Consanguineous marriages were extremely common among the noble houses, given that they did not involve siblings sharing the same biological parents.1

Cousins, or even more distant relatives, were frequently united to strengthen family ties.7

This practice served two purposes. Firstly, it was indeed aimed at preserving the purity of the family lineage, as asserted by House Farion.0

Secondly, it was a response to the challenge of finding suitable noble matches for marriage.0

In cases where nobles reached the appropriate age for marriage but were unable to find an appropriate match, they would be “assimilated into their own noble house”.1

In the Magus World, the significance of bloodlines was pronounced, especially among knight families.0

While long-established...0