Overview

The Crimsonclaw family values strength, ambition, and resilience. Once known for their brutal leadership and conquest under Vorthar Crimsonclaw, the family has since sought redemption, distancing itself from its dark past under Aeron Valenwood’s leadership. They now aim to restore honor and stability.

Region/Territory:
The Crimsonclaw family controls Crimsonspire Keep, located in the Crimsonclaw District of Altheria, and holds strategic influence over key military regions of Valora.

Notable Members:

• Dragan Crimsonclaw – Founder of the family, known for building Crimsonspire Keep.
• Vorthar Crimsonclaw – The tyrannical ruler responsible for the Forging of the Triple Crown.
• Caelum Valorborn – Renounced the Crimsonclaw name and purified the Triple Crown, founding the Valorborn family.
• Aeron Valenwood – Current head of the Crimsonclaw family, working to reform and restore the family’s reputation.

Artifacts:

• Triple Crown – Forged by Vorthar, later purified by Caelum.
• Crimsonclaw Armor – A suit of armor crafted by Selara Ironstone for Halrik Crimsonclaw, symbolizing the family’s strength in battle.
• Corruption’s Edge – The sword imbued with Zaroth’s essence, once wielded by Vorthar.

Alliances/Rivalries:

• Allies: Historically allied with the Emberfall family through strategic marriages and military cooperation.
• Rivalries: A long-standing tension with the Goldheart family, worsened by Vorthar’s brutal actions.

Age History:

• Genesis Age: Dragan Crimsonclaw establishes Crimsonspire Keep and builds the family’s military legacy.
• Golden Age: The Crimsonclaw family grows in strength, but underlying tensions with other families begin to surface.
• Age of Divergence: Vorthar Crimsonclaw overthrows the other great families, forging the Triple Crown and plunging Valora into darkness.
• Shadowed Age: Vorthar’s reign is marked by violence and corruption, leading to the rise of Zaroth the Shadowed.
• Age of Restoration: Aeron Valenwood reforms the family, distancing them from their bloody past and working towards redemption.