House Wrencrest

House Wrencrest of the Grand Hall is one of the principal houses of the Iron Plaines. Their seat is Gunter's Hill in the heart of their namesake city, Wrencrest. 
Their coat of arms is four silver wrens chasing each other on a sable field. Their motto is We Sing for Weal, though And Fly to Battle is often affixed for the purpose of a battelcry. House Wrencrest hold the fealty of four houses—the Breyths, the Dunholds, the Rayginses, and the Riverlings—and is itself a vassal house of the Barrmounts.
The house's territory covers a great swath of land in the southern portion of the Iron Plains, spilling from Wrencrest along the great downslope of the landscape. Their land tapers to a thin corridor so that it may reach and encompass the small port town of Eelmouth, one of the late Lord Harald's many reckless acquisitions. 
The Wrencrests are related to House Skagerlly through the marriage of Wraymina Wrencrest to the late Lord Skagerlly. Wraymina, the aunt of Lord Bennard, mothered Lord Radgore Skagerlly, making the lords of either house first cousins. The house also has two cadet branches: 
* House Wrencrest of Castle Gentlebend, led by Lord Arnald Wrencrest, who rule the manor of Gentlebend from their castle a few miles upriver.
* House Wrencrest of Castle Esmer, led by Lord Wrollymer Wrencrest, who own land in Reaper's Skull, south of Wingsway.
==Traits==
Physically, Wrencrests are known for three things: their ghostly countenances, consequential of their platinum-blond hair, bone-white skin, and sky-blue eyes; their often-crooked noses, a mark of their frequent inbreeding in past generations; and their slight, somewhat short builds.
The Wrencrests are rumoured to have gotten their ghostly pale looks from an affair between Prince Hulward the Flighty and one of the Azaryan witches he hired to help him betray the Northwinder warlord Tancrede and plunder his holdings. The sorcerous powers of his descendant, Wraynard II (otherwise known as Wraynard the Wraith) all but confirm this dark heritage for many, even though no Wrencrests have displayed any magical ability since the Wraith, not even one of his thirteen sons.
== Member ==
*Bennard Wrencrest, also known as 'Benn', elder son of Lord Harald and Lady Ivagneth Wrencrest.
**Adelhayd Torck, Lord Bennard's wife. She is the mother of Hulward and Ivagneth.
***Hulward Wrencrest, Lord Bennard's son and heir, also known as 'the Wine-Red Wren'.
***Ivagneth Wrencrest, Bennard and Adelhayd's daughter.
* Ser Lackner Wrencrest, the younger son of Lord Harald and Lady Ivagneth. He a knight and a member of the household guard, with a small manor outside the city.
** Lady Cleina Baben, Sir Lackner's wife. She is the mother of Feineth Wrencrest.
***Feineth Wrencrest, Lackner and Cleina's daughter and only child.
=== Household ===
*Hadryd Raygins, ward of Lord Bennard. A young son of Lord Byron.
*Elgar Breyth, ward of Lord Bennard, the youngest son of Lord Chaonard.
*Moralyon, vagrohl of Wrencrest.
*Brother Alymer, tutor of Lord Bennard and Lady Adelhayd's children. He is a member of the Order of the Bronze Hand.
*Alvyn Reed, steward of Wrencrest.
*Ser Rasiphe de Caudebec, captain of Lord Bennard's household guard.
*..., the bardic knight of the household and one of Lord Bennard's closest advisors.
* Slaron, chamberlain of Gunter's Hill.
 Kings of Darkholowe
Name 	Birth 	Marriages	Death	Claim 	Notes
Wrollyn Feathertongue	572 BCE	 	511 BCE
Darkholowe
aged 61	 	Legendary figure. Said to have gained the ability to speak with birds after a magical white wren led to him to a hill by the Lithewater, moulded a feather, and had him place it on his tongue. He claimed the hill and gave it to his son-in-law, saying that his magic would live on in anyone who occupied the keep there.
The mound, later known as Wrollyn's Hill, became the site of the timbre fort that was early Wrencrest (deriving its name from the legend). Wrencrest was quickly overshadowed by Darkholowe, where Wrollyn moved towards the end of his life as he grew increasingly senile and his sons took over command of the kingdom, leaving the fort to an old war-companion.
