VISGALT HOUSE
Geser Khagan
Geser is a fierce champion for his people. Seen as fearless with a thirst for battle, soldiers like him are the reason for House Visgalt’s reputation as conquerors among the stars.
Sherva Valdo
One of the most fearsome Marauders in House Visgalt’s forces, Sherva has won many battles and claimed many, many slaves as tribute for her Archbaron. She is the right-hand of Grand Marauder Zarrakus, and though a Grand Marauder’s lieutenants are expected to plot against him Sherva has been content to bide her time and serve him…for now. Though Zarrakus is fearsome, he is only becoming older, giving Lieutenant Valdo many years to plan her inevitable ascension.
Dr. Elmin Kluvik
Exiled from Hignös territory for “unethical” medical experiments, Dr. Kluvik found a far more welcome home for his personal brand of medicine in House Visgalt. Some might call him reckless, or that he puts his own scientific curiosity above the safety of his patients, but it was his experimentation that allowed Archbaron Visgalt to finally sire children. In every sense of the word, the future of House Visgalt is the sole responsibility of Dr. Kluvik.
Rakaaj Vorik
For a family to gain favor within House Visgalt, it must be willing to purge any members deemed too weak to carry out the Archbaron’s will. For this reason, Rakaaj’s family nearly had him ritually killed as a child, due to a deteriorating muscular condition which required him to have mechanical assistance to walk at an early age. As his family’s only child, though, he was granted a reprieve, so long as he could prove himself worthy to House Visgalt. Rakaaj found his calling as a fighter pilot, and out among the stars he is one of the most feared of House Visgalt’s troops, disability or no.
Nekhir Surmann
Nekhir should have died years ago. A highly decorated member of the Marauders, he became infected with an experimental virus crafted by House Hignös, causing his body began to slowly rot from the inside. He had little hope of survival, but was saved by a painful, experimental procedure performed by House Visgalt’s “Mad Doctor,” Elmin Kluvik, himself a Hignös defector. The virus has now created a symbiotic bond with Nekhir, who relishes in his new, horrific appearance.
Yugahn Zeligg
With the birth of Archbaron Visgalt’s monstrous sons, self-mutilation became a mark of loyalty among the House’s servants. Zeligg was among the first to volunteer for such “cosmetic” surgery. With his fanatic devotion to his house coupled with his new, death-like visage, he has gained a fearsome reputation on the battlefield.
Revmarza Tlan
Tlan is a Visgalt double agent, who has earned the trust of House Trexar but only so he can then send those secrets back to House Visgalt. Tlan has been operating in this role for years, and lately has had a harder and harder time affirming his allegiance to Archbaron Visgalt. He has seen a world outside of the sheer brutality that defines House Visgalt, and he is not certain he can turn his back on it.
Warden Valtoga
Warden Valtoga is responsible for the massive Tartaros penal colony, one of House Visgalt’s earliest successful expansions outside the traditional slave trade. Tartaros has long been a lucrative business for House Visgalt due to its willingness to jail anyone, from rebels, to disloyal soldiers, to political rivals, for the right price. Warden Valtoga is a merciless jailer, who will work his captives in the mines of Tartaros until their deaths.
Mharra Ezen
Like many seeking greater favor with House Visgalt, Mharra has ritually scarred herself to make her appearance more like that of Archbaron Visgalt’s beloved sons. An ambitious intelligence officer whose family has long served the house, Mharra hopes to consolidate her power within the barony by manipulating one of the Visgalt heirs into marrying her.
Geser Khagan
Geser is a fierce champion for his people. Seen as fearless with a thirst for battle, soldiers like him are the reason for House Visgalt’s reputation as conquerors among the stars.
Geser Khagan
Sherva Valdo
One of the most fearsome Marauders in House Visgalt’s forces, Sherva has won many battles and claimed many, many slaves as tribute for her Archbaron. She is the right-hand of Grand Marauder Zarrakus, and though a Grand Marauder’s lieutenants are expected to plot against him Sherva has been content to bide her time and serve him…for now. Though Zarrakus is fearsome, he is only becoming older, giving Lieutenant Valdo many years to plan her inevitable ascension.
Sherva Valdo
Dr. Elmin Kluvik
Exiled from Hignös territory for “unethical” medical experiments, Dr. Kluvik found a far more welcome home for his personal brand of medicine in House Visgalt. Some might call him reckless, or that he puts his own scientific curiosity above the safety of his patients, but it was his experimentation that allowed Archbaron Visgalt to finally sire children. In every sense of the word, the future of House Visgalt is the sole responsibility of Dr. Kluvik.
