La Famille du Igthorn [Eberronick]

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====== La Famille du Igthorn ======

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In centuries past, the Brelon crown offered large tracts of the [[Droaam]] barrens to anyone willing to settle there and make something of it. Many ambitious merchant families considered this encouraged colonization a short track to nobility and lept at the chance, despite the [[Gnolls]], [[Harpies]], and worse. One such family was headed by Tharew Igthorn, an ironmonger originally from the [[Galethspyre]] region of [[Brelande]]. Tharew bought a baronial title from the king, invested in a decent mercenary force, and sailed up the [[Scar River]] until he found a likely looking promontory. There the du Igthorns planted their banner, the family crest still uknown and untested.

Baron Tharew I spent most of his 20 year term building the Igthorn manor-fortess and fending off the nearest tribes. His daughter, Baroness Ritha, inherited enough of a safety buffer to revive the family business and start exporting metalwork back to Breland. It was with Baron Tharew II that the family's fortunes, and infamy, truly blossomed. Tharew II took the unprecedented step of trading with the local gnoll and [[Orc]] tribes, rather than driving them off. He gave them arms enough to attack their traditional enemies, and they escorted his caravans up and down the Scar. But Tharew II's greatest legacy was converting to the Druidique faith of the [[Gardiens]] and marrying into the [[Maashak]] orc clan. Through Tharew II's maneuvering, Tharew III was not only Bargon du Igthorn, but also Chief of the Maashak and Gatekeeper of the Scar River Circle.

For the next few generation, the [[Demi-orc]] and [[Humain]] heirs of du Igthorn split their time between the family fortress in Droaam (where the wealth was made) and more cosmopolitan residences in [[Sharn]] (where the wealth was conspicuously spent). Though the du Igthorns were never invited to the du Tain Gala, they were reluctantly recognized as one of the crown's stronger representatives in Droaam, and the du Igthorn Demi-orcs were regular fixtures in [[Maison Tharashk]]'s social sphere.

But the [[Dernière Guerre]] changeld every family's fortunes, and rarely for the better. The du Igthorns saw an initial boom in business as they fed raw material into the Brelon war machine, but increasing tribal unrest in Droaam made them reluctant to send abroad the knights they needed to protect the family lands. When the [[Gobelin]] revolt led to the establishment of [[Darguun]], rumors circulated that the du Igthorns had known it was coming. Certainly they profited from later trade, but no one has proven conclusively that this was anything other than (still distasteful) financial opportunism. The true pivot in du Igthorn's fate came in 986 when the [[Filles De Sora Kell]] issued their summons to the warlords of Droaam. The reigning patriarch at the time, Baron Resh II, presented a semblance of guarded neutrality and made preparations for a siege. But when [[npc:boranel_ir_wynarn|Roi Boranel]] ordered the evacuation of Brelon citizens in 987, Resh II refused, suddenly allying with the Sorcières. His son Resh III, safely ensconced in Sharn, managed to save the family title from abolishment by denouncing Resh II as a traitor and volunteering immediately to service in the Brelon army.

Since that time, La Famille du Igthorn has existed in two branches. The Igthorn Clan still rules the family lands along the Scar River, while La Famille du Igthorn clings to its investments in Sharn.

======Prominent Family Members======
**Baroness Ritha IV:**Ritha IV is the daughter of Resh II, and the ruler of the family in Droaam. Like most warlords, she treads a fine line between Démontrating subservience to the Filles De Sora Kell and ruthlessly trying to expand her own powerbase. In addition to the small but veteran force of knights she fields from the family fortress, Ritha is also Chief of the Maashak tribe and nominal commander of its warriors. Ritha's problem, however, is a spiritual one. While respectful of her family and tribe's Druidique traditions, she hersElfee is a devotee of the martial Triumvirat of [[Dol Dorn]], [[Dol Arrah]], and [[Le Narquois]] (a faith she developed during her youth in [[Rekkenmark]]). The growing cult of personality around the Sorcières therefore disturbs her more than politically, and every incident of [[Troll]] fanaticism makes her wonder at her father's choice.

**Baron Weshal II:**Weshal leads La Famille du Igthorn in Sharn. He was decorated for his involvement in a few minor campaigns during La Dernière Guerre, and Démontrates his loyalty to the crown by agitating for the reclamation of Perdu territories (notably [[Muraille-Grise]]). Having Perdu the traditional family holdings in Droaam, Weshal is casting about to find the family's future. He discreetly encourages the younger members of the family to pursue deeper relations with Maison Tharashk, especially in those regions where the [[Edicts of Korth]] do not apply. Weshal has also invested in a few of the [[Xen'drik]] expeditions leaving from Sharn, and has considered claiming new territories to settle outside of [[cap-tempete]]. While no one questions du Igthorn loyalty under Weshal's leadership, his obvious ambition has not improved their social standing.

**Urey du Igthorn:**Not every du Igthorn in Sharn thinks Resh III made the right decision turning his back on the Droaam branch of the family. Several sympathizers secretly report back to Baroness Ritha in defiance of Weshal's orders and at the risk of being arrested as traitors to Breland. The most highly placed among them is Urey du Igthorn, Weshal's nephew and third in line to the (recognized) title. In addition to channeling funds back and forth through the port of [[Vralkek]], Weshal has also cultivated contacts among [[Daask]], the Droaam-sponsored criminal gang in Sharn's lower reaches. Ritha hersElfee would probably be upset to discover this connection, given her own doubts about the Sorcières, but at the moment Urey is too far away and too valuable for her to question.