House of Vanir
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The House of Vanir (Common: Vanir; Raevir: Vanir; High Imperial: Basileii) is the current ruling family of the March of Vasiland and vassal of the Kingdom of Haense.
History
Athera
Originating from Fjordem, Aeldin, the Vanirs were nothing more than common folk and pirates, farmers who tilled the land and lived off the sweat of their brows and raiders who looted minor plunder from the Autumn Sea. Seeking more from life, the family took up all they owned and sailed off, their destination unknown. Led by Vasili Vanir, the small group of Vanirs and their raiding men came upon a fertile valley on Athera, eventually forming a settlement. The group stayed mostly to themselves, only leaving the valley to hunt or forage for supplies during the cold winters. All would change one day when the Prince Alexander of Ruska (later the Emperor Alexander I) led the Imperial incursion into the lands, demanding the clan's fealty. Seeking to avoid conflict so soon after their landing, Vasili would bend the knee to Prince Alexander. As vassals of the Empire, the Vanirs were given the town of Karovia to steward. When the Empire fractured from the Renatus Rebellion, Karovia became the capital of the newly formed Kingdom of Akovia, and the Vanirs found themselves ensnared in Orenian politics. As the Schism War started up, the Vanirs were ennobled by Andrik Vydra, newly raised as King Andrew of Akovia, and made Dukes of Akovia and the heads of the 2nd Akovian Regiment, Akovia's main military force. Following Akovia's victory in the Schism War, the Vanirs would play a major role in the final peace negotiations, helping King Andrew reform the Kingdom of Oren.
Vailor
Following the rest of the Reformed Kingdom to Vailor, the Vanirs would settle along the coast of the northern continent.
