The Eyvindrs are a prominent political, legal and banking family, from Germanic origin, that established political, banking and financial systems throughout Europe by the 18th century, moving to San Fierro, San Andreas in the late 20th century in hopes of establishing and dominating those sectors in a city riddled with criminal and gang activities.
The Eyvindr dynasty had its genesis during the 17th century when Otto Albert Eyvindr founded a banking business and a conservative political institution in his native country. Over time and with the help of Otto Eyvindr’s children, the family business expanded throughout several European countries, later controlling the world’s largest banks and political institutions.
The Eyvindr’s story began with the humble beginnings of its founder, Otto Albert Eyvindr. Born in 1750, Otto Eyvindr was raised in a Jewish neighbourhood in Berlin, Germany. As a child, Eyvindr lived in a full house with about 30 other family members. Eyvindr learned about the business and political world at an early age—his father, Ludvig Benjamin Eyvindr, traded coins, silk and other commodities for a living. One of Eyvindr's clients was the King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy.
Otto Eyvindr became an orphan at the age of twelve following the death of his mother. His father had died a natural death the year before. Eyvindr decided to take on an apprenticeship with a banking firm in Berlin, Germany shortly after turning fourteen. During his time there, Eyvindr learned the ins and outs of banking, business politics, foreign trade and later national and international politics.
Eyvindr, along with his brothers, continued the commodities and money trading business that their father started — including selling rare coins to King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, who eventually became the European continent's richest man. Soon he was providing other banking and later political services to Victor Emmanuel II and a number of other nobles, and by 1770, Eyvindr was given the title "Crown Agent" which was heavily politicised (this might link to the fact that later a member of the Eyvindr family eventually rises to power in the Italian Government in the late 1990s as the first Jewish politician to become the longest-serving Minister of Justice - it is up to you to decide how he possibly rose to power, this is just a possibility). By 1778, Eyvindr married and went on to have ten children–five sons and five daughters.
The family wealth has been divided among many descendants and heirs throughout the years. Today, their holdings, which span a number of diverse sectors such as political and civil, financial and business, alongside their wealth falls under the direct hands of Eyvindr’s latest heir; Anzo Victor Eyvindr. Most family members today are employed by political and financial institutions they have founded or largely invested in. The remarkable success of the family has solely been due to a strong interest in the civil service and the financial sector, being entrepreneurs and smart, effective players in the game of politics and business. Eyvindr descendants continue to finance global political, legal and financial operations and contribute to scholarly, humanitarian endeavours. Currently, the Eyvindr family is focused on establishing the Federal Reserve Bank of San Fierro, which aims to control the city’s economic climate and create a stable, rich and flourishing city, providing a fair financial system to all its inhabitants.They also aim to work the San Fierro Police Department and help establish a functional and effective criminal and civil justice system.
The family motto is: Imperium, Iustitiae, Intellectus, meaning "Power, Justice, Intellect."