House Jakkan

House Jakkan
Family Type	Patriarchy; lower noble/middle
Patriarch	Urhen Jakkan
Founder	Jek Jakkan
Alignment	Menaphite Pantheon
Family Motto	"Even if the sun does not rise, it is not the end."
Family Colours	Unknown; previously gold and grey
Family Animal	Unknown; previously eagle
Residence	Miscellaneous; previously Sophanem, Kharidian Desert

House Jakkan is a family originating from the early Fifth Age who reside in the depths of the desert. The Jakkan have, at one point, been one of the most influential and important families in the Twin Cities, but have since diminished in power.

Brief History

Officially, the first recorded Jakkan was Jek, in the early Fifth Age. From the slums of Sophanem, Jek enlisted in the military might of the Menaphite Empire. He served during the Al Kharidian-Menaphite War, eventually becoming the distinguished 'Champion's Hand' - personal protege and assistant to the Champion, Pharzanses. Champion Pharzanses tutored Jek and Jek soon became a talented strategist and tactician. Casualties in the Siege of Sophanem proved fatal for both sides; amongst the Menaphite losses were Pharzanses. As a result, for the next few years, Jek became Champion of the forces and carried out several key battles during the remainder of the war.

Jek soon became too old to lead, being 'honourably discharged'; his own protege became Champion. While his military career was over, his successes in the war were rewarded with minor nobility and a fair sum of currency. Jek stepped into the world of politics as a military advisor for the Pharaoh until the coming of his demise. Jek did not live to see the end of the war, sometime around the point of year 100-110 of the Fifth Age.

Jek's son, Majid, was possibly less than brilliant. Overcome with the wealth that the family had, he spent near the entire fortune on his many addictions. Majid himself was a simple governor of a district and became solely responsible for the decline of the house. It wasn't only in his family that he became unpopular - rather, he formed several enemies in the gangs and soon found himself murdered in his own home, leaving his baby son Karuq to fend for himself.

Some still had sympathies for the Jakkan family and Karuq became adopted by the High Priest. Karuq was never told of what really happened, believing that the High Priest, Ayaan, was a Jakkan. Ayaan spread his own influence on his impressionable student and son, resulting in Karuq to continue the legacy of being a priest himself.

However, the Menaphite Empire was not at peace. Despite the uneasy 'end' of the war, some groups never seem to get the idea. Karuq was sent to bless and act as a spiritual leader to a contigent of soldiers who were combating remnants of an army. It was here that he met Erith Jonston of the Varrock Museum. He mistook her for an enemy and blinded by confusion, he attacked her in a controversial manner.

Erith was taken as a prisoner of war despite her protests. When the first signs of pregnancy came through, Karuq expressed his interest in her being his personal student and slave; his wish was granted and in a conspiracy to protect their honour, Erith and Karuq decided to marry and pursue a relationship. Months later, their first child, Zhandar, was born - and he wouldn't be the last.

Ghualar, Alimara, and twins Urie and Urhen soon followed Zhandar. Their way of life, albeit in the slums once more, became a struggle and when one fateful officer came to collect taxes, the family had no choice but to offer Ghualar, who was but a child, nine, at the time. Ghualar was taken as a slave to a gladitorial arena and became a fighter; the Jakkan would have no idea what was made of Ghualar, even when he died only a few years later. Zhandar came of age and left the home, travelling north to Misthalin.

They soon came to regret their decision of giving Ghualar away, and Karuq's behaviour became erratic in a way that it angered one his rivals, Mohammad, to such an extent that Mohammad silenced Karuq - permanantly. Karuq never went home. His fellows were uncertain of what had happened but were none the wiser. Everyone learned the tragic truth when, after two years passed, his body washed up from the Southern Sea. Erith took the news badly and began to treat the children horribly. A shame, for no one knew what happened inside closed doors.

Alimara soon became ripe for marriage and left the home. She married a foreign Misthalite who was a Void Knight, prompting her to join their cause. Urhen left a few years after, becoming a soldier when he became eighteen. Urie was the only child still in the family home with only his mother, Erith, for company.

