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The House of Octavius is a noble house with imperial immediacy within the Imperial Republic of Shireroth. The house originated in Antica, first as Kings in Kaikias, then as the Dinarchs of the Octavian Line within the Antican Empire. Its royal and noble status was lost when Antica became a republic.

The House of Octavius was refounded in Shireroth by Aiomide Oqtavion, whose uncle had been the last Dinarch of the Octavian Line. It is currently invested as the ruling dynasty of the County Palatine of Kezan.

History

Royal House of Octavius

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Οκταυος Διοσκουριαδος
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eteander Octavius
1382-1451
King of the Kaikiates
1409-1451
 
m.1405
Netilla Anytiou
1388-1422
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gens Sertorii
Aquilaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gens Pontii
Aquilaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
House of Delphi
Phedodah
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Astera Octavia
1406-1406
 
Enyo Octavia
1411-1412
 
m.1440
Aula Sertoriorum
1423-1495
 
Leo Octavius
1417-1472
King of the Kaikiates
(1451-1472)
 
Philemon Octavius
1419-1499
King of the Kaikiates
(1472-1481)
Dinarch of Antica
(1481-1499)
 
m.1451
Anna Pontia
1433-1512
 
House of Telenius
Kaikias
 
Irene Augusta Octaviis
1420-1482
 
Clement Augustus
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
m.1442
d.1457

Melissa Octavia Indianisiis
 
 
Ariston Octavius
1422-1465
 
 
Niobe Patris
1432-1491

Mistress
1444-1462
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dora Tryphene
1441-1477

Mistress
1458-1465
 
Sara Pellec
1446-1468

Mistress
1465
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
m.1500
Catherine Thierry
1472-1504
 
Christopher Octavius
1472-1586
Dinarch of Antica
1499-1507
 
Eugenia Telenia Octaviis
1481-1557
 
m.1515
A. ? Telenius
 
 
 
 
 
Gregory Augustus
1451-1516
"Gregory Octavius"
Dinarch of Antica (Pretender)
1507-1511
 
m.1526
Piera Augusta Mallotium
 
Berenice Octavia
1443-1467
 
Nicolaus Octavius
1447-1513
 
Eunoe Aeriou
 
Ari Patris
1446-1522
 
Etes Patris
1447-1505
 
Carol Patris
1450-1453
 
Liz Patris
1458-1498
 
Doron Tryphene
1458-1484
 
m.1490
Ariana Tryphene
1462-1545
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
m.1550
Azarja Kalirion-Alnavion
1525-1620
 
a.1538
A. Zoe Octavia
1518-1587
 
a.1538
A. Gregory Octavius
1521-1596
 
m.15??
? ???
15??-1596
 
 
 
 
 
George Austin
1531-1596
 
 
 
 
 
Philip Octavius
1471-1511
 
Andrew Octavius
1471-1537
"Drew Tryphene"
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aiomide Oqtavion
1553-1608
Kaiser
1602-1608
 
 
 
 
 
A. Christopher Octavius
1553-1596
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alec Tryphene
1490-1536
 
Paul Tryphene
1491-1562
 
m.1522
Laila bint-Abiha
1497-1573
 
Ivy Tryphene
1493-1559
 
Ari Tryphene
1496-1548
 
m.1525
Nara Ibriai
1493-1548
 
Andrea Tryphene
1500-1511
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
House of Octavius
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nima Tryphene
1531-1596
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
a.1548
Isar Tryphene
1529-1615
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
House of Tryphene
 

The original house were the descendants of Octauos of Dioskourias (Οκταυος Διοσκουριαδος), a baron of that city. He was chosen to become King in the Lands of the Kaikiates as a compromise candidate between the powerful Kolophon and the Soloi Factions. It was assumed that, without a significant power base, King Octauos would be easily controlled. Instead, he was able to pit the various factions against one another. His son and grandson were able to consolidate this into a centralized monarchy with large concessions to the nobility.

During the Unification Wars, the Kings in Kaikias allied with the Kings in Phedodah to conquer the ascendant Aquilarian League. After subduing Aquilaria itself, the two royal lines used their alliance and shared rule over the Platea to eliminate enemies and consolidate power in their home territories, transforming the various Antican polities into an autocratic dual monarchy.

