House d'Ambreville

The d'Ambrevilles were the historical lords of New Averoigne, ruling from the family seat near Malinbois. They were defeated in the civil war, and replaced by the Marais. This is a history of the clan as pieced together by the Company of Crossed Swords.

Notable Ambrevilles

Cezarine d'Ambreville: Author of On the Binding of Demons and On the Binding of Souls. Cezarine is recorded in Balchard's Cezarine and her Children, which mentions the Helm of Ulfhethinn.

Ferand d'Ambreville: Author of the multi-volume Incunabulum Artificium, which deals with the trapping of spirits for use in the crafting of magical items. Ferand reportedly specialized in stone- and earth-working enchantments.

Geraldine d'Ambreville: Geraldine was a mage-smith who eschewed the seven elemental metals in favor of alloys like electrum, pewter, bronze and brass.

Gaston d'Ambreville: Gaston notoriously married Amelie d'Erevan only to use her body as a host for a Princess of Hell. Amelie's soul was imprisoned in a magical mirror, which was subsequently shattered. The Company is trying to reunite the fragments in hopes of putting the poor woman's soul to rest.

Phoebe d'Ambreville: Mother of Evangelista de Sylaire. Phoebe was a skilled crafter of golems and automatons. Richard Loubeau claims that Phoebe was a vampire before being reduced to a spectral state. She was destroyed with the aid if a demon from Cocytus in Phoebe's Follies

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