House of Frostvine

The House of Frostvine is an old Reachman house, about as old as that of the House of Darkoak and the House of Greyfield. Having once rivaled the two in power and prominence within their holdings of the Eastern Reaches, the family along with their vassals were shattered by the Greyfields and brought in line. As a result, the Viscounty of the Frost was dismantled and fragmented into several baronies. This has left the Frostvines with a strong disdain for the Greyfields, even though hundreds of years have past since then.
The Frostvines joined with the Wickers during the Second War of Thorns and were instrumental towards the capture of the Darkoaks and Greyfields. Following gratuitous torture towards the Darkoak line, the Frostvines were defeated and earned the ire of the northern and central Reach. By way of the Greyfields, the extended Frostvine family was executed and the then lord of Frostvine put to death. Since that time, animosity has existed between the eastern Reach lords and the rest of the Reach, as the Greyfields also shattered their viscounty as final payment.
The Frostvines are, as all members of the Duchy of the Ashen Coast sworn to the Blades of Greymane alongside their former vassals. However, the Eastern Reaches are notorious for only sending token support and barely caring for the affairs outside of their own area. With the subjugation of the Wicker Uprising under Wickenden, a large amount of Wickers have found homes within the Eastern Reaches as they either trade with the lords of this region or avoid them. Due to the Frostvine's lack of care for the united Reach's goals, they have opted to allow these enemies to rest within their lands as long as they do not disturb their own properties.
The House's only full rally to a Blades call was during the Second Range Rebellion, which many theorize is only because the Eastern Reaches were heavily occupied during this time. In truth, the Frostvines allowed Simeon Houndsbane's forces into the Reach; only to be betrayed afterwards. Following the rebellion, the Eastern Reach has ignored most calls to arms, finding excuses or only sending token support in the way of under trained and expendable farm hands.
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