House Stoneheart

Great renown, small house: the Stonehearts are far fewer and poorer than the other families, and they are reclaiming their former glory little by little.

Their doctrine fits into one sentence from Lucius: Stoneheart magic exists to create order in a chaotic world. They are the undisputed masters of abjuration and the magic contract. Their barriers do more than protect—the last of them closes around its opponent.

They call themselves the protectors of Cerberus. Vlad Varanov once forced his way through their door and nearly killed their heir in the cradle.

Emblem: a stone heart crossed by a sword and a scepter.