• A register of prominent noble houses of the Adrestian Empire. This document is expressly for official use by the Church of Seiros. Students are forbidden to remove or peruse this documentation. 1179 edition.
• House Hresvelg The most distinguished noble house of the Empire, tracing its roots all the way back to Great Emperor Wilhelm. It has been the governing house of the Empire for 1,100 years.
  House Hresvelg (continued) In addition to the first emperor, its lineage is also traced back to Saint Seiros herself, which is why generations of emperors are believed to bear the Crest of Seiros.
• House Hresvelg (continued) House Hresvelg resides in Enbarr, the Imperial Capital, claiming all of the surrounding territory as its domain. It boasted supreme authority both within the Empire and without until the Insurrection of the Seven in 1171.
  House Hresvelg (continued) This uprising saw much of House Hresvelg's power stripped away by the nobility. In recent years, a series of misfortunes has plagued this storied house, and some believe dark clouds hover over the future of the Hresvelg reign.
• House Aegir A house of dukes possessing great power within the Empire, second only to House Hresvelg. The head of the house came to occupy the post of prime minister, rendering the title a hereditary one thereafter.
  House Aegir (continued) House Aegir led the Insurrection of the Seven and, in many ways, holds the true power governing the Empire.
• House Vestra A house of marquises without a domain, existing in the shadow of House Hresvelg.
  House Vestra (continued) In addition to managing the darker tasks of the Empire, it is responsible for the emperor's periphery affairs, including coordinating things such as ceremonies and rituals, Imperial consorts, and the Imperial Guard. House Vestra was allied with House Aegir in the Insurrection.
• House Hevring A house of counts that has inherited rule over the Empire's domestic affairs, particularly those relating to administration, finance, and the judiciary. It frequently clashes with the Minister of Military Affairs over these matters.
  House Hevring (continued) Much of its territory lies in the Oghma Mountains, enriching the house with the fruits of a lucrative mining industry.
• House Bergliez A house of counts that has inherited rule over the Empire's Ministry of Military Affairs. It commands all of the armies that do not directly belong to the emperor. During times of war, the head of the house becomes the Imperial army's commander in chief.
  House Bergliez (continued) Their territory encompasses most of the Empire's main breadbasket, Gronder Field.
• House Varley A house of counts that has inherited rule over the Empire's Ministry of Religion, whose main responsibility is to maintain amiable relations with the Church of Seiros.
  House Varley (continued) However, due to the estrangement of the church from the Empire in recent years, it is now more involved with the judiciary, causing political strife within the Ministry of the Interior.