One thing the Stonehearth clan found some regularity on was the general pacing of the next generation. As yet, Stonehearth hadn't found itself in a position where it might "marry up" to a higher political position, so matters of Stonehearth being subsumed into another House wasn't yet an issue. Likewise, incoming suitors had to agree to adopt the family name and existing structure. The House was more than just a political unit, it was a merchant company, so leadership could be shared, rotated or delegated, even if the public face of the family was only the figurehead for daily operations. The Greathearth customs largely became the Stonehearth customs, including absolute primogeniture, though even those were flexible before a family council of "good sense." While there were regional differences in the treatment and rules of nobility and aristocracy, including guidelines for the heirs apparent, the differences in gods, sects, and local political custom kept inheritance laws fast and loose in Baldur's Gate. The fusion of families created a fusion name – and the birth of a phenomenon. One minor noble, and one more significant (or at least monied) noble family, was a fusion of iconoclasts, visionaries, heretics and renegades. House Stonehearth began officially in 1296 with the matrimonial union of two families in Baldur's Gate.
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