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Hare House
Members of Hare House can be recognized by their heavy woolen robes,
green with a white fur trim, with a pair of distinctive decorative
“ears” attached to the hood calling to mind their namesake animal.
Before the Merchant-Industrialists ousted them, they served as woodsmen
and groundskeepers in the park-estates of the royalty of Catage,
dedicating their lives to maintaining these city-locked ecosystems in
verdant splendor. Now they congregate in royalist-sympathetic parts of
the wilds, selling their skills as hunters, trackers, and guides.
If asked, they would say they aim to convey a humbleness through their
costume. It is right of them to embody a prey animal, especially the
favored prey of the King’s
Dogs, for it would be hubristic to imagine ones self a greater
creature. To hunt a creature higher than a rabbit, therefore, requires
great ceremony and supplication. They also freely admit that any wealth
they accumulate and any power they come to wield will be put to the ends
of restoring the nobility, should opportunity arise.
This is all approximately true. Hare House does believe in lowering
themselves to the role of prey animal, because it both gives them a
perspective necessary for stewardship of the hunted and it makes the
hunting of a greater beast all the more impressive. Think upon the stag:
it is commonly held that a hunted stag can be judged by the size of its
antlers. Thus, if Hare House takes its role as stewards of the hunt
seriously, what greater prey could be kept for the hunt than the king
with the finest crown? And so, they will work to attend to and uplift
the nobility, so that they will be healthy and majestic when the hunt
does come.
Axes and missile weapons are unrestricted by Hare House.
The spiritual enemy of Hare House is Humans.
A notable Hare House enclave will sell the service of its huntsmen as
guides and scouts. A common practice is for their guides to follow an
unguided group and try to heroically appear to help in a moment of need,
in order to get a better deal.
A significant Hare House enclave will organize a hunt on your behalf.
Name a creature and where it lives, pay 100c (needed immediately)+50 per
the creature’s level+10 per day spent hunting. They will return promptly
with the creature as intact as possible, or prepared as you wish for
additional fees. Costs double for speaking target.
An exceptional Hare House enclave will bring an exiled noble into a seat
of local power, and ensure that you are given a good introduction. Such
a patron could prove invaluable.
