Wildfires

Introduction
The Wildfires began, perhaps unsurprisingly, from a man with a lot of money, little sense and even less self-control. Lord Irwin Jangry was born in all the fineries and opulence expected of a noble. Not anything special really, untalented and fat, and like many of his counterparts, he wasted his days whoring, taxing, whoring and gambling. If there was anything of note about Lord Jangry, it was that he lived long and had many children (none legitimate of course) and happened to be betrothed to an exceptional woman. Like most bastards of the city, his children were also given the last name ‘Wild’ and were expected to find their own way in life, however, his wife Lady Laurel Firebrand had other ideas. She was much younger than Jangry (and rumoured to have a much longer lifespan) and did not want her family’s memory to fade into ash. Instead of seeing these ill begotten children as worthless bastards, she saw the potential for an elite force to further her influence. This is the origin of the ‘Wildfires’. Laurel couldn’t support them all of course, there needed to be a serious culling, and so, the Swordsong began. The Wildfires would fight for the superior position in the family, kill each other ruthlessly, and their enemies when necessary. Although originally only a dozen lived through this process, any child born of a Wildfire, bastard or no, was legitimised. They also had the right to Swordsing for leadership of the family. Many a century has passed now and hundreds of Wildfires roam the streets. Most consider them a nuisance, a chaotic mess and certainly not  not worth acknowledging as a great family but every now and then the Wildfires organise enough to buy a little bit back. What would happen if someone actually managed to organise the throng?'  '

Characters

 * Drovic Wildfire
 * Laurel Wildfire
 * Harden Wildfire