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Former rulers of [[Mordentshire]], the '''Godefroys''' lost their land after [[Lord Wilfred Godefroy]] committed [[suicide]].
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The Godefroy family is one of the great [[Category:The Lost Families of Mordent|lost noble families]] in [[Mordent]] and the former leaders of [[Mordentshire]].<ref name="Gaz III p. 51">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 51</ref> The Godefroys held at one time the most power, social influence, and [[wealth]] of the noble families, but their fortunes ended when [[Lord Wilfred Godefroy]] sank into depravity and [[murdered]] his wife and child a year before committing [[suicide]] to escape their [[ghost]]ly wrath.<ref>Gazetteer III p. 45-46</ref> With his demise and the ending of the Godefroy surname, rule of Mordent and ownership of Mordentshire's land was given to the [[Weathermay Family]], to which the Weathermays still possess to this day.<ref name="Gaz III p. 56">Gazetteer III p. 56</ref>


The family crest of the Godefroy family is a [[griffon]] bearing a staff of [[wheat]] in one of is claws and a [[club]] in the other.<ref name="Gaz III p. 51">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 51</ref>
==The Family Today<ref>[[Legacy of the Blood: Great Families of the Core]] p. 64-65</ref>==
The last person to bear the Godefroy surname was Lord Wilfred. Though he (and his wife and daughter) linger on as [[ghost]]s at the [[House on Gryphon Hill]], Wilfred had no living descendants. This is not to say that there can be no [[character]]s, [[player character]]s or [[NPC|non-player characters]], who have Godefroy blood flowing in their veins, for Wilfred's relatives [[married]] into other families such as the [[Foxgrove Family]] and [[Weathermay Family]].
The Godefroys display close affinities to the [[spirit]] world and as such may appear to jump from topic to topic in conversation. They are more often driven by intuitive insight rather than strictly observational rationality, as they tend to be doubters of what their senses see. Though they tend towards physical illness and fragility, the Godefroys demonstrate a certain inexplicable aura of attraction about them, though this tends to become discomforting through extended contact. A Godefroy is a magnet for [[ghost]]s and other spirits. A Godefroy is [[cursed]] to see the [[ghost]] of any person the Godefroy slays come back to haunt them. Likewise, Godefroys are cursed to rise as a ghost following their own deaths.
==Chronology==
*[[137 BC]] or before: [[Mordentshire]] is settled.<ref name="Gaz III p.45">[[Gazetteer III]] p.45</ref>
*[[180 BC]] [[Jacques Renier (Settler of Mordent)|Jacques Renier]] brings his family here and takes leadership of the then [[hamlet]] of [[Mordentshire]]. He eventually builds [[Gryphon Manor]].<ref name="Gaz III p.45">[[Gazetteer III]] p.45</ref>
*[[510 BC]] [[Lord Wilfred Godefroy]] is born.<ref name=RoTp.128>[[Realm of Terror]] p.128</ref>
*[[550 BC]] [[Estelle Weathermay]] is born to Byron Weathermay and Katherine Sutherwaite Weathermay.<ref name=RoTp.128>[[Realm of Terror]] p.128</ref>
*[[557 BC]] By no later than this year has [[Lord Wilfred Godefroy]] inherited [[Gryphon Manor]].<ref name="Gaz III p.130">[[Gazetteer III]] p.130</ref>
*[[568 BC]] [[Lilia Godefroy]] is born to [[Estelle Weathermay]] and [[Lord Wilfred Godefroy]].<ref name=RoTp.128>[[Realm of Terror]] p.128</ref><ref name="Gaz III p.130">[[Gazetteer III]] p.130</ref>
*[[578 BC]] [[Lord Wilfred Godefroy]] canes [[Estelle Godefroy]] to death. When [[Lilia Godefroy]] tries to intervene, he [[murders]] her too.<ref name="Gaz III p.130">[[Gazetteer III]] p.130</ref>
*[[579 BC]] '''New Year's Day''' [[Lord Wilfred Godefroy]] commits [[suicide]].<ref name="Gaz III p.45">[[Gazetteer III]] p.45</ref> With the death of the last Godefroy to bear the surname, the Godefroy land and rule of the realm goes to the [[Weathermay Family]].<ref name="Gaz III p. 56">Gazetteer III p. 56</ref>
*[[579 BC]] '''October'''<ref name="Gaz III p.47">[[Gazetteer III]] p.47</ref> [[Strahd]] and [[Azalin]] create a [[portal]] to [[Mordent]]<ref name="GazII p.135">[[Gazetteer II]] p.135</ref>, where [[The Alchemist]] conducts strange research on changing the soul.<ref>[[I10: Ravenloft II: The House on Gryphon Hill]]</ref> [[The Mists]] snatch up [[Mordent]] before either [[Strahd]] or [[Azalin]] can make good their escape, leaving them with only hazy dream-like recollections of what happened.<ref name="GazII p.135">[[Gazetteer II]] p.135</ref> With no greater evil left in Mordent, Godefroy is "promoted" to [[darklord]] and witnesses his power greatly increased. He revels in this increased power for but a brief time before his wife and daughter rise from the grave to haunt and torment him.<ref name="Gaz III p.130">[[Gazetteer III]] p.130</ref>
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Latest revision as of 23:01, 6 May 2021

The Godefroy family is one of the great in Mordent and the former leaders of Mordentshire.[1] The Godefroys held at one time the most power, social influence, and wealth of the noble families, but their fortunes ended when Lord Wilfred Godefroy sank into depravity and murdered his wife and child a year before committing suicide to escape their ghostly wrath.[2] With his demise and the ending of the Godefroy surname, rule of Mordent and ownership of Mordentshire's land was given to the Weathermay Family, to which the Weathermays still possess to this day.[3]

The family crest of the Godefroy family is a griffon bearing a staff of wheat in one of is claws and a club in the other.[1]

The Family Today[4]

The last person to bear the Godefroy surname was Lord Wilfred. Though he (and his wife and daughter) linger on as ghosts at the House on Gryphon Hill, Wilfred had no living descendants. This is not to say that there can be no characters, player characters or non-player characters, who have Godefroy blood flowing in their veins, for Wilfred's relatives married into other families such as the Foxgrove Family and Weathermay Family.

The Godefroys display close affinities to the spirit world and as such may appear to jump from topic to topic in conversation. They are more often driven by intuitive insight rather than strictly observational rationality, as they tend to be doubters of what their senses see. Though they tend towards physical illness and fragility, the Godefroys demonstrate a certain inexplicable aura of attraction about them, though this tends to become discomforting through extended contact. A Godefroy is a magnet for ghosts and other spirits. A Godefroy is cursed to see the ghost of any person the Godefroy slays come back to haunt them. Likewise, Godefroys are cursed to rise as a ghost following their own deaths.

Chronology

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gazetteer III p. 51
  2. ↑ Gazetteer III p. 45-46
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gazetteer III p. 56
  4. ↑ Legacy of the Blood: Great Families of the Core p. 64-65
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Gazetteer III p.45
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Realm of Terror p.128
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Gazetteer III p.130
  8. ↑ Gazetteer III p.47
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Gazetteer II p.135
  10. ↑ I10: Ravenloft II: The House on Gryphon Hill

Subcategories

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Pages in category "Godefroy Family"

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