House Hendrake had a long-standing, house-wide vendetta against those in Amber. Some say that this is because of a set of prophesies about them being removed from Chaos and systematically killed by the King of Amber.

Borel, using his position in the Warriors Guild, became King of Chaos and used that position to declare war on Amber.

This lead to several actions, including the kidnapping at torture of Malachai hoping to use him as part of the plot to bring down Amber, the attempt by Lintra to remake the prophesy, by seducing Benedict to try and put their child Triumph (and then later children or grandchildren) on the throne of Amber, and Dara doing all that she did, and the last, “do or die” attack on Amber near the end of Pattern Fall.

Claimed by Norton by “Right of Conquest”, after he took the remains of the house by force. Thus making the house a target of the enemies of Snarsht. These enemies so descrated it that it is now abandoned, all but in title.

All of these activities had the house reduced from a Major House to a completely empty Minor House thus, proving the prophesy.

Notable Members:

• Borel - King of Chaos, guild second of the Warriors Guild, Head of House, and author of it’s lowest point in it’s history.
• Lintra the Hellmaid of Chaos - One of the most successful generals for Chaos in the Pattern Fall War, Mother of Triumph, great-grandmother of Dara, mastermind behind the (failed) plot to subvert Malachai to the House’s needs.
• Triumph - The first in a series of decendents scheduled to try and take the throne of Amber. Ultimately failed to evidence the necessary (first and foremost lack of Pattern allergy) traits.
• Dara - Played a central role in the latter section of the Pattern Fall War, including successfully seducing Corwin and using him to get her what she wanted, on many levels.
• Norton - House Head, claimed by conquest, and subsequently abandoned. Technically still House Head.