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 Wilhelms 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, (WIP)