House de Baccarod
An OOC Overview
An OOC Overview
- House de Baccarod is a high noble family
- The culture of the family is something that could be described as Daendroque-Parcal, however many of the family members consider themselves Ithanians while others think they are pure Daendroquins.
- de Baccarods get majority of their income from their shady and illegal business, covered by their casinos, which are scattered all over Ithania and Daendroc
- Those wishing to join the family are required to hold the basic knowledge of Alorian lore, Aristocratic roleplay and/or crime roleplay.
- House Colours are burgundy and silver along with purple and red for some details. House heraldic animal is a rooster.
Brief History
History of the family date back to 180 AC,to the ruling nobleman of the de Rosales family and brother-in-law of his, Francois Rochenfort, an eccentric knight who built a castle to the barony granted to him by the de Rosales. The baron eventually died under mysterious circumstances, leaving all his property including the title of baron, the castle and all his valuables to his wife who remarried with Jacques de Baccarod, the son of the first mentioned de Baccarod, Henry (later Henri) de Baccarod, a petty criminal, who later gained strength and wealth. The laws made Jacques to to claim the barony and all the other assets to himself, thus making de Baccarods a lower noble family. His marriage resulted in two sons and a daughter. Jacques sent the older one of his sons, Francois to military training and took the younger one, Albert under his own private teaching of taking the responsibilities of a patriarch, a baron and a criminal mastermind. His daughter eventually married one of the de Rosales, rising in nobility and never returning back to his family. Albert took the position of patriarch and married a daughter of a local merchant, which resulted in birth of four children, André, Christophe, Amélie and Dianne, who all continued to live with their parents. The castle received more members of the family when Francois came back with a wife of own and a daughter. Tensions inside the family grew larger and the competition for the positions was tough, resulting in deaths of Christophe and Bernard, slain by André who wanted to become the patriarch himself. Eventually he became the leader of the family. With all the competition eliminated he married a daughter of a local noble, who later gave birth to Gaston, Emma and Horace. André however soon fell ill and was inherited by Gaston who then became the current patriarch. The family has been growing with the family line of the Francois doing its independent decisions and recently returning to the family.
Family Traits and Upbringing
- All de Baccarods have blonde or light brown hair and have brown eyes. The women are rather petite by their body build and commonly stand around 5'8, though taller and shorter women have existed in their history. Men usually reach the height 6'1 and are rather slim but muscular by their body build. De Baccarods usually have rather feminine and petite faces with no such traits as pronounced cheekbones or large noses.
- The children of de Baccarods are given the basic education on the subjects of geography, history and mathemathics. They are also taught how to ride horses and the basics of swordmanship. Males will be then given extensive lessons in military subjects based on their abilities, such as strategy, tactics, polearm fighting and swordfighting. In the age of fourteen most of the males are sent away to military academies, while a small portion of them will be picked for the criminal training which includes arts of forgery, plotting and torture. Those trained in the criminal arts would be the future leaders but that rarely happens as the more ambitious military persons are known to slay their competition. Females are trained in basic skills such as cooking, first-aid, etiquette and in small amounts, even fencing and other fighting to be the best wife possible, being courteous and vigilant, protecting their family when their husband isn't able to do so.
- Loyalty to one's family isn't held in very high esteem but harming the family will most likely result in revenge so some sort of loyalty is forced upon the members of the family if they wish to live.
Family Assets
Artist's Impression of the Harbour of Vila Francos
- County of Tárragóna ~ The county is located in the Kingdom of Lusits, a Regalian subject state. Being rather large and rural, most of the population live in a subsistence economy, with the exception of denizens of the town of Vila Franco, a fishing town and a bustling port with a lively marketplace and crowded streets, the home of the comital castle, Castelo do Conde (or as the townspeople call it Castelo de muitas cores, meaning the castle of many colours) located just outside of the city.
