House Ritterax

The House of Ritterax are an extinct family who, for most of history, had been the mightiest and most revered house among the Kelldarmen. They were the direct descendants of the legendary figure, the Lord of Riders who slew the great dragon Orarasker Horsebane.
 * Founder: The Lord of Riders
 * Current Head: Extinct
 * Emblem: Golden Flying Arrow, Strident Golden Horse on Purple
 * Seat: Raxthrane

After the Lord of Riders died, his children called themselves the House Ritterax, which means "Rider Lord" in the bastard language of Kelldar. They maintained their wealth and status primarily through their control of trade with Ahanbaz, the great realm of the Irontongues. After the Weeping Night, the power of Ahanbaz was broken and trade with the east soon collapsed. In the decades upon decades that followed, the House Ritterax gradually declined as well.

Eventually, political strife and infighting resulted in the War of Burning Grass, in which the great realm of Raxthrane was burned utterly and the majority of Ritterax claimants were killed. The line finally came to an ultimate end with the slaying of Hadrin of Star's Eye.