House Fenix
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House Fenix
Part of Player Groups.
Do YOU enjoy long, moonlit walks into enemy territory? House Fenix are a minor house sworn to Deepmor in The Southern Marches. Our beautiful forests were destroyed by the Undead during the Days of Fire and corrupted into what is now known as Ashbriar Swamps. Despite receiving heavy losses including most of the nobility and retainers of our house, surviving members have stubbornly and determinedly fought against the trials of hardship and horrors of the past decade in an attempt to retake our lost lands. Our members don't ask 'why go to the Vale?' but rather 'why aren't we there now?’ Our aims as a House are to regain our lost land, destroying the Khan and his forces, and regrowing our lost luscious forests. We welcome all talents in our House, whether crafter, fighter, mage or priest, whether inexperienced or not, humans, elves or beastkin, as all have a place in our house. Many join us looking to improve their own standing, for in helping House Fenix you will be rewarded. We live by our motto: "From the fires we are born, and from the ashes we rise". Blessed Be The Three Long Live The King!
Our current leader: Harry T
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/518856874889511/
Located within: The Southern Marches
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The expeditions to the mysterious lands of the Vale can bring fame and fortune to the brave and ambitious. Death and ruin also awaits around every corner, not just for the unprepared. Even to those with an iron will and strength of arms fall prey to the dangers of the Vale.
No group within the expedition force represents this anymore then House Fenix. Originally hailing from The Southern Marches, the lands of House Fenix were found deep in the Ashbriar Forest. The castle of Ashborn, standing proud above the forest canopy, watched sentinel over the trade routes between the Kingdom of Elland and the Republic, as well as the coastal routes to the ports that trade with The Sisters. As a minor house, Fenix ultimately owed their fealty to the Counts of Deepmoor and diligently did their duty protecting the caravans and merchants in the area for centuries.
Then came the Days of Fire. As change ravaged the lands of the Kingdom, waters began to rise in the Ashbriar Forest, turning them into a swollen and corpulent swamp. Enemies began to descend on The Southern Marches from all sides. The dread fleets of the Undead sailed from the east, refugees and rogues flooded in from the old republic and the orcish hordes crossed the great river and invaded from the south.
The kingdoms forces, attacked on all fronts, were barely able to hold back the tide. Spread thin, the forces of Haryns wall were unable to stop a large force of Undead infiltrating the Ashbriar Swamps and attacking the castle of Ashborn. That night a full half of House Fenix were destroyed in the attack, the invaders somehow managing to bypass the castles defenses and slaughtering those within, including the Lord Fenix, Antony Corvus Fenix the 'Old Pheonix' and his eldest three sons.
An ill-fated attempt was made to retake Ashborn by a small conjoined force of Fenix retainers and Canine Legion, under the fourth son Capus Quartus Fenix. This force disappeared into the Ashbriar Swamps and was never seen again. General Lupus of the last legion has so far not allowed any further attempts to recapture Ashborn with his forces, as the legion scouts that watch the area report the remains as lifeless and empty, although travelers passing there still occasionally disappear without a trace.
House Fenix remained another tragedy of the Days of Fire, until the call went out for volunteers to join the expeditionary force to the strange land of the Vale. The fifth son of the Old Pheonix, Marcus Quintus Fenix, answered the call with the surviving members of his dislocated house. Under Lord Marcus' leadership House Fenix soon became the back bone of the Kingdom forces in the Vale. As the fame of their exploits spread, so did their success. Soon the minor House and its leader Lord Marcus were being spoken of in the court of the King itself.
In the two years since the first expedition many glorious and dire events have befallen the House. The troops of House Fenix stood at the fore front of every major victory and defeat within the Vale, including the infamous Red Ritual, the attacks of Ambush Alley, the fights on Heckling Hill and the Battle of the Barrier. The favoured of the Father Lord Marcus was finally killed by the Khanate assassins on the eve of the anniversary of the night of blood. Under Lord Marcus' command, no other group collected more resources for the war effort then House Fenix. A feat accomplished with the blood and dedication of the warriors of House Fenix, rising the once austere minor House from its humble origins to a celebrated and famous organization.
The tradition of success was continued by Lord Marcus' successor, his cousin, Lord Tristan Secundus Quo-Fenix. Under the Quo-Fenix family the House was finally rewarded for its service with a position as steward over all of Caerlyn, a county located in the North West of the Kingdom. But not before Fenix ritualists preformed powerful magics on the swamps to counteract the corruptions of the Days of Fire, forcing the swamp to retreat and a new forest to begin to emerge.
Under Count Tristan and his brother Chaplain Antonios, the House experienced a time of unparrelled success. After routing out the heretics within the Duchess' camp, the forces of the Northern Alliance beat back the Khanate to their very camp. On the offensive now, House Fenix managed to score many key victories. Armed with the blessing of the Father, House Fenix routed a besieging host of Undead five times their number, almost unaided in the fight. The Undead resource scavengers were scoured from the paths of the vale in a series of ambushes and skirmishes, even managing to march on the gates of the Khan's camps itself. Finally, in a historical attack, House Fenix were able to permanently dismiss several Undead, destroying their corrupt souls for good.
The success of House Fenix has not just been limited to within the Vale. With the fame of Fenix increasing with every venture, so has their ranks, with all kinds of individuals being attracted by the fortunes of the once humble House. The armies of the House have stood alongside The Lion Guard and other notable Kingdom units in the majority of engagements with the Khanate hordes across the Kingdom, including the battles in and around the city of Greymere. As well as undertaking their own campaign to retake the town of Peppercorn in the Deepmoor Barrens.
This time of victory finally ended in an engagement that saw House Fenix and its allies engage the entire Khanate force alone. The fight would see to the deaths of most of House Fenix present in the Vale and its Lords. The deceased were mourned as heros and the new Lord and Lady Fenix, the twins Romulus and Rema, were summoned to take command.
Once again their war cry will be heard echoing around the valley of the Vale, bringing fear to the enemies of the Kingdom.
'From the fires we are born, from the ashes we rise.'
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