Amelia Wulfhart
𝕰𝖍𝖗𝖊 𝖉𝖎𝖊 𝖂𝖔̈𝖑𝖋𝖎𝖓𝖆
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Name: House Wulfhart
Classification: Noble House
Affiliation: Osterreich
Description: House Wulfhart is a newly minted Baronial House, elevated by Imperial Decree following the dissolution of the provinces of Swissenaut and Bayrwald and the creation of the Imperial Fief. Formerly a relatively poor Knightly House with modest holdings in Westmania, the small House has gained a position of prestige, wealth, and importance with a large degree of autonomy, answering directly to the Emperor himself. After selling their modest fiefdom in Westmania to fund their move and sudden elevation, the family moved and began establishing itself as the central authority in the Barony of Dornhal.
Influence: Contained within the Imperial fiefs, mostly the southern most fiefdoms. This is a middle House, now ruling the Barony of Dornhal, found between the southern edges of the Bergewald and the northern foothills of the Tanast Mountain foothills. It sits along a path through the Tanast Mountains and near the Empire's eastern border, relatively isolated by geographical barriers.
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FAMILY MEMBERS
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BARON REIMAR WULFHART
Classification: Baron | Patriarch
Age: ~47 (Born Spring 727)
Utility Skills: Command, Tactics, Strategy, Melee Combat, Riding, Literacy
Physical Description: Reimar is a tall, lean man worn thin by decades of war, his frame all sinew and tension rather than wasted weakness. His face is sharp, hollowed cheeks, a pronounced brow, and a closely cropped beard streaked with grey that frames his severity. His eyes are striking: pale, cold, and deeply set, carrying the weight of memories that never quite rest, as though he is always measuring, enduring. His hair is short and beginning to recede, the color of ash and iron, kept practical rather than styled. Reimar dresses in dark austere garments of high quality but little ornament, a soldier's nobility rather than a courtier's. Even at rest he is upright and controlled, one hand often near the hilt of his sword or resting against the handle of his cane.
Personality: Baron Wulfhart is a man defined by discipline, restraint, and function rather than emotion, an edge sharpened by a lifetime of war that left him with no language for softness or ease. He is quiet to the point of being discomforting, speaking only when necessary, and even then with deliberate precision, every word measured, every silence intentional. This reputation has grown after his ascendence to Dornhal; during the feast celebrating his family's arrival, a noblewoman wagered she could coax three words from him before the night's end. When the feast was over, he finally answered, calm and measured. "You lose." It was not cruelty or humor to him, but a simple statement of fact.
He does not lack emotion so much as he does not understand how to express it, and so what others perceive as coldness is in truth a controlled absence, a man who has learned to keep himself contained because he does not know any other way. He values order, effectiveness, and justice above tradition and sentiment, willing to break long-standing customs if they fail to serve stability or fairness. To his soldiers, he is respected not for charisma, but for certainty: he does not hesitate, does not waver, and does not ask of others what he would not endure himself. Beneath it all lies a man who has survived too much to believe in glory, and no longer fights for victory.
Reimar's relationship with his daughters is defined by constancy rather than closeness or warmth. To Amelia he is a mirror, something she must become, but offered little guidance on how to become it. He trusts her completely, but gives her responsibilities where he gives Marguerite freedoms. However, because of this, she has a great deal of autonomy within the Barony. With Marguerite, the distance is more obvious: he does not understand her need for expression, and she cannot always read the quiet ways he shows care and love, ensuring her safety in a world he knows is harsher than she realizes. Marguerite is quietly his favorite child, allowed to negotiate when he sets strict boundaries, rarely punished for her small acts of rebellion, and permitted to confront him directly rather than being forced to speak through Erwin van Ghorst most of the time. He does not embrace either of them ever, does not speak easily of love, but everything he builds is shaped with them in mind. Even if he will never admit it.
Historical Information: Reimar has been a quiet, honorable warrior for as long as he can remember. He served the Empire faithfully, though without notable distinction for his youth. Was knighted as a young man, after having been joined with Talon as his companion. He fought in the campaigns to retake Louressen and the Frisenmark for Emperor Karl I von Osthaus, and was one of many to take part in the crusade.
Recently, upon the Emperor's return from the Crusade in Masyrpt, Reimar found himself elevated by Imperial Decree, being placed in command of one of the Imperial Fiefs created by the dissolution of the Provinces of Swissenaut and Bayrwald. Reimar took a more modest title than others, choosing Imperial Baron rather than Prince-Elector or Imperial Prince, believing it suited him better. His family, having been poor for his entire life, was suddenly propelled into wealth and influence. He and his daughters traveled with their meager household to claim their new seat of power in the southernmost reaches of the Empire. -
MARGUERITE WULFHART
Classification: Eldest Daughter
Age: ~23 (Born Spring 752)
Utility Skills: Social, Etiquette, Event Planning, Literacy, Politics, Singing, Dancing
Physical Description: Marguerite Wulfhart possesses a striking, luminous beauty that feels almost out of place against the harsh edges of her world. Her features are soft, yet defined with a natural elegance that draws the eye without effort. Her long, flowing hair falls in rich waves of golden blonde, often left loose to cascade over her shoulders, catching the light with a warmth that contrasts her father's severity. Her complexion is smooth and radiant, with high cheekbones and expressive eyes that carry both intelligence and curiosity. She is refined, moving with the practiced grace of nobility.
Personality: Marguerite is a thoughtful and perceptive young woman, composed and articulate, able to navigate social spaces with ease, natural charisma and charm oozing from her every word and movement. She is first and foremost a flirt, drawing the attention of others and holding it captive naturally, and enjoys being the center of attention. However, she is happy to see her friends and sister share in moments and join her in the spotlight. Her relationship with her father is difficult, strained. She loves him deeply, but struggles to connect with him, often interpreting his restraint as emotional absence rather than limitation, seeking and hoping for signs of care in ways he subtly expresses it. With Amelia, her relationship is more immediate, she both admires and is unsettled by her sister's clarity of purpose and cold detachment, recognizing a strength she does not possess but also protective of her, often helping guide or cover for Amelia's lack of social awareness. Despite not being able to physically protect her sister, Marguerite makes strides to protect Amelia politically and socially, extending her servants to assist Amelia whenever necessary. She makes efforts to include Amelia with her friends, but is not insistent for her sister to be anything other than what she is.
Marguerite often spends time in social spaces, but not always those appropriate for a noble. She and her friends frequent a tavern near the castle where they are known to sing and dance among the patrons, having turned it into a sought after locale for young Knights and Noble sons. However, she mingles with the peasantry, offering small talk, allowing them to talk with her in a loose setting. Marguerite will occasionally spend time reading to young children in a village, helping teach them to read on a rudimentary level. She takes small gifts to the infirm, especially toys to sick children, though her interactions with them are limited due to the risk of contagion. Her compassion is measured, but genuine. She is careful not to promise reforms or relief, but does bring up the concerns of the peasantry to her father, Steward van Ghorst, or the local Knight overseeing the lands.
Historical Information: Marguerite was sickly as an infant, her breathing laborious and wheezing. She coughed often and sometimes stopped breathing, having to be resuscitated by Steward van Ghorst, who studied breath compressions on infants after the complications following her birth became clear. Reimar sat up watching her many nights, fearful to leave her unobserved, only sleeping when van Ghorst was able to look after her instead. After six long months of fear, she finally recovered and began breathing normally.
Since then she has been a perfectly healthy girl, and now has grown into a young woman. She suffered through the family's lean years, watching her father silently go without dinner so that everyone else in the house could eat a meager portion, and so has begun enjoying their sudden influx of money with finery and hosting social gatherings befitting their new station. -
AMELIA WULFHART
Classification: Youngest Daughter
Age: ~20 (Born Winter 754)
Utility Skills: Tracking, Riding, Hunting, Melee Combat, Ranged Combat, Foraging
Physical Description: Amelia is a tall, broad-shouldered woman defined by her muscular frame, cords of sinew visible when she tenses and striations on her shoulders and arms. She has blue grey eyes and short cropped raven-black hair she styles loosely.
Personality: Disciplined, severe, and reserved, Amelia is much like her father. But where he is reserved by choice with an understanding of social situations and dynamics, Amelia is awkward and unintentional. She struggles with the subtleties of conversation and social cues, usually failing to fit in anywhere but combat. Amelia speaks plainly and direct, often mistaken for rudeness.
Historical Information: Amelia was born in the winter of 754, to Raina and Reimar Wulfhart. By the time she was twelve she had taken up the sword, training hard with anyone that would teach her. She studied the bow, the spear, and the warhammer, becoming a woman much like her father. When she was seventeen Reimar left her to defend their fief while he answered the Emperor's call to war. She was forced to defend the village alone against several bandits in his access, and later placed highly in a small local tournament she entered. Now she stands as one of her father's most trusted lieutenants in Dornhal, commanding patrols and leading soldiers against the small threats she finds. -
TALON
Classification: Griffin Companion
Age: ~41 (Born Summer 733)
Utility Skills: Flying, Melee Combat, Basic Tactics
Physical Description: Talon is a Royal Griffin of solid stature and mass, being on the larger size of average for the breed. He stands the full seventeen hands at the withers and weighs a half tonne of lean muscle and sinew. He has dark brown feathers on his head and the tops of his wings, lighter brown with spots on the inside of his wings. Talon's fur is similar to that of a tiger with orange coloring and black stripes streaking through it, a white underbelly breaking up his silhouette from below. He has one piercing golden eye, and one milky-white eye on his left damaged in combat that now only sees smudged shapes and blurred colors from it. His body is covered with the evidence of small scars, patches of fur that grow unevenly or not at all form old cuts. On his left forelimb there are patches of white fur where there should be orange. His forepaws are abnormally large, even for a griffin, carrying razor sharp hooked claws like that of a tiger. His beak is slightly serrated, a small chip out of the left side from battle damage.
- Height: 172 Centimeters (17 Hands)
- Length: 300 Centimeters
- Wingspan: 914 Centimeters
- Weight: 500 Kilograms
Personality: Contrasted to the man he is bonded to, Talon is expressive and vocal, often chirping and squawking during conversations in his presence, quick to affix visitors who get too angry with an icy stare or scrape his talons along the stones when someone acts too aggressively. In some ways, he expresses the very emotions Reimar suppresses, leaving some to look to the griffin to glean the Baron's mood.
When the two go with one another into the wilderness Reimar sleeps with his back propped against his loyal companion, being shielded from the elements by Talon's wings. Almost always, Talon places Reimar on his left where his vision is poor. The two are not master and mount, but two members of the same pack. Talon leaves and returns as he wills, usually flying off in the morning to patrol the boundaries of the barony and to hunt, returning at dusk to settle in for the night. In combat the two need not speak, though Talon could understand Reimar. They move with one mind, one will, anticipating and covering one another seamlessly. That said, Talon is not subordinate, even if he often defers to Reimar's judgement. When Talon wants to do something, he does not ask permission. He acts.
With Amelia Talon is more playful, joining her in the training ground and pushing her over repeatedly when the mood strikes him, doing so until she relents and lets him grab her by the arms and fly her around the castle. With Marguerite, Talon is protective, pushing between her and unwanted attention, hissing at knights who are too persistent for his tastes. He allows her to pet him, hug him around the neck, and brush his feathers without concern. He even allows her to invite her friends to do so, but only when she initiates. They both have learned not to approach him with familiarity without Marguerite present. Sometimes he will sleep at the foot of her bed and walk with her late at night.
Historical Information: Thirty years ago in 744, Talon was trapped by poachers using bear traps that caught his left forepaw in its grip. Unable to escape, the young griffin held them at bay with wild swipes and loud screeching until his rescue came from an unlikely place. Reimar Wulfhart happened upon the scene while out riding and drove the poachers away. When young Reimar attempted to remove the bear trap, Talon ferociously would not allow him near, and so carefully, the young man left the creature a few scraps of food and water just within reach. Reimar rode by several times each day to check on the griffin, careful not to approach too closely, each time he was warded away by swipes from Talon's paws. After two days, Talon was weakened to the point of exhaustion and could no longer keep Reimar away and the young knight was able to remove the trap and place a simple salve on the wounded limb, leaving a deer carcass nearby. Reimar left the creature like that, no goals, no ambition of keeping the beast. Just he had heard its suffering and eased that suffering. A few days passed and there was no sign of the creature anymore, Reimar placed it out of his mind. One morning as he awoke, the servants screamed, having found a mangled deer carcass at the edge of the field. Reimar suspected, but did not assume what it could be. But he continued, the debt was repaid, that was all there was to it.
While hunting, Reimar heard screeching and roars, slowly he approached the noises. A large bear had challenged the injured griffin, the two struggling to dominate the same territory. Talon, still injured and recovering from being trapped to near exhaustion only a few weeks prior, was unable to escape by flight. Suddenly an arrow struck the bear, giving Talon an opening. A few moments of struggle later, Talon's eye was injured, his wing bloody, but the bear was dead. He looked and he saw the same young knight give him a simple nod and then leave from atop a wooded hill.
When Reimar awoke the next day, he found Talon perched within sight, not approaching, but not fearful. The griffin followed him at a distance for weeks, only disappearing for a few hours every few days. A month passed, and still the two never came within a hundred yards of one another. Reimar found himself in combat with a pair of highway men some time after, not a battle he couldn't win, but any time one is outnumbered there is risk. As the two men pressed their advantage, Talon appeared like a thunderbolt, slaughtering one of the men and sending the other into a panic. When it was over, Talon gave Reimar the same nod of acknowledgement and turned to leave.
Reimar spoke, "Wait." The griffin snapped its head towards the young knight. Reimar held out his hand and approached slowly, keeping eye contact. "You are always welcome." He didn't know if the griffin could understand, but for a moment they just locked eyes, his hand outstretched. Then suddenly Talon responded with a soft chirp and pushed his beak against the outstretched hand. Over the next months Talon appeared more consistently, often sleeping atop the stable and by the year's end the two were like brothers.
HOUSEHOLD
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ERWIN VAN GHORST
Classification: Steward
Age: ~93 (Born Autumn 681)
Utility Skills: Politics, Accounting, Tax Codes, Governance, Literacy, Subterfuge, Intelligence Gathering, Counter Intelligence, Spycraft, Assassination, Poisons and their remedies, and basic infant first aid
Magic: Yes
Sepcial Qualities: Erwin is a warlock that is able to control crows and ravens, commanding them from a significant distance, though he is only able to control a small number at a time and must have them in his sight in order to begin this telepathic control. He is then able to call them to him, and take them for more exacting purposes. In his ritual space, he can extract memories from the birds, removing them from the creature so that he can 'see' them. From this he can see the people who are sending messages to one another, the emotions these people exhibit when receiving a message. In some instances the message itself might have been visible to the crow. However, it is fragmented, defined by the bird's attention. The more of these memories he extracts at once, the more damaging it is to the bird, eventually becoming fatal. Erwin is careful with his magical powers, never displaying them in public and only very rarely using them at all, doing his utmost to maintain its secret.
Physical Description: Erwin possesses a tall, gaunt figure whose age is carved sharply into every line of his body, giving him an almost skeletal presence that feels more enduring than frail. His face is narrow and stern, with sunken cheeks and deeply set eyes that seem to look down on others even when level, conveying quiet assessment and unshakable authority. His skin is pale and drawn tight over prominent bone, accentuated by the stark contrast of closely cropped thin, wispy, grey hair. His posture is rigid and upright, chin lifted slightly, as if he refused to yield even to time itself. He dresses in well crafted but somber attire, deep reds, charcoal greys, black.
Personality: Erwin van Ghorst is a man of cold precision and quiet authority, defined by control, patience, and belief in hierarchy and order. Where Reimar embodies restraint through necessity, Erwin embodies it through choice. He understands emotion, but regards it as something to be managed, suppressed, or used rather than expressed. He is deliberate and calculating in all things, speaking carefully, often letting silence do the work of pressure and expectation. He values structure above all else, and has little tolerance for those who disrupt that order. Unlike his master, who strips things down to what works, Erwin believes in preserving what should work, even if it must be reinforced or corrected. He is not cruel for its own sake, but is capable of great cruelty without hesitation or remorse.
Within the Wulfhart family, Erwin is bound by an almost inexplicable loyalty to Reimar, being delegated immense authority under the Baron's governance to the point of being able to intercept and bar even Reimar's daughters from direct contact with him some of the time. This insulation is not manipulation, but Erwin acting on authority he has been given to handle matters of state while Reimar focuses on his own strengths, setting boundaries and guidelines Erwin respects completely. With Amelia, Erwin considers her unpredictable and unconventional, a useful tool for the Baron and the House, but one that creates variables. Marguerite, by contrast, is someone he believes can be shaped, taking a guiding interest in her. By contrast, both girls are deeply distrustful of him, and in Marguerite's case, mocks him to his face, though always behind closed doors.
Historical Information: Erwin van Ghorst's origins are simplistic. Almost a century ago he was just a boy born into the Kingdom of Merevinga. He was a simple farmer's son, but he had the faintest touch of magic. One that resulted in him being persecuted before the age of ten. Erwin was driven from his home and his family, betrayed by his father who called him 'unholy'. He survived, but barely, begging for scraps in what is now Westmania. Sir Dietrich Wulfhart took him as a cupbearer without realizing Erwin was a warlock. Thirty years went by, and Erwin had been elevated to the family's Reeve, though he struggled to contain Dietrich's spending compared to his modest estate. When Dietrich passed in 721, Erwin continued in his role for Dietrich's son, Volker. In 743 Volker passed away from sickness, leaving the House to his young son, Reimar.
