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while in service to the house never to surrender the
city and to give their lives in its defense to the last.
Syllrynal: This house specializes in horticulture.
They are the cultivators of the most remarkable
orchards and gardens in all of western Immoren. The
hallyntyr is headquartered in the renowned Sylgarden
of Iryss, an impressive conservatory in the middle of a
square mile of the most striking landscaping in Ios. They
often collaborate with House Vyre and provide them
with special herb strains for alchemical concoctions.
In fact, Syllrynal is one of the wealthier hallyntyr, for
its plants and herbs are always in demand for tinctures,
seasonings, essences, and medicinal ingredients.
Uithuyr: This house is chiefly responsible for the
training and guidance of young fane priests. House
Uithuyr rose to prominence after the Rivening, for
the majority of its priests were adherents of Scyrah
who were not affected like the priests of the rest of the
Vanished. This house coordinates with several other
houses of learning, especially House Eyvreyn.
Vyre: The members of House Vyre are the
renowned masters of the supernatural sciences of
magic, Iosan astrology, theosophy, and alchemy. They
have falythi in the three major cities of Ios where
wizards reside and are either tutored or tutor other
wizards and alchemists. Of interest, a wing of the
hallyntyr called the Nymyn deals primarily with the
fanes and fane priests and collaborates on matters of
the divine. Many Vyre-trained Nymyn fill out the ranks
of the Seeker sects and are deeply interested in doing
whatever they can to track down the Vanished.
the war oF the houses
house vyre is soMewhat estranged FroM Most oF the other
powerFuL houses, For its ForMer narCissar, the high ConsuL
ghyrrshyLd, instigated the war oF the houses when vyre
and severaL Minor houses warred For three years against
the houses oF eLLowuyr, nyarr, siLowuyr, and shyeeL. it
was during this war that house vyre not onLy heLd Most
oF the ConsuLate Court hostage but aLso introduCed its
own Line oF MyrMidons to the battLeFieLd. onCe ConsuL
ghyrrshyLd was deFeated in the FinaL battLe at iryss, he
disappeared, house vyre reLented that saMe day, and the war
abruptLy ended.
Wyshnalyrr: As masters of natural philosophy,
mathematics, and astronomy, House Wyshnallyr is
consulted often regarding construction efforts as
well as by all houses indulging in high sciences. This
hallyntyr is considered to contain the foremost experts
in matters regarding the nature of physics, space,
and time. Some of them are directly related to the
devisers of the Bridge of Worlds though they are more
embarrassed by this fact than honored. It is a delicate
subject best avoided.
Yrryel: This house’s specialty is trade, commerce,
and economical concerns. Agents of Yrryel are the
reckoners and record keepers for the Consulate
Court’s coffers. They also control most, but not all,
of the banking and money lending concerns in Ios.
Yrryel is perhaps noted second for its cartographers—
and secretly for its spies. Indeed, only the higher ranks
within the house understand that Yrryel agents are the
primary information gatherers of the world outside
of Ios, with several dozen operatives abroad posing as
disenfranchised settlers and migrants. Unfortunately
for this house, its power is waning somewhat since the
borders have closed. To compensate, potentates of the
house have been attempting to dominate the political
arena to make up for the changes in their society.
It should be noted that although the hallyntyr
of Ios all began long ago during the days of Lyoss as
actual blood-related families, this is no longer the case.
Indeed, familial descendants of these great houses are
still typically found within the ranks usually among the
leaders of the houses, but this is not always true. The
five military houses in particular have very few actual
descendants of the hallyntyr’s name. For example, the
original Nyarr line was completely wiped out during
the elven exodus from Lyoss. The name was upheld by
survivors of the Dawnguard who managed to survive
their battles against countless nomads and Skorne
enemies in the Bloodstone Marches later to establish
a new order. Its leaders took on the Nyarr family name
in honorable deference to that great line of Lyossan
champions.
Ithyls of Ios
In Iosan, “ithyl” means “heart.” When elves first
settled Ios, the gods of the Divine Court subdivided the
land into provinces called ithyls whereupon they erected
their primary fanes. These divisions of geography have
been maintained by the Iosans, and each ithyl has its
own ministry consisting of eight ministers who primarily