House of Vauswen

The House of Vauswen are magically adept Barons of the Wedge and the successors of the House of Swen.

History
Created by a bastard child of Haedric Vaught and Vaeryn Swen, the Vauswens were originally a knowledge-keeper branch of the House of Vaught. However, once the Swens showed signs of dissent after the House of Geroth were ousted from Vaughriff, Anneryn Vaught decided that the ever-loyal Vauswens would make an apt replacement. At the slightest excuse, she demanded an extermination of any Swen scum, with the exception of her brother, Haerith Vaught's, children. However, he was commanded to kill the Lady of Swen in front of her brothers as repayment. Directly after, the Vauswens, puppets of Anneryn, were placed there instead.

Due to their magical prowess, learned during Oisforth the Third's reign, they were able to repel bandits from their first day. Their methods foreign to every other family and man, including about a fourth of their populace, their magical knowledge was barely anything up until ten years before the War of Subjugation, wherein the kidnapping of mages and other wizards became much more common. This was much more potent than causing enough blizzards to eternally cause the Vaugate to be as cold as the Heron, or making the Vaught children comely and without deformities. After repelling the Warrior-Prince Ambrose Greymane 's forces, something that surprised even the House of Vaught, they were allowed to continue rebuilding the Heron's Flight as well as its walls.

In modern day, they've been mostly reclusive, due to the Heron having three protectorate regions (Bull, Vaugate, and Stag). They are normally used as diplomats, representatives, and other political roles wherein the Vaughts could not attend themselves. Although not officially sworn to House Vaught, they are loyal to Ardeiria its self, which is ruled by them, thereby making it essentially the same expectations.

The Barony of the Wedge
Ancestral lands of House Vauswen, the Barony of the Wedge is characterized by a lack of farmland, made up entirely of small mining villages and the capitol, the Swan's Flight. An extreme contrast between the rich and poor, often times miners will die from the cold if ill-prepared for the winter. However, the rich - who make up the majority of the Heron's Flight - are known for living with extensive vanity and towers rather than long houses. Although the rubies were mined out long ago, the Vauswens kept a few for themselves, enough to make jewelry which is insisted upon being unisex, however perceived feminine by men of the Bull.