House Erebus
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| Guild Summary | |
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| Established | 2024-03-06 (primus) |
| Members | TBA |
| Focus | Trading / Military / Diplomacy |
| Membership | |
| Recruitment | Open |
| Platform | PC (until cross play with console players is feasible) |
| Language | English |
| Timezones | North America (UTC-5 through UTC-8) |
| Activities | TBA |
| Play Style | |
| PVE | Yes |
| PVP | Yes |
| RP | occasional (Player vs AI themed) |
| Major House | Bulter (formerly Corrino) |
| Links | |
| Website | https: // linktr.ee / house_erebus |
| Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/@HouseErebus |
The House Erebus (primus) is a noble house, founded in March 2024, by Krez, Jhordi, and Hundro. It is focused on creating a fun core group of quality players, while modeling a lore-based history based on a noble house connected to the Emperor and themed off the Sardaukar from the Dune books and movies.
Viscount, Hundro is the leader of House Erebus (primus). However, he has designated his two Great Bursegs as joint decision makers in his name: Krez, Jhordi.
Purpose / Ethos
House Erebus (primus) aims to grow as a significant player among competing factions of Arrakis to become a Minor House in 'Dune:Awakening'. We will use intrigue, diplomacy, combat, trade, and commercial strength to further the policy of House Erebus on Arrakis.
Recruitment Process
We will be focusing on building a core group of chill quality folks over sheer numbers.
- Initiation
Players must pass a trial as an initiate and then nominated by existing members and voted on by the members. If voted in, an initiate will become a formal member and given the chance to choose to be either a Sardaukar or Reaper and formal member of the guild.
- How to Apply
Recruitment is paused. There's a Steam group for former primus members, which is in use following the closure of the Discord servers. To join, visit our portal https: // linktr.ee / house_erebus
- Recruitment resources
We also feature community created content on our Youtube Channel as part of our recruitment efforts.
Leadership
House Erebus (secundus) is currently lead by joint decision makers : frosty_flaky and [classified]. All have experience in guilds and playing games, such as Dune:Awakening (closed beta and released version), Planetside 2, Hell let loose, Holdfast: Nations At War, Division 2, Aliens: Fireteam Elite, Jump Space, and No Man's sky,
Ranks/Hierarchy
House Erebus (primus)
House Erebus (primus) is designed to be a flat organization in structure and hierarchy. Emphasizing that each formal member is a Sardaukar having distinct privileges/rights/level of trust & responsibilities having reached that rank.
The 'Master' positions are held by leaders of divisions, and we will pick the people who we believe are the most qualified and show a desire to help the team. Burseg decisions with vote from the Sardaukar will make decisions on behalf of the Guild.
Organizational Structure
| Role | Description |
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| Viscount | Leader / Grand Strategy |
| Great Bursegs | Joint decision makers and executives over divisions / coordinates with Viscount on reoccurring basis / lead council meetings with Masters |
| Masters | Operational Divisions leaders and council members with Great Bursegs. There are currently 4 Master positions planned (Bashar / Master of Assassins / Master Steward / Master of Accord) for the current 4 specialization Divisions listed below: Military, Clandestine, Foreign Affairs, and Logistics Operations. |
| Sardaukar/Reaper | Made Members of the guild, have to be nominated and voted in by existing members. After acceptance as a member, you will get to pick, to be either a Sarduakar or Reaper and your specialization below (not permanent). Additionally, Sardaukar/Reapers will have voting rights on decisions for the House - TBD. |
| Initiate | If you prove yourself by helping in various ways with either in-game and out of game methods (recruitment ect..) will help you be eligible for a vote. Doing this while playing with the other Sardaukar/Reaper level members you must be nominated by one of them after a period of time. We suggest you find a Sardaukar/Reaper mentor to show you how the game works. The Sardaukar/Reapers will be looking to see if you are a team player, humble, and mature. |
Specializations
| Division | Description | |
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| Military Operations Division |
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| Clandestine Operations Division | [Redacted] | |
| Logistics Operations Division |
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| Foreign Affairs Division |
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Guild History & Lore
Credit for work on (primus) lore: Lessthanlegendary, nizzim, ccnox, capn redbeard, treestone, jhordi, Krez, frosty_flaky, & davidplayZ
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House Erebus' origins tie back to its status as a Nascent House under House Corrino, responsible for a Counterintelligence detachment on the planet Salusa Secundus in the Gamma Waiping System. Adonis Erebus (the leader of the Nascent House at the time) utilized much of his house's resources to create intel products for counterintelligence operations.
Of these survivors our leader at the time, Adonis Erebus, was among them. This Event is known as the Salusa Holocaust.
During this transition to Kaitain in the Alpha Waiping system, House Erebus managed to maintain most of its operations. Through skills of spycraft Adonis Erebus was able to intercept plans from House Tantor seeking to exploit the vulnerable transitional period, in attempt to assassinate Emperor Hassik Corrino III. Through diligent work, Adonis Erebus was able to warn House Corrino and prevent the assassination from ever occurring, allowing Hassik to arrive safely at Kaitain, and reestablish order in the Imperium.
Due to House Erebus' key contribution in the protection of the golden throne, Hassik III decided to strengthen their hand by awarding Adonis Erebus the title of Viscount and elevated him as a key military advisor specializing in Counterintelligence for the Imperium. Additionally, due to House Erebus' continued performance with the security of House Corrino, Hassik III deployed a detached service of one Battalion of his elite Sardaukar in order to strengthen their military which at the time was almost nonexistent.
