House Wilde

History
House Wilde is one of the most prominent houses in Tarenato and one of the oldest, only younger than House Tirquyn. Founded by the former republican peasant rebel leader William Wilde after he switched sides to support the Tirquyns in a war for the throne of Tarenato. The Wildes own the only large port in Tarenato in their duchy of Hazohn. This war led to the complete destruction of the previous nobility leaving only the Tirquyns and the Wildes as the remaining nobility. After William died his son August Wilde took leadership of the house and, along with his wife Abagail, changed the house's reputation from that of a wild and unruly peasant revolutionary to that of a proud and traditional noble house. August Wilde furthered the power of the house by arranging for both his son Johan Wilde and daughter Ilsa Wilde to marry a Tirquyn. This tied the families closely together. Eventually, August died and was succeeded by his son Johan Wilde who kept the status quo of the house and had the house's land decreed to be a duchy rather than the usual province. When King Pontius Tirquyn began to dismantle the traditional religion of Tarenato Johan joined with his childhood friend and fellow noble Miles Bishop in a rebellion against the throne. This rebellion would be called the Bishop Rebellion. Johan's goal was to force Pontius to abdicate the throne in favor of another Tirquyn or a Wilde, both having strong claims to the throne. Johan was captured and, in exchange for his and the house's safety, he agreed to kill Miles Bishop. The death of Miles at the hands of Johan ended the rebellion though it caused Johan immense guilt. For a time things went back to normal but soon there was an attempt by Hyrcanus Tirquyn to assassinate Johan but it was unsuccessful due to the ineptitude of the assassins and help from Dominic Tirquyn. Johan would die during an assassination attempt on King Pontius. Julius Wilde would become duke while his younger brother Willas Wilde leads the army. The Wildes would support Dominic Tirquyn in the civil war between Dominic and Hyrcanus. House Wilde would also fight alongside the Tirquyns against the Lazarosi invasion of Tarenato until Faramir Lazaros offered Julius the crown of Tarenato if he pulled the Wildes out of the war. Julius agreed despite the protests of Willas. Faramir Lazaros went back on the deal and force vassalized the Wildes after taking the throne. The house remains restless and tensions between Julius and Willas continue to rise with the possibility of war between the brothers growing more and more likely.

Members

 * William Wilde
 * August Wilde
 * Johan Wilde
 * Ilsa Wilde
 * Julius Wilde
 * Willas Wilde
 * Eddard Wilde
 * William Wilde II