House Ironcrest
Alderman of The Whalings in Kriegerholm and amongst the city's five great houses, the Ironcrests come from a long line of warriors and knights with a strong military hertiage. Coming from a homestead along the Lokistrom, the Ironcrests were invited to Kriegerholm after the city was sacked by Sigrun III, Ivar the Older Thornstrom, and House Winter-Shield during the Kriegerholm Revolt in 937 to take charge of the decimated Whalings district and put down local crime and raiders.
Noted for their military history and prominence as raiders and horse riders, the Ironcrests have become mainstays of Kriegerholm. Forming a strong relationship with House Warpelt, the family have also married into House Saltsby, cementing their political legacy for at least a generation.
Members
- Alderman Torstan Ironcrest: A tall, muscular, third son of House Ironcrest, Torstan is a famed horserider and spear user with a long, thick, braided black moustache. He has three golden ear rings and a large golden chain necklace made out of the melted armour plates of Eldrian Cavalry officers he killed in Tumbria. Torstan inherited the head of the family position after the loss of most of his house during the war.
- Yrsa Ironcrest: Torstan’s wife and a fellow horserider, Yrsa came from a homestead near Odinsthrone and met Torstan 20 years ago and fell in love with him. She is far more down to earth than her husband.
- Elfrin Ironcrest: The daughter of Torstan and Yrsa, another strong horserider and battle warrior, Elfrin has a calm and commanding demeaner.
- Orvar Ironcrest: The only surviving brothe of Torstan, Orvar is his younger brother and resident bookkeeper and steward.
- Asbrand Ironcrest: Orvar’s husband and confident, a strong warrior and archer.
- Thorred Ironcrest: The adopted son of Orvar and Asrband, a black tiefling found abandoned in the streets of Saltmarsh.
Culture
Despite being in charge of an artesanal and crafting district the Ironcrests have a long military history preadating their establishment as a major house. The cavalry tradition and horsebreeding remains in the family with a large stables and riding ground found within their keep of Blakguard within the market quarter of The Whalings in Kriegerholm.
History
Originating as a minor family in a homestead along the Lokistrom between Knut's Landing and Odinsthrone, the Ironcrest house name goes back to the early third interregnum as the family became famed horse riders and knights that dealt with Skallen Syndicate cells and general brigandry and invasions between the various houses. Yorstaff Ironcrest would earn his name in putting down a raid by a minor Drekenheim house on the southern hold in the 813, with his dull grey armour giving his house its namesake.
The Ironcrests remained a minor house with a reputation as strong raiders, mercenaries, and warriors. Defacto under the control of Kriegerholm until the Southern Hold was reorganized by the Sigrun III, the Ironcrests were invited into the city after the noble house of Whalerider was wiped out in the Krigerholm Revolt of 937. When the 40 Year War led to the invasion of The Commonwealth and the involvement of the Eighth Kingdom of Aedrinar, the Ironcrests thought under the banner of Haarold Iceaxe in Tumbria and suffered heavy losses.
Raffa Ironcrest would marry into house saltsby and have two children, Yasha and Balli. Her brother, Torstan, grew tired of the Saltsby rulership under Thane Blann and instead moved the hosue closer to allying with House Warpelt despite his sister's attempts to negotiate. Torstan and Raffa were present when Thane Blann's angering of the Wolf Clan was revealed. Torstan supported Arngier Warpelt in killing Blann.
During the moot, the Ironcrests originally supproted Arngier until the Warpelt patriarch was convinced to back his son insted. Arngier then talked Torsatan into following his lead, so the Ironcrests supported the younger Gier Warpelt instead.
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