Breyron 	553 BCE	 	497 BCE
aged 57	 	
Hulward Bronzenhand 	531 BCE	 	473 BCE
aged
58	 	Also known as 'the Bronze Wolf'.
Known for sailing down the east coast to raid and terrorize Northwinder settlements, with the help of his magic-wielding younger brother, Eltherys of the Gales. 
Became interested in the Atmoran Pantheon from what he heard from captured monks, and converted after his defeat in a pitched battle against a Northwinder lord.
Aogarys the Elder 	495 BCE	 	458 BCE
aged 37	 	
Aogarys the Younger 	470 BCE	 	436 BCE
aged 34	Son of Aogarys the Elder 	
Aogarys Ironshanks 	452 BCE	 	408 BCE
aged 44	Son of Aogarys the Younger 	
Lastymer 	427 BCE	 	402 BCE
aged 25	Son of Aogarys Ironshanks 	
Bornymer Lynxfoot 	399 BCE	 	346 BCE
aged 53	Son of Lastymer 	Ascended to the throne around the time that House Barrmount began its reign nearby.
Hawkon 	376 BCE	 	343 BCE
aged 33	Son of Bornymer 	
Wrollyn I 	374 BCE	 	297 BCE
aged 77	Son of Bornymer 	
Aogarys Greyhide 	339 BCE
Darkholowe	 	292 BCE
aged 47	Son of Hawkon 	
Scaofon 	316 BCE
Darkholowe	 	253 BCE
aged 63	Son of Scaofon the Elder and Mirthyl	
 Princes of the Lithewater
Potrait	Name 	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim 	Notes
 	Hulward Ashenheart 	273 BCE
Darkholowe	 	234 BCE
aged 39	Son of King Almund Grey 	Also known as 'Hulward Knife-in-Hand'. Betrayed Tancrede de Graines and plundered his holdings. Known for his hired Azaryan witches. Murdered by his vassals for treachery.
 	Wrollyn the Good 	254 BCE
Wrencrest	 	225 BCE
aged 29	Son of Hulward I and Lindsa Grey	Exiled after Hulward I's murder. Travelled to island where his uncle had been banished, made amends with him, and managed to reclaim his land. Died young in a brawl.
 	Wraynard I 	237 BCE
Wrencrest	 	191 BCE
aged 46	Son of Wrollyn 	Sickly throughout his life.
 	Wrollyn Honeytongue	211 BCE
Wrencrest	 	176 BCE
aged 35	Son of Wraynard I 	
 	Wraynard II 	187 BCE
Wrencrest	 	113 BCE
aged 74	Son of Wrollyn the Swift 	
Lords of Wrencrest (first creation)
Portrait	Name	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim 	Notes
 	Wradnay
1st Lord of Wrencrest	171 BCE
Castle Kneethorp	 	110 CE
aged 61
Caslte Kneethorp	Son of Wraynard II 	
 	Aogarys IV
2nd Lord of Wrencrest	145 BCE
Castle Kneethorp	 	88 CE
aged 57
Castle Kneethorp	Son of Wradnay 	
 	Hulward II
3rd Lord of Wrencrest	115 BCE
Castle Kneethorp	 	50 CE
aged 65
Orage Island, Eastern Sea	Son of Aogarys IV 	Died while making a pilgrimage to a sacred site in Southern Northwind.
 	Hulward of Kneethorp
4th Lord of Wrencrest	91 BCE
Castle Kneethorp	 	45 CE
aged 46
Barrmount Village	Son of Hulward II 	Killed in a brawl with Carrigan Skagerlly, who was infiltrating Barrmount Village but broke cover when he recognized Hulward, an old enemy of his.
 	Walder
5th Lord of Wrencrest	55 BCE
Castle Kneethorp	 	22 CE
aged 33
Battle of Thistlebarrow	Son of Hulward of Kneethorp	Cut down by Carrigan Skagerlly after rushing forward to avenge his father.
