House Damacia

House rose to prominence in 276.M38

Burgeoning allegiance to the adeptus mechanicus. This makes them unpopular with the other imperial factions, and causes considerable unrest among the the populace, resulting in high numbers of domestic security.

The house oligarchs operates on a series of incredbly bizzare and complex inheritence rules; ultimageniture rules (youngest inherits) results in some strange politics with the elder children. Enforced partition with the primary holding being inherited according to the ultimagentirure, and successive holdings/properties/wealth/etc are divided up under an elective succession established by the electors (who are the children of those who stand to inherit.) Firmly imperial aligned, 65/35 imperial/mechanicus split. Mechanicus is causing a lot of tension. Arbites and administratum are off-setting the mechanicus encroachment.

Highly divergent from traditional court politics. Employ high levels of weird practices such as tarot and mechanicum/imperial cult practices. Some of the oligarchs imperial some are mechanicus and this causes problems. Similar Oligarchs are very close cliques, dislike the other polarized cliques.

House is approaching the cusp of civil war. This may disrupt the massive food output and everybody is kinda worried. Local governance is imperial, conflict is due to off world interference vs. local self determination. Now the mechanicus is on the doorstep.

Hephaestians dropped a warlord on it to make a political statement.

Founding member of the house was a super valiant and cool dude who helped put things together. Was a naval captain who drove off a dark eldar presence, and for discovering the world at the same time was rewarded with governorship.

Have large multi-system influence on the people they feed. Oligarchs have firm direct day to day rule of their operations. No lasting generational binding contract. Interhouse conflicts usually result in swift assassinations.

Imperial faction has historical contact with Sororitas. Mechanicus faction has historical allegiance with a faction of the arbites on their side

Presiding oligarch is a male, 72 years old with rejuvenant treatments, his title is Count, he is fairly middle ground and sees the value in both sides without firmly comitting. He tries to maintain the balance of the orders via subterfuge. He's a sadist, this is an open secret. He maintains his position through ties and connections to the administratum.