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House Diana is one of the schoolHouses at The Institute. Their Standard, Sigil, and Ring is a Stag.
Castle[]
The Castle of House Diana on Mars resides hidden within the Greatwoods, east of the House Mars Highlands and south of House Minerva. It's in the realm of godTrees where the colossuses block light and their roots stretch up like tentacles to sap energy from the soil as they grow tall as buildings. There are supposed to be bloodbacks (monstrous carved bears) in the woods, as well as boars and deer since those are the goddess Diana's animals.
The students wear fatigues the same color as the woods. They are equipped with bows, knives, horses, and ropes used to climb through the treetops. They used berries to paint the "hunting moon" on their faces and animal pelts dangle from their belts.[1]
Proctor[]
The Proctor of House Diana at The Institute of Mars in 737 PCE is an unnamed Gold woman, described by the Proctor of House Mars, Fitchner au Barca, to be a "harlot"[2] and Fitchner sends a phallic shaped cake filled with live woodpeckers to House Diana in response of Proctor Diana sending live cats to House Jupiter after Proctor Mercury sent live rats.
Attributes[]
The students picked for House Diana are characterized by being skilled hunters. According to the Stonemaier game, "House Diana can blend into nature, live off the land, and loves to use the element of surprise."[3]
Students[]
737-738 PCE[]
752-753 PCE[]
Involvement[]
542nd Class of the Martian Institute[]
- 737 PCE
In the first week of the Institute, Virginia of House Minerva and Tamara of House Diana arranged for their Standards to be stolen and retrieved multiple times. They both earned Primus within the week.[4]
- 738 PCE
In January, the acting leader of House Mars, Darrow, rides out with Sevro to form an alliance against House Minerva with House Diana, where they meet the Primus Tamara, and Tactus au Rath. Thinking she can get the upper hand on House Mars, she accepts the alliance.
Diana donates horses for Mars to use in a raid right up to the gates of Castle Minerva. Unable to be moved, the horse corpses are left in the mud at the foot of Castle Minerva. Two nights later, soldiers of House Diana, including Tactus, and The Howlers and hidden in the corpses of the horses.
The following morning, Darrow distracts House Minerva by a duel with Pax, while House Diana uses their ropes with scale the walls of Castle Minerva. Darrow wins the duel, and The Howlers and Diana's soldiers cut their way out of the horse corpses and enter the castle gates before they can close. Together, they succeed in taking all but Virginia as slaves. [5]House Diana breaks their agreement with Darrow, and fortifies themselves inside Castle Minerva against House Mars with all the Minervan slaves, without knowing the Howlers are trapped inside with them. They destroy the food stores and foul the water, and House Diana brakes out in an attempt to return to their castle. House Mars enslaves everyone except for Tamara, who had her saddle cut through underneath and was subsequently trampled to death. The remainder of House Diana in the Greatwoods are destroyed by Cassius au Bellona, Sevro au Barca and a dozen Howlers.[6]
The members of House Diana that hid in the horses with the Howlers proudly become known as The DeadHorses, wearing white horsehair braided in with their own.[7]
Trivia[]
- In Roman Mythology, Diana is the Goddess of hunting.
Gallery[]
20. Tactus (Red Rising Trilogy)