Christopher Octavius

The last Dinarch of the Octavian Line, Christopher Octavius, sided with the republican movement that overwhelmed the Antican Empire in its twilight years. He would become a statesman in the First Republic, the Commonwealth, and the Second Republic, serving as a senior member of several administrations over the years.

Christopher Octavius maintained a strained relationship with the remainder of his family, who had remained staunchly monarchist. In his later years, he developed a strong bond with his niece, Zoe Octavia, whom he cultivated into a noble republican and had made his sole heir as Head of House Octavius.

Christopher Octavius was killed in the turmoil that ended the Second Republic.

The Wilderness

At the time of the fall of the Second Antican Republic, Zoe Octavia had been serving as a diplomatic attaché to the Antican delegation to Elwynnese Union and had married Azarja Kalirion-Alnavion, a minor noble from Wintergleam and cadet member of the Line of Kalir. As the Antican population began to flee its home territories, Zoe Octavia became involved in founding the Antican Diaspora Society to help facilitate migration into friendly territories, such as Elwynn, Shireroth, and Natopia and to advocate international support for the post-Antican states.

Aiomide Oqtavion (Аїомидє Оћтавион)

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Sole child of Zoe Octavia and Azarja Kalirion-Alnavion, inheriting lordship of the defunct House Octavius from the former and membership in the Line of Kalir by the latter.

Member of the Elwynnese nobility, appointed to the Elwynnese Senate in 1583 AN, appointed to study what would become known as the Cabbage Crisis and send to the Landsraad to advocate a declaration of emergency. Elevated to the Mango Throne by the Landsraad following the abdication of Kaiseress Mira Raynora Minor.

Resolved the Cabbage Crisis at great loss of life, broke from the Line of Kalir to create the Line of Octavius, refounded the House of Octavius as a new noble house in Shireroth and established the County Palatine of Kezan as the house's seat.

Made into a lich to avoid dying from terminal cancer, abdicated after becoming trapped in Balgurd, gained a restored body while remaining bound to the Aiomide Phylactery, successfully escaped Balgurd. Whereabouts unknown.

House of Octavius (Refounded)

In Imperial Decree 635, Kaiser Aiomide declared a new imperial bloodline separated from the Line of Kalir and disavowed Elwynnese nationality. The new bloodline was named the Line of Octavius. Simultaneously, the House of Octavius was reconstituted as a noble house.

In Imperial Decree 636, the imperial states were asked for genetic stock, secretly due the fact that Aiomide was infertile (having pure gonadal dysgenesis), in order to construct a new genetic profile for the reborn house. Twelve of the forty-seven candidates were chosen to become major contributors and used to construct five profile clusters.

The House of Octavius assumed its role as the ruling dynasty in Kezan in 1608 AN.

Current Structure

House Octavius is organized into five branches of equal standing. Each branch is led internally on a cooperative basis by its adult membership.

Nominally, lordship of House Octavius is held by Mira of Octavius-Aryani, who also bears the title of Count Palatine of Kezan. In this combined role, Mira speaks for the house and for Kezan in external political matters. The household itself is managed by Fairuza of Octavius-Parini, who acts as its Caretaker. Several other members oversee designated aspects of the household as well.

House Octavius is heavily intertwined with the government and society of Kezan: each branch tasked with managing one of the five Honours, maintaining a court of equity within each, and owning, in whole or in part, large portions of the Kezanese corporate economy; the Executive Council is composed of the leading members of each house branch; etc.

Membership in House Octavius is defined according to mitochondrial descent from the founder, Aiomide Oqtavion. Master genetic profiles are maintained for each generation, with additional profiles produced over time. There are currently twenty five master profiles.

Each generation is produced after a five-year long genetic profile workup to test and implement revisions to the profiles before being birthed using artificial wombs. All members are given a hormonal implant to suppress fertility; this implant can be removed should continuity of the house be threatened and future generations need to be produced through conventional means. Maintenance and management of this cycle currently falls under the authority of the Chief Physician for the Household, Erika of Octavius-Leilani.