Erwin has served Reimar faithfully since then, having become an institution for the family. He has served three generations of Wulfharts, and despite his advanced age most assume he will continue to serve the fourth when Reimar passes away. -
LADY YSABET VAEL
Classification: Ward
Age: ~40 (Born Summer 734)
Utility Skills: Sewing, Cooking, Cleaning, Event Planning, Literacy
Physical Description: A short woman that has begun to show signs of age, but only just. She has a few stray grey hairs in her mane, a few small wrinkles near her eyes. Ysabet holds herself proudly, upright, rigid. She does not flow gracefully as she does locked with straight back and smooth steps.
Personality: Ysabet is a woman without station or true purpose. Her children are grown or entering into the stage where boyhood gives way to manhood which she cannot truly help with, her husband is long dead, she has no House of her own, no title, no renown. However, this does not stop her from acting as though she were the de facto Lady of the House in Dornhal. She attempts to exert quiet authority over such things as planning for visits, deciding dinner courses, decorating the keep interior, usually to Marguerite's dismay. She and Marguerite are often at odds, Marguerite struggling to assert her authority over Ysabet's fiction without acting in a way that would damage her relationship with Elspeth. Ysabet constantly pushes boundaries with Marguerite, making snide comments to her behind closed doors, attempting to act like a maternal figure. When Marguerite finally does put her foot down, Ysabet sulks for a few days and then goes back to her behavior like nothing happened. She and Amelia do not speak after an incident a few years ago when she attempted to spank Amelia and lost a tooth in the attempt. She ignores Amelia in person and instead quietly whispers belittling remarks about her to Reimar from time to time, an act that is eroding her welcome within the castle.
Historical Information: Eleven years ago in 763, her husband, Sir Aldric Vael and Reimar who had been friends for several years went to war together, and only Reimar returned. Aldric had nothing to leave his small family but a few small debts and a tiny plot of land. Reimar, feeling responsible for his friend's family, took them into his own house, making them part of his household, even when he had hardly the money to provide for them. Over the years, Reimar took Tomas, Ysabet's young son as his Squire. Marguerite took quickly to Elspeth, Ysabet's older child, and the two became best friends throughout their childhood. -
ELSPETH VAEL
Classification: Lady-in-Waiting
Age: ~21 (Born Winter 753)
Utility Skills: Singing, Social, Literacy
Physical Description: Elspeth has soft facial features and a natural understated beauty. Her skin is fair with freckles across her cheeks and nose, giving her a youthful quality. She has warm brown eyes framed by long lashes and subtly defined brows, giving her a calm attentive gaze. Her dark brown hair is usually parted and kept into neat braids, but sometimes Marguerite convinces her to try new styles.
Personality: Elspeth is kindhearted, soft-spoken, and naive, not meant for courtly politics. She is a natural follower, malleable and compliant to Marguerite's will. She is comfortable being outside the center of attention, orbiting Marguerite without truly realizing that she is. She follows in with Marguerite's rebellious nature wholeheartedly, though largely lacks full awareness of the potential repercussions such actions could cause, unlike Marguerite.
Where she truly shines is when singing, feeling the most comfortable and willingness to draw and capture people's attention. Because of this, Marguerite, Cecile, and she often visit one of the Taverns in Castle Dornhal or Lichtenbruck. She and her younger brother Tomas get along well enough, though sometimes she can be mean-spirited towards him if she feels as though he is invading her space. Her relationship with her mother has become tense. Before, when Marguerite was just the daughter of a poor knight, she could ignore her mother's overbearing attitude but now, she recognizes she will eventually have to pick a side. Despite her naivety, she realizes that the only reason she has not already been forced to pick between her mother and Marguerite is Marguerite choosing restraint rather than having Ysabet ejected from the castle.
Historical Information: Elspeth was only ten years old when her father died, and so she remembers him fondly, but not well. She has been grateful to House Wulfhart for providing for her and her brother and her mother, but has never truly felt indebted to them. She and Marguerite became best friends shortly after the Vael's moved into Reimar's modest Westmania estate, and have been ever since. -
TOMAS VAEL
Classification: Squire to the Baron
Age: ~15 (Born Winter 759)
Utility Skills: Literacy
Physical Description: Tomas is a young man, still an adolescent, marked by sharp, clean features and a quiet intensity that sets him apart from others his age. He has a straight nose, high cheekbones, and a firm jaw that suggests resolve beyond his years. His eyes are clear vivid blue, and his hair is short and tousled, a natural brown that catches light in softer tones giving him a practical look. His build is athletic and conditioned, lean muscle rather than bulk.
