"Two is for discipline, headless of trial"
The Second House, The Emperor's Strength, The House of the Crimson Shield, The Centurion's House is the second planet to be reborn in The Nine Houses System. Deeply interwoven with The Cohort, Second House frequently ascend the ranks of military leadership. Their devotion to rank and order and penchant for taking charge does not make them favorites with the other Houses.
History[]
The Second House was founded by Gideon the First and his cavalier Pyrrha Dve. Alongside the House, they founded The Cohort—the central military and intelligence force for The Empire—of which they then became Commander of the Second House and Head of Trentham Special Intelligence.[1] Gideon, as Lyctor, would continue in this role for the next myriad.
Second House specializes in the absorption of thalergy from the living, but many House necromancers become deeply involved in The Cohort and receive thorough generalist training.[2] The militarization of their education leads many Second House inhabitants to conform more closely to traditional, utilitarian standards of culture (particularly the necromancer/cavalier bond) than most.[3]
The current heir to the House line is Captain Judith Deuteros, but it is unclear what (if any) titles this connects to, as she appears to have won her promotions on her own merit (rather than as honorary titles).[2]
Features[]
Trentham[]
Trentham is the central installation of the Second House. It is the home of Cohort military and intelligence operations, as well as a training facility (possibly reserved for intelligence and officer training, but this is unclear).[4][2]
Characters of the Second House[]
References[]
- ↑ "Harrow the Ninth," Act V, Ch. 52
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Gideon the Ninth," Cohort Intelligence Files
- ↑ "Gideon the Ninth," A Sermon on Necromancers and Cavaliers
- ↑ "Gideon the Ninth," Act II, Ch. 12