Dragaeran Houses
From the Lyorn Records of the Dragaeran Empire
Citizens of the Dragaeran Empire are divided into seventeen Great Houses. Usually, a person's House is determined by their parentage (see Joining Houses).
Each House (except the Yendi and the Jhereg) has distinct physical characteristics. Every House except the Yendi has heraldic House Colors, which its members usually wear. A person's House is believed to determine their temperament.
Of the Houses, the Teckla are by far the most numerous, at over 90% of the Empire's population. They are the only house not considered 'noble'. In practice, although the Teckla are the only peasantry, only the Athyra, Dragon, Dzur, Lyorn and Phoenix houses contain any of the aristocracy; the other houses make up what would be considered the middle class. Although their members hold titles of nobility, they are often nominal or empty.
Which house controls the Imperial Orb and the Empire at any given time is determined by the position of the Cycle. A House's position on the Cycle also determines in a more general sense the fortunes of the House.
[edit] List of houses
In their order on the Cycle, the seventeen Great Houses are:
