
The follow is a written response by the now Nicolas Delacroix, following his disownment from House d'Eluise by the Duchess Madeleine d'Eluise following her discovering and revealing that he had self castrated himself, thus rendering him unmarriageable.
My name was Nicolas d'Eluise. As a majority of you are aware this is no longer the case. I lay any rumors to rest in this address. Yes, the Duchess Madeleine d'Eluise has disowned me from the House d'Eluise. Yes, the grounds for this are due to my self castration. This is not rumor, but truth, I have rendered myself incapable of producing children, thus proving myself to be useless to the political endeavors of the d'Eluise. I now speak on my own behalf. No, I did not receive pleasure from doing so. No, I am not a void worshipper. No, I am not a homosexual. As a male member to a Matriarchal family I understood that I would hold no titles. My offspring would hold no titles. My offspring's offspring would hold no titles. With that as the case the only reason for my existence was to be as a political tool. To be wed with another family to further my own. I refuse to be a pawn in this political game. So I have made myself an independent entity, incapable of being used politically thus resulting in my immediate disownment. I hold no titles, no lands, no property. Should I gain any I will have no heirs to pass it onto. I now declare the formation of the House Delacroix. This is a reflection to my present situation. Our words are "By Any Means Necessary." Our sigil is the cockerel. More specifically, the capon, the castrated cockerel. Like the cockerel, even in death I will continue to fight. "By Any Means Necessary." Cut my head off and I will live further. My name is Nicolas Delacroix and I welcome this new reality. So salutations to the peerage, this is only my beginning.
The newly formed sigil of the cockerel adorns the bottom of the address.
OOC: Every detail is public knowledge. The disownment, the castration, this address, all of it known if you choose to.