House Erebus's reputation grew internally within the Imperium, known for their expertise and deft handling of sensitive matters for the Emperor and his descendants since. The Emperor's blessing of honors and titles enabled the house to grow in in strength and might, becoming a dominant force behind the scenes enforcing the emperor's will during conflicts of Kanly and Wars of Assassins throughout the imperium secretly enacting the different generations of Emperors' agendas when they could not do so themselves overtly.
Like the influence the Sword Masters of Ginaz had throughout other houses in the Imperium, House Erebus, throughout years of working alongside a Battalion of Sarduakar, have taken influence from their superior military prowess, developing their style of combat into more clandestine warfare sensitive to the Imperium's political goals and its implications. Additionally, thanks to the now expanded resources that have been made available to the house, their primary and secondary resources that they provide have become more advanced and efficient due to the Emperor's boon.
Primary Domain: Produce: Logistics & Mobility (Night operations) |
ORIGIN |
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In order to keep House Erebus safe and secret and as a gift for years of loyal services House Erebus was granted fiefdom over Nemesis Sigma, one of Kiatain's small moons thought to be virtually uninhabitable, a Class II Environment, not unlike Salusa Secundus.
Its harsh environment mostly stems from an orbit around Kaitain that is in sync with its natural rotation, forcing the moon into an eternal night on its far side. The side facing the sun only receives a brief respite from the scorching rays every 36 hours, one full orbit around Kaitain, in which for a brief moment, the moon has the sun eclipsed by Kaitan, sending the moon into an almost complete night. Most of the planet is uninhabitable due to a sufficient lack of atmosphere, thus causing the sun-lit side to go into almost uninhabitable temperatures of heat and dehydration.
Most of the H2O found in the atmosphere is found on the dark side of the planet, where it naturally begins to condense due to the colder temperatures on the side of the planet that are not exposed to the light of the sun. This causes constant rain and clouds as well as unrelenting storms than can completely cover the dark side of the moon. Repeated lightning strikes and constant rain enshroud the plains and mountainous regions offering poor visibility leading to wildlife development focusing on sonic and acoustic adaption. Additionally, the planet has an abundance of natural Mercury reserves, much of which found at the core of the planet forcing it to have a greater amount of gravitational pull than usual, sitting at a harsh 1.5x that of Earth's natural gravity. (edited)
It was here House Erebus existed for Roughly 8 000 years forging a set of unique set of skills useful for the emperor. Amongst them came the Obsidian Blades, specialized soldiers created in close training with Sardaukar adepts provided by the emperor. Although limited in number, the Obsidian Blades, received their name from the obsidian rock formations created on the dark side of the planet where repeated intense lightning strikes on the impacted sand plateaus of Nemesis Sigma. A bolt of lightning burning 50 000 degrees Fahrenheit slices through the air and hits the sand and as it pierces the ground, splintering as it lances the sand. In an instant, no more than one second, the white-hot thunderbolt melts and fuses the sand around it and creates an obsidian rock, a hardened mass of matter in the shape that the lightning took when it entered the earth known as a fulgurite. These adepts, the Obsidian Blades, are counted as amongst the best in the Imperium.
Based on skills developed during the domination of natives of Nemesis Sigma, House Erebus became well known for its quick reaction and response units, logistics forces known for operating in complete darkness grew adept in feats of advanced engineering, and creation of Forward Operating Bases (FOB) under constant threat. These forces were instrumental in the destruction of guerilla forces on Nemesis Sigma and counterrevolutionary domination there. Lastly, through generations of lessons learned and honed close-held tradecraft, House Erebus quickly became known for training some of the Imperium's best Assassins and Intelligence agents for House Corrino, as well as other houses... for a price. |
FIEFDOM OVER NEMESIS SIGMA | |
In 10 191 AG, the Padisha Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV, had other plans for House Erebus. He commanded House Erebus' current leader and descendent of Adonis, Viscount Hundro Erebus, to send down two of his most trusted Bursegs with an advance force to execute his will on Arrakis. With their expertise in night operations, uniquely suited to the conditions on Arrakis and sensitive political situation, trusting only us in this task, he smuggled multiple members of the house as well as Sardaukar onto Arrakis under the guise of being prisoners, in order to secretly execute his choice of winners and losers on between the war of House Atreides and House Harkonnen.
This lost division of "prisoners" that survive on Arrakis form the vanguard of operations on the planet's surface for House Erebus. These individuals were to execute the will of the Emperor anyway they saw fit, given complete autonomy but also no safe harbor risking connection to the Emperor himself. |
ARRIVAL ON ARRAKIS |
| House Erebus (secundus) Lore | |
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| If you're reading this, you are the Resistance. | PRESENT DAY |
Spoilers to be added in the near future, which explain the pivot from Sardaukar themed to Bulterian themed.
Known Allegiances or Rivalries
House Erebus (primus) is only "formally" allied to House of Corrino and Sardaukar player themed guilds.
House Erebus (secundus) is at war with thinking machines, using light roleplay .
Other Activities
This guild is primary focused on Dune: Awakening.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dowdell, Nathan, et al. Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, the Role Playing Game. Modiphiüs Entertainment, 2020. https://www.modiphius.net/products/dune-adventures-in-the-imperium-core-rulebook-standard-edition?variant=37677126680746