Editing Pugmire (section)

===The Houses===
Such is the importance of House membership in a cat's life that it replaces the Breed aspect from Pugmire in a Monarchies of Mau game. Thusly, "House" is analogous to D&D's "Race".

'''House Angora''' is a house of scholars and intellectuals, dedicated to the finding and preservation of knowledge and magic, maintaining the libraries throughout the Monarchies. Secretly, their hunger to know things means they will readily delve into topics that other Houses view as too dark or sinister - even the summoning and controlling of the Unseen.

'''House Cymric''' is a house of diplomats, negotiators and entertainers - a weird mix, until you realize that the charming tongue and pleasing form of a minstrel or actor can ferret out secrets as well as any diplomat. Secretly, they yearn to oust House Mau as the de facto leaders of the Monarchies.

'''House Korat''' is the military House of the Monarchies; a proud and warlike clan who champion strength, combat skills, and force. Life is tough in this House, where the physically frail are unwelcome. Whilst stereotyped as thick-limbed and thick-headed, their cunning and tactical skills should not be underestimated. Secretly, they yearn for a second War with Pugmire, in order to prove their superiority to all other races on the battlefield.

'''House Mau''' is a House of leaders and judges, known for their honor and their diplomatic skill. It was a member of House Mau who united the Monarchies into their present form, and to this day they openly seek to preserve the current form of the united nation. Secretly, they actually hope to consolidate power in their own paws, building up their popularity with the lower classes until they can openly topple the other Houses and become the sole rulers of all catkind.

'''House Rex''' are the most open-minded and individualistic of all the cat Houses, and can be seen as the most liberal of them all. They are a clan of explorers and outsiders; the first cats to explore beyond their borders, and the first to encourage peace amongst races. They are the one cat House to be on good terms with the dogs of Pugmire, and openly speak in support of strengthening ties. To the aggravation of the other Houses, especially the ever-scheming House Cymric, House Rex doesn't seem to ''have'' any secrets. With these cats, what you see may actually be what you get.

'''House Siberian''' is the conservative bloc within the Monarchies, championing tradionalism above all other things and carefully measuring progress, striving to direct it into utility above all else. The other Monarchies mostly tolerate them for their skil as medics, but they underestimate the Siberians' capacity for destructive ferocity. Secretly, House Siberian wants to dissolve the Treaty of Unification and return to being a self-sufficient monarchy like they were before.

'''The Shadow Bloc''' represents the unified voting power and standing of catkind's minor houses, organizations and so forth on the great Ruling Council. This conglomerate nature makes them naturally anarchic and hard to predict or manipulate by the other Houses. Secretly, remnants of House Smilodon have infiltrated the Shadow Bloc and hope to use it as a way to pursue vengeance.

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