House of Kroshbon

This is the official page detailing the Crossbones Family, a large European family that has stretched back to the Reniassance.

Clans
There have been several clans (guilds) loyal to the Crossbones Family.

The Shadow Fleet
The first clan used by the Crossbones, it was established by Anthony Crossbones. It was disolved soon after, however.

Lonesome Drifters
The Lonesome Drifters was a clan formed by the only non blood Head of Family, Hank Wimbleton. It was the founding group for Hassigos, and pledged full loyalty to the Crossbones Family.

Armed Guard
The most recent clan, The Armed Guard, was an elite force ruled by a Lord Marshall apointed by the Head of the Family. It lasted a year of service before its decommission, and inactive state.

Heads of the Family
The Family was started in 1543 by 18 year old, Giovanni Crossbones.

Giovanni Crossbones
Founder of the family, Giovanni was a young boy who was orphaned at the age of 12. He lived in Florence, where he founded the Family once he was of legal age.
 * Life: 1525 - 1599
 * Reign: 1543 - 1599

Richard Crossbones
The second son of Giovanni, Richard moved the Family over to England in 1618.
 * Life: 1562 - 1628
 * Reign: 1599 - 1628

Louis Crossbones
The nephew of Richard, Louis' transition becoming Head of the Family put the French members superior to the English.
 * Life: 1609 - 1674
 * Reign: 1628 - 1674

Anthony Crossbones (Mr. Pirate)
The father of Ryan, Tyler, and Johnathan, Anthony formed the first clan of the family, the Shadow Fleet.
 * Life: 1641 - 1710
 * Reign: 1674 - 1710

Hank Wimbleton (Hank)
The first non-blood Head of Family, Wimbleton created the Caribbean Branch in 1714. He also formed the Lonesome Drifters, and elite unit that followed the Shadow Fleet's steps.
 * Life: 1687 - 1723
 * Reign: 1710 - 1723

Ryan Crossbones (Ryan)
After Wimbleton died, Ryan became Head of the Family. He granted the destruction of the Lonesome Drifters, a now mutinous group that were attempting to make Hank's Military Commander Head of the Family. He also granted the creation of the Armed Guard clan, under his younger brother, Tyler Crossbones. He left the Caribbean Branch in the stable care of his youngest brother, Johnathan Crossbones, and together, he and Tyler returned to Europe. When he arrived, he and his brother took control of Switzerland, and was crowned "Ryan I". A few years later, in 1736, he was disowned from the family for a conspiracy with Rose Macmorgan to defunct the Family.
 * Life: 1697 -
 * Reign: 1723 - 1736

Tyler Crossbones
Tyler took control of the Family from his disowned brother in 1736, and retained the rank of "Head of Family". He had returned to take control of the Caribbean Branch for a while. When he returned, in 1741, Matthew II had been crowned King of Switzerland. Tyler begun to serve him as Head of Swiss Military. In 1745, Matthew II abdicated the throne. He returned power to the Crossbones Family before settling in his estate in Antama, France. Tyler, as Head of the Family, became King of Switzerland.
 * Life: 1701 -
 * Reign: 1736 -

Meghan Wildrage
~To be edited by Meghan~

Blake Crossbones (Blake)
~To be edited by Blake~

Richard Crossbones (Richard Shipbreaker)
Richard is the middle son of Tyler Crossbones. He served as a Lieutenant in the Armed Guard for 3 years, before, at age 17, he began attending college at Cambridge University.

Alexander Crossbones (Wolf Crossbones)
Alexander is Tyler's youngest son, and currently lives in Bern, Switzerland. He is age 14.

Johnathan Crossbones (John Scurvycastle)
Johnathan is the youngest son of Anthony Crossbones and the youngest brother of Ryan and Tyler. He served as Flag Lieutenant in the Armed Guard until age 27, when he returned to France to continue his studies.

Gerard Crossbones (Gerard ...)
Gerard is currently the oldest member of the Family at age 75. He was born in August 1671 in Normandy, France a few years before his eldest brother, Anthony, became Head of the Family.