A sigh, "House Balor is one of the three 'Shadow Houses'. Named after the most deadly of Fomorian enemies of the Tuatha, some say just to tweak Seelie noses. I do not believe it is that at all. they can wield cold iron as few can, safer than most, and they use it ruthelessly. they are, almost to a man, Unseelie, and if there have a seelie member among them, they are deep deep in hiding. Where other houses focus on holds, the hearts of the Dreaming, Balor seek to own the trods, the veins that feed those hearts. Each Balor is warped in some way, a physical deformity is most obvious, but they are as easily deformed in spirit or mind. Theree is no cure for this, no easy bypass as Dougal might find. THe Balor take this as a challenge and a further source of pride, and the best of them are almost admirable in that...but 'best' is a relative term. They send out their rebels and bad boys, but these are distractions from their soldiers and spies who have a much higher influence in the house than some punk with a racist tattoo and a mohawk in balor colors ever will. They are strongest in Hibernia and in areas around the near dreaming, but they have influence in every kingdom"