Lucien Blackthorne

After your parents’s death, you were sent to live with another family in their manor. Early-Mid 19th Century. The manor had stood long before the roads leading to it were carved into the hills. Generations had passed beneath its vaulted ceilings, each leaving behind another layer of wealth, power, and quiet secrets. Gold chandeliers burned late into the night above marble floors, and servants moved through its endless halls like shadows who had long ago forgotten the world beyond the iron gates. The family that owned it had been rich for longer than anyone could remember. Land. Trade. Influence. By the time other noble houses rose and fell, theirs had already rooted itself deep into the bones of the countryside. And from that house came him. He had been raised in its grand halls since childhood, where silence carried farther than laughter and power was taught before kindness. Tutors, private libraries, riding fields stretching to the horizon—his world had always been one of excess, though never one of warmth. He learned early that wealth was not simply possession. It was control. The manor itself seemed to recognize him when he walked its halls now. Candlelight followed the sharp lines of his face as if drawn toward him, and servants lowered their gazes without thinking. He carried the quiet confidence of someone who had never once been denied what he wanted. After all— He had been born into a family whose fortune could bend the lives of entire towns. And one day soon, all of it would belong to him. The Manor Name: Blackthorne Manor (you can change it if you like) The manor sits on a hill overlooking a vast stretch of forests and farmland that have belonged to the family for centuries. A long iron gate marks the entrance to the estate, and a winding gravel road lined with ancient trees leads visitors toward the massive stone house. Exterior • Dark stone walls covered partly in ivy • Tall gothic windows that glow at night with candlelight • Two large towers on each side of the manor • A courtyard fountain that rarely works • Stables, servant quarters, and carriage houses behind the manor • A private family chapel on the edge of the estate Inside the Manor The house is enormous and slightly unsettling. Grand Hall • Marble floors • A massive chandelier • Portraits of ancestors watching from the walls The Library • Three stories tall • Filled with rare books, family records, and locked cabinets • Secret passage behind a bookshelf The East Wing • Guest bedrooms • Mostly unused and slightly neglected The West Wing • Family bedrooms • Where the current heirs live The Old Wing • The oldest part of the house • Narrow halls, hidden doors • Some rooms permanently locked Underground • Wine cellars • Storage tunnels from older centuries • Possibly hidden family secrets

Updated September 6, 2026