(Completed Canon, recorded beneath the Serpent-Moon by the Silent High Witch)
“And the heavens unfurled their alphabet of fire; each letter bore a House, and each House bore a god.”
A – House of Asimera
The Loomed Dawn, First Settlements, Cradle of Renewal
Town of Aisley
- The gypsy spirit of the forest.
- Sigil: The Amulet of Shadows.
"Asimera, weave me again when I am torn;
make my ashes remembering morning."
B – House of Baelor
The Whispering Wells, Sanctuary of Secrets
Town of Baylee
"Baelor of the Deep, drink my silence;
Return only what truth may bear."
C – House of Caldris
The Storm-Crowded Citadel, Seat of the Iron Wing
Town of Crandall
"Caldris, hammer my will straight let my
word strike true and return clean."
D – House of Divyne
The Perfumed Mirage, Goddess of Dteams and Doubt
Town of Divinity
"Divyne, sweet liar of peace, let my dream
be sharper than any doubt."
E – House of Elvyine
The Silver Grove, Keeper of Roots and Moonlight
Town of Elvyn
"Elvyine, whisper through my bones; let my
death feed what I once loved."
F – House of Freyara
The City of Choirs, Where Dawn, Never Ends
Town of Freya
"Freyara, tune me to the light; break me,
that I may sing pure."
G – House of Gasfayne
The Ember Mines, Cathedral of the Deep Flame
Town of Gasfan
"Gasfayne, burn steady in my marrow; make
the dark my anvil."
H – House of Huethel
The Cloistered Crossroads, Silent Monastery of Light and Shadow
Town of Huetown
"Huethel, bind my truth in silence; let even
light forget my name."
I – House of Iotraea
The Leviathan Dancer, Lord of Sea and Storm Song
Town of Iotra
- His laughter births whirlpools; his sorrow rain.
- His sigil: The Broken Compass.
"Iotraea, turn me until I am found again."
J – House of Johnsnyr
The Laughing Mask, Trickster of Riddles and Revelation
Town of Johnsny
- The jester who teaches truth through jest.
- Sigil: The Glass Jar.
"Johnsnyr, riddle me toward my own reflection."
K – House of Kenttraea
The Serpent Gate, Guardian of Witch Blood and River Spirits
Town of Kenttra
- Born from the Serpent-Moon’s scale.
- Sigil: The Coiled Veve.
"Kenttraea, open me to what crawls within
my soul."
L – House of Lakewellis
The Tide Scholar, Keeper of Depth Wisdom and Salt Glass
Town of Lakewell
- She binds knowledge in pearls.
- Sigil: The Shattered Lens.
"Lakewellis, teach me to see through the
water's lie."
M – House of Middtalar
The Giant Herald, Guardian of Valor and Memory Stone
Town of Middtales
- His steps carve valleys; his breath shapes echo.
- Sigil: The Stone Horn.
"Middtalar, raise where I have fallen."
N – House of Nimbor
The Veiled Rogue, God of Smoke and Disguise
Town of Nimble
- Patron of thieves and lost causes.
- Sigil: The Twin Masks.
"Nimbor, hide me in the honest lie."
O – House of Orren
The Boneforge Valley, Dominion of Ogres and Flesh-Kin
Town of Oliver
- A valley of iron towers and thunderous hearts, where ogres and their human kin toil side by side.
- The smoke carries the scent of sweat and prophecy.
- Each child bears two shadows – one human, one not.
"In Oliver, strength is not muscle but mercy
between monsters."
P – House of Praelis
The Sunken Sanctum, Kingdom of Merfolk and Tideborn Blood
Town of Pearle
- Beneath the glass sea sleeps Pearle, the drowned cathedral of light.
- Its spires sway like coral, and songs are carried through bubbles that never burst.
- The merfolk guard relics of sunken gods, their scales shining with prayer.
"Pearle breathes where no lungs dare,
dreaming the sea awake."
Q – House of Quorra
The Shadow Quarantine, City of Bound Darkness
Town of Quafer
- The sun dares not touch Quafer; it is sealed beneath an eternal eclipse.
- Shadows here move without their owners.
- Every citizen wears a mirror mask to keep the dark from remembering their face.
"Quafer's night has teeth, but it guards what
the light forgets."
R – House of Rathmor
The Radiant Ruin, Wasteland of Flame and Mutation
Town of Rayden
- Once golden with promise, now glowing with decay.
- The air hums with ghosts of atoms and fevered light.
- The people’s skin glows faintly at dusk – a blessing or curse none can tell.
"Rayden burns to remind the gods what
they left behind."
S – House of Sallowyn
The Sky Frontier, Kingdom of Stars Strangers
Town of Speare
- Speare drifts between worlds, tethered only by faith and steel.
- Clans of celestial nomads dwell among its silver domes.
- Their children are born weightless, speaking languages of starlight.
"Speare sings to the void so the void will not
forget it lives."
T – House of Threnos
The Dust Frontier, City of Spurs and Spirits
Town of Tamale
- Tamale is the hymn of the wasteland – all gunfire, laughter, and ghosts.
- Its cowhands bless their bullets and baptize their boots in moonshine.
- Beneath its saloons sleep ancient desert gods, still thirsty for names.
"In Tamale, the West never ends - it just
reloads its sins."
U – House of Umbrayne
The Infernal Crossing, Purgatory of Fire and Fog
Town of Urne
- Urne lies where the dead go to forget they have died.
- The streets glow with ember mist, and each doorway opens to another life.
- Fallen spirits barter memory for warmth; none leave unchanged.
"Urne burns not to punish, but to purify."
V – House of Vireth
The Emerald Expanse. Jungle of Life and Madness
Town of Verdence
- Verdence devours all – explorers, beasts, and gods alike.
- Its vines whisper ancient promises in languages older than blood.
- The jungle itself chooses who may breathe and who must bloom.
"Verdence remembers what civilization
forgot: hunger is holy."
W – House of Wendral
The Frost Cathedral, Sanctuary of Ice and Solitude
Town of Weinston
- Weinston glitters under eternal auroras, where breath turns to crystal prayers.
- Its creatures speak through snow, and the hunters carve scripture with the voices of those who froze smiling.
"Wendral forgives all sins; it simply forgets
them in frost."
X – House of Xyphra
The Steel Dominion, Bastion of Tyranny and Machine Faith
Town of Xavier
- Xavier’s skyline trembles with factories and sermons broadcast in static.
- Its rulers rewrite scripture into laws; its people kneel to the hum of engines.
- Hope is rationed like water, and truth is currency none can afford.
"In Xavier, rebellion prays beneath the
noise."
Y – House of Ygrene
The Iron Precinct, City of Crime and Consequence
Town of Yelsen
- Yelsen never sleeps – it stalks itself.
- Sirens wails as hymns; justice bleeds as currency.
- Every alleyway knows the names of both predator and prey.
"Yelsen proves law and sin share the same
badge."
Z – House of Zerathul
The Marble Horizon, Hellenic Kingdom of Living Gods
Town of Zakia
- Zakia rises like dawn reborn – all marble, laurel, and divinity pretending not to age.
- Its people live among gods who envy their mortality.
- Every statue hums faintly, for none there are truly stone.
"Zakia is paradise remembering it was once
alive."
Twenty-six flames born of the First Alphabet, each mirrored upon the earth. The heavens rest upon their letters, and the serpent coils between them still.
The World of 'The Inheritance' Universe 
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