Kharkov Family

Kharkov Family

Kharkov Family
Fame	13
Wealth	1205
Home Region	Port Raviel
Home World	Dwilight

The Kharkov Family is a small yet ambitious family, with their home region being Port Raviel on Dwilight. They rose to prominence but a bloody conflict in their midst has severely weakened them and caused much change. Led by Swalc Kharkov, they now stand for peace and equality. Their ideas are seen very critically and even as dangerous by many other nobles, as the Kharkovs want to give peasants more freedom and wealth, and, eventually, create a society without classes.

Kharkov Heraldy

The second Kharkov Heraldry

The original Kharkov Heraldry

The Kharkov Families original Heraldry was just a Catamount on a black shield. After gaining fame and expanding onto several continents they added a red stripe to symbolize their growing influence. The Catamount was an important family symbol, as the Kharkovs have a long lasting respect for cats. After the power struggle, resulting in Swalc being the new Family Head and a much smaller and weaker Kharkov Family, the heraldry was updated to represent the new Kharkov Families ideals.

Family Members

"Uncle" Vladamir

"Uncle" Vladamir was the head of the Kharkov Family for a long time and the one who led it to, and through, it's finest time. He laid more value on combat then most of the Kharkov Family. Though not the youngest, he was an excellent swordfighter and enjoyed hunting in the forests near Port Raviel. He was very fond of his nephew Trogadon, until Trogadon gave up kingship and became a hermit. At this, Vladimir banished him from the Family. He died of sickness, and left a vacuum that led to a bloody family-war

Swalc - Priest and Family Head

A bookish personality, Swalc shied away from combat and traveling. He was keen to live a calm and uneventful life in Dwilight. However, Uncle Vladimir threatened Swalc with crossing his name from the family tree if he did not prove himself in combat. With no other option, Swalc enlarged his peacekeeping force and moved out to fight the monsters threatening the peasants in Odona. He decided that traveling and combat wasn't his thing and chose the path of a Trader.

Despite that he has supported the takeover of Mattan Dews and was a part of the defensive task force aiding Astrum against Tol Goldora. He was the creator of the D'Hara Trading Guild of the White Lion, an elites club for the wealthy and prestigous nobles.

However, just days after the guilds creation, the head of the Kharkov Family died and Swalc had to return to his family home. He was caught in the midst of a bloody struggle for power that lasted a long time, but somehow survived and, as the oldest surviving family member, became the new Family head. However, the Kharkov Family was massively weakened and now extremely small. Additionally, all the infighting strengthened his resolve to stand against inequality and convinced him of a simpler lifestyle.

He is convinced that he only survived thanks to the true gods and is now a priest of [[]] and preaches for equality and the adoption of a simpler life by all nobles. An equal world is his ultimate goal and what drives him.

Kharkov [[Family|]]
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Positions: Noble
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Liege: none

Trogadon

A warrior at heart, Trogadon wwas always to be found were the battle was. He was a skilled swordsman and commanded the Kharkov Tigers Infantry Unit. His goal was to become the greatest member of his family. He left his family home in search of glory on the war-torn South islands. Shortly after accepting his estate in Rhic, him and his still weak unit were ambushed on the way to Sandalaks capitol. Only one of his men survived and Trogadon was wounded. After recruiting new men he fought alongside his realm in the battle for the Cave of Guilt, were the Kharkov Tigers were again decimated to only a few. Shortly later he rushed north to defend Ikalak City from the enemy realms. Few losses were suffered in that battle and he led the takeover of a neighboring region, it was however lost to Ikalak just days after changing allegiance. Then he held out in Ikalak City for another while before rejoining the rest of the nobles in the south. In his greatest moment, he was voted ruler of Sandalak and tried his best to keep Sandalak alive, but after his first term he stepped back, the stress and loss being too much. However he was elected judge, but he didn't keep that position for long. Tired of fighting he retired and now lives a peaceful life as a hermit far away from war.

Kharkov [[Family|]]
Class: [[]]
Age:
Honour:
Prestige:
Positions: Noble
Region: none
Duchy: none
Realm: ( ruler: [[Family|]] )
Continent: [[]]
Liege: none