The House of The Yendi
The House of the Yendi is one of the noble Houses of the Dragaeran empire. Members of the House are renowned for deviousness, subtlety, and their complicated schemes that are nearly impossible for anyone but another Yendi to figure out. Unlike members of most Houses, Yendi do not share any physical traits beyond a noble's point that shows their noble status. This fact combined with their lack of House colors makes it difficult to identify a Yendi by sight. The House is named after the yendi, a snake of Dragaera that bites its victims without them realizing it, killing them suddenly an hour later. It symbolizes the House's subtlety and penchant for misdirection. The Cycle Poem featured in Jhereg, which summarizes the nature of the Houses through their animals' actions, observes, "Yendi coils and strikes unseen".
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