House Melantha
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High Lord Bal Jaset

Lord Votere Jaset

Serene Lady Heir Sola Jaset

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Melantha Province

Brown, Silver, Red

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History


Of the houses, Melantha has the closest ties with the Empire, a relationship it is enjoying, since it has not run the sector in centuries. Many house members serve the Emperor on Coruscant, including several Dark Adepts. The Empire and Barnaba are its two closest allies, and Mecetti is its obvious rival. Melantha makes no secret that it is trying to topple Mecetti's coalition.

House Melantha, as an ancient greater house, has been near the apex of the sector power for a long, long time. However, it has dwelt under the shadow of Houses Mecetti and Pelagia for thousands of years, and has ruled the sector only a handful of times in that time.

With the rise of the Empire, House Melantha saw its opportunity. It began to forge ties with the Imperial Court, and sent many of its best leaders to the Imperial Center. Moreso than any other house, Melantha has contributed to the imperial effort. Several dozen moffs and governors hail from Melantha, and three Melanthan Dark Adepts serve the Emperor himself. Hundreds of lesser officials serve in the government and military as bureau chiefs, ministers, Navy captains, and so on.

While the early prizes of Imperial association have largely gone to Mecetti, the balance is slowly shifting. It is becoming more and more obvious that the Empire favors Melantha over Mecetti.

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Barnaba
Daggers can be hidden beneath the layers of refinement. Some do not come in the form of a blade.
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Cadriaan
Calculating. A house of note who knows the movements to make to ensure their continued existence.
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Calipsa
With money comes power and as they sit in stead with Mecetti their profits are not ours. Trouble on the horizon.
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Mecetti
Your moves are tired and worn.
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Pelagia
It is a curious thing, the righteous. It does not often go hand in hand with success. A glowing example.
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Reena
What do you seek in your grand archive? What answers will you find?
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League of Freeworlds
A necessary component of all our lives. Importance is questionable.
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Galactic Empire
Some footfalls are heard across the galaxy. It is hard to ignore them and harder still to deny them.
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Rebellion
The driving force behind the Empire seeking out our sector. Perhaps we should thank them.

Allies

Melantha's closest allies are not in the sector at all, but on Coruscant. Locally, House Barnaba is considered an ally. At first, this was an alliance of convenience, as House Melantha didn't particularly care for Barnaba's absorption with style and appearance. But over time, the two houses have become close allies.

Enemies

Historically, Melantha has played middleman in the Pelagia-Mecetti feud, playing one side against the other to best advantage. With Pelagia effectively gone, Mecetti and Melantha have butted heads with increasing frequency, and the contest of Tapani is developing into a bitter rivalry. Calipsa and Reena, as loyal allies of Mecetti, join in the greater house's rivalry against Melantha.

Values

House Melantha feels it is the rightful ruler of the Tapani sector and believes it can realize this dream by bringing the Empire to Tapani. Since of the great houses Melantha has the most contacts on Coruscant, it feels it has the greatest chance of being placed in charge of a new Imperial sector. House members tend to be arrogant, obnoxious, and gossipy. They feel they have stood in the shadow of the Houses Pelagia and Mecetti for centuries, and resent it greatly.

Assets

Financially, House Melantha has a secure foundation, both within and without the sector. Through its expatriates on Coruscant and other Imperial worlds, it holds considerable investments in foreign megacorps, and funnels these outside credits back into the sector. It also owns or at least has a hand in many sector-based businesses. By diversifying its holdings, it hopes to ensure its survival even should its domestic assets be seized or destroyed.

Melantha's Coruscant-based members are perhaps its greatest assets. The three Dark Adepts, who serve and advise Palpatine himself, give Melantha a potential edge no other house can match. If one or more of the Adepts were to return to the sector, it could sway the balance of power in House Melantha's favor. Rumors persist that a Dark Adept really calls the shots for House Melantha, but these are probably just wild rumors.

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