1. Families

House of the Phoenix

The House of the Phoenix resides in the south of Goguryeo and is protected by the Phoenix of the South, Su-Jin. The current Lord of the House is a young man by the name of Myeon-Mog Jae-Hyun and his heir-apparent is his much younger brother, Young Master Myeon-Mog Jin-Ho.

Members of the House of the Phoenix exhibit strong innate magical powers associated with fire as a result of their ancestry mixed of both demon and phoenix. As a result, they have a tendency to burn brightly and hot and, regrettably, quickly. It is rare for a member of the House to live past 40, with many dying violently as a result of their own fire. As a result, the House of the Phoenix has its own private team from The Imperial Gwishin Bureau to ensure that any Unknown who may result from the death of a member of the house do not linger overly long in this world. This close association has resulted in a loosening of the taboos around the Baekjeong caste, leading to close friendships and in notable cases, marriages. The current Lord is the result of one such marriage and it is said that Lord Jae-Hyun's mother personally saw to it that her lord-husband passed over The Three Rivers of Death safely after his death, trusting no other to do it properly.