Great House
House Bellamy
“Every river pays”
Also called Bellamy · the River Foxes
Banners and seals
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★ Main emblem “Every river pays”
A Great House of rivers, customs, bridge dues and freight order, profiting from the way water creates jurisdictions.
A Great House that rules much of the watery arithmetic around the Blackfriars quays from Foxhall House. A house named as a rival of House Halden whenever money seems to outrank the fear of hunger.
Named with it
Ties
- cooperates with House Corbin at sea and competes where river becomes maritime authority
- quarrels with House Mereford over bridge versus river authority
- rival of House Halden
At the table
Geoffrey is socially brilliant and financially exact; opponents learn a dinner was not friendly when the tariff paper arrives. Tied to bridge dues, customs and freight order. Named only in passing in the alignments of the four Great Houses; its rank is not stated in this part.
- Kind
- Great House
- Region
- Britannia
- Founded
- c. 4100 A.C.
- Standing
- Present day
- Seat and places
- Foxhall House, Blackfriars quays
- Named in
- Book I, Book II, Book III
- Spoken of
- 9 times in the volumes
