Royal Houses of Schwarzwald

Four Ruling Houses of Primeval Schwarzwald.

Red
Area: The Dark Forest

Ruler: Rosalind Baer

There was a time when the House of Red and The House of Black were of the same house, side by side in alliance and brotherhood. But of course, these things can fall apart and fall apart they did. Perhaps there was a woman, perhaps there was a spindle, perhaps there was a tower of mattresses and only one pea. Perhaps there was a tower with a woman at the top and hair as long as the day and the week and the year. Stories vary greatly, of course. What is known is that Kaspar the Elder founded the House of Red, and that was that. Currently, the House of Red is ruled by Queen Rosalind, sister to Queen Liliana of the House of White.

Black
Area: The Black Woods

Ruler: Bardulf Schwarz

The House of Black is the Royal House of the Black Woods, founded by Abelard The Younger by royal proclamation. Wolves roam the woods, wolves rule these woods. The Black Woods was the first of the Named Lands, and The House of Black the first royal family. Most of the royal houses have at least a bit of the House of Black in their lineage.

White
Area: Dragon Mountain

Ruler: Liliana Weiss

The House of White is the Royal House of Dragon Mountain, and was founded by King Erich Weiss some five hundred years ago, when he and his followers rebelled against the House of Red. Their allies were the House of Black, who they were in alliance with until the rule of King Horst, when he chose for his second wife the daughter of a Baron of the House of Red. Serilda Rothschild. The loss of that alliance proved to be a downfall when Serilda used her dark magic to cast spells upon the kingdom and the king, destroying him and casting one daughter out into the forests of the Tomlishorn and the other married into the Royal House of Red. But, of course, those of Dragon Mountain know how that story ended, and now The House of White is ruled by Queen Liliana and her husband, Alaric.

Gold
Area: Princess Mountain

Ruler: Cynda and Edward Dorin

One hundred years ago, a piece of Dragon Mountain broke away from the rest of it and fell into a lowly and poor town below. Inside the piece of mountain was gold and fairy dust, and ever since that day the town has prospered. Renamed Princess Mountain, it has expanded to encompass six surrounding towns and villages. The man who was the first to see the mountain, the first to lay his eyes on the treasures within became the King. His name was Aurel Dorin, and that very week he founded The House of Gold. The current ruler of The House of Gold is Cynda Dorin and her husband, Edward.