House de Marne

House de Marne is a minor family from Bardonia. They were a small banking clan for most of there history until the last remaning de Marne named Marie, her husband Jamie, and their son Jambles fled from Bardonia after the The Battle of New Dorasterrock. Jambles is the only surviving member of the house.

The House is considered split into two seperate branches, the elder branch before Jambles' birth, and the younger branch after.

1. Elder Branch
The elder house of de Marne is believed to have its roots in the Golden War when some Vastallosi warriors settled down with some Bardonians. This theory is supported since the word Marne is believed to originate from the Vastallosi word for the sea. The family developed a small banking industry in Dorasterrock and adopted the a golden fish for its business mascot, the golden fish was also adopted as the family sigil on a blue background. They lived comfortable lives for many years and even expanded operations into Escharia. Things declined with the death of Finren de Marne in the Coalition wars interbellum, and the de Marne business and estates were inherited by his only surviving child Marie de Marne. Marie and her husband Jamie would flee Bardonia during the Allium War and live as refugees in exile for many years with their son Jambles before finally settling in Not Venice. Jamie belonged to no house, and thus technically Jambles was born into no house, and so Marie was the last member of the elder House de Marne.

2. Younger Branch
Following Jambles' return to Not Venice, and Marie's death, House de Marne went extinct. Until Jambles declared his own house, also called the House de Marne in honor of his mother. He also adopted the golden fish and blue background into his banner sigil, also adopting his personal sigil a gold lion on a green backgroung for his Bardonian heritage, and combining it the with golden fish in a cadet branch checkering to create his younger houses coat of arms. Jambles took on new words for his house, changing them from "By the Sea" to his chosen words of "Take what you can, Give nothing back". To tell the difference between Jambles House de Marne, and his mothers House de Marne, Jambles' is often referred to as the younger House de Marne, and Marie's is remembered as the elder House de Marne.