The House of Griffins

== The House of Griffins ==
The House of Griffins were a noble family in a small forgotten land far to the West. They were responsible for the security of the borders of this aforementioned land and commanded a sizable military force. However, like all things, they fell on hard times. Political opponents blackmailed them into almost bankruptcy, and along with this, they slowly stripped the family's political clout by using the king's advisers. After a generation of this, the family was almost in ruins. It was at that point that the family head, whose name has been erased from history, summoned and made a pact with a Glabrezu named Vraendund. The daemon gave the head unholy magical powers in exchange for weaknesses in the borders of the now forgotten land. The head readily agreed and the pact was made. Using the powers granted to him by the demon, the head ruthlessly butchered those who had caused ruin to his family without mercy and instated himself as the new ruling power. Not 5 years later, hordes of invaders streamed through the breach in the border, making sure that the survivors knew that the new ruler was responsible for the horrors brought upon the people. After repelling the invasion, the people rebelled against the family head, executing him and most of the family with only a lone survivor walking out of the massacre.