House Wolfgang
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 10:38 am
House Wolfgang
The origins of House Wolfgang were shrouded in mystery. Some say they are descendants from the Clockwork Empire due to their ingenuity and passion in the engineering field, pushing technology to the limit, incorporating both magic and mundane technology into their works, especially in the field of airship engineering. Some say they are a group of treasure hunters who stumbled upon ancient technology. Some say that they have made a deal with an ancient being who blessed them with knowledge in exchange for their services. Others say they are just a group of mercenaries who made up the rumors themselves. Whether they are just rumors no one knows.
Their predecessors found deposits of Dragonshards somewhere near the northern border of Zaichaer. They build a mining camp and began extracting the Dragonshards. Then the Dread Mists came. Even their airships and guns were powerless when their own turned into hideous monstrosities. The survivors manage to escape to the city of Zaichaer only to fight through another horde of those hideous monstrosities and eldritch abominations. House Wolfgang would have been truly lost to history if not for the Order of Reconciliation that turns the tide. Many of the surviving members of House Wolfgang enlisted into Zaichaer’s military.
The older members of House Wolfgang wanted to go back and reclaim their mining camp. Aided by fellow refugees and veterans, they managed to reclaim the mining camp and resume their mining operation. Generations passed, the mining camp developed into a town of around one hundred thousand. Guided by the wisdom of the remaining “Old Guards” of the house, they quickly depleted the mines. The profits were used for developing the town, constructing new airships, producing guns and various steam automata. With their stream of income depleted, they switched to the private military contractor sector, which proves not as luxurious as their previous source of income.
To recoup from it, they began launching expeditions into The Ashlands, The Deadlands, and The Clockwork Wastes. To uncover lost technologies, ancient secrets, Dragonshard mines, and other interesting artifacts.
Their predecessors found deposits of Dragonshards somewhere near the northern border of Zaichaer. They build a mining camp and began extracting the Dragonshards. Then the Dread Mists came. Even their airships and guns were powerless when their own turned into hideous monstrosities. The survivors manage to escape to the city of Zaichaer only to fight through another horde of those hideous monstrosities and eldritch abominations. House Wolfgang would have been truly lost to history if not for the Order of Reconciliation that turns the tide. Many of the surviving members of House Wolfgang enlisted into Zaichaer’s military.
The older members of House Wolfgang wanted to go back and reclaim their mining camp. Aided by fellow refugees and veterans, they managed to reclaim the mining camp and resume their mining operation. Generations passed, the mining camp developed into a town of around one hundred thousand. Guided by the wisdom of the remaining “Old Guards” of the house, they quickly depleted the mines. The profits were used for developing the town, constructing new airships, producing guns and various steam automata. With their stream of income depleted, they switched to the private military contractor sector, which proves not as luxurious as their previous source of income.
To recoup from it, they began launching expeditions into The Ashlands, The Deadlands, and The Clockwork Wastes. To uncover lost technologies, ancient secrets, Dragonshard mines, and other interesting artifacts.
Abraham
Name: Abraham Wolfgang
Birthdate: 7th of Ash, Year 61, Age of Steel
Location: Wolfgang Family Estate, Town of Kaiserhausen
Status: Alive
Skills: Business, Engineering, Finance, Flight, Gunslinging, Leadership, Logistics, Negation, Negotiation, One-handed Combat, Politics, Tactics, Unarmed Combat
Biography:
Abraham is the current head of House Wolfgang, the Lord Mayor of Kaiserhausen, and the captain of the “Arcadia”, a carrier-class airship and the flagship of the Wolfgang Airship Fleet. When his father passed away, he took over as the Lord Mayor of Kaiserhausen. A man of principles and a firm believer in the saying “everybody got a price”. He doesn’t have a prejudice for non-humans or magic as he based his stance on results. He does regulate the use of magic in Kaiserhausen, making use of knowledge and techniques that were handed down by his predecessors. He runs both the family and the town like he would a business, choosing whoever (regardless of race and background) and whatever method (legal or illegal, magic or mundane) to keep things running smoothly. He is slow to anger, but those who’ve had to cross him knew better.
Natalie
Name: Natalie Wolfgang
Birthdate: 3rd of Glade, Year 66, Age of Steel
Location: Wolfgang Family Estate, Town of Kaiserhausen
Status: Alive
Skills: Interrogation, Leadership, Logistics, Politics, Psychology, Rhetoric, Spycraft, Tactics
Biography:
Natalie is the wife of Abraham Wolfgang. When her husband became the Lord Mayor of Kaiserhausen, she helps him manage the town. A cunning and calculating woman. She spends her time building relations as well as keeping tabs on visitors and residents alike, making sure to rope them in as her allies or squash them before they became a thorn on her family’s side. Though she tends to employ others to do the dirty job for her. Like her husband, she would use any means necessary in achieving her goals.
