Fernos

House Fernos is the youngest baronic house in Thaum, having been given the title of baron in 852 AF. They are credited for introducing and expanding the railway in and around Thaum, as well as sorrounding states, giving great wealth and prosperity to the cities involved. They rule the district of Jovi, named after the entrepreneur responsible and who received the first title of Baron.

Barons
Baron 852 - 869 Spouse: (WIP) Issue: Hertol
 * 1) Jovi Fernos (796 - 869)

Jovi was born in a village in Ampour to a middle class artisan family. Receiving his education in Thaum proper, Jovi would become an accomplished engineer and would travel the Empire for a few years. Here he learned of the new-fangled technology known as the railroad, a concept he believed could revolutionize transport. Returning to Thaum in 843, he managed to convince investors (including the baron of Lodriboerg and the count of Ampour) to finance the project, and the railway would soon stretch across the territory of the free city. Intrigued by this development, he would be commissioned by nearby imperial states to expand railway networks of their own.

In the late 840's, he was commissioned by the duke of Thaum to expand the network into the heart of the city, leading to some buildings being demolished to accommodate the railway. This angered some of the city barons, who received monetary compensation from the duchy's coffers. For his completion of the task, and the general service to the state, Jovi would receive the highest honour and title of Baron in 852, elevating Farnos to a noble house.

Jovi died in 869 due to complications from a lung disease. It is believed that his exposure to steam engines and metal work were the underlying causes.

Baron 869 - current (Evelinn Lisor Fernos as Baron-regent since 897) Spouse: (WIP) Issue: Lis, 1 other daughter.
 * 1) Hertol Jovior Fernos (828 - )

Becoming Baron in 869, Hertol would continue to expand and maintain his fathers work, and would allow the construction of many residential buildings in its vicinity, giving House Fernos some direct tax income from its subjects "like a real noble" (words by the Baron of Eurom). In 885 it was discovered that Hartol suffered from an unknown disease which made him increasingly weak and tired. As the years went by, he delegated some of his power to his eldest daughter and heir, Lis. When she died of cancer in 897, he named her daughter and his granddaughter Evelinn a true co-regent.