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Alchemists, scholars and sages, known for their reclusive ways, the House of Umayyad is the only great House from the middle east to establish a major presence in the west. They participate little in politics as a House and generally try not to be drawn into the squabbles for power or over principle that so consume most of their fellow magi. Usually, when they do gain attention, it is because they hold some secret that others desire, or have performed some magical experiment that has gotten out of hand. However, the House does not insist that members recluse themselves from the world and if an Umayyad wishes to involve themselves in politics and adventure on an individual basis, that is up to them. | Alchemists, scholars and sages, known for their reclusive ways, the House of Umayyad is the only great House from the middle east to establish a major presence in the west. They participate little in politics as a House and generally try not to be drawn into the squabbles for power or over principle that so consume most of their fellow magi. Usually, when they do gain attention, it is because they hold some secret that others desire, or have performed some magical experiment that has gotten out of hand. However, the House does not insist that members recluse themselves from the world and if an Umayyad wishes to involve themselves in politics and adventure on an individual basis, that is up to them. | ||
| − | The House of Umayyad first appeared in Arabia, some time before the birth of the prophet Mohammed in the late 6th century. At the time, the Umayyad were locked in a bitter struggle with their rival, the House of Hashim. The Umayyad at first persecuted the new religion of Islam, fearing that it was Heaven’s work, but soon came to see it as a tool to centralize religious authority in their own hands. They successfully took control of the new Caliphate and moved their capital to Damascus in Syria. Under the Caliphate, they had frequent dealings with the Flavii, who had spread throughout the middle east. While there was much cooperation between the two, there was also conflict, particularly over the Flavii-dominated Byzantine empire. The Umayyad spread their power wide and | + | The House of Umayyad first appeared in Arabia, some time before the birth of the prophet Mohammed in the late 6th century. At the time, the Umayyad were locked in a bitter struggle with their rival, the House of Hashim. The Umayyad at first persecuted the new religion of Islam, fearing that it was Heaven’s work, but soon came to see it as a tool to centralize religious authority in their own hands. They successfully took control of the new Caliphate and moved their capital to Damascus in Syria. Under the Caliphate, they had frequent dealings with the Flavii, who had spread throughout the middle east. While there was much cooperation between the two, there was also conflict, particularly over the Flavii-dominated Byzantine empire. The Umayyad spread their power wide and all of Europe seemed in their grasp until they were checked there by the House of Carolus. Umayyad domination in the east was not to last either and the Caliphate was overthrown in the 8th century by the alliance of the House of Hashim and their off-spring House, the House of Abyssid. |
The House of Umayyad did not lose power everywhere, however, and one of the places it held onto was Spain, ruling from the city of Cordoba as late as the 13th century and holding to Granada as late as the 15th century, before finally being defeated by the ascendant House of Trastámara. The Spanish Umayyad retired from organized politics, foreswearing temporal power in favor of magical research. They remained in Spain, enduring Capet rulers, Hapsburg rulers, and others, intermarriage making them visually indistinguishable from the Spanish. When the New World was opened up, many of them emigrated, especially to South America and southern North America. Today, they are found throughout the US, quietly conducting their research as they have done for so many centuries. | The House of Umayyad did not lose power everywhere, however, and one of the places it held onto was Spain, ruling from the city of Cordoba as late as the 13th century and holding to Granada as late as the 15th century, before finally being defeated by the ascendant House of Trastámara. The Spanish Umayyad retired from organized politics, foreswearing temporal power in favor of magical research. They remained in Spain, enduring Capet rulers, Hapsburg rulers, and others, intermarriage making them visually indistinguishable from the Spanish. When the New World was opened up, many of them emigrated, especially to South America and southern North America. Today, they are found throughout the US, quietly conducting their research as they have done for so many centuries. | ||
