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Houses of the Court of Night-Blooming Flowers
(the courtesan guild of Terre d'Ange, AKA the Night Court)


alyssum Alyssum
  • Canon: modesty
  • Motto: "With eyes averted."
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bee balm Balm
  • Canon: compassion
  • Motto: "Rest and be soothed."
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bryony Bryony
  • Canon: avarice, wagering
  • Motto: "Wealth seeks company."
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camellia Camellia
  • Canon: perfection
  • Motto: "Without fault or flaw."
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cereus Cereus
  • Canon: pale fragility, fleeting beauty
  • Motto: "All loveliness fades."
  • first of the houses
  • founded by Enedial Vintesoir
  • Dowayne of the house represents the Night Court on the City Judiciary
  • house of Cecilie Laveau-Perrin
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dahlia Dahlia
  • Canon: dignity, regality
  • Motto: "Upright and unbending."
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eglantine Eglantine
  • Canon: genius, song and performance
  • Motto: "To create is to live."
  • sponsors players, poets, artists, musicians, dancers, tumblers, and clothiers
  • repository of lore and learning
  • house of Favrielle nó Eglantine
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gentian Gentian
  • Canon: dreams, mystic purity of spirit
  • Motto: "Truth and vision."
  • seek visions, interpret dreams
  • many adepts become priests of Elua
  • house of Raphael Murain nó Gentian
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heliotrope Heliotrope
  • Canon: devotion, love
  • Motto: "Thou, and no other."
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jasmine Jasmine
  • Canon: pleasure, sensuality
  • Motto: "For pleasure's sake."
  • house of Liliane de Souverain
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mandrake Mandrake
  • Canon: algolagnia (giving pain), domination
  • Motto: "Yield all."
  • reciprocal agreement with Valerian House
  • uses the signale
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orchis Orchis
  • Canon: mirth
  • Motto: "Joy in laughter."
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valerian Valerian
  • Canon: algolagnia (receiving pain), submission
  • Motto: "I yield"
  • reciprocal agreement with Mandrake House
  • uses the signale
  • probable house of Phèdre if she hadn't indentured to Anafiel Delaunay
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The Angels of Terre d'Ange


little rose Elua
  • founder of Terre d'Ange
  • born when the blood of Yeshua, son of God, mixed with the Magdelene's tears and was quickened by Mother Earth
  • espoused the precept "Love as thou wilt."
  • his scions are the royalty of Terre d'Ange
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little rose Naamah
  • Companion of Elua
  • lay with strangers for coin to support Elua
  • founder of Namarre
  • patron-goddess of the Night Court
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little rose Anael
  • Companion of Elua
  • "Star of Love"
  • founder of L'Agnace
  • taught husbandry to Terre d'Ange
  • scions are known for giving off an apple scent
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little rose Azza
  • Companion of Elua
  • founder of Azzalle
  • committed the sin of pride
  • inventor of the sextant
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little rose Shemhazai
  • Companion of Elua
  • founder of Siovale
  • treasured knowledge and learning
  • gave the written word to Terre d'Ange
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little rose Camael
  • Companion of Elua
  • founder of Camlach
  • warrior
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little rose Cassiel
  • Companion of Elua, "the Perfect Companion"
  • only companion of Elua to not turn away from the One God
  • priests of Cassiel pledge to serve and protect the scions of Elua and take a vow of celibacy
  • called "apostate" by the Yeshuites
  • founder/patron of no specific land of Terre d'Ange
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little rose Eisheth
  • Companion of Elua
  • founder of Eisande
  • known for gentleness
  • taught D'Angelines how to lie
  • patroness of actors
  • gave music and story to D'Angelines
  • scions are skilled at storytelling and healing
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little rose Kushiel
  • Companion of Elua
  • founder of Kusheth
  • symbol: three keys (for the portals to Hell)
  • angel of punishment
  • marked Phèdre as his own
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little rose Asmodel
  • one of seven courtiers of hell under Kushiel
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little rose Mara
  • daughter of Naamah and a man condemned for murder
  • cursed
  • always veiled her eyes
  • granted penance by Kushiel, made his handmaiden
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little rose Rahab
  • fallen angel of the One God, punished for disobedience
  • called "Prince of the Sea" by Yeshuites
  • called "Lord of the Deep" by sailors
  • father of the Master of the Straits
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little rose Sammael
  • angel of the One God
  • stole the book of Raziel from Edom and cast it into the waters
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little rose Mikael
  • commander-in-chief of the One God's Host
  • took the book of Raziel from Lilit and threw it into the ocean
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Thanks to Victoria and 'HughisSuper' for help with Eisheth.

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