Registration of Current Nobles
The Name of the Noble: Leoghard de Bastij
The House of which said noble belongs: House Bastij
Current Age of said Noble: 27
House History: Leoghard is second in line to be the head of the Bastij family which currently serves the king as the official tax collection organ. They collect taxes from the ordinary citizen to the highest ranking noble and they have special clearance given by the king to use whatever they deem necessary in order to uphold the quota. During their dealings they are above the law and that's why the punishment for abusing the system is even harsher for them.
The house Bastij was one of the original founding houses and aside that they possessed the largest material wealth of them all. They came as conquerors adorning their golden dragon armor and blood red banners with a dragon on top of it. They came from the shores of the east and started invading the tribes that lived there. Up until they reached the massive dessert that they called at the time "The Devil Sands". During their invasion they started subjugating the tribes that lived there and created outposts and explored the vast desert seeing as the travels from one side to the other, if taking the route around it was made weeks longer. They didn't get far on their invasion as the main land forces on the other continent started facing different enemies and armies until the empire of the Golden Dragon was defeated but the colonies on this new land still lived on.
With no more forces to support the invasion or keep the people subjugated they started thinking on establishing settlements, citadels, a standing and lasting territory for them to rule. But the tribes started uprising while being helped by the "more civilized" armies on the other parts of the continent. In the end they retreated on the establishments that they created on "The Devil Sands". During their invasion where they were at their strongest they had taken control of the major trade routes that were used by the other powers and build fortifications on every oasis there. They retreated to these establishments and fortresses. They were deep enough in the desert that a siege on one of these castles would be a foolish suicide mission. In the end a trade was made for them to open the trading routes one more and grant protection to every trader that passed in exchange for a fee and peace.
In time the establishment and fortresses expanded, forming citadels on even the outskirts of the desert as now the threat of being sieged was nullified by the peace treaty. The civilization only flourished with many other races joining and living on the outer citadels. The 7 outer citadels were built on top of flat hills and rock formations scattered through the desert. They were chosen to strategically space as equally as possible from the other citadels. If no such formation was found then one was build from scratch.
The inner 4 citadels that surround the main castle of The Golden Dragon were the ones built during the time when they retreated deep in the desert after news of their main land kingdom being destroyed accompanied by pressure from uprisings and attacks from other armies. They compromise entirely of high medium to high cooked meat nobility and bloodlines from the main land. There is an entire new life there with a different, more refined culture. These 4 citadels are built along a wall which surrounds the castle.
The castle is made entirely out of gold. Only the royal blood resides there. When the mainland forces were being obliterated, the princess and a handful of servants managed to escape. They came to the colonies asking for help which was ignored. They instead took the princess and retreated to the castle. They cut off their ties with the falling Golden Dragon Empire. The general and leader of the colonies married the princess and produced many heirs. That's how the royal bloodline has remained intact. Only the most skilled, beautiful, distinct and notable people from the 4 inner citadels can hope to stay at the castle grounds.
The banner depicts a golden dragon swimming on a sea of blood. It stands as an analogy to their house triumphing above all enemmies and shining brightly among the filthy blood of the other houses who were not part in the founding of the kingdom or to the houses that fell below their once shining nobility and grace.
Lands and Ownership: They have ownership of the Devil Sand, a large desert on the middle of the continent that vastly extends in every direction to cover a big part of the land. 7 great citadels are built on the outskirts of the desert, 4 on the inner part which are connected by a big wall, extending all the way to hundreds of feet deep underground, surrounding the main castle.
By owning the Devil Sands they also own all the trade routes that pass through there. To go around the desert in order to reach the other side would take weeks upon weeks longer than just going straight through it.
The citadels are connected through underground passages. These tunnels extend throughout all the desert, buried beneath all the sand. As far as the exploration of these tunnels goes, they have been fully mapped although most of them led to dead ends as a result of the tunnel's support system giving in and collapsing. Every entrance point is highly secure and no unauthorized personnel has ever set foot in them. Their existence alone shouldn't be knows but rumors have been circulating for decades now.
The Bastij have made an agreement with a private international trading organization in order to trade with the main land. In turn they trade with the surrounding houses.
They are the head of the tax collection organ.
They house the largest prison constructs in the entire kingdom. Below each of the outer citadels is a massive labyrinth of dungeons which serves as a prison for everyone of the nearby houses. Many prisoners who enter those dungeons are known to perish before their time is due and as so they have gotten an infamous reputation among criminals and average people alike.
Besides that they have the largest banking system in the entire kingdom as it is for the kingdom.
Autobiographical Knowledge: His sister, while being the oldest child and the favorite of their soon to be late father is the next in line as the head of the family. A good warrior with an even greater mind and accounting skills. Leo thinks that even if she was the younger sibling their father still would've picked her. Not that he's any less capable but more like less manageable. Different from his sister that obeyed their father's word like law Leo always found a way to break free from the leash, if the thing ever managed to get around him. Being away from the family most of the time while doing various dealings ranging from normal to illegal he was seen as inconsistent and untrustworthy in the eyes of his father.
His sister, Sorea de Bastij, was a caring-family-first kinda person. Always kind to Leo and a complete monster at work and the battlefield. To the family and her close ones it looked like she put on an iron mask during work and battle, changing from sweet and caring to ruthless and unforgiving, to everyone but Leo. Leoghard always knew there was something off about his sister. Instead of putting on a mask while away from the family, she rather took one off, her true self revealing. Besides this, on or off work, his sister had always cared for him.
Still, if something were to happen to his sister...well let's just say someone wasn't going to be sad.
Portrait: 
