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✤House Information✤
Type: Court Family
Race: Ailor
Culture: Leutz-Vixe
Religion: Dogmatic Unionism
Politics: Purism, Dictat-leaning
Colors: Burgundy, Navy Blue, White
Affiliations: Lothar Order
✤House History✤
House von Rhünwald was established in 127AC, when the first patriarch Albrecht von Rhünwald I was ennobled by the emperor for services in clearing vampire dens and covens from the Rhünwald pass in the mountains of Tirgunn, establishing a safe route for ships to pass along the river. Albrecht established a modest holding here, a simple stone keep, and his descendants would continue to improve and expand upon it for decades to come. The warriors that stood at his side also settled in the region, founding a village that would grow into the city of Rhünwald as it stands today.
A standing troop of men at arms was established, a small professional army, to safeguard the city and the pass as a whole from continued attacks from the occult of the Tirgunn region. While these men at arms would eventually be integrated into the Lothar order, the honored sentiment still stands, and House von Rhünwald continues to hold a great deal of respect for those original warriors who fought for the security of the pass and the empire.
The family achieved a significant status of wealth, once the Rhünwald mines were opened in the mountains surrounding the city. Iron and gold was extracted from the stone, as well as occasionally gemstones, though with great rarity. The family continued to grow and prosper, establishing tithes and trade routes with the wider Tirgunn region, and cementing themselves as a significant family of note within said region.
The house almost came to extinction in 297AC, when a vampire coven attacked the Rhünwald castle, slaughtering the family inhabiting it and scattering any remnants. Only various members of the cousin lines, as well as the children of the main line who were away attending various academies survived, and the castle was taken over by the vampire coven. It wasn't until many years later in 304AC that Raphael von Rhünwald, now a graduated Lothar knight, rallied the loyal families of the city to retake the castle, and purge the vampires from the land.
The castle was restored over the years after the attack to its former glory, and now stands proud overlooking the city that the family holds dear.
✤House Family Tree✤
✤House Members✤
Playable Unplayable Taken
Descendants of House von Rhünwald typically sport slightly wavy hair, that is almost always a bright platinum in color, though facial hair of the family is oddly a more brown tone.
Albrecht von Rhünwald I, Died 143AC, Age 64
The original Patriarch of the family, founded house von Rhünwald.
Johann von Rhünwald, died 297AC, age 47
Killed during a vampire attack on the family castle.
Emma von Rhünwald, died 297AC, age 45
Killed during a vampire attack on the family castle.
Konstantin von Rhünwald, died 297AC, age 48
Killed during a vampire attack on the family castle.
Raphael von Rhünwald, age 27 (@BRZhatka)
Current Patriarch, son of Konstantin, and a hardy and determined Darkwald Lothar Knight.
von Rhünwald sibling, patriarchal line
Completely freeform and open to design.
Eidith von Rhünwald, age 22 (@Depressed_Bean)
The youngest daughter of Konstantin, often spoiled and favored.
Albrecht von Rhünwald V, died 297AC, age 3
Youngest child of Konstantin and Sabine, lost his life during a vampire attack on the family castle.
von Rhünwald cousin, patriarchal line
Completely freeform and open to design.
von Rhünwald cousin, patriarchal line
Completely freeform and open to design.
Köhler cousin, matriarchal branch
Completely freeform and open to design.
Köhler cousin, matriarchal branch
Completely freeform and open to design.
✤House Ownership✤
Castle Rhünwald
A strong and towering fortress built on a grassy outcropping deep in the mountain ranges of Tirgunn. A sweeping river is the only reliable access to the region, though a bridge runs across its length to provide a connection to the nearby Rhünwald city, after which the castle is named.
Rhünwald
The main holding and monetary provider for house von Rhünwald, as well as its namesake, the city of Rhünwald is a bustling and fortified holding deep in the Tirgunn mountain ranges. The city is surrounded by high stone walls, and contains a bustling industry augmented with gothitec machinery.
Rhünwald Mines
The mines built and owned by House Rhünwald, these stretch deep into the mountains surrounding the family, producing quantities of iron and gold for the foundries, as well as rarely unearthing diamonds and emeralds.
Rhünwald Stahlwerke
The heart and soul of von Rhünwald wealth, the Rhünwald Stahlwerke name encompasses a proud series of foundries built to make use of the House's various mines. In the most recent years, this has expanded to include both a sulfur mill producing gunpowder, and various mandrels producing rifle barrels to be exported to other manufacturers.
✤House Trivia✤
House von Rhünwald has always maintained that all descendants by blood must attend a recognized academy in their youth to receive a suitable education.
The firstborn males of any von Rhünwald marriage are required by family tradition to enlist into the Lothar order.
House von Rhünwald has traditionally financed a full education at an imperial academy for all firstborn sons of any descendants of the original warriors that helped to take the region in 127AC, though since taking over as Patriarch Raphael von Rhünwald has expanded this to also be open to any daughters or nonbinary that are descended from the original warriors, including financing any descendants who missed the opportunity under the previous Patriarch's system.
The family was originally of Wirtem ancestry, hence the original naming custom, but much like the Leutz-Vixe culture itself has slowly morphed into the lineage that it holds today.
✤Recruitment✤
Please contact BRZhatka on forums or discord, or DM ingame if you'd like to get involved with the family. There's plenty of spots available, and we can probably make most ideas work.
Alternatively, reply to this thread with your IGN, any mutes or bans, and your idea for a character or current character and we'll see how we can work it out.
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