House of Verion

The House of Verion is a noble and Imperial house that originated in Northern Elwynn. The Line of Verion was established in the early 15th century in southern Illumination, shortly before the establishment of the Duchy of Elwynn. The House of Verion is in origin Elfinshi but has merged with other ethnic groups over the years, most notably Cimmerian, Norse, Babkhi and Elw. The House of Verion has brought forth heads of state of several countries on Micras, such as Shireroth, Elwynn, the Verionist Republic and the Verionian Empire, as well as the Lordship of Blackstone.

History

The early members of the House have served as rulers of the Elfinshi people west of the Phoenix Forest, so it should not be surprising that members of the house have held some positions of importance in both Elwynn and Shireroth.

The House of Verion intermarried with members of esteemed houses of Elwynn: several relatives of the ruling class of Elwynn, such as the Ayreon family, and a member of the Lyon's; powerful foreigners such as Balian Mounford and most notably, the Norse line of Lewis, thereby making the current head of the family, Ludovic Alixion-Verion, a descendant of the royal Einhornsson family of Normark.

Imperial Dynasty

The House of Verion rose to national prominence after the appointment of Jacob Darylion-Verion as steward of the Imperial Republic. Jacob was a good friend and confidant of Kaiser Ayreon III, which enabled the Verion family to establish useful alliances and marriages. Jacob subsequently served as Kaiser Verion I and the Verion family became the Imperial house. Members of the Verion family have since held various important positions other than steward and Kaiser, such as Minister of Military Affairs, Count of Illumination and Cimmeria, Count of Crowsilver, Count of Yardistan, Chancellor of Goldshire and Keeper of Fieldburg. Until the second half of Kaiser Hjalmar's reign, a member of the family has always sat on the Imperial Advisory Council.

After the dead of Kaiser Verion, his son, the Count of Cimmeria, Alex Verion became openly critical of the rule of King Harald of Elwynn. When he was installed as Kaiser Hjalmar, the differences became even clearer. In the later part of Hjalmar's reign, Alix moved from the city of Wolfraven to the Natopian demesne of Alrodey, where the Verion family held the position of Lord Regent. Hjalmar's son, Hjalmar Redquill, used this to exile the Verion from Shireroth, barring entry to Alix' son, Ludovic Verion. Subsequently, the Verion's moved to the Lordship of Blackstone. Minister of Military Affairs, Thorgils Tarjeisson, a member of the House of Verion through his mother, ascended to the Mango Throne as Kaiser Dominus.

Elu Verion

The title of Elu Verion, named after the mythican founder of the dynasty, is bestowed upon the Head of the family. Although the position of Elu has historically been inherited in a direct line with male preference, the last century has seen a slight shift in that tradition, due to the unfortunate circumstances in which some Elu's had found themselves.

List of Elui Verion

No.	Portrait	Name	Birth	Reign	Notes
1		Elu Verion	500 AN	1000 AN - 1440 AN	Founder of the House of Verion, most likely mythical. Led the fight of the Elfinshi of the Phoenix Forrest against the Elwynnese.
2		Jacen Elurion Verion	1419 AN	1440 AN - 1460 AN
3		Fenir Jacenion Verion	1447 AN	1460 AN - 1501 AN
4		Elu II Fenirion Verion	1487 AN	1501 AN - 1530 AN
5		Mikel Elurion Verion	1507 AN	1530 AN - 1550 AN
6		Daniel Mikelion Verion	1545 AN	1550 AN - 1602 AN	Became Elu Verion at age 5, was greatly aided by Ragnar Lewis, who became a trusted advisor to Daniel Verion.
7		Daryl Danielion Verion	1571 AN	1602 AN - 1614 AN
8		Jacob Darylion Verion	1590 AN	1614 AN - 1632 AN	Ruled the Imperial Republic of Shireroth as Kaiser Verion I
9		Alix Jacobion Verion	1606 AN	1632 AN - 1639 AN	Count of Cimmeria, caused the spread of Northern Verionism. Died at an early age due to the effects of Temporal Haemorrhaging.
10		Miqah Jacobion Verion	1607 AN	1639 AN - 1641 AN	First tenure as Elu Verion
11		Ludovic Alixion Verion	1624 AN	1641 AN - 1644 AN	As his wealth and influence increased, Ludovic forced his uncle into stepping down as head of the family when he was just 17 years old.
12		Layla Nefeteri Maliana Verion	1607 AN	1644 AN - 1656 AN	First Female Elu. Khanum of Cabbagefall. Current location unknown, removed as Elu after having been missing for a year.
13		Eki Aholibamah Verion	1625 AN	1656 AN - 1664 AN	Served as Princess of Elwynn and Queen of the Northern Realm. Heavily involved with Northern schismatics and religious cult. Was replaced by her cousin Regina after her de-nobilitisation. Currently in House arrest on Cimmeria.
14		Regina Dolores Verion	1634 AN	1664 AN - 1675 AN	Viceroy of the Verionist Republic, replaced by her uncle following the Great Disaster
15		Miqah Jacobion Verion	1607 AN	1675 AN - current	Second tenure, Elu of the Verionian Empire.