House of Karwyn

The House of Karwyn is an ancient aristocratic line, who like their Marwyn cousins, can trace their descent all the way back to the first Arathi humans. Since the rise of the Trollbane dynasty in Stromgarde, the Karwyns have been Earls of Arryndale, a modernized style of the family's original title of "Jarl" which went largely unused after Stromgarde's rise. The Karwyns of Arryndale were originally a cadet branch of the Marwyns of Longspear.

Land and Wealth
Although they once held more than 100,000 acres of the highlands, their holdings were reduced over the centuries to just over 20,000 acres. (The County of Arryndale) With the loss of so much land, the state of disrepair in which Arryndale Castle now finds itself, and the troll occupation of the mountains containing their four silver mines, the Karwyns have suffered a great loss of income. The present Earl resides at Stormwind Palace as a guest of King Varian's Court, and despite his unfortunate circumstances, retains enough wealth to sustain his preferred lifestyle.