House Valerys

House Valerys is one of the Great Houses of Trost and is the ruling house of Volaenis. The seat of the Valeryses is Fort Raena.

The Valerys' sigil is a blue sea with a golden squid submerged, usually on a yellow field. Their words are From Sailing to Treasure. In appearance they are typically of light olive or naturally tanned skin, with dark eyes and dark hair. Although exceptions do occur, exemplary to this appearance is Aelinor Valerys

History
The Valeryses of old used to dwell Across the Sea, in Laeaborra. Albeit living on the western coast of Laeaborra, they did not discover Trost for a prolonged amount of time. The Valerys family were feared in Laeaborra, as they were the Pirate Kings of the region. They plundered and took trading ships from all ports in Laeaborra. Eventually, they sailed west even further and found treasures more valuable than in Laeaborra; they pillaged the ships in Trost for a while, until the King had started going in deficit due to the lack of trade. Then, the King offered the Pirate Kings of the Valerys family a pardon from their piracy and a holding in eastern Trost, that holding happened to be Fort Raena.

The Valeryses took their time in settling with Trostan traditions, but once they accustomed, they started selling their pirated goods: tobacco, rum, wood, silks, sugar, etc. and they got a fair amount of money in turn. So, tempted by more money, the Valeryses worked a trading network between all of Laeaborra and all of Trost and they have become the centre of trade in the Known World. They still send out pirate envoys occasionally, when a certain trader need dealt with.

Members of the House in the past century

 * Lord Regnant {Crespin Valerys}, died a natural death at the age of sixty-eight.
 * Lady Anna Forlion, his wife.
 * Lord Regnant Catterik Valerys, first son of Crespin, inheriting the Lordship.
 * his bastards 'the Seastars':
 * Maric Seastar
 * Daena Seastar
 * Saera Seastar
 * Maia Seastar
 * Lady Regnant Aeshia Valerys, his wife, a distant cousin of the mainline.
 * Sir Ciro Valerys, firstborn son of Catterik (disputed bastard) and heir.
 * Aelinor Valerys, firstborn of twin daughters to Catterik.
 * Aelyria Valerys, secondborn of twin daughters to Catterik.
 * {Maia Valerys} murdered at the young age of seventeen by the Royal Family (disputed)
 * Lord Paelo Valerys, last son of Crespin, Lord of the Valerys holdings in Laeaborra.

Household

 * Aeristedes Olmas, Trademaster of Volaenis.
 * Alkviaedis Aerallo, Armsmaster of Volaenis
 * Candan Saentos, Castellan of Fort Raena
 * Gaeraldo Aespina, Coinmaster of Volaenis
 * Galo Solos, Spymaster of Volaenis.
 * Naeva Yron, handmaiden of Aelyria
 * Ymogen Ellarion, handmaiden of Aelinor