Gilbert Family Core Settings

Gilbert Family Core Settings

Family motto: Tempered by a thousand blows, loyal as steel.

Family symbol: Crossed iron hammers and a sharp sword, set against a blazing forge.

Ruling territory: A mountainous and hilly region in the heartland of the Empire, rich in premium coal and metal deposits. It was the heart of the Empire's military industry, boasting the most advanced smelting industry and weapons workshops in the entire Empire.

Family traits: Practical, resilient, and meticulous. Family members were renowned for their superb craftsmanship and absolute devotion to their promises. They might not have shone as brilliantly as the Hohenzollern Family, but they were the most reliable safeguard of the Empire's war machine.

First Generation: The Foundation of the Family

1. Old Marquis — Friedrich von Gilbert

* Age: 75. Retired.

* Title: "Prince of the Forge." A legendary forging master and weapon designer; many of the Empire's standard-issue active-service weapons had been improved by him. He and the Old Hohenzollern Marquis shared a friendship forged through life and death.

* Current status: Although he no longer involved himself in political affairs, he still occasionally guided the forging of Peerless Divine Weapons within the family's most secret workshops. His words carried supreme weight within the family.

2. Old Marchioness

* Age: 73.

* Background: Possibly from an earl's family renowned for engineering.

* Personality: Calm and wise, she was the family's "glue" and wellspring of wisdom. She was both loving and principled toward her children and grandchildren.

Second Generation: Commanders of the Empire's Military Industry

1. Current Marquis — Hans von Gilbert

* Age: 50.

* Position: The current Marquis Gilbert and the Empire's Chief Inspector of Armaments. He was a powerful Earth Knight, but he was even more famous for his exceptional management and organizational abilities, capable of turning the entire marquisate into a massive, efficiently operating arsenal.

* Personality: Serious, precise, and attentive to detail. He had absolute faith in Hohenzollern Marquis's military talent. One provided the sharpest sword, while the other wielded it; their cooperation was flawless. He was an unwavering member of the Royalist Faction, believing that preserving the authority of the imperial family was the foundation for ensuring the Empire's stability and military-industrial orders.

2. The Marquis's Younger Brother — Wagner von Gilbert

* Age: 47.

* Position: Commander-in-Chief of the Empire's Engineers and Royal Master Builder. He had inherited his father's talent for craftsmanship, but focused more on constructing massive fortifications, bridges, and siege engines. Many key fortresses along the Empire's borders had been reinforced by him.

* Personality: Somewhat more cheerful than his elder brother, he was a technical fanatic obsessed with solving engineering problems. One handled production and the other construction, and together they upheld the family's military-industrial system.

Third Generation: The New Generation of Craftsmen and Knights

1. Eldest Son — William von Gilbert

* Age: 26.

* Position and abilities: The family heir, a High Knight approaching Earth Knight rank. He had grown up among workshops and mining areas. Not only was he highly skilled in combat, but he also deeply understood management and production processes, making him a qualified successor. He was rigorous by nature, much like his father.

* Marriage: He might marry a woman from a collateral branch of the Hohenzollern Family, or form a union to strengthen ties with another Royalist Faction family.

2. Eldest Daughter — Sophia von Gilbert

* Age: 24.

* Position: A rare female forging prodigy with a unique talent for enchanting Magic Weapons. She had broken family tradition and become one of the workshop's actual managers. Stubborn and exceptionally capable, she was a celebrated young talent of the Empire's younger generation.

3. Second Son — Reinhardt von Gilbert

* Age: 22.

* Position: Rather than remain in the family workshops, he had chosen to join the army and currently served as a cavalry officer in the Northern Legion of the Hohenzollern Marquisate. He represented the family's martial side and had grown up alongside Hohenzollern's younger generation, strengthening the friendship between the two families across generations. Brave and deeply loyal, he valued brotherhood.

4. Youngest Daughter — Beth von Gilbert

* Age: 19.

* Position and personality: The person in the family least "like" a Gilbert. She had no interest in blacksmithing or war, instead loving music, poetry, and art. Gentle and lively by nature, she might be the key figure in a marriage alliance between the family and the outside world—such as the wealthy but militarily weak Roland Marquisate, or even the imperial family—to secure greater resources or political support.

Gilbert Family Genealogy

First Generation

├── Old Marquis — Friedrich (75)

└── Old Marchioness (73)

Second Generation

├── Current Marquis — Hans (50)

└── The Marquis's Younger Brother — Wagner (47)

Third Generation (all Hans's children)

├── Eldest Son — William (26)

├── Eldest Daughter — Sophia (24)

├── Second Son — Reinhardt (22)

└── Youngest Daughter — Beth (19)