“Walk the paling river long and mind you not the tides.
Come to hidden holding where hope even now abides.”
Established at Winter Council 2025, the House of Silver Branches is a non-combat faction devoted to the core notions of diplomacy, knowledge, balance, liberty, and pursuit of a fulfilling story. The House aims to foster research and reason in war-torn Osterra, and to cherish and aggrandize the tales of deeds great and small.
Background
Leader: Aoibhin Elorrenthi
Capital: Ceoch Abhainn, Vetus Mundi
Founded: Winter Council 2025
Colors: Green and Silver
Iconic color: #369967
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Members

The House of Silver Branches is lead by Aoibhin Elorrenthi.
Athanor Rubinglas d'Cannith sometimes represents the House in council, and manages the daily affairs of Ceoch Abhainn.
Scathach, in addition to her ties to the House and her wide-ranging friendships among the portal-folk, is known for her tapestries depicting the events she has been witness to in Osterra.

Anna Brown, the Reluctant Ranger - Healer/rogue
Life is hard enough when you are the youngest child of 8 in a farming family. Your best friends are the two hogs you helped slop and tend to. No one taught you how to hold a bow or a sword, or even how to read, but you often daydreamed about a far away world where you were important and life was full of adventure. It is quite a different matter when you suddenly find yourself pulled into a scary portal of swirling energy, with only the handle end of your shovel that managed to make its way through along with your person, and unceremoniously deposited into the middle of a land feud between two armed and magick filled factions. “Surely, this is the most realistic dream you ever had Anna,” you tell yourself as you muddle through what the kind Orange man taught you about polearms and find yourself running at armies, dying and coming back to life again. Surely, this is just a dream… You find that it is not a dream and your scared inexperience takes over. But with an eventual acceptance of the new reality you find yourself in, you start to learn more about this strange, scary, beautiful and magical world called Osterra. You also find, that you are more capable than you or your family gave you credit for as you pick up skills and make new friends along the way. Fond of forest paths and exploring natural settings, you stumble upon friends and make new discoveries, pushing the limits of even your own wild imagination. You are no longer quite so ordinary Anna Brown, and this is just the beginning of yet another chapter of your story.
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What Types of Players Would Enjoy This Faction
Roleplay and Combat Focus
The House of Silver Branches is a noncombat faction, meaning that it uses its land actions for research, building, and story quests, not for searching out foes or fomenting war. Furthermore, the House will rarely openly take sides in a conflict, though its members are always free to place their faith and favor where they will.