Sir Thomas Thorne, Baronet of Blackstone Heath
(1578-??)
Aspiration: Romance Lifetime Want: Woohoo 20 Different Sims Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius Alignment: 6 Career: Ship's Captain (1600-1625) Privateer (1625-41) Children: Mary Thorne (1643-??) Richard Thorne (1645-??) Jonathan Thorne (1647-??) Thomas Woode (1606-??) Illeg. Son with Azalea Woode Sita Savageau (1610-??) Illeg. dau. with commonlaw wife Kira Personality: Crafty, Cruel, Boisterous, Lucky |
Sir Thomas Thorne grew up in Andover, the younger son of an affluent Baronet, Sir Edmund Thorne, a fine citizen of Blackstone Heath. The Thorne family rose from the merchant class, when Mr. Ambrose Thorne, Edmund Thorne's grandfather, made his fortune importing exotic goods from the Far Sea Isles. Starting out as a shipping clerk in a small firm, Mr. Ambrose Thorne made a name for himself as one who was both practical and formidable. A rationalist and necessitarian, Sir Edmund Thorne raised his son, Sir Thomas, to greet the world as a repository of natural resources to be exploited and commandeered. As Sir Edmund's younger son, Sir Thomas was never expected to assume the title of Baronet; however, he inherited the title in 1640 after the Battle of Andover when his brother Sir John and nephew Sir Andrew died.
From a young age Sir Thomas found the prospect of life as a wealthy country gentleman to be loathsome and boring, and he often found himself at odds with his father's lack of imagination and emphasis on pure reason. In his chest beat the heart of an adventurer, and he often admired the portrait of his great grandfather, who'd served as supercargo on many voyages to the Far Sea Isles, bringing back never before seen treasures, new fruits and objects and ideas. So, at the age of fifteen, Sir Thomas boarded a shipping vessel as a deck hand, leaving his entire inheritance to his younger sister, Elizabeth, then just a child of nine. Until Sir John's death in 1640, Sir Thomas never returned to his family home in Blackstone Heath, though he occasionally received small notes from his sister, Lady Elizabeth Goldwater, Baroness of Norwick. Her letters, when they came at all, arrived mysteriously wrapped in a single white ribbon, smelling faintly of lavender water, and spoke of the small details of her life, her many children, her dear little cats, and her continued distress at her brother's long absence. Though he has enjoyed the company of many women, Sir Thomas nurses a fine feeling for his only sister: she is the only living woman he admires and respects after the loss of his grandmother, the grand Delilah Ames Collier who died when he was still a lad of twelve.
Sir Thomas achieved his bad reputation after sailing a series of voyages under hire for the Southsea Crown Corporation, the villainy of which was legendary and spread over the whole of three kingdoms. Though he did not perceive himself to be a cruel man, Sir Thomas had the pertinacity of his father and the wild glow of his great grandfather, the combination of which gave him an awful courage, not to be underestimated. With the terrible precision of razor sharp reason and the shocking irreverence for provincial manners and conventions, Sir Thomas became the stuff of legend in his own time, as parents, priests, and all proper citizens shunned him. He is hated everywhere, except at the Bouncing Bear, where he is known to pay his tab in gold ducats and keep everyone drowned in drink and song, and well supplied with rich tobacco from the New World, just discovered. Indeed, it is his extravagance and freehanded generosity that frightens the good people of Shropshire as much as his supposed treachery, but few really know Sir Thomas, or even want to.
From a young age Sir Thomas found the prospect of life as a wealthy country gentleman to be loathsome and boring, and he often found himself at odds with his father's lack of imagination and emphasis on pure reason. In his chest beat the heart of an adventurer, and he often admired the portrait of his great grandfather, who'd served as supercargo on many voyages to the Far Sea Isles, bringing back never before seen treasures, new fruits and objects and ideas. So, at the age of fifteen, Sir Thomas boarded a shipping vessel as a deck hand, leaving his entire inheritance to his younger sister, Elizabeth, then just a child of nine. Until Sir John's death in 1640, Sir Thomas never returned to his family home in Blackstone Heath, though he occasionally received small notes from his sister, Lady Elizabeth Goldwater, Baroness of Norwick. Her letters, when they came at all, arrived mysteriously wrapped in a single white ribbon, smelling faintly of lavender water, and spoke of the small details of her life, her many children, her dear little cats, and her continued distress at her brother's long absence. Though he has enjoyed the company of many women, Sir Thomas nurses a fine feeling for his only sister: she is the only living woman he admires and respects after the loss of his grandmother, the grand Delilah Ames Collier who died when he was still a lad of twelve.