Artist's impression of Castelo do Conde
Family Members
Family Members
- Count Gaston de Baccarod (50) (Played by @MurriHurr) ~ Gaston is the current patriarch of the family, educated in both military matters and criminal skills. He is the title holder of the family who is generally respected and feared among his relatives. Brother to Emma and Horace. Married to Isabella Tzavaras.
- Emma de Baccarod (33) (Not Played - Available for play) ~ Emma is Gaston's and Horace's sister who is a real social butterfly. Seems to be nice from the top but is really a ruthless and manipulatative person.
- Horace de Baccarod (27) (Not Played – Available for play) ~ Brother to Gaston and Emma. A naive and idealistic Viridian knight. Very different from his two siblings.
- Isabella de Baccarod née Inácio (66) (Not Played – Available for play) ~ Mother to Gaston, Emma and Horace, married to André de Baccarod. She is protective of her sons and daughter. Manipulative and ruthless like Emma. Does most of the adminstrational tasks for the family trade.
- André de Baccarod (68) (NPC) ~ Father to Gaston Emma and Horace, former baron of Teled Bajo, Sick with leprosy and thus nearing death day by day.
- Amanda de Baccarod (42) (Not Played – Available for play) ~ André's sister. A maternal woman, who has a silver tongue. Seen as a kind and affectionate Ithanian. Experienced alchemist and scholar who was formerly part of the Ithanian Iron Fist organisation. She is married to Henrique de Baccarod.
- Henrique de Baccarod (50) (Not Played – Available for play) ~ Stoic and honorable Lusits Viridian knight, a war veteran and devout Unionist. Married to the family, he considers most of his relatives to be vile and despicable filth who pretend to be nobility, generally respects Gaston for his feats in military and Horace for being a follower of the path of a knight.
- Adrien de Baccarod (23) (Not Played – Available for play) ~ A brilliant tactician, Adrien is often considered to be the most intelligent member of his family, however, his lack of political skill and manners prevent him from becoming a titled noble lord as of current. Son of Henrique and Amanda.
- Célia de Baccarod (20) (Not Played – Available for play) ~ A beautiful girl with good manners, Gaston considers her to be a political tool of his. However, the girl is very independent, and by no means willing to marry an old man for Gaston's political gains. She has hidden talent in Leutz-Fencing, that she keeps as a secret because she doesn't want to ruin her reputation as a desirable young lady. Daughter of Amanda and Henrique.
House Inácio is the former family of Gaston's mother Isabella, that at the time of her marriage was struggling with financial issues due to the death of their patriarch that destroyed most of their trade alliances. Isabella married André to save the family but it still eventually came under control of House de Baccarod. They are colonial business owners who made their fortune with kaffee and sugar.
OOC: House Inácio is effectively just another family line of House de Baccarod and it's members only use the de Baccarod-Inácio name in official setting. They should be considered a united family with only differing trade and location of their mansions and businesses.
- Rafael de Baccarod-Inácio (40) (Not Played – Available for play) ~ An experienced captain and a hopeless romantic as well as a drunkard. Rafael is a joker who doesn't take things seriously. Despite of his profession being highly respected, he doesn't give it a good reputation. He is rather rowdy, has bad manners and a bad mouth as well as an eye for female beauty.
- Bernardo de Baccarod-Inácio (29) (Not Played – Available for play)~ A curate of the Sancella of the Union. He is a true believer, yet he still doesn't consider his family to be traitors to the Humanum. He is a coward, rather reading books safely at home than dirty his hands in blood and mud.
- Cristina de Baccarod-Inácio (19) (Not Played – Available for play) ~ Cristina is a young lady with a hearth of gold. She is a scholar who pursues knowledge in the fields of Foci Crystals and Alchemy. Surprisingly enough, she knows about what her family does and is not affected by it, generally, she doesn't even talk about it as she isn't interested in it.
- Juliana de Baccarod-Inácio (27) (Not Played – Available for play) ~ A rare exception within her family, Juliana received a military education. She was trained in the art of "Sarmaten" horse archery and even fought in a few battles. Even more surprising about her is that she is actually married despite of her being a soldier.
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