House of Alexius

The Most Noble and Most Ancient House of Alexius is the most noble and powerful family of Fiore, second only to the Royal Family itself. With a great power in politics and economically powerful, they lead the City of Eden, the greatest city in the entire country. Although the family had much branches before, many of them were destroyed one hundred years prior to the start of the storyline. During the civil wars in Seven and Bellum, the remaining bloodlines were obliterated, remaining a single line, who culminated in a single surviving member, Irene Alexius, who was a heir to all the fortune and power from all bloodlines. She married Czar, who adopted her surname. After her death, the only remaining blood members of the family are their nine children, from which one is dead and three have defected

Overview
One of the oldest and most powerful families of the entire continent of Ishgal, they history can be traced back to the year of R527, in which they rose to power and proeminence inside the Pergrande Kingdom. Through an extense list of marriages, they generated many bloodlines. Traditionally, no member of the family ever give up their surname, no matter being male or female. The partner always must change their surnames to Alexius. This generated a hundred bloodlines through the entire peninsula. Each of these bloodlines used one another to gain more power and respect. However, in the last century, many problems threatened the family's existence

The first war against the Alvarez Empire had damaged much of their bloodlines, and the second one, a century before the storyline's start, had completely destroyed them. The remaining seven bloodlines accumulated the power from the others. However, the civil wars in Seven and Bellum had caused their ultimate doom, erasing them all. The sole remaining bloodline joined the power from all others and became the most influential family in Fiore, with Irene Alexius being the single vessel for all this power

She married Czar, another noble man whose family has died in a crisis, and, to save his family's legacy, he joined her in union and they gave birth to nine children, all of who were born with the family's well-known magical abilities. From these children, only five are currently members of the family. One is dead, two are runaway and one left the family

Currently, Irene is dead and her eldest son, Mikhail, controls the family empire now. They are the rulers of the City of Eden, considered the greatest city in Fiore now, even greater than the capital Crocus. Irene died of natural causes. Sasha left the family to pursue her dream of becoming a Rune Knight, eventually becaming the greatest knight of the First Regiment. Ekaterina died in a terrible battle between invaders in the town and her family, as she refused to harm anyone. Both Ania and Dimitri runned away from their home due to their family's sadistic and evil nature, wanting a life of truth and adventure. Ania's religious background made her way into the Zentopia Church, where now she no longer is called Ania and attends by the new name of Sister Brigitte, and Dimitri joined Fairy Tail Guild

Trivia

 * The family has a Russian motif
 * This is related to the fact they appeared from the Pergrande Kingdom, whose main language is, indeed, Russian
 * Although Dimitri is listed as younger than Natasha, they are actually twins, with him being younger than her by only mere two minutes
 * Nikolai is believed by many to be younger than Vladmir due to his sweet personality. With Sasha, she is believed to be younger than Mikhail because he leads the family. Actually, he leads the family as a substitute, as Sasha left them to join the Rune Knights
 * All the nine siblings resemble, in one way or another, the Nine Circles of Hell by order of birth
 * Sasha is equivalent to Limbo, because she abandoned her family, but is still the favorite daughter of her father and was of her mother before her death
 * Mikhail is equivalent to Lust, as he is lascivious, wanting to throw off rich parties, showing off all his family power through lux and being the most sexually-oriented of the siblings
 * Gavril is equivalent to Gluttony due to his "hunger" for fights and the need to satisfy himself with them daily
 * Ania is equivalent to Greed as the opposite. She never wanted the richness and money of her family, this being the main reason why she left them
 * Nikolai is equivalent to Anger as the opposite. He was the most clam and the most sweet of all his siblings
 * Vladmir is equivalent to Heresy. Like the rest of his family, he is a member of the Zentopia Church, but does not truly believe in it and spread unbelief in the city about them
 * Ekaterina is equivalent to Violence as the opposite. She abominated violence and agression, and the refusal to hurt another person was what lead to her death
 * Natasha is equivalent to Fraud, as she knows many secrets about her family but deceives them into foolishness
 * Dimitri is equivalent to Treachery. He is the greatest prodigy, born with the greatest power in all his family. However, he betrayed their trust by running away and abandoning everything