Sir Thomas achieved his bad reputation after sailing a series of voyages under hire for the Southsea Crown Corporation, the villainy of which was legendary and spread over the whole of three kingdoms. Though he did not perceive himself to be a cruel man, Sir Thomas had the pertinacity of his father and the wild glow of his great grandfather, the combination of which gave him an awful courage, not to be underestimated. With the terrible precision of razor sharp reason and the shocking irreverence for provincial manners and conventions, Sir Thomas became the stuff of legend in his own time, as parents, priests, and all proper citizens shunned him. He is hated everywhere, except at the Bouncing Bear, where he is known to pay his tab in gold ducats and keep everyone drowned in drink and song, and well supplied with rich tobacco from the New World, just discovered. Indeed, it is his extravagance and freehanded generosity that frightens the good people of Shropshire as much as his supposed treachery, but few really know Sir Thomas, or even want to.
Kira Savageau
(1579-1610)
Aspiration: Knowledge
Lifetime Want: Max 7 Skills
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Alignment: 4
Cause of Death:
Childbed Fever
Personality:
Cheeky, Lusty, Intelligent, Curious, Psychic
Kira met Sir Thomas on the first of his Southsea voyages, when she returned with him to Shropshire from the New World. Though she spoke only a few words in Anglish, she understood well enough that her presence was not wanted in her new home, a small house on the edge of Shropshire. Lusty and full of life, Kira loved the wonders of the new world, for so it was to her a place full of mystery and curiosity. However, the winters were too cold and her blood never warmed. Even in spring she felt herself quite cold. A highly intelligent woman, but never formally educated, Kira was very adept at sizing up people upon first meeting them. Her psychic abilities were a gift from her foremothers, who passed them down to each of the daughters in their line. Just before her death, Kira converted to the religion of Warwick and became a devout believer in Divine Providence, a move which Sir Thomas found amusing and which he often ridiculed as simply superstition.
Stories
La Luz de Luna
Aspiration: Knowledge
Lifetime Want: Max 7 Skills
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Alignment: 4
Cause of Death:
Childbed Fever
Personality:
Cheeky, Lusty, Intelligent, Curious, Psychic
Kira met Sir Thomas on the first of his Southsea voyages, when she returned with him to Shropshire from the New World. Though she spoke only a few words in Anglish, she understood well enough that her presence was not wanted in her new home, a small house on the edge of Shropshire. Lusty and full of life, Kira loved the wonders of the new world, for so it was to her a place full of mystery and curiosity. However, the winters were too cold and her blood never warmed. Even in spring she felt herself quite cold. A highly intelligent woman, but never formally educated, Kira was very adept at sizing up people upon first meeting them. Her psychic abilities were a gift from her foremothers, who passed them down to each of the daughters in their line. Just before her death, Kira converted to the religion of Warwick and became a devout believer in Divine Providence, a move which Sir Thomas found amusing and which he often ridiculed as simply superstition.
Stories
La Luz de Luna
Sita Savageau
(1610-??)
On the day of her birth, Sita was deposited upon the door of the Cathedral in Shropshire. Some recall seeing a woman with long brown hair disappearing through the South Gate, but no one knows for sure where the baby came from. No one, that is, but the parish priest, Father Wright, whose silence on the matter has been complete. Christened Lucita, ten days after her birth, the child, is now often called simply "Sita."
On the day of her birth, Sita was deposited upon the door of the Cathedral in Shropshire. Some recall seeing a woman with long brown hair disappearing through the South Gate, but no one knows for sure where the baby came from. No one, that is, but the parish priest, Father Wright, whose silence on the matter has been complete. Christened Lucita, ten days after her birth, the child, is now often called simply "Sita."