The House of Savoy of Rainoso, during the leadership of Lemuel Savoy pledged their allegiance to the Bouillard family. Agreed upon by his sisters, and his children, the entire family have dedicated their lives to be the protectors and helpers of the Bouillards for many generations. The House is led by the Pater Familius, who is typically selected by agnatic primogeniture where the first-born male of the family would gain the title.

In breaking with tradition, Lemuel's children, Madison, Monroe and Yenna agreed that Monroe, the second child, would become Pater Familius instead of the first-born Madison. This was for two reasons:

1. Madison did not want the burden of becoming Pater Familius.
2. Monroe married Nathalie Bouillard, Romulus Bouillard's younger sister. This would make Monroe's line the main line of the family, and would make his eldest male the next to take the Pater Familius title.

Eventually, Madison's children learned of both the traditional primogeniture, and of the agreement to make Monroe's line the main one. Madison's eldest child, Nicanor did not really care, as he had no interest in the position as well. Naim however, became angry at his father, and was constantly complaining to his wife, his children, and anyone who would care to listen to him. Portencia Bentayga had similar ambitious boasts, saying that if Bouillard blood was all it took, then her children would have a claim as well, since she had Bouillard ancestry as well.

The claims of both Naim and Portencia would lay a seed of dissent into some of their children, most notably on Percival Savoy, their eldest son. After Naim's death, he and his mother began planning steps to stage a coup d'etat against the main line of Savoys at first, then against the Bouillards themselves.