Nightgold

House Nightgold
Head(s) of House	Nadia Nightgold
Kingdom	Northlands
Liege	Redrain
Words	From the depths, comes courage.
Sigil	A golden hammer against a backdrop of dark red mountains.
Nickname	Mountain men.
Duchy

Clans of the Abandoned have long lived in the mountains, warring over access to rich deposits of gold and other rare metals. While the Prince of Farhaven marched on the North, a group of enterprising Abandoned overthrew the region's reigning Shav King and bent the knee after the bloody coup, saving countless lives by swearing fealty instead of engaging in battle. After several generations under Redrain rule, the mountain men continue the long tradition of mining the Northern mountains, supplying rare metals to much of Arvum.

Members

Character	Title	Age	Gender	Character Status
Adalmus Nightgold		30	Male	Active
Ahmar Nightgold		25	Male	Active
Azolla Nightgold		18	Female	Active
Brogan Nightgold		38	Male	Active
Bryndis Nightgold		19	Female	Active
Cassius Nightgold		21	Male	Active
Cosette Nightgold		18	Female	Active
Freja Nightgold		21	Female	Active
Helvetius Nightgold		26	Male	Active
Iraia Nightgold		18	Female	Active
Jorunna Nightgold		30	Female	Active
Llyr Nightgold		28	Male	Roster
Lonzio Nightgold		28	Male	Roster
Lydia Nightgold		23	Female	Roster
Mydas Nightgold		33	Male	Active
Nadia Nightgold		22	Female	Active
Odile Nightgold		24	Female	Roster
Signe Nightgold		22	Female	Active
Sigurd Nightgold		20	Male	Active
Vesper Nightgold		23	Female	Roster
Willow Nightgold		25	Female	Active

Vassals

	Head	Voice
Acheron	Rhea Acheron

Shamanism

The ancestral shamanistic beliefs of House Nightgold stem largely from ancient superstitions regarding Oskhin spirits, otherwise known as Thunderborn. It is believed that shamans are able to interpret visions given by the Thunderborn through their attempts to pierce beyond the veil of the mundane world, in the form of signs found in thunder and storm. Though these beliefs have evolved through time, to align with the more popular Path of Elders since the clans of old submitted to Redrain rule, remnants of their historical credence have endured. While the Nightgold shamans recognize the many spirits as a whole and do favor the Thunderborn, it is not a reverence to the level of worship. Where the Path of the Hunt may search for signs in blood, the Nightgold shamans look to the sky.

The most significant association between the Nightgold and Oskhin is stormreading, a ritual performed by a shaman to translate spiritual signs displayed by the Oshkin during thunderstorms. It is commonly a public event and the tribute procured for a ceremony of this kind typically involves the consumption of hallucinogens or whiskey, a feast, and the burning of sacred, mountain-born flora. When the Ritual of Stormreading is done to invoke Second Sight, such as an attempt to seek specific signs, it is not uncommon for a more prized offering to be made -- generally in the form of precious stones or ore to be offered to the Oskhin as the Thunderborn utterly abhor any semblance of blood sacrifice.

Other rituals that the Nightgold shamans may practice typically include the use of drums, horns, meditation gatherings, consumption of whiskey, and, occasionally, the use of dust or hallucinogens. These tend to be held outdoors or where access to the sky can be found, under sun, moon, or rain. Most rituals tend to be communal and are very rarely considered private in nature.