Grand Duke of Wolf's Crossing

The Grand Duke of Wolf's Crossing (Styled: His Royal Highness, the Grand Duke of Wolf's Crossing) is the ruler of the sovereign Duchy of Wolf's Crossing, which lies to the North of Lordaeron. Michael Blackmorn is the current Grand Duke, though he is presently in exile.

History
The Blackmorns of Wolf's Crossing are an ancient house whose origins date back to the first Arathi humans. Their sigil is a pair of black wolves locked in combat on a smoke-gray field and their motto, We are the dogs of war is well known--and that they were. Before they bent a knee to the Menethils during Lordaeron's rise, the Blackmorns had never been defeated in the field--driving out numerous would-be invaders and ruling as Kings in a land many warned was too wild to be tamed. It was only through the diplomatic efforts of the Earl of White Harbor that the house of Blackmorn eventually became subjects of Lordaeron. To ease tensions between the two houses, the Blackmorns were made lords paramount of the Crossing and held the title for centuries until the death of Terenas Menethil II, after which, Jon Blackmorn restored the Crossing to its former sovereign state and was crowned at Saint Varyk's Cathedral.

After the death of Jon's eldest son, the last true King of Wolf's Crossing, it was decided that both the title of its ruler, and all titles in the Wolf's Crossing Peerage should be modernized. When Michael Blackmorn wed Caterinia Soren-Whitehall in October of 623, they became the first Grand Duke and Duchess of the Crossing.