Personality: Tomas is a competent young squire who carries with him a sense of responsibility that steadies him. He is observant and practical, quick to assess situations without overthinking them, and prefers action to restraint. He is humble, confident in his abilities, but feels the need to grow rather than prove himself. Beneath his composure is a strong moral center, rooted in idealism about what a Knight should be, with a firm belief in protecting others and doing what is right, not what is lawful, even when it places him in difficult or dangerous situations.
Tomas respects Reimar, strives to meet the standards set forth by his mentor, but has never heard a single word of affirmation or approval from the man. With Amelia, the connection is more real, he understands her and her world view better than most, and views her almost as a sister. Marguerite draws upon the more human side of him, he is more willing to listen and engage with her, even if he doesn't always grasp her meaning or intent. She often drags him along to taverns, convinces him to join in on dances, and includes him with her friends, less as a Squire or a bodyguard and more as a member of her family. His sister, Elspeth and he have a good relationship, though occasionally her teasing can be mean-spirited in the manner of older siblings.
Historical Information: Tomas was only four when his father died, and so only has vague memories of him, mostly only remembering how he looked from an old picture of the man. He has lived with House Wulfhart for the majority of his life, serving first as Reimar's cupbearer and now as his squire, though this is in name only. In reality he is Amelia's squire, joining her in all her duties. Sometimes he escorts Marguerite, Elspeth, and Cecile to taverns where they sing and dance and make merry while he 'guards' from a distance. -
CECILE VON EICHENHALLE
Classification: Lady-in-Waiting
Age: ~22 (Born Autumn 752)
Utility Skills: Singing, Dancing, Social, Etiquette, Wandenman Customs, Literacy
Physical Description: Cecile is refined and elegant in appearance, with a pale, luminous complexion that appears almost like porcelain. Her face is gently heart-shaped framed by long auburn hair that falls in loose waves. Her eyes are striking light blue with long lashes and a slender, straight nose.
Personality: Cecile is shaped by her status, from a small house she is a composed creature, knowing she is her family's best chance at gaining stature and that proximity to Marguerite aids in that goal, however her friendship is mostly genuine. She is cautious, choosing her words and actions carefully, always guarded and never pressing Marguerite too hard with any japes or teasing remarks they share as friends. On the occasion Marguerite is embarrassed or becomes the focus of a joke, Cecile often pulls the attention onto herself instead. She is a Wandenman, unlike Marguerite and Elspeth, a fact that rarely seems to come up among them.
Historical Information: Cecile von Eichenhalle is the young daughter of a poor knight, Bruno von Eichenhalle, who controls a small, unimportant fief just beyond the swamps that surround Dornhal. Because of her friendship with Marguerite she has been able to move into the castle proper, staying in the Keep with the rest of the family, rather than at her father's estate.
Hierarchy: Baron Wulfhart holds absolute authority over the house. He is followed by his second, Steward Erwin van Ghorst. Afterwards the House's control is largely broken up by purpose. Military matters flow through the Master-of-Arms and the chain of command established by his guards and soldiers, Marguerite holds dominion over the planning of social events with the nobles with Ysabet and the House Seneschal sharing subordinate duties, domestic issues move through Erwin.
Holdings: The Barony of Dornhal, Castle Dornhal, Wulfhart Manor
Resources: Dornhal has a notable silver mine and iron mine, some cattle exports, but gains most of its wealth through its logging enterprises, however meager that might be. The Baron's Household has been reformed into a standing military force to secure the southeastern region of the Empire.
The House of Wulfhart has for most of its existence been a simple Knightly House in the service to the Empire. Its holdings in Westmania were small, insignificant, and afforded them little wealth. They did not gain prestige through accumulated income, but through constancy of loyalty. There were times when Sir Reimar was forced to skip meals in order to ensure everyone under his care was able to eat, however those times have ended for the House.
House Wulfhart has been placed as the Imperial Baronial overseers of the lands of Dornhal in the Empire's southernmost borders, formed from the dissolution and fragmentation of the Provinces of Swissenaut and Bayrwald. Reimar has just settled into his new home and begun his reforms, set on building a bulwark against eastern aggression and leaving a legacy for his daughters to inherit when he is gone.
