Wellgrave Family

Currently in control of Wellgrave Towers, four 7-story multi-purpose tenement buildings that take up most of a city block, surrounding a small but bustling market square. In addition, the Wellgraves have managed to make decent connections in the labor markets, particularly in the warehouse district and along the Royal Docks. When house bosses look to hire labor, the Wellgraves are one of the families that are contacted about how many laborers they can sign up (at commission). Finally, the Wellgraves own a number (about 10) small shops on the ground floor of their complex, as well as leading to over a dozen more.

Background
The Wellgraves were among the first of the halfling families to leave the Dale Confederacy and immigrate to Highren in the hopes of getting a head start at the only half-decent opportunity to really move up in the world.

In the Confederacy the Wellgraves were respected and well-known, a family of dependable and reliable diggers and excavators, though with little actual power in the community.

Bree Wellgrave
Oldest sister. Put in charge of running the 1st floor of the Wellgrave complex. She keeps an eye on inventory and keeps the shop owner’s happy. Many of the shops on the first floor are owned by members of the family, and a few are run directly by Bree. All of the rest are owned by close family friends, and as a rule only halflings own and operate the shops.

Mak Wellgrave
Oldest brother. He is currently in charge of making sure that the tenants that rent from the family are happy and their needs are taken care of. This job was a compromise between Casterly, who wanted him to manage a large swath of the business from a fairly young age; Mak, who prefers to spend time at the Borough Bar or patronizing the establishments of The Smooth; and reality, which has repeatedly demonstrated that Mak, even when his intentions are good and his attention focused, is not well suited for tasks of a mental nature.

Wallace Wellgrave
Impulsive but ambitious, Wallace is currently attempting to use the sudden power vacuum of the king's death to insert the Wellgrave family into Highren nobility.

Lynt Wellgrave
Youngest brother. You haven't seen much of Lynt since he manifested sorcerous talents about a decade ago. Your father was elated, and spent a pretty penny having him schooled and taught by private tutors (a stint at the Imperial College of Wizardry would have come with mandatory service). Casterly Wellgrave pulled perhaps the greatest political achievement in his life when he kept Lynt from the war. Lynt was put directly under Meryl with the understanding that he was being groomed for big things indeed.

Bastr Jelt
Chief accountant

Meryl Wellgrave
Somewhat distant uncle who has been temporarily placed in charge of the family business. A well-respected administrator who generally lacks initiative and charisma. Recently found dead in a safe house.

Casterly Wellgrave
Father, and former head of the clan. Died on the field in the Siege of Broken Valley.