House Karsten

House Karsten is a noble house in the Kingdom of Lugnica with its current patriarch being the Duchess Crusch Karsten who is currently participating in the Royal Election for the 42nd King of Lugnica. The family holds the court rank of "Duke".

Information
Throughout the centuries, the noble House of Karsten has been known as one of the king's most supportive noble families, faithfully serving him without fail. Due to their unyielding loyalty, the House has been recognized as one the king's most valuable subjects and was in turn, granted the Lion Crest- a symbol which once belonged to non other than the Royal family itself, serving as the kingdom's coat of arms. After the covenant with the dragon was made, the old crest- Lion Crest- gave way to the new crest; that of the dragon. It is generally regarded as the House's biggest accomplishment and is pridefully showed around in every way possible.

As expected, the Karsten family is very rich as well; able to sport the finest manors in the finest locations. For example, in the Nobles' District in the Capital, the one villa that stands above every other is in possession of non other than the Karsten family. Despite it being as luxurious and extravagant as the main Mathers domain, it's only used when the House's patriarch has important business in the Capital. The main manor is located on the very south of the Lifaus Plains. It's stated to be much more spacious and luxurious than the one in the Capital.

History
Note: The characters within the story rarely describe historical events within helpful context, so the unit BA, “Before Arrival”, and AA, “After Arrival”, will be used to place moments in time with the best available knowledge. Both are in reference to Natsuki Subaru’s arrival in the new world. Also note that the units are not official.

Roughly 400 years BA

 * Farsale Lugnica creates a covenant with the Divine Dragon. Once the covenant was established, the Kingdom became known as the Dragon Kingdom of Lugnica and the royal family coat of arms shifted from a symbol of the lion to that of the dragon. The king decided to pass the insignia down to a noble family which helped the Kingdom out the most- and so the Lion emblem was passed to the House of Karsten.

Roughly 21 years BA

 * Crusch Karsten was born to Meckart and Helena Karsten. Some time after Crusch's birth, Helena passses away due to unknown reasons.

Roughly 5 years ago

 * The Fourtour Plains located in the Karsten territory is ravaged by one of the Three Great Demon Beasts- the Great Rabbit. Crusch Karsten fended off the calamitous Demon Beasts, earning her the nickname of the Valkyrie.
 * A couple of months after the incident, Crusch took her father Meckart Karsten's position as the patriarch of the Karsten House.

Approximately 2 months AA

 * Crusch Karsten, the current head of the Karsten Family, shows qualifications for participating in the Royal Election, making her one of the five candidates for the throne of the Dragon Kingdom of Lugnica.
 * Crusch Karsten signs an alliance with Emilia Camp. Using Anastasia Hoshin's help, they first defeat one of the Three Great Demon Beats known as the Hakugei and soon after help defeating the Witch Cult's Sin Archbishop of Sloth.
 * On her way back, Crusch's convoy was attacked by Witch Cult's Sin Archbishop of Greed and Sin Archbishop of Gluttony. The convoy got completely annihilated. Causalities were high with Crusch losing her right arm and getting her memories eaten by Gluttony.

Approximately 1 years and 2 months AA

 * Alongside the other camps participating in the Royal Selection, Crusch is invited to the Watergate City of Priestella as Anastasia Hoshin promises her info regarding the Sin Archbishop of Gluttony. Soon after their arrival, the city is sieged and taken over by the Witch Cult. The camps are forced to work together in order to defeat and drive off the 6 Sin Archbishops who simultaneously made their appearance in the city; Gluttony included.

Members

 * Meckart Karsten
 * Helena Karsten
 * Crusch Karsten
 * Ferris

Trivia

 * After saving Ferris from his family, Meckart welcomed him into the familiy, later even adopting him. He treats him as his own son.