Family Name: Magesanitus (roughly translates to stoic ones)

Banner: A large, brown-furred wolf, baring fangs, set on a background of pine-green, navy blue, and a third band of pine green, in that order.

Home-City: Magesanitarus, named for the man believed to have created the family of Magesanitus. The city is sandwiched between the two bays in southern Calydon.

Satrapy (if applicable): The majority of Sepruxia

History: The Magesanitus is a particularly odd family, in that it is composed of both a Calydonian ruling class and a large range of Sepruxian wives and husbands. Throughout the Empire, the family of Magesanitus is known for both its reverance for nature and the particularly vicious ways its native half fought against Syros and his armies when they began a horrendously bloody campaign in Sepruxia. The people who live in Sepruxia, though they rarely ventured away from their homes, became a cause of much confusion for their impeccable fighting skill and the unexpected sumbmission they displayed when conquered by Syros. In particular, the notion that one should submit to a conqueror if the conqueror defeats them has proven to be heavily ingrained within Sepruxian society, and proved to be one reason that Syros was able to maintain control of the region without facing constant rebellion from a nation of warriors. As the Sepruxians and the Magesanitans in particular have an intense reverence for skill and tactics in and battle, they saw Syros's conquering of their people as something to be respected, which has led to an undying loyalty to their conqueror since their defeat.

Not only did Sepruxian warriors prove to be a particular thorn in the side of Syros, but the beasts which they fought alongside proved to be equally if not more deadly than the warriors that commanded them. Sepruxian wildlife does vary, though the most prominent species are either canid, caprinae, bovine, or equine in nature, such as Sepruxian wolves that the region's inhabitants often ride into battle, believed to be related to War Mastiffs), Sepruxian war-horses, or the Sepruxian Great-Goat (a large species of Caprinae that often serves to carry supplies or tow siege machines), and even simple bovines such as the domestic cow.

Although the Sepruxian ruling class was granted the privilege of marrying into the Magesanitan family that was given control of the region, due to the fact that they were still recently conquered, Calydonian men still preside over the large majority of the going-ons of the region and often make up the bulk of decision-making for their people. The Magesanitans, though, are highly valued for both their incredible fighting prowess and the astonishing sexual appeal and skill of their women. Magesanitan women are widely known for being particularly exotic (due to the oftentimes soft red colouring of their irises) and are widely prized as wives and as companions for Calydonian men. Since the death of Syros, though, the current lord of the Magesanitan family, Valentinus, and his Sepruxian wife, Zaharina, have remained largely neutral in the squabbles over Syros's Empire and have attempted to quell conflict as a result of his death. Lately, though, their beautiful daughter Aemilia has reached adulthood (and age appropriate for marriage in Sepruxian culture), a fact which Valentinus plans to use to strengthen his family's position through political marriage.