Mathias
Name: Mathias Wolfgang
Birthdate: 11th of Searing, Year 84, Age of Steel
Location: Wolfgang Family Estate, Town of Kaiserhausen
Status: Alive
Skills: Detection, Flight, Interrogation, Leadership, Logistics, Negotiation, One-Handed Combat, Politics, Tactics, Two-Handed Combat, Unarmed Combat
Biography:
The firstborn of Abraham and Natalie Wolfgang. Raised with a tough upbringing. Having to travel around with his father, he had to quickly adapt to new environments and situations, making him independent and resourceful. He is not ashamed to ask for help, which he quickly learned during his early days. He keeps informed of the political situation as he uses it in his trade. He is stern yet caring, showing the tough love that his father showed him. He mingles with the upper class and commoners alike, building connections. He is also respectful to other people regardless of their background. As the eldest, he always feels that he is responsible in keeping his siblings safe. His father entrusted him to lead the Iron Wolves, the armed division of House Wolfgang. He is also the captain of the “Vanguard”, a defender-class airship.
Jacqueline
Name: Jacqueline Schwartz-Wolfgang
Birthdate: 9th of Ash, Year 86, Age of Steel
Location: Wolfgang Family Estate, Town of Kaiserhausen
Status: Alive
Skills: Agriculture, Botany, Business, Instrumentals, Leadership, Logistics, Negotiation, Politics, Riding, Vinting
Biography:
Wife of Mathias Wolfgang and heir to the Schwartz winery empire. She has a high tolerance to alcoholic drinks, due to the fact that since birth it’s all around her. She is a very caring and altruistic person. Loyal to her family and friends. She is an observant and curious person, a problem-solver person and will get frustrated if she could not find a solution, which leads her in the path of indulging in alcoholic beverages and tobacco to calm herself. She prides herself in the products that her wineries produce, treating each product as if they’re her children. Driven to create a brand of wine that celebrates what is local.
Sebastian
Name: Sebastian Wolfgang
Birthdate: 15th of Frost, Year 86, Age of Steel
Location: Wolfgang Family Estate, Town of Kaiserhausen
Status: Alive
Skills: Business, Brewing, Finance, Gambling, Leadership, Logistics, Mixology, Negotiation, One-handed Combat, Seduction, Tactics
Biography:
The second child of Abraham and Natalie Wolfgang. Being raised the way he was raised, had molded him into the likeness of his father, one can even say that he surpasses his father. He is ambitious, ruthless, and cunning. Always aiming to be one step ahead of his competition. He is responsible for managing the family's breweries. He will employ any means necessary to achieve his goals, utilizing the resources available to him. One of his guiding principles is that business is business (he will never take it personally), even to family members, which he learned from his father. Sebastian is a smooth talker and a seasoned drinker.
Rachel
Name: Rachel Luxenberg-Wolfgang
Birthdate: 1st of Glade, Year 87, Age of Steel
Location: Wolfgang Family Estate, Town of Kaiserhausen
Status: Alive
Skills: Business, Finance, Gambling, Leadership, Logistics, Mathematics, Negotiation, Politics, Tactics
Biography:
Wife of Sebastian Wolfgang and the owner of the “Crown”, the only casino in Kaiserhausen. As the only child, she could be selfish at times. She is very picky in who she wants to socialize with, due to the chain of events leading up to her family’s business takeover. A perfectionist and demands the same from her subordinates. She has a love-hate relationship with Sebastian because her marriage with him was a hostile takeover ploy by Abraham Wolfgang.
Vincent
Name: Vincent Wolfgang
Birthdate: 75th of Ash, Year 94, Age of Steel
Location: West End, City of Zaichaer
Status: Alive
Lilly
Name: Lilly Wolfgang
Birthdate: 15th of Searing, Year 96, Age of Steel
Location: Wolfgang Family Estate, Town of Kaiserhausen
Status: Alive
Skills: Canonneering, Engineering, Flight, Gunslinging, Leadership, Logistics, Navigation, Tactics, Unarmed Combat
Biography:
The fourth child of Abraham and Natalie Wolfgang. Lilly used to serve in the Air Defense Corps before being discharged. With the experiences gained in Zaichaer’s Air Defense Corps and the East Point Academy of Military Strategy, she started her own company, the Crimson Bulldogs. A mercenary group specializing in aerial combats. She could be hot-tempered at times, hence the nickname “Spitfire”. She’s not one to back away from a fistfight either. She is the captain of the “Little Rascal”, a fighter class airship.
