House Darkwing

**House Darkwing** is a lesser house of Towerhills. It holds fealty to House Wellington, the Lord Bishop of The Capital, and the Kingdom of Westernlands. Its Seat is Castle Darkwing and its words are "**Darkness Shall Prevail**". It was founded by **Lord Knight** Kestin Darkwing, the Lord of Pippin.

## Origins

Belonging to one of the Six Families of Sienna, Ser Kestin left his family and sailed across the Vast Skyland Sea, wandering the Sternlands when he came across a troop of Easternling Army marching towards Saint Thomas for the Siege of Saint Thomas, and **Ser Kestin** recruited himself in the army in return for wages, and marched along with two hundred men for battle. Prior to the battle, a skirmish took place near the encampment, an ambush by rebel foreriders, to which the two hundred men responded with steel, where Ser Kestin saved the life of a noble lord, Lieutenant Evan Rivermont, for which Ser Kestin became his sworn sword and entered his service as his personal bodyguard.

Following the skirmish, Ser Kestin served in Saint Thomas under service of Lord Summer Rivermont, the older brother of Lieutenant Evan Rivermont, and Lord Commander of Saint Thomas. **Under Guidance of Lord Summer Rivermont**, Ser Kestin learned the art of manipulation, elite swordsmanship fighting styles, and alchemy. Following his time in **Saint Thomas**, Ser Kestin was named Vice Roy of Pippin, defending the Gates of Saint Thomas.

During the Andal-Westernlands Invasion, Ser Kestin created a host of eighty swordsmen, marching down to the Southport, and sailing with his noble friend, son of Lord Hoster Manning, Lord Knight Theon with his two ketch ships who marched with ten sailors and fifty swordsmen to Caster's Keep and fought in Pirate Attack of June 225 CE where Ser Kestin killed twenty men in battle, after which he was raised as Lord Knight of the Order of St. Thomas Monastery, and he founded his own family, **Darkwing of Pippin**.

## Rise to Power

### Darkwing Order

Following the Pirate Attack of June 225 CE, Ser Kestin took hold of the Stead of Pippin where he lived, and changed it into the Military Camp of Assassins, the stronghold of Darkwing Order.

**Lord Knight Kestin** founded the Darkwing Order in 225 CE, forming his **Personal Order of Assassins**.

### Foundation

In Late 225 CE, Lord Knight Kestin with permission of Lord Arnold Wellington founded his own house, **House Darkwing**, and named his seat, Castle Darkwing, by reconstructing the walls of Pippin and constructing his castle that took nearly two years to built, while he lived in his Stead, in his room in the Military Camp of his Order, taking the titles of Supreme Lord of Pippin and Lord of Castle Darkwing, rising to **Lordship**.

### Lordship

After proclaiming **Lordship**, Lord Kestin served as Lord Commander of Pippin, and Defender of the Gate of Saint Thomas.

## Household

* Lord {Kestin Darkwing}, Founder and Lord of **House Darkwing**. Lord of Castle Darkwing and Lord Commander of Pippin.
	+ Captain {Etan Darkwing}, his eldest son. Lord Knight of **House Darkwing** and City Guard Captain of Saint Thomas. Head of Darkwing Branch Family and Lord of Crag Stead.
		- Lady {Joana Cragan}, his wife. Lady of Crag Stead.
			* Young Master {Zayn Darkwing}, his son and heir.
	+ Master Lord {Jack Darkwing}, his second elder son and heir. Lord of **House Darkwing** and Master Assassin of Darkwing Order.
	+ Master {Juster Joseph Darkwing}, his middle son. Son of **House Darkwing** and Master Assassin of Darkwing Order.
	+ Ser {Pierce Darkwing}, his youngest son. Knight of **House Darkwing** and City Guard of Pippin. Killed in a skirmish against his father, Lord Kestin Darkwing and died in his arms.

## Allies

* House Manning of Towerhills.
* House Rivermont of Eastshire.