Category:House Mikin

Overview
Where the Kahar family is beloved and revered, House Mikin is often despised and feared. Priests, healers and truthseekers by trade, the Mikins have served at the Emperor's side for centuries, guarding against threats from the Shadow-Touched. Although Mikin mothers occasionally give birth to children with the touch of the Shadow, those offspring and the mothers who bear them are quickly killed in an effort to cull that poison from the bloodline. The Mikins are cold-blooded and merciless in their zealous desire to eliminate the Shadow from their realm. Black is their color and their ensign is the Mongoose. In particular the Light's Reach Mikin's employ a torch with a Mongoose curled about its base as their insignia.

Naming Conventions
First names in House Mikin tend to be four or five letters long, usually one or two syllables, commonly featuring the sounds 'ell' or 'al' within the name. Examples: Gell, Orell, Alieron.

Townships
There are four major Mikin Townships, Light's Reach and Southwatch reside in the Forest District, and Wedgecrest and Light's Crossing in the River District.

Order of the Flame
The Order of the Flame is a society dedicated to service to the Light. The Order is based out of Sheltered Flame Keep near Light's Reach and consists of vassals, merchants, freelanders, and nobles who have shown commitment in service to the Light and to House Mikin.