Basic Information
House name
House Thornwell
Origin
Dragenthaal
Faith
Unionist Divine
Trade
The family's official trade consists of the processing and trade of the Dark Wald lumber, as well as shipbuilding and seafaring.
Side-business consisting of cloth trade out of Fidston.
Political standing
Conservative Jingoists
Family status
Untitled Noble family
Family flora
Mundane forest rose
Family fauna
Nightdrake
Family Guard
The Warding Drakes
Family History
House Thornwell has its roots firmly planted in Dragenthal. The House was founded by Havel and Rosabeth Thornwell in the year of 234 AC. The origin of the name comes from the small cottage Havel and Rosabeth used their inheritance to acquire. The cottage was located at the borderline of the Drachenwald forest, by the coastline. The luscious rose bushes bordering the property bore beautiful, yet prickly roses that inspired the name of the gottage, and eventually the family name.
The Origins of the Houses success came from humble beginnings; Havel was a woodcutter and carver, and made his living felling trees, and selling the logs for a high price. As the years went by, and the profits raked in, Havel realized that he could maximize it by processing some of the logs and using his carving and architectural skills to build ships. That way, he could also transport the goods himself and avoid having to use middlemen. Havel and Rosabeth funded the Thornwell Shipyard in the year of 245 AC, and under the steady leadership of Rosabeth, they hired dozen employees to aid in the building and transport of their ships. Their first child Jeremiah was born a year later, being the first second-generation Thornwell to live within the family cottage.
Jeremiah took over the family business when he came of proper age, and helped push it into the new age. Jeremiah made sure every member of his family adopted the Sanchella Unionist faith, and pushed his children to play an active role in the business, grooming them to be leaders when he would eventually be unable to lead. Jeremiah was far from an honest man, though. He quickly saw the benefit in having a shipyard that was located far from the nearby township, and began subtly smuggling contraband among his usual goods. The profits from this helped make the family very rich, and Jeremiah could suddenly afford to have his children sent off to official academies to get proper tutorage in different arts. He sent his oldest son Alden off to become a naval admiral, his middle son Harris was sent off to become a Viridian, and his youngest son Anthony became a successful Tenpenny commander until his eventual death.
Jeremiah's wife passed on in the year of 292 AC. and her death impacted the family hard. Jeremiah was stricken with guilt and grief, and secluded himself from the business and his family. The mantle was passed on to his eldest son Alden. Alden worked tirelessly for years to help support the business, and keep it on a stable ground. He made it less reliant on the trade of contraband, instead building and selling ships to the navy to help improve their profits. His family branched out from their home in Dragenthal when Alden's cousins James and Celestria moved to Regalia, and established their own criminal ring. News of their exploits reached Alden, and they angered him immensely. The foolishly violent and thoughtless actions of his cousin James, and Celestria's seemingly unwillingness to restrain him could jeopardize business; the decision was tough, but Alden had one of his men sent out to hunt James down. With James Thornwell's maniacal spree ended in quiet, business went as normal. The family profits grew, and expanded over Dragenthal. It was evident that they could do much better, and this was why Alden made the decision to move the families base over to Regalia, and establish a second shipyard here. The move was completed in the year of 305 AC.
Family Biology
Thornwell Males
Thornwell males tend to have rather striking features, with strong jawlines and defined cheekbones. Their noses are almost always above average in size, with thick nose ridges. Their looks can't be described as particularly attractive or unattractive, the males often remaining rather average in looks, aside from a few exceptions. Their hair is rarely tended with much, and is as such often kept rather long, the colors vary from the darker shades of brown, all the way to Black. Their eye colors are almost always green, with some brown here and there.
The Males are built sturdily, often engaging in physical labor that makes them muscular and strong. Their height tends to be around the average spectrum of 5'7 to 6'0 tall.
Thornwell females
Thornwell females, unlike the males, are mostly all conventionally attractive in some way; though retain some of the features the males have. They have the same defined jawlines as the males, though they tend to be rounder. Their cheekbones are more defined, with softer cheeks. Unlike the males, their noses tend to be smaller, with sloped nose-ridges. The Thornwell females have similar hair to the males, with the same tones, though they tend to care for it more. Their eye colors are all universally green, unlike the males that can have some brown-tones. The women have a rather curvaceous build, with a rather high fat percentage in the hips. Their height varies between 5'3 to 5'8.
Family Traits
Cunning Businessmen
Thornwells are all taught the intricacies of trade and bartering at a young age, and grow up to be skilled businessmen and women. They can easily distinguish good deals from poor ones, and have a knack for persuasion. Despite all being taught these skills, not every Thornwell chooses to keep these skills, or utilize them.
Strong bonds
Thornwells have a strong bond to one-another. This bond is one that has been fueled from their youth, as the young Thornwells often have to rely on one-another during their more shady trades.
Common Regular proficiencies
- Short Swords (+5 due to culture)
- Naval Admiralty
- Naval Command
- Commanding Speech
- Battle Command
- Sneaking
- Quick Fingers
- Forgery
- Syndicate Contacts
- Diplomacy
- Commerce
Common Cultural proficiencies
- Architecture
- Carving
- Ship Sailing
Family Members
Deceased / Avaliable / Played
- Havel Thornwell, Deceased
- Rosabeth Thornwell, 84
- Jeremiah Thornwell, 61
- Franny Thornwell, Deceased
- Alden Thornwell, 38 - [Link] - @Optimalfriskies - A ruthlessly efficient and skilled Admiral.
- Anne Thornwell (Divorced), 39
- Richard Thornwell, 20 - @Milkqy - An aspiring Viridian knight a few months shy of graduating.
- Heather Thornwell, 35 - [Link] - @TrashCanFicus
- Harris Thornwell, 33 - A brilliant Viridian Knight with a lengthy carreer.
- Antony Thornwell, Deceased
- Grace Thornwell nee Mayer, Deceased
- Gwendolyn Thornwell, 20- [Link] - @SnugglyKittens - An aspiring naval captain.
- Byron Thornwell, Deceased
- Phoebe Thornwell, 53
- James Thornwell, Deceased - @Optimalfriskies
- Celestria Orataure nee Thornwell, 28 - @Femma
- Frey Orataure, 10 - NPC
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