 	Lackner the Brave
6th Lord of Wrencrest	30 BCE
Castle Kneethorp	 	39 CE
aged 69
Castle Kneethorp	Son of Walder 	Lauded for his prowess on the battlfeield. Avenged his father and grandfather by slaying Carrigan Skagerllys eldest son Carskyr.
'Bastard' Lords of Darkholowe
Portrait	Name	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim 	Notes
 	Wraynard the Bastard
10th Lord of Darkholowe	12 CE	 	41 CE
Castle Kneethorp
age 29	Distant relative of Prince Cashall the Clement.	Also known as 'the Bastard of Darkholowe'.
The only male Wrencrest left by the time of Lackner's death, Wraynard was denied inheriting the estate, which was instead given to House Buckwood.
Partially legitimized as a lord by House Barrmount, and given a fiefdom around Darkholowe, which had fallen into disuse after House Cashalkin (distant relatives of House Wrencrests by Hulward Ashenheart's brother Cashall) went extinct in its male line.
Died of a depressive state caused by the denial of his inheritance.
 	Wrosibald the Elder
11th Lord of Darkholowe	22 	 	68
aged 46	Son of Wraynard the Bastard. 	
 	Wrosibald the Younger
12th Lord of Darkholowe	57 	 	120
aged 63	Son of Wrosibald the Elder. 	Final Wrencrest to hold the title, on account of the old family estate being returned to him in 115, after Lord Buckwood was ousted for treason and his sons stripped of their rights to inheritance. He purchased Darkholowe from the Barrmounts who had thithero owned it, and retained a dual lordship until his death, upon which Darkholowe was passed onto his son-in-law of House Breyth.
Lords of Wrencrest (second creation)
Portrait 	Name	Birth	Marriages 	Death	Claim 	Notes
 	Wrosibald the Younger
9th Lord of Wrencrest	57
Darkholowe	 	120 	Descendant of Lackner the Brave, via his bastard son Wraynard, partially legitimized as a lord. Regranted the Lordship of Wrencrest by House Barrmount.	See above.
 	Wraynard Wrathbones
10th Lord of Wrencrest	88
Castle Kneethorp	 	123 	Son of Wrosibald the Younger. 	Lost his life in the Weeping Pit after chasing Skagerlly men deep into Reaper's Skull and getting himself captured.
 	Wraofrid
11th Lord of Wrencrest	86
Castle Kneethorp	 	132 	Son of Wraynard Wrathbones. 	
 	Cashall
12th Lord of Wrencrest	118
Castle Kneethorp	 	173 	Son of Wraofrid. 	
 	Vigrys
13th Lord of Wrencrest	143
Caslte Kneethorp	 	188 	Son of Cashall. 	
 	Wrayland
14th Lord of Wrencrest	165
Castle Kneethorp	 	209 	Son of Vigrys. 	
 	Bennard I
15th Lord of Wrencrest	184
Castle Kneethorp	 	250 	Son of Wrayland. 	
 	Wrothbert
16th Lord of Wrencrest	212
Castle Kneethorp	 	261 	Son of Bennard I. 	
 	Brandyr
17th Lord of Wrencrest	247
Castle Kneethorp	 	297 	Son of Wrothbert. 	
 	Wraynard the Good
18th Lord of Wrencrest	266
Castle Kneethorp	 	332 	Son of Brandyr. 	Lauded as 'the only good Wraynard Wrencrest the gods ever put on the earth'. His warmth and popularity allowed the Wrencrests to stop secluding themselves in Castle Kneethorp and move back into the city's keep.
 	Magnard
19th Lord of Wrencrest	300
Wrencrest Keep	 	358 	Son of Lord Wraynard the Good. 	
 	Harald
21st Lord of Wrencrest	332
Wrencrest Keep	Ivagneth Wrencrest	393
Wrencrest Keep, Wrencrest	Son of Lord Magnard. 	
 	Bennard II
22nd Lord of Wrencrest	361
Wrencrest Keep, Wrencrest
son of Harald Wrencrest and Ivagneth Wrencrest	 	 	 	
Son of of Lord Harald.	 	 	 	 	 	
==City of Wrencrest==
Main article: Wrencrest
Category:Houses