Illance

Illance is a noble house of Cormyr. It is an enemy of the Cormaeril house. One of its houses in Suzail was destroyed during a red dragon attack in 1018 DR. There is also a palatial house in Marsember.


 * seat in Suzail [GTR,p.56]
 * Illance House in Suzail [C9410,p.9]
 * large palatial home in Marsember [VGtC,p.38], name of Marsember city villa is Iyrinthorn [EdG2004,p.46]
 * deep roots in Marsember, owns many properties through a complicted web of small companies bearing the names of others [VGtC,p.38]
 * persistent local rumors of ongoing slaving operations using their Marsembian-based vesels and warehouses [VGtC,p.38]
 * slowly losing influence at Royal Court for generations, and weak family leaders have poorly managed and invested the family fortune, but the family is hardly in ruin. [C9410,p.48]
 * some members of the family plotted with Luthax against King Draxius in 629 DR. [CaN,p.273]
 * some unnamed members fought with King Galaghard against the Witch-Lords in 900 DR. [CaN,p.295]
 * were among those who fought with Arangor and Azoun II against Thauglor in 1018 DR. [CaN,p.322]
 * family described as ever-envious [BtHR,p.37] 'Freyault' is a family name, first borne by a famous and heroic Illance great-grandsire who served the Crown well in battles  in the Stonelands and what were then termed "the Hullack  wilds," or lawless rolling country, now tamed and patrolled  farmlands, around the Hullack Forest. [EdG2005,p.61]

Living members

 * Martin Illance
 * Delamartina Illance, grandmother of Martin
 * Dagh Illance, one of the knights who rides with Princess Alusair
 * Jhartos Illance, younger cousin of Mallik
 * Captain Mallik Illance, elder cousin of Jhartos

Deceased members

 * Freyault Illance, uncle of Martin Freyault Illance
 * Sorgar Illance, patriarch of house in 1369 DR
 * Ilmreth Illance, killed in fighting at Arabel
 * Fraeyer Illance