The Empire of
The Two Lights
House Walid
The House of The NEwborn
Origins of House Walid and the Coastal Foundations
House Walid traces its origins to the convergence of three distinct peoples—the Carthanicians, Galliberians, and Berabs—who settled the coastal cities of Iberia around 220 BH, bringing with them a blend of maritime trade, agriculture, and desert-rooted traditions. These early societies were unified spiritually through the worship of Aurion, Aurah, and Kymopoleia, forming a triadic religious identity that would shape the region’s culture. In 213 BH, this unity took dynastic form when Hesedorion of the Carthanicians married Ayyurah of the Berabs, founding House Walid as a lineage rooted in both commerce and faith. Their descendants, through successive generations of leadership, maintained influence across the coastal cities, gradually transitioning from tribal prominence into structured nobility as trade networks expanded.
The Rise of Maurim and the Merchant Crown
The defining transformation of House Walid came under Zaidan Walid, whose leadership emerged during a period of economic oppression marked by generations of heavy taxation imposed by local lords. In 44 BH, Zaidan led the Merchant Revolt, leveraging his wealth, naval command, and popular support to overthrow the existing order and establish the Maurim Kingdom. Crowned as King Zaidan “The Navigator,” he reoriented the region into a maritime and commercial power, cementing House Walid’s identity as rulers of trade and expansion. His successors, including Bashir “The Architect” and Omar “The Pious,” further institutionalized governance and religious alignment, notably through the Great Reformation of 16 AH, which suppressed Aurah worship to strengthen ties with the Hazzan Kingdom and secure political stability.
Conquest, Intrigue, and Integration into Empire
The fall of House Walid’s independent rule came in 79 AH, when Jalil Hazzan conquered the Maurim Kingdom and took Elena Walid as his second wife, binding the house to the emerging imperial structure through marriage rather than annihilation. The transition, however, was marked by deep political intrigue: the assassination of former King Hassan Walid in 80 AH—secretly orchestrated by Rodrigo Walid but blamed on House Soler—revealed the internal fractures and ambitions within the family. With the proclamation of the Aurionic Empire that same year, Rodrigo Walid assumed regency over Maurim, preserving House Walid’s influence within the new order. Though no longer sovereign monarchs, the Walids remained indispensable to the empire, controlling its financial arteries through institutions like the Bank of Maurim, or more affectionately known as the Bank of Walid, and continuing to shape its economic and political future from within.
House Origins
Coat of Arms: Wolf in front of blood moon and silver waves
Seats: Al-Zahra Mar, Mauria of the Maurim Kingdom
Founder: Hesedorion and Ayyurah
Founded: 213 BH
Religious Alignment: Order of the Zenith
Titles
House of the Newborn
House of the Child
Houe of Son
House of Father
King of the Seas
King of Ships
Regent of Coin
Regent of Ships
Heads of the House
Hesedorion, 213 BH
Aurthalo Walid, 173 BH
Borah Walid, 137 BH
Maharoion Walid, 95 BH
Zaidan Walid, 45 BH
Bashir Walid, 14 BH
Omar Walid, 14 AH
Hassan Walid, 46 AH
Rodrigo Walid, 80 AH
Branch Families
None
Vassal Families
House Algarve
House Galvan
House Medina
House Morillo
House Pereira
House Soler (formerly)
House Sousa
𖤓 Eighth Generation 𖤓
The Fortified Era
Hassan Walid
Patriarch of Royal Branch
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Filipa Sousa
Wife of Hassan
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𖤓 Ninth Generation 𖤓
The Ascent Era
𖤓 Tenth Generation 𖤓
The Zenith Era
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