Calibridge Family
Public Agenda
- To present themselves as loyal vassals of the Grand Duchy of Tacia and defenders of Eternal Harmony.
- To preserve their wealth, titles, and reputation at all costs.
- To bury the truth of the Bloody Chapel and the illegitimate line that followed, ensuring their noble legacy remains unchallenged.
Assets
Calibridge Citadel: The family’s ancestral stronghold, seat of power, and site of the infamous massacre.
Lands & Tenants: Fertile farmland and several villages.
Wealth: Accumulated through centuries of trade, taxes, and careful political marriages.
Influence: Strong ties to Tacia’s nobility, though their relationship with the Vatican is strained.
History
913 AR: The Calibridge line begins with Sir Aedric Calibridge, a knight rewarded with land for his valor during Tacia's civil war.
13th–15th centuries AR: The family consolidates power, builds Calibridge Citadel, and becomes prominent patrons of Eternal Harmony.
1611 AR: The Bloody Chapel Incident devastates the family. Teige slaughters his kin, including Thaddeus, staining the family name. The chapel remains desecrated.
Post-1611 AR: Rumors of an illegitimate heir — Thaddeus’s son, born in secret — spread. He claims part of the inheritance through vengeance and blood, intertwining the “legitimate” and “shadow” lines. This secret endures, whispered among servants and rivals.
1700s–1800s AR: The Calibridges maintain outward respectability but suffer repeated scandals, feuds, and whispered hauntings tied to their ancestral curse.
Present Day: Victor Calibridge rules as patriarch. Charismatic and outwardly loyal to Eternal Harmony, he hides his desperation to conceal the truth of his bloodline and the family’s violent past.
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