House Mnemon

The Earth Carved in the Image of One

From her palace atop a pyramid at the center of mountainous Mnemon-Darjilis, the matriarch Mnemon looks out over the marmoreal towers and skybridges of the city that bears her name. Iron rings out on iron, and bursts of light from ancient things spike over the city. A monk rings a bell to call the folk to prayer and incense floats on the breeze. Mnemon is happy, and proud of her work.

House Mnemon is the exact, precise product of the efforts of the matriarch Mnemon, exactly as she wants it to be. More than any other matriarch, Mnemon designed her House. Devoted to the industry and construction that its leader is so passionate for, House Mnemon is everywhere, building temples, collecting power, and advancing the passions of its beautiful, arrogant mother…

Why Play a Mnemon?

House Mnemon is all about hubris. The entire House is defined by the artist’s ego and the passion of the auteur. Play a Mnemon if you want to be devout and creative, or if you want to explore the conflict between your House’s lust for power and status and your own ambitions.

Mnemon Culture

House Mnemon is both publicly and privately the most devout House, even moreso than Ledaal and Cathak. They are famously well-educated, and value creativity and pride. Unusually among the Dynasty, House Mnemon promotes close and loving relationships between mother and daughter, and encourages sibling-sibling bonds. Many Mnemon spend significant chunks of time in the satrapies, giving the House a unique and exotic air. House Mnemon hates House Ragara.

What Do You Know?

Mnemon characters have a greater awareness of the following topics:

• You have a general knowledge of politics on the Isle – you know the details of House Mnemon’s politics, and the most important figures of the other Houses.
• Your childhood was filled with lessons on the family specialties of art and architecture. You can name all major schools and styles of the Isle, and you know the basics of construction and architecture.
• You grew up surrounded by devotion and the symbols of the Immaculate Order. You have a deep knowledge of the Immaculate Order’s teachings. You know the names and locations of all major shrines on the Blessed Isle, as well as the names and faces of the leading figures of the Order.
• You have an instinct for art. You can name all the major movements and their leading figures. You can quote poems and elaborate on the techniques used by the most famous sculptors and painters, etc.