The Sovereign Commonwealth of
ELPSON
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The Sword of the Commonwealth · Founded 1158

House Vassiliev

“Fortitudine et Honore”

By Fortitude and Honour

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The Vassilievs arrived from the eastern marches in the 1150s as captains of a mercenary company and were granted lands along the Kremnitz Pass in return for its defence. They have remained the martial backbone of the Commonwealth ever since.

Eleven Marshals of Elpson have borne the Vassiliev name. The family's influence in the Ministry of External Relations has been a recurring source of tension with the House of Vaughan.

Chronicle of the House

  1. 1158
    Grant of the Kremnitz lands to Captain Yevgeny Vassiliev.
  2. 1402
    Defence of the Kremnitz Pass.
  3. 1709
    Founding of the Military Academy of Elpson.
  4. 1916
    Marshal Pavel Vassiliev leads the Commonwealth's neutrality guard.

Notable Figures

Yevgeny Vassiliev
1121 – 1190
Founder of the house.
Marshal Pavel Vassiliev
1868 – 1944
Commander during the Great Neutrality.

Relations with the Houses

Respectful rivals of the Vaughans; close allies of House Dragomir.