House Spellbane

House Spellbane is a prominent aristocratic family in the city-state of Grevalon in the Aeon of the Champion story series. It is highly prestigous, esteemed for producing excellent sorcerers and magologists; some of the greatest inventions ever pioneered in the field of magic were conceived by members of this noble House. Due to their fields-of-expertise intersecting on multiple points, they are rivals with House Spellthorne, and the annual Magic-Off - a spell-battle between magi of the most powerful families in all Grevalon - is hotly contested between the two.

Controversy
The assassination of the leader of The Seven - Grand Archmage Lamont Spellthorne - in 5 AGY provoked furore in the ranks of House Spellthorne and cast a dark shadow over the city-state. Intelligence from Mageguard, as well as testimonies from supposed eyewitnesses all point to the Nightwatch as being responsible for his death, as well as that of his brother just 5 years afterwards. However, some members of House Spellthorne believe that the family was ruined by agents from House Spellbane, as part of an anticompetitive practice. Neither Princess Silana House Atherton nor Magnus Nivus have accepted this version of events, but it remains a circulated conspiracy theory. Quotes by Lamont before his death at age 46, as well as those by his father Alain, support the theory.

Notable members
Skrolan Spellbane (1100 BGY - 1043 BGY); a senior magologist who discovered arcane elementals.

Viviandra "Aurelia" Spellbane (35 BGY - ); Guardian of Hazelgulch, senior member of the Seven, and senior member of the Board of Governors for Magecrown Academy. MA alumna.

Skrolan Spellbane II (65 BGY - 13 AGY); research mage at the Rutledge Academy of Mystical Sciences.

Trivia

 * The family is named after Magnus Spellbane, a character from Kingdom Rush.