaller cities, most of which is human. This is a fishing and shipping port and boats and ships are coming and going at all hours. The nearby farms supplement the fish, but cotton and textiles are hard to come by.

Bloodhelm is a small House which usually stays to itself, hording its military and resources as much as the High King allows. House Bloodhelm is led by the third son of Tresh Bloodhelm, Caz. Caz is a spiteful man, having initially been passed over as heir. Both his eldest and 2nd eldest brothers (Trav and Caz) died in hunting accidents, but the other House Leaders don't buy such reasons. His mother, still grieving for her husband and sons, hasn't bothered to see the truth yet.

The alignments common here are Chaotic Good, Neutral, Neutral Good, and Lawful Evil.

The Noble Houses of Bloodhelm nine. For a small House they have a lot of loyal noble Houses. Taladian, Merlinus, Draedon, Aevthela, Dumatri, Ganlian, Phaedius, Thunderclaw, and Whitehorse.

This is the center of my High King's Sword series, the House leadership wanting nothing better to put their own heir upon the throne of Peter. They hope the Northern Alliance breaks, but is planning for any eventuality. My main character, Tarkil Bloodhelm, is the third son of the second son and he's the House spy. His life becomes mired by having to choose between his House and his country over the course of my novels. So Bloodhelm is one of my more fleshed out cities. I hope, later, to take you on tour of Bloodhelm, which would help to make a good roleplaying base for your adventures to start from.
Tomorrow: House Eton