Foxx Family

The Foxx family has long been a name whispered with respect in the lanes and workshops of Western Nehwon, not because of noble lineage or vast fortunes, but because of their steady reputation as craftsmen, traders, and dependable folk. Originating from New Marukand, a modest but bustling river town sixty miles south of Lankhmar, the family first gained recognition for their honest provisioning trade along the King’s Road and the River Hlal. The Henforth branch of the family, into which Lilly Henforth was born, maintained a provisioning shop that served caravans traveling to Kokgnab in the southeast and Tovilyis to the east. These roots tied the Foxx line not only to the flow of goods along the river but also to the seasonal rhythms and hardships of everyday life in Lankhmaria’s smaller settlements.   With Charles Foxx, the family first brushed against adventure and renown. As a member of the Band of the Hand, Charles traveled across Nehwon, seeking fortune and comradeship, gaining notoriety for his cleverness and practical resilience. Yet, while Charles pursued adventure, later generations like Benjamin Foxx chose stability. Benjamin became a cooper, his barrels and casks essential to merchants shipping goods across the Inner Sea. Splitting his time between Lankhmar’s Mercantile District and Ilthmar’s busy spice and fishing trade, Benjamin brought the Foxx name into the workshops and guild halls of Nehwon’s largest ports. His life of travel and absence, however, contrasted sharply with his wife Lilly’s more grounded presence, ensuring the Foxx household itself always remained firmly anchored.   Today, the Foxx family represents a bridge between Lankhmaria’s worlds — from the mud-stained lanes of New Marukand, where travelers stop to resupply, to the grand bazaars of Lankhmar and the sprawling docks of Ilthmar. Though they are not nobles, the Foxxes are known for reliability and trustworthiness, and their name is often spoken with quiet pride by merchants and travelers who’ve done business with them. Their simple crest — a fox, plain and unadorned, paired with symbols of trade and the river — reflects their nature: humble, but resilient, embodying the virtues of hard work and survival in a land where both guile and grit are often required.   The family’s ties ripple outward: through Charles’s adventuring past, Benjamin’s guild work, and Lilly’s Henforth kin still managing shops in New Marukand. These strands make the Foxxes a family not easily overlooked, though never ostentatious. They represent the backbone of Lankhmaria — those whose names may not fill ballads, but whose quiet presence ensures that the ports remain supplied, the caravans provisioned, and the hearths warm when storms sweep across the Inner Sea.