Emperor Vega the First "The Conqueror" (⚰️)
├── First Marriage: Empress Katarina of House Frost (⚰️) [Died of winter fever]
│ ├── Prince Vega (Later Emperor Vega II)
│ ├── Princess Marielle (Imperial Ambassador to the Bone Lords)
│ └── Prince Theodric (⚰️) [Hunting accident, age 19]
│
├── Second Marriage: Empress Isolde of the Western Shores (⚰️) [Poisoned]
│ ├── Prince Roland (Current Imperial Army Commander)
│ ├── Princess Elysia (⚰️) [Disappeared during diplomatic mission]
│ └── Prince Alaric (⚰️) [Executed for treason by Vega II]
│
└── Third Marriage: Empress Rosalind of House Thornvale (⚰️) [Died in childbirth]
├── Princess Vivienne (High Priestess of the Hollow Spring)
└── Prince Leoric (⚰️) [Stillborn with mother]
Emperor Vega the Second "The Cold Flame" (Current Ruler)
├── Marriage: Empress Elisandra of House Thornvale (⚰️) [Died in childbirth]
│ ├── Prince Adolphi "The Viper Prince" (Heir Apparent)
│ │ └── Marriage: Princess Morganna of Western Shores
│ │ ├── Prince Vega III (Age 7)
│ │ └── Princess Elisandra "Little Thorn" (Age 5)
│ │
│ ├── Princess Freya "The Sweet" (Unmarried)
│ │ └── [Rumored secret murder of her best friend]
│ │
│ └── Princess Deyln "The White Shadow" (Unmarried)
│ └── [Mentored by Master of Whispers]
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└── Unofficial Consorts:
├── Lady Seraphina (Royal Astronomer)
│ └── Bastard son placed with noble family (Age 12)
│
└── Lord Commander Valerian (Captain of Imperial Guard)
└── Twin bastards raised in secret military academy
Duke Roland of Vega (Emperor's Brother)
├── Marriage: Duchess Katarina of Southern Plains
│ ├── Lord Aethelred (Imperial Grain Master)
│ ├── Lady Isolde (Married to King of Eastern Territories)
│ ├── Lord Dominic (Naval Commander)
│ ├── Lady Helena (Imperial Spymistress)
│ └── Lord Cassius (⚰️) [Killed in duel with Prince Adolphi]
Princess Marielle of Vega (Emperor's Sister)
├── Official Status: Unmarried
├── Secret Union: Chief Kragath of Bone Lords
│ ├── Half-goblin son (Raised in secret)
│ └── Half-goblin daughter (Trained as assassin)
Princess Vivienne of Vega (Emperor's Half-Sister)
├── Position: High Priestess of Hollow Spring
└── [Maintains separate power base through religious authority]
House Vega-Thornvale (Empress Rosalind's Family)
├── Duke Magnus Thornvale (Emperor's Uncle by marriage)
│ └── [Controls northern silver mines crucial to imperial economy]
House Vega-Frost (Descended from Emperor's Grandfather's brother)
├── Count Aethelstan Frost-Vega
│ └── [Maintains distant claim to throne; kept alive as warning to others]
The Eliminated Line
├── Prince Alaric's Children (All officially executed)
│ └── [Rumors persist of one daughter smuggled to safety]
Unacknowledged Imperial Blood
├── Seven known bastards of Emperor Vega I
├── Three confirmed bastards of Emperor Vega II
└── [Strategically placed throughout the realm as insurance]