Houses of the Kshau Protectorate Nexus

All the individuals residing within the Kshau Protectorate have come from one or more areas around the original Old World settings. They have been translated into new Houses for their residency upon Alskyr, Icarus and Nemista, as well as within the Nexus itself for certain people.

ALSKYRAN HOUSES - Unique to Alskyr

House Chagga - a huge single portside building along the southern side of Paniya Isle, which specializes in food service, coffee production, and trading. Chaggans usually only bond Alskyran dragons. It is very rare to see one leave the planet/nexus. It is the home of the Bean Guild, the merchants responsible for coffee trading, production and of course drinking.

House Tsan Nu - up in the mountainous region north-east of Chagga is this silk-producing township. It has close ties with the dyers of Dawnlight and often has the most canny merchants. Tsan Nu inhabitants almost never leave their home. However, they would be more than happy upon an Alskyran dragon, if they were given the opportunity to bond. Tsan Nu has a merchant Guild for their Silk production and exports their goods at extremely high prices around Alskyr.

ALSKYRAN HOUSES - Imported from Old World/Other Areas

House Dawnlight (formerly Dawnlight Hold) - imported from the Old World to Alskyr, Dawnlight keeps close tabs on its inhabitants, and has a lot of political intrigue going at any time. Hardly democratic, but overtly protective of its inhabitants. Originally was beholden to Blackstone Weyr. Most Dawnlight inhabitants bond off-world, traveling the Nexus to reach their destination. Dawnlight is a largish octagonal city-state which is easily defended but rarely needs to be. Several high buildings have been put up on the Alskyran version of it, since there is no fear for wood or lives being lost to Thread.

House Paveh (formerly Paveh Hold) - imported from Zekira/Old World, this beastcrafting hold is still known as the best at producing livestock such as horses, oxen and racing animals, as well as those individuals who are psionically tuned to understand or heal them. Originally beholden to Alabaster Weyrhold. The House itself is among several impressive buildings that contain livestock areas as well as instruction complexes, medical arenas, and the like. House Paveh is a low, sprawling affair which the inhabitants often enjoy having to ride to get from one place to the next. It is located west of Alabaster Cove, in the foothills. Paveh inhabitants are known only to bond dragons off world.

House Caledrus (formerly Caledrus Hold) - imported from the Old World. Nestled within a nook between hills, just east of Alabaster Aerie, fairly high on the cliffsides, this House produces a wide variety of interesting people, most of whom will be bonding on the Old World. It is the most like the Old World locations, in that much of the House is hidden behind the wall of rock and only the fronts and openings to caverns can be viewed. Hard workers and high nobility come in equal numbers from this House.

NEMISTAN CASTLE

House Faustas (formerly of Alskyr, barely) - this "evil" castle has a dastardly leader intent on capturing and breeding for his own use, the Triptych and other 'lesser' peoples of Nemista. He hopes to send many of his own strong loyal men to bond dragons, which will aid him greatly. The House/Castle is a set of vaguely pyramidal structures set among high green hills. Most of their dragons come from off-Nemista, however.

ZEKIRAN DRAGON BREEDING HOUSE

House Ablan, once residing not only upon the Old World, but having been transferred to Alskyr, now is back where it belongs on the plains of Difar/Tana, on Zekira. Nestled among beautiful cherry tree groves and with an idylic setting that only is found on such a slow-paced world, Ablan has more than its share of healers, mediciners and dragon breeders. It is a very important Nexus site, as many futuristic and deep past inhabitants seem to coexist there. Almost all the inhabitants here bond offworld and they have a very strong tie to Ryslen.