> [!infobox|right] > #### House Blackfen > ![[5E_BLACKFENCREST.png]] > > ##### Basic Information > > | | | > |---|---| > |![[ICON - bookmark-etch-solid-full.svg]] **Type**: | Noble House,<br>Martial Lineage | > |![[ICON - crystal-ball-solid-full.svg]] **Deity**: | [[Tymora]] | > |![[ICON - eclipse-solid-full.svg]] **Alignment**: | ???? | > |![[ICON - eclipse-solid-full.svg]] **Leadership**: | [[Artesia Blackfen]],<br>[[Quincy Blackfen II]] | > |![[ICON - chess-rook-piece-sharp-solid-full.svg]] **Seat**: | [[Silvercross]],<br>[[Cormyr]] | > |![[ICON - chess-rook-piece-sharp-solid-full.svg]] **Sites**: | Blackfen Manor | > |![[ICON - person-limbs-wide-solid-full.svg]] **Members**: | ~20,<br>*living* | > |![[ICON - sparkle-solid-full.svg]] **Influence**: | [[Silvercross]],<br>[[Cormyr]] | <a href="https://dioctionary.net/THE+DIOCTIONARY/HOME/Home" class="dioctionary-ribbon-2"> HOME </a> <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">A Brief History</div> - [[House Blackfen]] is defined not by wealth or reach, but by discipline made legacy. Since its rise within the [[Order of the Lucky Blades]], the family has shaped itself around certainty, control, and the belief that faith in [[Tymora]] is proven through preparation rather than chance. Their influence has always been internal rather than external, reinforcing the Order rather than expanding beyond it. No position within the Order reflects this more clearly than the Luckwardens. Since the creation of that role, the rank of Captain (of the Luckwardens) has never left the Blackfen line, a lineage of uninterrupted command that has bound the family’s identity directly to the Order’s most disciplined arm. This is not coincidence, nor tradition alone; it is expectation fulfilled across generations. That legacy reached its defining moment in modern history under [[Quincy Blackfen II]], whose command of the Luckwardens established a standard that still governs both the Order and his bloodline. His decision to pass that role to [[Therona Eldwynair]] rather than his eldest son did not break tradition; it reinforced it. The title belongs not to inheritance, but to certainty. To the one who will not fail. This truth is carved not in memory, but in steel. Each Luckwarden’s name is etched into the blade of **[[The Mithral Sun]]**, the ancestral weapon of the Blackfen line. The sword does not celebrate them. It records them. A lineage not of glory, but of continuity; each bearer measured not by what they achieved, but by whether they held the line. Yet even within such certainty, fracture exists. The fall of [[Dio Eldwynair]] stands as the clearest contradiction to the family’s philosophy, a failure that discipline did not prevent and structure did not contain. Whether this represents weakness in the individual or limitation in the legacy itself remains an unspoken question within the house. <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">Family Structure</div> - [[Quincy Blackfen II]] ─── [[Artesia Blackfen]] - [[Quincy Blackfen III]] ─── [[Elowen Blackfen]] - [[Cassian Blackfen]] - [[Lyrica Blackfen]] - [[Therona Eldwynair]] ─── [[Rowan Eldwynair]] - [[Dio Eldwynair]] - [[Atomosk Blackfen]] ─── [[Maelis Blackfen]] - [[Rhett Blackfen]] - [[Selene Blackfen]] - [[Coramere Raventhorne]] ─── [[Kessarin Raventhorne]] - [[Lysenne Raventhorne]] - [[Mariel Raventhorne]] - [[Geredine Blackfen]] ─── [[Lysara Blackfen]] <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">Family Traits & Identity</div> - **Discipline Above All** Failure is treated as preventable. Every member is raised with the expectation that control, preparation, and execution define worth. - **Darkened Steel Tradition** Blackfen knights wear muted black-silver armor rather than polished plate. - **Measured Authority** Power within the family is rarely loud. It is carried through expectation, presence, and the quiet understanding that standards must be met. <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">The Fracture</div> - The decision to pass leadership to [[Therona Eldwynair]] instead of [[Quincy Blackfen III]] remains one of the defining moments in the family’s history. Though never openly challenged, it reinforced a truth the family lives by; no one is owed the legacy, not even blood. That same pressure carries into the next generation, most clearly seen between [[Cassian Blackfen]] and [[Dio Eldwynair]]. One represents what the family expects. The other represents what it failed to contain. Between them exists a comparison that has never been resolved. <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">Role in Silvercross</div> - Within [[Silvercross]], House Blackfen is respected for its reliability and discipline, though often kept at a distance due to its rigid philosophy. When certainty is required and failure is not acceptable, they are relied upon without hesitation, even by those who do not fully agree with them. <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">Blackfen Manor</div> - Blackfen Manor stands as the quiet heart of House Blackfen within Silvercross, a large estate built with the same restraint and permanence that defines the family itself. Set slightly apart from the town’s central flow, it serves less as a symbol of status and more as a place where generations return, train, and are measured against the legacy they've built. Most Blackfens who reside in Silvercross make their home within its walls, not out of obligation, but because it remains the one place where the family’s standard is most clearly felt.