The Sovereign Commonwealth of
ELPSON
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The Lords of the Land · Founded 1246

House Orsini-Vale

“Semper Supra”

Always Above

LandEnergyIndustry

Formed by the union of the Adriatic Orsini and the highland Vales in 1246, the house holds the largest landed estate in the Commonwealth. Its coal, then hydroelectric, then solar holdings have powered Elpson's industry for two centuries.

Chronicle of the House

  1. 1246
    Marriage of Orsini and Vale.
  2. 1814
    Opens the first Elpsonian coal works.
  3. 1961
    Completion of the Vale Dam.

Notable Figures

Ludovico Orsini-Vale
1782 – 1860
Industrialist.

Relations with the Houses

Ambitious; increasingly aligned with the New Generation movement.