House De Manteau

House De Manteau is one of the Noble houses of The Lorent having its home in Lumaire. It is headed by Charles De Manteau and has few living members today.

History
De Manteau, Originally named Von Cloak, originates from the former country of Ozeanburg where it was one of the royal houses. The De Manteau house left after the country was bought. Von Cloak was founded in the earliest days of Ozeanburg and lived an almost nomadic lifestyle moving between castles in their patrol. After the first war of the crowns house, Von Cloak settled in the most eastern part of the country turning it into their hold. Throughout the years as Ozeanburg became a Constructional Monarchy and the houses of the holds became families of Ozeanburg with Von Cloak chosen as the line for the royal family until the country was bought and the families moved from the land. While most of the families moved northwest to Ryzan and a few move to Frostmarch, Von Cloak moved to Lorent adopting the language and changing the name to De Manteau. The De Manteau family was made the head of Lumaire after living there for some time. The De Manteau Château is located outside Lumaire and west of the University.

Human members of the house De Manteau are a different people originally and tend to marry outside the country resulting in the family Manteau being larger and paler in appearances due to their heritage coming from the far east of Ozeanburg near Frostmarch. family members of De Manteau for unknown reasons tend to fall victim to a number of traits resulting in members of the family being any number of cursed people from Daemons to Undead.

House de Manteau under Charles
After Stenn de Manteau went to lead a nomadic lifestyle, Charles de Manteau was chosen to lead the house. At first, the house struggled to keep and regain strength due to Stenn's absence. Soon enough though, Charles would find a place for House de Manteau to thrive once again. That being the town of Fjordmont. Charles, due to the house's low numbers also decided to try and find a spouse. This would possibly bring another family or noble house into de Manteau's realm. His first opportunity came when he would marry Elle Naktinmol, a woman from the Eldham nation of Einburg. Though their marriage seemed fine at first, many conflicts between them finally led to Charles divorcing her. This though, would soon play into the hand of Charles. Who met Boreal Marshal, the matriarch of House Marshal, a short time later. The two agreed on a political marriage and a house merge that would turn the tides for House de Manteau. Many new family members were gained because of the merge, notably ones like Lunam Marshal, Ivy Marshal, Arawn Jotuner, and of course Boreal de Manteau. Today, the house's core territory lies in the jagged peaks and elevated plateaus of the Syktar Mountains in Eastern Sorligste where the town of Fjordmont lies. House de Manteau has regained further legitimacy and strength throughout the Lorentish Empire. The house also continues to grow in wealth, influence, and prestige as Charles ambitiously tries to bring back the feared, respected, and admirable house he once knew.