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Motto: "Prosper Through Power"
Colors: Crimson, Red, and Gold
Totem Animal: The Lion
Status: Fallen (1638-1639)
Last Head of House: Lord Valerius Aurelianus

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Family Tree / Bloodline

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Valerius Aurelianus (b. 1587 – whereabouts unknown)

Former sergeant of the Red Fists. A hard, militaristic man who ruled his house with cold precision. Disowned his son Lucian after disgrace brought upon the family. Fled Mariza with his other son, Cassian, during the house’s collapse.

Spouse:
Serephina Maralyn Aurelianus (b. 1590 – d. 1640, age 50)
Warm, compassionate, and fiercely protective of her children. She was the emotional core of the family. Murdered in the burning of the Aurelianus estate.

Children

Lucian Aurelianus (b. 1615, age 25)
A disgraced former Red Fist, expelled after severely beating a fellow noble—Caius Argentus. Took to wandering after fleeing the destruction of his home. Lucian carries his family name with both guilt and pride.

Cassian Aurelianus (b. 1615, age 25)
Lucian’s twin. Once their father’s pride, Cassian’s own path collapsed when House Aurelianus fell. Dishonorably discharged from the Red Fists. Fled Mariza alongside his father. Current whereabouts unknown.

Grandparents

Decimus Aurelianus "The Iron Fang" (b. 1542 – d. 1616, age 74)
A general of legendary discipline. Feared and respected on the battlefield.

Livia Virellis Aurelianus (b. 1545 – d. 1629, age 84)
A brilliant political mind, who elevated the Aurelianus family in the trade arena through cunning diplomacy.

Great-Grandparents (1st Generation)

Titus Aurelianus "The Gold-Blooded" (b. 1506 – d. 1572, age 66)
A merchant-lord who built the Aurelianus fortune through daring and cutthroat deals in Mariza’s markets.

Marcella Dren Aurelianus (b. 1510 – d. 1580, age 70)
An heiress who brought great wealth and ships into the family, acquiring the Aurelianus merchant ship.

Great-Grandparents (2nd Generation)

Servius Aurelianus "The Stone-Sworn" (b. 1460 – d. 1528, age 68)
The founder of House Aurelianus. A knight who earned land through loyalty, sweat, and steel.

Octavia Faelwyn Aurelianus (b. 1468 – d. 1535, age 67)
A half-elven noble healer and mystic. Her influence gave the early Aurelianus line both grace and longevity.

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Allied & Rival Houses

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Ally: House Thellanor-Oussea

Rival: House Argentus

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Historical Summary

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House Aurelianus held a quiet place among Mariza's nobility. It rose generations ago through disciplined service and modest trade, beginning with Servius Aurelianus and his half-elven wife, Octavia. Never powerful, never flashy, the Aureliani maintained their station through reliability-offering soldiers to the city’s wars and keeping stable ties in Mariza's ever-shifting web of merchants and minor politics.

By the 1630s, the family was steady. Valerius Aurelianus, a veteran Red Fist, oversaw the household with his wife, Lady Serephina. Their twin boys, Lucian and Cassian Aurelianus both served in the Red Fist as soon as they turned nineteen-The King-Emperor's standing military force. In 1638, everything collapsed. Lucian struck Caius Argentus, a fellow noble and member of the Red Fist. The cause was disputed-some whispered of long-standing personal conflict-but the consequences were swift. House Argentus seized the moment. Using the incident as a spark, they unleashed a calculated smear campaign, one clearly planned in advance. Rumors spread: that Lucian was a bastard, that Serephina had broken her vows, that Valerius had hoarded spoils from the wars he fought in.

Truth no longer mattered-only the narrative. Allies withdrew. Merchant ties broke. Official protections eroded. Within months, House Aurelianus stood alone. Then, in 1639, their estate burned. Lady Serephina died in the fire. Valerius and Cassian vanished from the city soon after, fleeing in silence. Lucian, disgraced and cast out, disappeared from Mariza not long after-leaving behind the ashes of his home and the wreckage of his name.