House Von Wolf

Formation
The Von Wolf House dates back almost 300 years, when Johan Von Wolf formed the family. He formed the house with his three brothers, whose names have been lost to history, and started the Von Wolf bloodline. They formed this house with many values, those being Unity, Brotherhood, and Organization, with the family motto becoming "Per Sanguis Solus", meaning By Blood Alone. They also formed a Elective House, meaning that when the head of the house died the family would gather to elect a new head of the house, making it an early form of democracy.

Division and Growth
In the beginning of the family, the House was strictly Human only, however as time progressed many other races were adopted into the family, especially after the Conservative Founder Johan Von Wolf died and was replaced with a more liberal house head. Over time, the family was able to amass a small amount of influence, being able to reach a minor nobility status in the area that was once Nazarick. Over the next 250 years, the family failed to grow to a large size, reaching its peak 150 years before the present, with over 20 members of the house being alive at that one point.

Decline
Over time however, the small amount of influence the family could have possibly held began to diminish further as the members of the family failed to produce any offspring. This was not helped by a string of heads that were conservative, not allowing any adoptions within the family, and a string of outbreaks that also killed many members of the family. It reached its lowest point 50 years from the present when Lukas Von Wolf died, leaving only one member of the house alive, Wilhelm Von Wolf.

Ascension and Expansion
When Wilhelm ascended to the head of the house after the death of his father Lukas, there was no opposition to him taking the head of the house, as he was the last remaining member of the house. When he ascended this position, he was only age 30, the youngest head of house in over 90 years, due to the usually elder preference for this role. Upon obtaining the position, he immediately began work trying to re-affirm the Minor Nobility status of the family within Nazarick. Though it was only him, the family still held that title due to the wealth that the house held, which now all fell upon him. He immediately started a search for a Wife he could call his own, and was able to meet with Anne, who he promptly married to ensure his house continued on after him. After this search, he began to work on the families influence in Nazarick. While the Von Wolf's were minor nobility, they had almost no influence in what happened in the government of Nazarick, and Wilhelm was planning on changing that. He began by spending his money to campaign for the Parliament. His hopes, which were apparent to every noble in Nazarick, were to gain power for his direct family. His hopes would soon be realized.

Parliamentary Power
It only took Wilhelm three years to gain a seat in the Parliament. It was clear that the Von Wolf influence was growing at a rapid speed due to Wilhelms political moves. In the parliament, he began to use his seat to push for conservative policies; Decreased Recruitment for the State, more Governmental Control, a more Restrictive Democracy, and other policies that were seen as Conservative by most of the Nazarick People. These policies he proposed almost never passed due to the liberal parties holding most of the seats in the Parliament, but his ideas began to seep out into the public. These ideas, which were very "pro-nazarick" for the most part, were popular with the people. This popularity allowed him to keep his seat in Parliament for a large amount of time, and gained him recognition and respect with the nobility of Nazarick, and with the Parliament Members. After ten years of being in Parliament, a more conservative group was able to gain a majority in the Parliament, which finally allowed Wilhelm to push his Policies. Increased restrictions were implemented against Immigration and Recruitment, a more Conservative economic policy was implemented for the state, and moves were made to empower the monarch more than they already were, though the latter failed. The economic plan helped briefly re-vitalize the economy, increasing his popularity. He was able to remain in parliament until he was fifty, when he retired from the job, letting Maximillian take his role.

A Growing House, and a Broken Family
Wilhelm was able to grow the family in a matter that tripled the size of the bloodline, and he adopted many despite his conservative views to better his image. His first child he had was with Anne Von Wolf, whom he married when he was Thirty Two. He however, did not have his first child until he was Forty, that child being Maximilian Von Wolf. Being his first born child, he took great care to ensure he was cared for by the best, and hired the best teachers to ensure he was educated "Right" (meaning in a conservative light). As well as Maximilian, Wilhelm had another child with Anne, that being Fredrick Von Wolf. This child, in his eyes, was not important in the slightest. He only cared about Maximilian Von Wolf due to him being First Born, so left the Mother to decide the fate of Fredrick. After being married to Anne for around 17 years, Wilhelm decided it was in his best interests to leave her. So, he decided to divorce Anne to attempt to perhaps marry someone else of nobility to ensure his own reputation was increased. In the process, Wilhelm took Maximilian with him to Nazarick to continue his teachings to become a noble, while Fredrick was left with Anne due to Wilhelms general carelessness for Fredrick.

After returning to Nazarick with Maximilian, Wilhelm immediately went to work trying to increase his reputation. He went almost instantly for one of noble blood, that being Eva (of local nobility). Eva became a Von Wolf within two years, the marriage ceremony garnering slight attention from those across Nazarick due to Wilhelm's status. Almost immediately after marrying Eva, Wilhelm went to work figuring out new methods to improve his own image. He found his answer in the process he personally despised; adoption. Adoption, in his eyes, would "worsen" the family, but in exchange further his image into the positive light for the citizens of Nazarick. He took visits across the world to attempt to locate those that would improve his status the most. The first child he adopted was Scarletta Wolfstone. He met them when traveling, in a town that he could not bother remembering, meaning it is lost to time. Scarletta Wolfstone was a Wolfkin, not a human, presenting a decision for Wilhelm; Adopt Scarletta to the Von Wolf family, which would drastically increase his image in the eyes of the people. He choose, despite his personal opinions, to adopt for the betterment of his own, and his families, public image. Around the same time, while he was visiting another small town he could not remember, he adopted one called Llywelyn since he already had chosen which direction to turn the Family Policy. After they were adopted, Wilhelm dumped the responsibility of taking care of them to his wife, and payed them no mind. There were also rumors that Wilhelm adopted more children in secret in secret deals to improve his wealth or standing, though these rumors have never been confirmed.