Dr. Elmin Kluvik
Rakaaj Vorik
For a family to gain favor within House Visgalt, it must be willing to purge any members deemed too weak to carry out the Archbaron’s will. For this reason, Rakaaj’s family nearly had him ritually killed as a child, due to a deteriorating muscular condition which required him to have mechanical assistance to walk at an early age. As his family’s only child, though, he was granted a reprieve, so long as he could prove himself worthy to House Visgalt. Rakaaj found his calling as a fighter pilot, and out among the stars he is one of the most feared of House Visgalt’s troops, disability or no.
Rakaaj Vorik
Nekhir Surmann
Nekhir should have died years ago. A highly decorated member of the Marauders, he became infected with an experimental virus crafted by House Hignös, causing his body began to slowly rot from the inside. He had little hope of survival, but was saved by a painful, experimental procedure performed by House Visgalt’s “Mad Doctor,” Elmin Kluvik, himself a Hignös defector. The virus has now created a symbiotic bond with Nekhir, who relishes in his new, horrific appearance.
Nekhir Surman
Yugahn Zeligg
With the birth of Archbaron Visgalt’s monstrous sons, self-mutilation became a mark of loyalty among the House’s servants. Zeligg was among the first to volunteer for such “cosmetic” surgery. With his fanatic devotion to his house coupled with his new, death-like visage, he has gained a fearsome reputation on the battlefield.
Yughan Zligg
Revmarza Tlan
Tlan is a Visgalt double agent, who has earned the trust of House Trexar but only so he can then send those secrets back to House Visgalt. Tlan has been operating in this role for years, and lately has had a harder and harder time affirming his allegiance to Archbaron Visgalt. He has seen a world outside of the sheer brutality that defines House Visgalt, and he is not certain he can turn his back on it.
Revmarza Tlan
Warden Valtoga
Warden Valtoga is responsible for the massive Tartaros penal colony, one of House Visgalt’s earliest successful expansions outside the traditional slave trade. Tartaros has long been a lucrative business for House Visgalt due to its willingness to jail anyone, from rebels, to disloyal soldiers, to political rivals, for the right price. Warden Valtoga is a merciless jailer, who will work his captives in the mines of Tartaros until their deaths.
Warden Valtoga
Mharra Ezen
Like many seeking greater favor with House Visgalt, Mharra has ritually scarred herself to make her appearance more like that of Archbaron Visgalt’s beloved sons. An ambitious intelligence officer whose family has long served the house, Mharra hopes to consolidate her power within the barony by manipulating one of the Visgalt heirs into marrying her.
Mharra Ezen
For centuries, House Visgalt has thrived on one principle – “The weak serve the strong.” The family’s founder, Karathos, learned this lesson well, as the settlers on his frontier planet were regularly abducted by lawless slavers. When Karathos rallied his people and finally conquered the slavers, he had the chance to end their reign of terror forever – instead, he chose to seize their business for himself and his family. Soon, Karthos’ operation had expanded to planets in a dozen different systems.
Visgalt’s fortunes have long been driven by conquest, and the Visgalt barony is comprised of dozen of subjugated worlds which have provided lucrative sources of both slaves and ambrosium for the house’s Archbaron. The House’s brutality also makes it an excellent “silent partner” in all manner of criminal activities. Visgalt mercenaries fetch a high price as prison guards, bounty hunters, or assassins – if a member of “civilized” society needs a gruesome job done efficiently, no questions asked, Visgalt is more than happy to provide that service.
It’s this fearsome reputation that the current Archbaron, Krait Visgalt, means to maintain. A source of equal parts fear and awe for his subjects, Krait’s authority and might is unquestioned – save for the many years of his rules when he was unable to produce an heir. He kept this “weakness” a closely guarded secret and spent much of House Visgalt’s war chest on experimental therapy to find a “cure.” After many long years, he was finally able to sire three deformed sons, and each grew into a man as brutal as he was hideous. Archbaron Visgalt demands his subjects treat his sons with the same honor they show him, which has led to a horrific new practice among Visgalt nobility – the ritual mutilation of one’s own face, in order to better emulate the Archbaron’s children. The more elaborate – and expensive – one’s scarring, the greater their show of strength and loyalty to their lord. Now, at last, the barony’s leaders have the hideous appearances to match their twisted souls.
