House Mataro of Emesh
- Borne by Conquest
- Lord Balian Mataro
- Lord Luthor Astin-Shin-Mataro
- Dorian Mataro
- Anaïs Mataro
- Lord Armand Mataro
- High Chancellor Liada Ogir
- Sir Preston Rau
- Dame Camilla
- Tor Vladimir
Borne by Conquest
Borne by Conquest
A comparatively young house, the Mataros of Emesh are one of several nouveau riche families that rose to prominence during the years of Imperial conquest in Norma and in the Veil of Marinus in particular. Only plutocrats some few generations ago, the Mataros made their money buying and selling slaves, particularly bulk-order homunculi for agricultural and industrial labor in new colonies. Exceedingly wealthy, Armand Mataro—only a patrician—outfitted three private legions and used them to conquer Emesh without Imperial mandate. Such private wars typified the Norman conquests, and those who were successful were granted palatine status. The Mataros are not yet aligned with any of the great ancient constellations of the houses palatine, being of relatively low blood and low status.
Emesh is an unimportant demesne on the very edge of human-civilized space, constantly under the shadow of the Cielcin threat. Relatively poor, the residents have been trying to capitalize on the planet’s Umandh coloni, though the natives are so biologically alien that their usefulness as slaves is questionable at best. Still, the planet gets by on the export of seafood and petroleum extracted from the seabed. House Mataro’s sigil is a golden sphinx dormant on a green field, sometimes trimmed in white.
Lord Balian Mataro
Third Count of Emesh, Archon of Borosevo Prefecture, and Lord of Castle Borosevo.
—His husband, LORD LUTHOR ASTIN-SHIN-MATARO, a Mandari man, Minister of Finance for the county and formerly of the Marinus office of the Wong-Hopper Consortium.
—Their children:
—DORIAN MATARO, presumptive heir to the County of Emesh, a young man in the year of his Ephebeia.
—ANAÏS MATARO, a young and canny socialite.
—His ancestor LORD ARMAND MATARO, first Count of Emesh, conqueror of the Norman United Fellowship. Oversaw the construction of the military base in Borosevo and the beginnings of the city itself.
—His vassals:
—LORD PERUN VEISI, Archon of Tolbaran Prefecture and Lord of Springdeep Castle.
—LORD TIVAN MELLUAN, Archon and Exsul of Binah Prefecture.
—LORD IVANIS KVAR, Archon and Exsul of Armand Prefecture.
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Lord Luthor Astin-Shin-Mataro
A Mandari man, Minister of Finance for the county and formerly of the Marinus office of the Wong-Hopper Consortium.
—Husband: LORD BALIAN MATARO
—Their children:
—DORIAN MATARO, presumptive heir to the County of Emesh, a young man in the year of his Ephebeia.
—ANAÏS MATARO, a young and canny socialite.
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Dorian Mataro
Presumptive heir to the County of Emesh, a young man in the year of his Ephebeia.
—His fathers, LORD BALIAN MATARO and LORD LUTHOR ASTIN-SHIN-MATARO.
—His friend, MELANDRA, a patrician from a loyal family in Borosevo.
—His sister, ANAÏS MATARO, a young and canny socialite.
—His ancestor LORD ARMAND MATARO, first Count of Emesh, conqueror of the Norman United Fellowship. Oversaw the construction of the military base in Borosevo and the beginnings of the city itself.
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Anaïs Mataro
A young and canny socialite of House Mataro on the planet Emesh.
—Her fathers: LORD BALIAN MATARO and LORD LUTHOR ASTIN-SHIN-MATARO
—Her brother, DORIAN MATARO, presumptive heir to the County of Emesh, a young man in the year of his Ephebeia.
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Lord Armand Mataro
First Count of Emesh, conqueror of the Norman United Fellowship. Oversaw the construction of the military base in Borosevo and the beginnings of the city itself.
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High Chancellor Liada Ogir
High Chancellor and chief of the House Mataro palace logothetes, head of the civil service.
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Sir Preston Rau
The elderly fencing instructor tasked with teaching count LORD BALIAN MATARO's children, DORIAN MATARO and ANAÏS MATARO.
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Dame Camilla
A lictor tasked with the protection of count LORD BALIAN MATARO and his family.
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Tor Vladimir
Chief scholiast advisor to count LORD BALIAN MATARO
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