Insol

Overview
House Insol is one of the western-most houses, located on a chain of islands. They are naval-based and have been facing an increasing pirate problem between their island towns.

They are known for underworld dealings (All for the good of the Imperium, of course). The common Insol has black hair and verdant green eyes, but typically they have taken on Goatees for their style.

Their motto is "The Underworld's a dangerous place without coin"

Founding and History
Insol started under the leadership of Drake Insol, who was a privateer, an otherwise dastardly pirate that has since offered his services to the crown. During his exploits of the west, he earned the right to be a Noble.

He was given a single island which he built to be a naval fortress. It teeters on the edge of the Imperial's Borders, threatening to go into the Southern Isles, but is far enough away from The Maw to not face too many Naga invasions.

His fortress was surrounded by several Pirate Strongholds, who owned land currently out of the Crown's reach. It wasn't until two generations later when Joshua Insol decided to attack. He managed to hire out a pirate fleet, and with the two combined fleets they managed to sweep throughout the smaller islands and besiege them, leaving nothing more than rubble to this day. After the successful conquest, he in-turn put the pirates he hired to death for being "enemies of the people", but keeping their ships for his own fleet.

War of the Orc
During the War of the Orc, House Insol kept to itself for the most part. They donated a sixth of their forces to help fight off the orcish ships and other encroaching forces, but for the most part fortified their own territories, in case the orcish hordes would find their way to the coasts.

Gold
On one of the Islands, Insol has set up a prospering Gold Mine. The gold is exported throughout all the corners of the empire, however is far from the sole producer of the shiny resource. Any Gold that isn't bought out by private owners is donated to the Imperial Minting Facility, where it is made into coins to support the Empire.

Bananas
Insol is one of the primary exports (Aside from the southern kingdoms) for 'Bananas'. Bananas are an odd yellow fruit that are curved and thin. Their banana plantations are on all of the islands, and there are plenty of workers.

Standing Military
The Insol military is primarily Naval-based, and doesn't rely too much on mercenaries. Due to the extreme increase in pirates, Insol will only be accepting native-born members of their miniature kingdom. The last census shows they have a standing fleet of 36 ships, with 236 standing soldiers. They can also levy up to 80 more soldiers total via drafts. The common Insol Marine can be found in a standard vest, a cutless, a chain tunic, and typically wearing Tricorns, however this isn't always the case.

Current Events
Insol is relatively isolated from the rest of the Imperium during these trying times, however they are dealing with a huge spike-increase in pirate activity. The current lord, Gregory Insol believes a pirate placed a price on his head, and is currently looking for agents to go into the criminal underworld to get to the bottom of this.