Hawkstein

== The Start of it all == The Grand House of Hawkstein is mostly located in Eldham. It is the successor to the Mangroveidan Royal Family that ruled the Elbaidan-Omanien Kingdom as a vassal/colony. House Hawkstein was founded by the player The_lone_wonder who at the time was Grand king of The Neutral Confederation, King of the Elbiadan-Omanien kingdom, and owner of the Holy order of Dei praesidium.

The Hawksteins were a group of Nobles from the Elbaidan-Omanien Kingdom that either sought to expand their borders or get ahold of land outside of their borders for business. The Hawksteins swiftly after their creation. They would found the City of Hawkstein in the Drak Yamar. They made a deal with the King of Drak Yamar to make a mostly independent merchant and market city and fund it. And the King of Drak Yamar would make them a Duchy or province. To this current day, they are still working towards this goal.

The city of Hawkstein is now a very wealthy city in Drak Yamar, the city is known for its mass farming, Factories, and friendly nature. It is also home to one of the Clan Winterburg’s holdings the town of Featherbottom which is also in the Hawkstein area. The Hawksteins today also rule a small amount of land in Rathnir.

The people that live within House Hawkstein borders are often called Hawkmites, these Hawkmites have their own special culture of being friendly, good workers, and fantastic merchants. It is a cultural identity, but not a race.

House Hawkstein today also owns the Militray order of the Hawk's Claw, a group of Mercs, Soldiers and knights that are loyal, hold morals very highly and Loyal to the House of Hawkstein. This militray order is a rising order and makes the rather peaceful and Neutral House of Hawkstein maintain and keep their borders if they were ever attacked. Which so far in recorded history the House of Hawkstein has never been attacked due to this Armed Neutrality and due to it's Holdings either being a vassal of the Ravenguard or their holdings being Counties or Duchies in other nations Across Rathnir and mostly Eldham.

History rises again
With the rise of old Mangroveidan Nationalism from the Ages of before Eldham and Rathnir, came a new banner for the Elbaidan-Omanien Kingdom and a new logo for the House of Hawkstein. Alot of the remaining Mangroveidans from the days that House Hawkstein used to rule it's own realm outside of Eldham and Rathnir, so a map of the Grand Kingdom of Mangroveia was made by Lone von Hawkstein so the Loyalist could remain happy.

On 12/31/23 House Hawkstein and the Audalad-Khanate it owned, was allowed to have the Audalad Khanate become a Province of the Order of Elu inside the Republic of Novum in Rathnir, giving the House of Hawkstein major holdings in Rathnir.

Also on 12/31/23 The Head of House Celestin Aquilia an the House of Aquilia become a "Sub House" of the House of Hawkstein and House Aquilia's leader became the Second Son of Lone von Hawkstein the Leader of the House of Hawkstein also known has the "Grand Crown."

After signing the Sub House treaty it was voided for they were a vassal house, and _TXZ_ was disowned by the Grand Crown Leader and ruler of the House of Hawkstein One day later.

Order of Elu
Only a few days before the update of Eldham and Rathnir's sudden doom, House Hawkstein made deals, treaties and invites to many smaller royal Houses of Eldham and Mostly Rathnir to join House Hawkstein has a semi-independent Branch inexchange for protections of all kinds. Many Houses accepted these offers like House Dawnkind, Ortelius, The order of Thalas, Augusta and the formerly famous house of Oberstein. With all of these houses and orders joining the House of Hawkstein has official Branches the House got a nick name that swiftly became official "The Grand House." So has Grand House Hawkstein grow so did it's investments intot he Morning wood logging Company of Lorent, The Hawkstein Mining Company and the DKmart Company of Eldham.

Lone von Hawkstein also did the unthinkable he united the State of Kocznik which was under Order of Elu command the Elbaidan-Omanien Kingdom into one single nation the Elbaidan-Kocznik Khandom. This State would exist into the final Days of Rathnir and Eldham and into the new world.

The County of Hawkstein Decleared independence from the Kingdom of Druk Yul in Orithia on 1/20/24 due to the Kingdom having No King and the goverenment being unactive for months stright, it became "The Freiheit City-State of Hawkstein."

On 1/24/24 THe Freiheit City-State became a vassal of Helsia and was stabed in the back, a hardly legal if not illegal claim Coup happened and all of the nation was given to druk yul on the "behalf of helsia" this caused a Public unfavor towards the Kingdom of Helisa. But the Hawksteins lived on and on the same day merged with the House of Ortelius one of thee Royal Families of the Celestial order of Elu in Rathnir which was in a union with the Republic of Novum.

Growth in Elu
Grand house Hawkstein-Ortelius matured with in Elu and grew to the most lived in State in the nation, Lone rose to the third highest rank in less than 4 weeks and the house grew to many Branches but this wouldn't last forever for people began to become Jealous, but Lone also got to see what being in another nation was alike and adpoted his Second Son Sum von Hawkstein and his favored Grand Son Heisenburg von Hawkstein-Ortelius but this wouldn't last forever.

House Civil War
During the earily days of Feb of 2024 the Celestial order of Elu, the Ortelius side of the Grand House of Hawkstein family and now Ex Branch Moreneychev let their Elu State of Akaird frame The_lone_wonder and House Hawkstein and basicly Started a mini civil war ending in a peace idea given by Lone to the kartek Emperor that he and his people would leave the Celestial Order of Elu in exchange for a new island and being a vassal in all of Eldham and Rathnir and so they accepted.

Peace Talks with House Ortelius failed for it's new Clan Leader ProshJosh was imatrue and crused far to much in peace talks and was hardly able to agree to anything, while Grand House Hawkstein internationaly said sorry for some of their not so bad actions in Elu and to Orithia and the Emperor fo Simulami.

Some of House Ortelius returned to Hawkstein like Heisenburg and Aggressive while many did not, and Heisnburg's friendship with his Grand Father Lone would become quite akward for Lone removed him for the line fo succesion but what Heisenburg didn't know it wasn't going to be that way forever.

The Hawk Rises again
After the House civil war, most of the of the power went back to the Grand Crown. And with Lone 75% in Charge again he asked his dearest and closest friends and allies for help, and instead of just "Helping" they joined the Grand House of Hawkstein. Emiliya and Sky helped greatly with Lone's restorement of Grand House Hawkstein. And overtime they fully rebuilt the house into a stronger version of itself. And Soon it would become even greater!

The Hawkstein-Zerkalo Empire
House Zerkalo and Grand House Hawkstein always has talked in business deals, Diplomatics or events for Below von Hawkstein was a active member in the Zerkalo Empire and it's Trading Company, so with them already knowing eachother. Lone von Hawkstein the Founder and Grand Crown of Hawkstein came to "A_Bright_User" and simply asked if their houses could merge, and Bright replied yes with some small explaining and understanding, so the Grand Council of Hawkstein approved a treaty written by Lone about mergeing the two families, and the Grand Council Agreed. Soon later they merged both of their main nations.

Officaialy on 3/5/24 the Hawkstein-Zerkalo Empire was born, which finaly made Lone feel at ease. With this Hawkstein-Zerkalo became one of the most powerful and most active Royal Houses in the final Days of Rathnir and Eldham.