
The 'children' of the Great Serpent, the Anaconda and the Tail, strive against each other in an Ourobourine conflict, drawing other Hours into a war between 'Doors' and 'Keys', resulting in the War of the Doors and the almost destruction of the Fourth History. The newly formed Gods-from-Steel drive ever-forward towards their dream of assimilating all within the House, and are opposed by Hours such as the Architeuthian, the Peacock, and The-Apple-in-the-Eye, to name a few, though each have their own secret agendas. Now, many successors strive for power, with alliances being formed and broken all across the Histories. The House of the Serpent is a shadow of it's former self, with the venerable former undisputed ruler of the House, the Great Serpent, having disappeared into Nowhere. The Sea-Dragon's Palace has it's own lores, and it's own expeditions.

The Hours strive against each other in the aftermath of the loss of the Sixth History, and the rise of the Gods-from-Steel. The First Fansus is the House of the Serpent, or alternatively the Sea Dragon's Palace.
