Troycish Houses

In Troyce, houses are not limited to those with great arcane, financial, or political influence. A house consists of a person or group of people, be they blood relatives, a guild, or even a group of ragtag adventurers who occupy a plot of land in Troyce and hold that plot as their primary place of residence.

If one holds primary residence in Troyce, it is the law that they either must establish a house of their own or be a member of a preexisting house.

Depending on a house's status, assets, public image, and a few other factors, that house's taxes are calculated. Houses with enough influence can qualify for different perks. These are furnished by House Quan Ma, the house of the current High Royal Grandmaster Achmage, who was the first to really bring order to the house system. Perks can include reduced taxes, seats in on local council meetings, gold payments, servants, and others, depending on what the house applies for.

It's standard that the house choose its own name, often the surname of the proprietor, and design its own crest. The crest is displayed on the property, and members of that house are expected to bear that emblem on their person in some way.