Imperial Family
The Imperial Family is a page that explains the lineage and the individual members of the Imperial family in relation to each other, and to external entities. Each Court member has their own agenda, which are not always obvious to the outsider. Below is a family tree spanning back roughly 300 years showing all the Emperors, their relation to each other, and their relation to the current ruling dynasty. Several player, controlled Noble Families are also incorporated to show the relations they have acquired over the years, and their proximity to House Kade as a whole. Below the image, a short hand explainer for all the relevant members of the Princely Council are showcased, with Princely Council members having a vibrant purple border around their nameplate.
Imperial Family Tree
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Imperial Family Members
Each section of the Princely Council is split by groups that define their proximity to the Crown.
=Children of Emperor Alexander I
The Children of Emperor Alexander I Kade are considered the most legitimate heirs to the Empire, as they are the first-born sons of the Emperor, even if primogeniture inheritance is no longer in effect in the Court.
- Reynaud Kade
- Frederick Kade
- Raymond Kade
Children of Prince-Protector Thomas
Prince-Protector Thomas still holds a princely title, but was removed from the Princely Council and expelled from the inheritance line due to internal scandal within the family. His children still hold relevance.
- Duncan Kade
- Valdis Kade
- Noor Kade
- Juliana Kade
- James Kade
- Deryl Kade
Siblings of Emperor Alexander I
The other Siblings of Emperor Alexander I either are unmarried, or have children that are too young to be part of the Princely Council, but they themselves are part of the Princely Council and thus relevant.
- Dominique Kade: Dominique Kade is the one Kade anyone would prefer not to get on the back side of, as it is well known that he has extensive relations and probably is the leader of the secret service of Regalia, the Black Order, which officially does not exist, and acts through the more public-facing Black Hand Organization. Dominique is an extreme pragmatist and capable of rogueish cruelty, but is noted as having very poor health, which makes him somewhat elusive at Court.
- Cedromar Kade: Cedromar Kade was once Emperor for about a year, but aside from this highly visible period, he is effectively a ghost at Court. Cedromar is the human name of the Dragon-God Regulus of Draconism, with Cedromar acknowledged as the modern reincarnation of this Dragon God. Cedromar is considered an unpredictable eccentric who can be equally parts helpful and caring, and equal parts obstructionist and faux-comedic with a mean streak for ridicule. He is extremely contentious at Court, because his proximity to the Dragon Cult which is mistrusted at Court, makes him mistrusted by proxy. Furthermore, his rule saw some of the Empire's most bloody years, both in terms of losses of soldier lives, as well as bloodbath committed abroad by Regalia's military.
- Amalia-Alia Kade
- Thaddeus Kade
- Florance Kade
- Evelienne Kade
- Xavier Kade
- Xander Kade
Prince Maximillian's Branch
Prince Maximillian's branch of the Imperial Family is not related through Princess Aliandre, inheriting a distant claim through Maximillian's great-great-great grandfather Arnold II Kade, and thus are Royal.
- Maximillian Kade: Maximillian Kade is considered the most senior still living Kade, of advanced age, who holds one of the wealthiest Duchies in Anglia (which, notably, was taken from House Lo after their demise). Prince Maximillian was a diplomat, but never quite as skilled as his son Constantijn, and he was also an Everian at some point, but never quite as skilled as his other son Francis. Maximillian is perfectly average and perfectly dull, to many at the Court.
- Francis Kade: Fancis Kade is House Kade's most idiosyncratic member, who is considered arbitrary, fit to strange compulsions and random moods, and always in a busy never to speak to anyone. Francis Kade is considered a recluse eccentric, who does not communicate much with the extended family, and is often more buried in his lengthy encyclopedias or tinkering with Clockwork to try and grasp a better understanding of the underlying technology with his Qadir colleagues.
- Willem-Friso Kade: Willem-Friso is the highest ranked Everian of House Kade who extends their family's influence to the Concilly Council, though he is also a flawed man inherently. While taking a vow of celibacy, he has broken this vow numerous times and has several bastards who were not acknowledged by House Kade, which is unusual, because the family usually legalizes all bastards out of policy. Willem-Friso is considered a somewhat simple-minded, but well meaning and pious person with a deep and thorough understanding of Unionism, but who himself is often more prone to people-pleasing when things need to be expressed to the Concilly Council by other family members.
- Constantijn Kade: Constantijn Kade is considered House Kade's most gracious and good-natured member, who is most commonly seen by the commoners, and most commonly preferred by the Commoners due to his genuine empathy and care for them. Constantijn is a skilled diplomat who has a way with words, which leaves some of equal caliber guessing if his kindness is genuine or just a ruse. Constantijn is often considered the mouth piece for the Princely Council, with only his expressions betraying his genuine feelings about things he speaks of as proxy to others. It is exceedingly rare to witness him confessing to a personal opinion about something championed by someone else.
Moriarty's Other Sons
Moriarty's other sons are siblings to Maximillian and Aunts/Uncles of the Emperor Alexander I. Any of their children are also included in this, who inherit their distant claim on the throne through Arnold II Kade.
- Shelia-Manon Kade: Shelia-Manon Kade is sometimes also called the She-Fox of House Kade, because of her underhanded and rogueish nature inside a family that is often posited as the high class and poise of politics. Shelia-Manon has extensive dealings with the Occult, and large support networks of favorites and informants across the Empire that feed her relevant information, but more often than not Artifacts and magical books and records which she hoards in the Palace.
- Glorianna Kade: Glorianna Kade is perhaps House Kade's most hateful members against the Occult of any type, even Draconic and Aelrrigan, with a strong preference to have their rights revoked and repressive laws re-introduced. While she was once panned as a gracious woman, she was left extremely bitter when all 5 of her children were killed by Occult in various periods of her life, leaving her a widow and childless at advanced age with extreme bitterness.
- Daan Kade: Daan Kade is one of the few administratively trained members of the Kade family who does not fall into either a career politician role, or military role. He was trained to assist the youngest of the siblings, Rhion, who would inherit the Duchy of Fryse because of ultimogeniture. Not much is known of Daan aside from his studious and well versed nature in the State Law, State Administration, and State Apparatusses and Organizational structures.
- Aliandre Kade: Aliandre Kade is considered House Kade's foremost military strategist who has operated in a mostly male-dominated military field for decades. Most of her tenure was hidden behind a curtain, where she used her husband as proxy. Aliandre Kade's policies are known to range somewhere between socially progressive and militarily conservative, with a strong emphasis on meritocratic views, and challenging women out of the tea parlors and into the war rooms.
- Anthony Kade: Anthony Kade is commonly considered a drunken wastrel who tries to not be seen as a Kade, and spends most of his time around Regalian whorehouses and taverns spending family coin.
- Karlo Kade: Karlo Kade is mostly only known for being the widower of Freya Lo, and father to her children which were induced into House Kade. He has no known qualities, and has several bastards.
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