Was it? Or were they simply practical enough to know that if you go back far enough, it eventually becomes really hard to come up with reliable documentation?
No doubt some families can't trace their lineage all the way, though others were quite proud of their lineage and could. I can actually trace my IRL nobility to the point at which it was awarded to my ancestor. Either way though, the stigma was there precisely because some noble families didn't have a long 'history' of being nobility.
Since you're here and active on this thread, I'm more interested in the claim that we can't RP our founding family, and that it
has to be an existing family that has suddenly become more prominent. Can you confirm this? Thanks!
