| abstract | - House Winthrop rose to power in the political arena of the Highborn Gardens fairly late compared to other more venerable noble families. However their nascent rise can be attributed to an adept understanding of city works. Where most noble families ignore the enigmatic nature of their fantastical home atop the Highborn Gardens, the Winthrops have sent off its retainers and family members to colleges of engineering. With a foundation of practically motivated intellectuals, they set out delving into the structural necessities of the Highborn Gardens. This curiosity has not come without cost, as the Winthrops are watched by Wrenne agents with close suspicion. Nevertheless, Winthrop engineers have been reinforcing and maintaining the structural integrity of the stonework juggernaut that is the Highborn Gardens since the dawn of their house. This skillset has proved them to be invaluable architects and civil engineers to the other houses as well. Thus, the Winthrops more or less earned their place in the mainstream noble society of the Highborn Gardens. In more recent times, House Winthrop has become more surreptitious with its activities deep within the Highborn Gardens. Some rumors accuse them of plotting or cultist activity, others whisper of a great sabotage scheme. Nevertheless the closer allies of House Winthrop defend this as a greater interest in the structural strength of the Highborn Gardens. No matter what is true, nobody denied the increased amount of guards being sent into the maintenance tunnels and infrastructural warrens beneath the Highborn Gardens. Despite all this, the Winthrops continue to expand their wealth and success, notably entering into recent alliances with the Hargraves. To this day, House Winthrop retains its fame as the finest architects and engineers of the Highborn Gardens, if not the entirety of Granthelia.
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