House of Fornois

The House of Fornois is a dynasty founded by Refol de Fornois of the Catacos clan in 794 ACA when he united the Fornoisan tribes, forming the county of Fornois.

History
The Catacos clan is one of the 26 Fornoisan clans that came to rule parts of what is now the region of Fornois in the thousand years period between the fall of Melwende and the beginning of the countal era. The first known member of this house is a man named Adilos, who reportedly served as a knight under a clan leader by the name of Cotron in the year 392 ACA. It would however be at some time during the 5th or 6th century ACA that the clan would rise to prominence, becoming one of the ruling families of the region. Not much is known about the clan other that it was a very secondary clan, whose chiefs were often subservient to other clan leaders. According to Fornoisan sources, one of the chiefs, Catacos, embarked on a raiding expedition across Syltör and beyond in 543 or 544 ACA.

In 793 ACA, Refol, son of Twodor, the previous chief, was elected head of the clan at the age of 15. In the space of one year, he was able to unite all the clans through diplomacy or war, expanding his domain to encompass all of the current provinces of Vedassa and Alvada.