House of Amberstorm

The House of Amberstorm is noble house who hail from Pyrewood, having moved into the region of southern Silverpine Forest almost three hundred years prior to the present day.

Origins
House Amberstorm was born from the internal conflict of the ancient House of Rafghalan, a noble house who resided in the region of Hillsbrad Foothills. Three brothers laid claim to lordship over the House following their father's untimely death, leading to the War of Rafghalan Succession within Hillsbrad. The eldest brother, Tanloste, an archer who styled himself in the ways of the High Elven rangers, held the smallest faction but a still relatively sizeable force within the House. The middle and youngest brothers, Krathyn and Madhar, held relatively larger forces. Madhar, a Kirin Tor Magi, lost his gambit when it was discovered he was delving into the realms of necromancy & demonology. He was chased into the Whispering Forest in northwest Tirisfal, where he succumbed to his wounds & fell into a bog. Tanloste's forces were divided by a corrupt advisor whom wished to steal off with some of the family fortune as the House collapsed in on itself. Tanloste, caught between his brother's military and the betrayer faction, was slain on a stone bridge that crossed the River Stern, succeeding in slaying the advisor before dying.

With Tanloste's forces defeated, the remainder of Madhar's rebellious house was put down. A vicious battle that tore up the family estate ensued in the midst of a terrible storm in the days of autumn. Madhar's faction fought to the last man, mercilessly bound by Madhar's magics even after his death. With the battle and storm over, Krathyn declared an end to the House of Rafghalan, its successor being the House of Amberstorm, to honor the day on which Rafghalan was purged. With their estate in shambles, the newly founded (but still overall tattered) House Amberstorm pulled up stakes & moved west, to the growing realm of Silverpine.

Relatives
Although Krathyn had personally slain Tanloste, he had always suspected Tanloste had a hidden lover or child whom could lay claim to the Rafghalan line. His suspicions remained with him until his death and were proven true by Kuthelso Amberstorm more than three hundred years after Krathyn's death. Tanloste's hidden lover was the Rafghalan brother's youngest cousin, Esheria. Having feigned loyalty to Madhar, she was protected by his more well armed forces & was believed by Krathyn & the remainder of the House to have died when the Kirin Tor assaulted Madhar's Hillsbrad compound. As the Amberstorms headed west, Esheria headed northeast, into the Chillwind River Valley. The tale of her love's last stand inspired her to take up a name that honored his final moment. Tanloste's child became the first born member of the Sternbridge line, a family who would persist in living in the Chillwind River Valley region for the next three hundred years, intermarrying with other non-noble households with no knowledge of the family's ties to the House of Rafghalan persisting to the present day until a revelation by Kuthelso to the members of the Sternbridge household.

House Structure
The Amberstorm House is not uniformly structured, although one male always leads the House. In the absense of a male heir (of which has occurred twice in the three-hundred year history of the House's existence since the Fall of Rafghalan), the eldest female will be known as the Matriarch-Regent until a male heir comes of age or sires a child (the youngest Amberstorm to ever become Patriarch was 11 years of age & at the end of his life had sired 11 legitimate heirs, all male). There is no 'house superior' within the ranks of the house and the current reigning Patriarch will determine the next Patriarch. This often leads to shows of skill, prowess, fertility, and guile among the various male members of the House, who will all have the chance at leading regardless of their date of birth, in order to impress the current Patriarch.

Known Members

 * Kuthelso Amberstorm: Also known as Kuthelso Blightblade. Death Knight, current Patriarch of the House, Oldest Brother to Demiroc & Danrath.
 * Demiroc Amberstorm: Paladin, Middle Brother to Kuthelso & Danrath.
 * Danrath: Ranger, Missing. Youngest Brother to Kuthelso & Demiroc.
 * Florlana: Dark Mage, Daughter to Kuthelso.
 * Marrick: Mage, Son to Kuthelso.
 * Vulfgang: Harvest Witch, Great-Grandfather to Kuthelso, former Patriarch.
 * Dhonna: Unknown, Sister to Kuthelso, Mother to Gorthrak.
 * Gorthrak: Warrior, Cousin to Kuthelso, Son to Dhonna.
 * Various uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews, nieces.
 * Krathyn Amberstorm: Warrior, Founder of the House, First Patriarch, Deceased.
 * Sternbridge Household: Distant cousins. Currently led by Raleigh Sternbridge.
 * Rahdam du Briarton aka Madhar von Rafghalan: Warlock, brother to Krathyn, raised into undeath after 300 years of sleeping in his bog grave.