After adopting the two children, Wilhelm had an unexpected surprise: Eva Von Wolf was with a child. This came around a year after adopting the children. The child, when he was born, was named Erwin Von Wolf, and was left to the same fate as the adopted children as Wilhelm focused on Maximilian Von Wolf, who was growing older and was able to fully take in the teaching he was giving him.

Political Upheaval
As Maximilian grew older, he learned more and more from his father and the teachers his father paid to teach him. He learned how to effectively govern a state, and how to win over the hearts of the people. He would stop being taught by age Twenty One, where Wilhelm would throw him right into the rips of politics. Max easily won a seat in the parliament in the next election cycle due to his non-stop campaigning, as well as Wilhelms endorsements. His opponent was easily defeated, and the seat became his.

In the Parliament, Maximilian pushed for policies similar to Wilhelm's, with restricted immigration to the state, and other more conservative policies. However, he also had different views from his father, as he believed that power should be given entirely to the Parliament, while Wilhelm believed that the Monarch should hold all the power. Max's policy differences quickly allowed him to become as popular, if not more, then his father in the public eye, which showed Wilhelm that the moves he had made were in vain. This led Wilhelm to rethink his strategy, and decided it would be best if he stepped back his political maneuvering, fully trusting his son to use his popularity to push his policies for him.

This did not come to pass however. The longer Max was in the Parliament, the further liberal his policy choices went, making him one of if not the most loved politician in the kingdom. This gave him a real shot at becoming the Prime Minister of the kingdom, which Wilhelm saw, pressuring his son to run. Max agreed, and ran against one named Jedi (DarkJedi), whom he easily was able to get the upper hand, winning the role of Prime Minister in a landslide. He immediately began to make moves towards improving the nation, enacting economic plans, recruitment plans, and organizing the army further. However, tragedy would soon strike, ceasing these political moves...

Fall from Nobility
The event that led to the downfall happened soon into Maximilian's term. The emperor of the Kingdom, Atago, was forced to abdicate due to a diplomatic incident with Eiendom involving the claiming of an island. This left a hole in the nation, a hole filled by Faund, one whom was loyal to Eiendom. This chaos ended any political reform within the government, and led to a more conservative upheaval in the government, making Max's policies unable to pass.

As well as this, something devious began to transpire. The new monarch seemed to be less... keen on the Parliament due to its recent inaction. The Parliament itself was in shambles with the political shift, with nothing able to be passed due to the deadlock. This led to the public becoming less and less confident in the government, with Maximilian slowly agreeing with them due to the endless squabbling within Parliament. This, of course, led to the final nail in the coffin that destroyed both the Von Wolf's title of Nobility, as well as the entirety of the Sorcerers Kingdom.

This event would be Queen Faunds takeover. They dissolved the Parliament in one, decisive action that completely destroyed any faith the people still had in the government. This led to riots across the state, leading to the almost-downfall of Faund, which changed them. They decided in the moment to sell the kingdom directly to their overlords, Eiendom. With this sale, Wilhelm and Maximilian lost their high status's almost immediately due to Eiendoms general dislike of them.

The End of Wilhelm
With the kingdom now gone, everyone went their separate ways. Maximilian fled from the new province, hoping to find a better life in a different place. Unlike Max, Wilhelm decided to stay and be friendly to the new government. This actually worked in his favor, as he did slowly grow ranks within the area under the new government, however he never got nearly as high in ranking as he did before.

Wilhelm died while still attempting to grow in power, in his classic fashion. At the age of 72, his legacy was small in the eyes of most, but to those in the Won Wolf family, he was the most important member since Johan, with opinions of him being high and low throughout the family. He was buried within the town he was born in, Nazarick, with the entire family coming back to attend the funeral.

After the funeral, a new head needed to be chosen. Maximilian was the initial favorite to get the position due to his closeness to Wilhelm, but his still-conservative policies hindered many of the adopted family members from voting on him to become the head. On the opposite side of the spectrum was Fredrick, who was younger than Max, but more experienced due to his many years of exploring throughout Eldham and Rathnir. His policies were very liberal, making him popular among most members of the family. In the end, Fredrick won the role in a landslide, as Max once won the landslide in the Parliament, with the roles now reversed.

Rathnir Family Members
Scarletta Wolfstone Von Wolf (Unmarried) - Voitshenheiger, Sirradra

Fredrick Von Wolf (Unmarried) - Voitshenheiger, Sirradra

Llywelyn von Wolfe-Ifrildhim (unmarried) - Redwater, Sirradra

Fern Von Wolf (Married to Nova) - Voitshenheiger, Sirradra

Nova Von Wolf (Married to Fern) - Voitshenheiger, Sirradra

Eldham Family Members
Erwin Von Wolfe-Berserkr (Unmarried) - Falka, Asperia

Maximilian Von Wolf (Married to Mari) - Falka, Asperia

Mari Von Wolf (Married to Maximilian) - Falka, Asperia