Felizia
Name: Felizia Ritschel-Wolfgang
Birthdate: 33rd of Searing, Year 97, Age of Steel
Location: Wolfgang Family Estate, Town of Kaiserhausen
Status: Alive
Skills: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Animal Handling, Baking, Botany, Brewing, Business, Butchering, Cooking, Leadership, Logistic
Biography:
Partner of Lilly Wolfgang. She is a fun person to be around with. After her father passed away, she inherited “El Royale”, a luxurious restaurant located in the center of Kaiserhausen. She loves everything exciting. A foodie and a seasoned drinker. She loves a good tease. But there’s another side of her when she is at work. Especially in the kitchen, her temper reflects that of her father. But outside the kitchen, she is back to her fun and outgoing self. She strives to perfect her craft whether in the kitchen or cooking up something new in her lab.
Valerie
Name: Valerie Wolfgang
Birthdate: 64th of Frost, Year 101, Age of Steel
Location: Wolfgang Family Estate, Town of Kaiserhausen
Status: Alive
Skills: Brewing, Cryptography, Deception, Engineering, Gambling, Instrumentals, Logistics, Mathematics, Politics, Psychology, Spycraft, Tactics
Biography:
The youngest child of Abraham and Natalie Wolfgang. Curious and observant by nature and a genius since birth. She loves anything that will challenge her mind, thus resulting in her getting bored easily. She doesn’t like to socialize with people she deemed inferior according to her standard. Nicknamed the “Rose of House Wolfgang” by the people outside her inner circle, due to her beauty and attitude. The people closest to her knew not to underestimate her, because underneath all that pretty face is a very scheming and ruthless person. If she sets her eyes on something, she will do everything to get it, which to the dismay of her father that she picked up from her older siblings, aside from the bad habits of being addicted to various substances.
The Town of Kaiserhausen
Kaiserhausen was once a mining camp located near the northern border of Zaichaer that was built by House Wolfgang. It was abandoned a little while after the Sundering when the Dread Mists came. The survivors fled south to Zaichaer proper. Not long after the Order of Reconciliation was founded and managed to turn the tide, a reclamation effort was launched by the surviving members of House Wolfgang. Aided by both humans and non-humans refugees and veterans alike they manage to reclaim the mining camp and resume their mining operations.
Generations passed and the mining camp developed into a highly urbanized town of around one hundred thousand. Its population consists of sixty percent humans and forty percent non-humans. House Wolfgang utilizes the various Dragonshards mined into the development of the town, which was evident in the various steam contraptions, automata, lightning systems, and other steam engineering products. Some say the town’s architecture could be on par or more luxurious than some of the architecture in the West End, it could be true because House Wolfgang spare no expense when developing the town. The only stark contrast from Zaichaer proper is that non-humans are treated as equals.
Being in the northern part of Zaichaer proper, Kaiserhausen benefits greatly from the open grasslands and Riverlands with its ripe soil that is used for farming. Not only that but also from the many rivers populated with a variety of fish and aquatic organisms that flow down from the Astralar Mountains and the great Lake Udori.
Due to House Wolfgang’s switch to the private military contractor sector and the various expeditions they launched into The Ashlands, The Deadlands, and The Clockwork Wastes the town sees an influx of mercenary companies. As one of the larger and urbanized towns within Zaichaer’s territory and its proximity with the northern borders, a small garrison of Defense Corps soldiers along with a squad of Reconciliators were stationed there. Though the overall safety and order of the town still fall under the responsibility of its founders.
Generations passed and the mining camp developed into a highly urbanized town of around one hundred thousand. Its population consists of sixty percent humans and forty percent non-humans. House Wolfgang utilizes the various Dragonshards mined into the development of the town, which was evident in the various steam contraptions, automata, lightning systems, and other steam engineering products. Some say the town’s architecture could be on par or more luxurious than some of the architecture in the West End, it could be true because House Wolfgang spare no expense when developing the town. The only stark contrast from Zaichaer proper is that non-humans are treated as equals.
Being in the northern part of Zaichaer proper, Kaiserhausen benefits greatly from the open grasslands and Riverlands with its ripe soil that is used for farming. Not only that but also from the many rivers populated with a variety of fish and aquatic organisms that flow down from the Astralar Mountains and the great Lake Udori.
Due to House Wolfgang’s switch to the private military contractor sector and the various expeditions they launched into The Ashlands, The Deadlands, and The Clockwork Wastes the town sees an influx of mercenary companies. As one of the larger and urbanized towns within Zaichaer’s territory and its proximity with the northern borders, a small garrison of Defense Corps soldiers along with a squad of Reconciliators were stationed there. Though the overall safety and order of the town still fall under the responsibility of its founders.