A Ril Dyaran landed knight leading his house guard to war
(Image source: unknown)
Ril Dyara's warrior nobility is found in its Great Houses: powerful families with long and/or distinguished pedigrees who control the many fiefs of the realm.
House nobles are represented at court and (mostly) take a direct hand in the politics of the realm. A 'patrician' class does exist beneath the nobility, made up of wealthy commoners who exercise power through private fortune (i.e. 'merchant barons') and/or civil appointment (e.g. town mayors), but members of this minor aristocracy are often not accounted 'true' nobles.
Houses mentioned or featured in the game so far are shown below. Note that not all of their members shown below have appeared in-game — those that have not are included for flavor's sake or future use.
Noble ranks are, in ascending order: Lord/Lady (unknighted), Sir/Dame (knighted), Baron/Baroness, Count/Countess, Duke/Duchess.
Great Houses
House
Croy
Devone
(created by @Pyrria)
Dumere
Faulden
(created by @Fliers)
Merin
Narales
(created by @Fliers)
Tay
Seat
Cyn Dun
Hedath Caal
Asin Don
Hin Lor
Duthe Arl
Saer Vas
Semd Luna
Known Members
Duke Aderelan Croy
House head who passed away during the Ril Dyaran Civil War. Described as a quiet, fair, even-handed man, who was not above working alongside his subjects on the docks.
Wife of Rutendo. Famous for her 'letter diplomacy' during and after the Ril Dyaran Civil War.
Baron Nyran Dumere
House head. Rebel defector and war criminal during the Ril Dyaran Civil War.
Dame Rilan Faulden
Daughter of Zayhe. Non-landed knight. Royalist during the Ril Dyaran Civil War.
Baroness Casline Tay
Patrician Houses
House
Holk
(created by @jomala)
Reller
(created by @Fliers)
Territory
Hedath Moch
Peth Lor
Known Members
Platsell Holk
Born 1821. Merchant and landowner who elevated the House to patrician status. Imperialist and major instigator of the First Leikonsir Expedition.
Maletto Holk
Son of Platsell. Born 1852. Plutocrat. Known for repression and exploitation of Ril Dyarans.
Octus Holk
Son of Maletto. Born 1895. Town mayor and benefactor of local lands and commerce. House head during the Ril Dyaran Civil War.
Daughter of Octus. Born 1926. University-educated in Mai Dyr. Rebel defector during the Ril Dyaran Civil War.
Korl Reller
House head. Known for rumored underworld activities and secessionism in the wake of the Ril Dyaran Civil War.
Dayan Reller