These papers were found on the corpse of an old wanderer found dead from exposure not far from Seawall. Seems the man called himself the 'Wandering historian of Grovia' but little other identification.
-- City Guard Patrol Report
Chapter I
Not everyone you meet in Grovia will know the name Warsong. However in every town and villa you will find at least one person that knows the name. Usually that person is someone that either is or was involved in politics (or rather the dirty underbelly of nobility and leadership). The Warsong tale is usually heard by bar flies patronizing kook conspiracy theorists as they distort the stories with lunacy and cheap ale. This is the best, and most undeniable, story I have been able to assemble about their history.
Any Warsong story cannot get far without mentioning the Creswell family. The Creswell bloodline founded their namesake city, and they have ruled and controlled it as easy as a mallard glides across the water. However if you check under any mallard gliding across a lake you will find two little webbed feet hustling through the water. The Warsongs are the Creswell's hustling feet. When something needed to be done, and the Creswell's had to keep that graceful image, a Warsong took care of it. This relationship was unchanged, until about 75 years ago. But let us begin at the beginning.
Each generation of Warsong males is given a name that begins with the next letter of the alphabet. Ten generations ago appropriately named Adam Warsong started this tradition.
Adam the Enforcer begat Belvon the Cruel.
Who begat Cranan the Loyal.
Who begat David the ....
Who begat Ephram the Unmerciful.
Who begat Fordham the Adventurous.
Who begat Grathan the Handsom.
Who begat Hison the Unyielding (later the Betrayer).
Who begat Issac and Iandak.
Who begat Joseph and Jaric (respectively).
There are two crucial details that need to be gleaned from this chronology. First the ages at which each had their children. Issac, the elder of the two, begat Joseph at the young age of 21. While Iandak had Jaric at a much older age of 37. Second notice there has only ever been one son in eight consecutive generations. Very odd and possibly a source of the Warsong's sordid history. Perhaps there were more sons.
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City Guard Notes
This is erroneous. My personal knowledge of the Warsong family made me suspect this line. A quick check of birth records say that Iandak was 22 when Jaric arrived. Which makes sense as Issac & Iandak were twin brothers. However Joseph & Jaric were born in the same year, but different times of the year. Perhaps throwing off some histories.
Curious that such an obvious error occurred in otherwise correct writings. I will search for more of this man's writings. He writes an interesting story.
--P. Sedzo, Corporal
Seawall City Guard
Chapter II
Adam was a childhood friend of King John Creswell III, who of course is well known for setting the City of Creswell on the path it's on today. Young Adam and John were very close, and stayed that way throughout life. When John Creswell received his coronation Adam Warsong was seated as a Creswell family member. Although such matters of high society are often lost on the commoner, such a breach of etiquette didn't miss the city of Creswell's upper crust. However this little bit of gossip was overtaken when there was an attempt on the new king's life.
The king was saved by his personal guard, but one assassin got away. It was Adam that left no stone unturned in the search for the assassin. Within a few weeks Adam Warsong had turned a simple manhunt into a successful counter-espionage operations. In six short months a crime syndicate that had run amok in Creswell for generations was ran out of town, and ultimately to the far reaches of the continent. This earned Adam Warsong the title 'Enforcer', and made the Warsongs a fixture in Creswell's high society.
Many other....
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