No one saw Amascut's plague coming. Sophanem and the Jakkan household were put into intense quarantine. Erith became paranoid and hell-bent on protecting her final child; Urie almost considered her mad. She was aware there was not enough supplies to survive and eventually forced herself to let Urie go out, to collect some. Despite the fact he had the most exposure, she caught the plague and became sickly and weak. Urie continued to look after her but his efforts were in vain; she became near-death. Erith commanded the final child to leave but Urie was adamant that he should stay. A week passed and he caught it himself. She forced him out, to Urie's protests, and Urie ran away from Sophanem to find a cure for himself - and hopefully, all of Sophanem.

House Jakkan's power dwindled. Several members, including Erith and Zhandar, lost their lives. However, they soon found themselves in a powerful position when Urie became Emir of Al Kharid for a short stint and eventually temporary Pharaoh during the so-called 'restoration period'. They amassed wealth but there was a shortage of members to utilise it. Once again, the Menaphites sang songs of praise to the Jakkan family, albeit now they were left with their legacy and no longer the family.

In the Sixth Age, only a handful of Jakkan still exist and usually on their own. As far as many are concerned, they are all but extinct.

Family Tree

First Generation

Jek Jakkan (founder)
Unknown wife (wife of Jek; family extension)

Second Generation

Majid Jakkan (son of Jek)
Ayaan Jakkan (unofficial; posed; family extension)

Third Generation

Karuq Jakkan (son of Majid; adopted son of Ayaan)
Erith Jonston (wife of Karuq; family extension)

Fourth Generation

Zhandar Jakkan (son of Karuq/Erith)
Unknown wife (wife of Zhandar; family extension)
Ghualar Jakkan (son of Karuq/Erith)
Alimara Cartenza (daughter of Karuq/Erith)
Enrico Cartenza (husband of Alimara; family extension)
Urie Es'ir (son of Karuq/Erith; twin brother of Urhen)
Alya Jakkan (wife of Urie; family extension)
Nineveh Es'ir (wife of Urie; family extension)
Urhen Jakkan (son of Karuq/Erith; twin brother of Urie)

Fifth Generation

Kaliq Jakkan (son of Zhandar/wife)
Asyria Es'ir (daughter of Urie/Nineveh)
Maida Jakkan (daughter of Urie/Alya)
Saif ibn Urie al-Jakkan (son of Urie/Alya)
Malavai Har'am (son of Urie)
Devaki Es'ir (daughter of Urie/Nineveh)
Aquila Jr. Es'ir (son of Urie/Nineveh)
Coruna Cartenza (daughter of Enrico/Alimara)

Notable Relations

Clan Es'ir

In recent times, House Jakkan came into union with the esteemed and near-eternal Clan Es'ir with the formation of the relationship between Urie Jakkan and Nineveh Es'ir. Primarily Urie served the Es'ir in gratitude for the giving of a cure for the plague, but their relationship became more intimate. The pair's decades-spanning relationship has resulted in the birth of three children; Asyria Es'ir, Devaki Es'ir and Aquila Jr. Es'ir, and they married; uncommon to most marriages, Urie now takes the name Es'ir as his surname.

Clan Tarkha

Clan Tarkha have been on friendly terms with House Jakkan since the days of Majid. At this time, they were a lesser clan that supported House Jakkan. At some point before Karuq's death, Clan Tarkha left Sophanem and became a nomadic group. Members of Clan Tarkha and House Jakkan remain on good terms and remain affiliates; the foreign relations overseer of Al Kharid under the rule of Feroze, Emrin Tarkha, is a childhood friend and associate of Urie Jakkan.

Trivia

The Jakkan family first came into existence during summer 2011 with the conception of Urie. Since then, they have once opened up into an official clan with several members for a short stint.
Ghualar's name is based off the word Ghulam, meaning 'servant' or 'boy' - it's also used, ironically, to refer to slave soldiers.
At one point, the family was to be called Erphos-Jakkan. This idea was scrapped before its creation.
The family motto originates from a war speech made by family friend Pharzanses.