Hawkstein

The Royal 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. 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."