Branches

Aryani Adelaidini Leilani Parini Teleni
Gen I
1602 AN
  • Mira
  • Aina
  • Heidi
  • Erin
  • Jamie
  • Erika
  • Fairuza
  • Isidora
Gen II
1617 AN
  • Mira
  • Aina
  • Kumari
  • Heidi
  • Erin
  • Sadie
  • Jamie
  • Erika
  • Tabitha
  • Fairuza
  • Robin
  • Soraya
  • Isidora
  • Bernice
  • Alba
Gen III
1632 AN
  • Mira
  • Aina
  • Kumari
  • Nila
  • Rina
  • Heidi
  • Erin
  • Sadie
  • Bess
  • Rose
  • Jamie
  • Erika
  • Tabitha
  • Leah
  • Bethany
  • Fairuza
  • Robin
  • Soraya
  • Sara
  • Nasrin
  • Isidora
  • Bernice
  • Alba
  • Joanne
  • Katharine
Gen IV
1647 AN
  • Mira
  • Aina
  • Kumari
  • Nila
  • Rina
  • Heidi
  • Erin
  • Sadie
  • Bess
  • Rose
  • Jamie
  • Erika
  • Tabitha
  • Leah
  • Bethany
  • Fairuza
  • Robin
  • Soraya
  • Sara
  • Nasrin
  • Isidora
  • Bernice
  • Alba
  • Joanne
  • Katharine
Gen V
1662 AN
  • Mira
  • Aina
  • Kumari
  • Nila
  • Rina
  • Heidi
  • Erin
  • Sadie
  • Bess
  • Rose
  • Jamie
  • Erika
  • Tabitha
  • Leah
  • Bethany
  • Fairuza
  • Robin
  • Soraya
  • Sara
  • Nasrin
  • Isidora
  • Bernice
  • Alba
  • Joanne
  • Katharine
Gen VI
1677 AN
  • Mira
  • Aina
  • Kumari
  • Nila
  • Rina
  • Heidi
  • Erin
  • Sadie
  • Bess
  • Rose
  • Jamie
  • Erika
  • Tabitha
  • Leah
  • Bethany
  • Fairuza
  • Robin
  • Soraya
  • Sara
  • Nasrin
  • Isidora
  • Bernice
  • Alba
  • Joanne
  • Katharine

Generation I: original eight genetic profiles and gene library, produced by Dr Amos Rubinsky, the physician for Kaiser Aiomide, in Raynor's Keep. Aged an additional ~23 years due to Temporal Haemorrhaging.

Generation II: First generation born in Kezan. Daemonic Susceptibility genes removed from Adelaidini cluster.

Genetic Profiles

MiraOA.png Mira Octavius-Aryani
Count Palatine of Kezan
Lord of House Octavius
Mira I:

Mira II:

  • Prefect of Shirekeep, 1645-1663 AN
  • Khanum of Cabbagefall, 1651-1663 AN
  • Countess of Shirekeep, 1661-1663 AN
  • Steward, 1657-1663 AN
  • Murdered, 1663 AN

Mira III:

  • Countess of Shirekeep, 1663-Present AN

Mira IV:

Heidi Octavius-Adelaidini
Dean, College of Our Lady Erganē
Heidi I:

Heidi II:

Heidi III:

Heidi IV:

SadieOA.png Sadie Octavius-Adelaidini
Deputy Caretaker of the Household for Properties and Affairs Overseas
Sadie II:
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Constancia, 8.X.1665

Sadie III:

Sadie IV:

Erika Octavius-Leilani
Erika I:
  • Chief Physician of the Household, 1612-Present AN

Erika II:

Erika III:

Erika IV:

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Soraya Octavius-Parini
Voice of Aiomide
Soraya II:
  • Voice of Aiomide, 1637-1651 AN
  • Chamberlain of the Imperial Household, 1651-Present AN
  • Count Palatine of Kezan, 1663-Present AN

Soraya III:

  • Voice of Aiomide, 1651-Present AN

Soraya IV:

IsidoraOT.png Isidora Octavius-Teleni
Chief of the General Staff of the Kezan Militia
Isidora I:

Isidora II:

Isidora III:

Isidora IV: