House Russel

Not only one of the largest, oldest and well respected Houses, House Russel is also one of the Seven Inner Circle members of the Council of Lords, due mainly to being one of the two lead saviors of humanity during the DeadLands Crisis.

History

Formed in 2134 just a decade after the DeadLands crisis along with the other 27 houses, House Russel has remained on Earth as its Mantle Holder for close to two thousand years.

Members

Currently Charles Russel is the Lord of the House. Below is the structure of House Russel in descending order of the line of succession. All of those who have married into the family cannot inherit the House and must always take the surname regardless of gender.

Charles Russel

Charles is the current head of the family as both his mother and father have passed.

To date he has taken three current wives.

Although strange by usual standards, three wives is relatively low in terms of Houses.

Marry Russel

The first wife of Charles, with whom she has given birth to two children. Olivia Russel and John Russel.

Olivia Russel

The second child of Charles Russel and fourth in line to the title

John Russel

The fifth child to be born from Charles and the heir to the title.

Trinity Russel

The second wife of Charles and mother of Cornelia Russel and grandmother to Lucia Russel.

Cornelia Russel

The first child and daughter of Charles, and second in line to the title, mother of Lucia Russel

Lucia Russel

First and only child of Cornelia Russel and her deceased former husband. Third in line to the title.

Rose Russel

Third wife of Charles and mother of Sapphire Russel and Ruby Russel

Sapphire Russel

The third child of Charles and fifth in line of the title.

Ruby Russel

The fifth child of Charles and the sixth in line to the title.

Although all of Charles Russel's children were born via individual mothers, all the children share equal genetics from each of Charles three wives. Which is a standard among Houses. Therefore making all of Charles children direct siblings of one another.

Military Service

House Russel currently has the largest number of serving military personnel in either the CMC or the war as a whole. These include

Fleet Admiral Cornelia Russel - Admiral of the Fleet of Retribution and Captain of the Morningstar.
Commander John Russel - Pilot of Vengeance and second in Lucifer Squad.
Commander Olivia Russel - Pilot of Vigilant and fourth in Lucifer Squad.

Russel Liquor

Founded in 2140, Russel Liquor has provided high quality luxury goods for close to two thousand years.

Almost as iconic as the House it is named after, it is an extremely profitable company that has close ties with the CMC Admiralty and the NIA.

Russel Liquor provides every Admiral in the CMC with a number of luxury items upon gaining the rank of Admiral, these include;

A hand crafted Ebony wood desk in the style of the Resolute Desk.
A reoccurring invitation to the Russel Family Christmas Party
A ten year supply of Russel Liquor Whiskey (20 year old whiskey for Admirals, 50 year for Fleet Admirals)

A yearly Christmas gift of either a case of Royal Admiral Cigars or Royal Admiral chocolate.

House Russel Royal Guard

House Russel is famed for its use of its Royal Guard Regiment. Which are clad in highly advanced Power Armour that is specifically designed to intimidate any potential hostile before a situation turns violent.

House Russel prides itself on its restraint with its Royal Guard, some Houses do not mind if their Royal Guard get aggressive with civilians.

The Royal Guard of House Russel have the toughest and most demanding training routines of any Royal House, as House Russel refuses to settle for anything less than soldiers of peak physical and mental strength.

House Russel, like most other houses, has its own personal fleet, which is used to transport members of the House between worlds and act as mobile personal safehouses. The Royal Guards of House Russel therefore spend a lot of time training on Naval vessels as they would have done in their Marine Corp lives. This helps to maintain their skill and strength.

Due to the size of the House Russel fleet, the Royal Guard Regiment is the largest Royal Guard Regiment with close to 100 million enlisted personnel. (Soldiers, Naval Officers) It is suspected that House Russel has the largest military force after the CMC. Even larger than the NIA or KenX Industries. This force is often confined to protection of Earth and the inner colonies, however Cornelia has taken several million of the House's forces into her fleet.

War Council

When the Human-God War began the House Russel Lord at the time created a war council to advise House Russel on how it could aid the war effort. This council has changed members several times throughout the war.

Charles Russel - The current head of the council and Lord of House Russel.
Cornelia Russel - Fleet Admiral and head of the House Russel Navy
Karl Verenor - Head of AIM Industries
John Russel - Pilot and official head of the House Russel Royal Guard
Nicholas Mountbatten - Supreme Fleet Admiral and head of the CMC.

Naval Fleet

House Russel, like many Houses, has its own fleet which is used to transport members of the House across the Inner Colonies.

Below is a list of every known ship in the House Russel Fleet;

"The Beowulfs Claw" An Avenger class Capital Ship used as Charles Russel's personal Transport.

"The Morningstar" A Defender Class Dreadnought and personal Flagship of Admiral Cornelia Russel's fleet. It serves on the front line of the war and has not participated in the Russel Fleet for some years.
"The Gloucester three" Three Ravager Heavy Destroyers used as escort vessels by each of the three Caliber Cruisers used by each of Charles Russel's wives.

"The Derobear" An Ardent Supercarrier used as the primary escort vessel of "The Deus Mortem"
Over 400 Chariot Frigates
Over 10,000 Support Vessels
Over 40,000 Yen Gunboats (Used to escort the Corvettes, two per corvette)
Over 20,000 Broker Class Corvettes (Used to transport the products of Russel Liquor)

Ancestral Home

House Russel primarily resides in the Ancestral Castle, which was named "The Russel Estate".

The estate is located several kilometers from Arcadia City, north of the landmass that was called England.

Built in 1699, the House is nearly four hundred years older than the House it now homes.

The estate itself is one of the largest private areas of land on Earth. Encompassing all of the land North and West of Arcadia City.

The building itself is very large, with a number of wings devoted to various members of the family. However the building above ground is half as large as the below ground structure.

Protectorate Worlds

House Russel is the mantle holder of Earth and the Sol System. However they are official protectorates of a number of other worlds and systems that are now governed, protected and run by House Russel.

Earth - Mantle Holders
Sol System - Mantle Holders
Pollença - Famously a holiday resort world of the rich and powerful. - Protectorate
Veretrox - Homeworld of the Beowulf and hunting resort. - Protectorate