House Blyghtwyrm

== Overview ==
House Blyghtwyrm is a noble house with lands near the city of Gardyloo. It is special in that it is one of the few, if not the only, noble houses founded by and comprised completely of goblins. All members of the family are raised to perpetuate the house and even the most distant of relations work for or tithe to the house. 
== History ==
Bezerophon Blyghtwyrm was born to a normal goblin clan in the swamps near Gardyloo. He was raised in the typical goblin fashion, caring only for survival and helping his clan prosper. One day in his early adulthood he came across a badly injured chimera poised to deliver the killing blow to a human adventurer. Just to see if he could Bezerophon tossed a javelin at the chimera, issuing the coup de grace and saving the adventurer. As thanks, the adventurer whisked Bezerophon off to Gardyloo and told everyone they met along the way the story of how the brave goblin had defeated the fearsome chimera. The lord of the city offered the goblin an honorary title and lordship over the area of the swamp where the goblin clans lived (an area that had never been claimed by the city, and he had no right to bequeath). Missing the word "honorary" in the lord's speech, Bezerophon quickly drank in the city's delights and decided that his clan should have all these things and more.
The new Lord Blyghtwyrm returned to his clan's village and quickly began imitating the human nobility he had been so impressed with. Over the course of several years and no small amount of work, the Blyghtwyrm clan drained a large portion of the swamplands and built a large manor with a small village around it. Ever since, House Blyghtwyrm has been a loyal vassal to the lord of Gardyloo, and the goblins have done their best to transition to a more "civilized" life style.
Unfortunately, civilized life style has some limitations that goblin biology chafed against. Many of the cultured races have life spans nearing or exceeding 100 years, and take at least 15 years to mature to adulthood from birth. A goblin living the typical goblin life matured by 8 and rarely lived to 20. The civilizing of the Blyghtwyrm clan led to the surprising discovery of goblins being able to live to nearly 60 if they were not being constantly culled by adventurers. Suddenly, a species that had bred fast and died young was living much longer but still breeding at the previous rate. This stretched the resources of House Blyghtwyrm to breaking, even with the new land of the drained section of swamp. Thus began the noble tradition of training those children who were not in the direct line of inheritance to spread across the land, making money in anyway they could, and sending that money back to the family in order to sustain it. Many of these progeny took up the mantle of adventure and promptly died (relieving some of the pressure for resources) but many also found clever ways to make money in the civilized world (also allowing relief to the family). 
== Notable Members ==
Bezerophon Blyghtwyrm - progenitor and figure for whom the house is named. 
Rapollyon Blyghtwyrm - knight errant and member of the Firebreathing Kittens Guild.
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