Great House
House Mortaine
Also called the Black Gate
A severe Great House long associated with custody, secure entry, prisons, fortified compounds and magazines.
A Great House feared in the politics of custody and secure entry.
Named with it
- Duke Stephen Mortaine (head
- Secretary of State for War)
- Duke Stephen Mortaine (bears the house name
- directs the War Office)
Ties
- heads the War Office
At the table
The Duke's War Office post magnifies fears that the house is too comfortable where confinement becomes policy; he answers by publishing unusually complete accounts. Duke Stephen Mortaine, who shares the name, controls the War Office's policy, mobilisation, magazines and contracts.