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'''Dr. Germaine d'Honaire''' (unknown-[[707 BC]]) is a [[deceased]] [[former inhabitant of Mordentshire]]. He is the grandfather of [[Dominic d'Honaire]] and is the father of [[Bernadette d'Honaire Moussel|Bernadette]], [[Claude d'Honaire|Claude]] and [[Maurice d'Honaire]]. His [[portrait]] hangs in the [[Saulbridge Sanitarium]] which he founded.
'''Dr. Germaine d'Honaire''' (unknown-[[707 BC]]) is a [[deceased]] [[former inhabitant of Mordentshire]]. He is the husband of [[Alicia Corgiat]]; the father [[Bernadette d'Honaire Moussel|Bernadette]], [[Claude d'Honaire|Claude]] and [[Maurice d'Honaire]], and the grandfather of numerous people, including [[Dominic d'Honaire]].<ref name=RoTp.122>[[Realm of Terror]] p.122</ref> His [[portrait]] hangs in the [[Saulbridge Sanitarium]] which he founded.<ref>[[I10: The House on Gryphon Hill]]</ref>


Dr. d'Honaire has been described as a [[mesmerist]]  {{questionably-canon-small}}  who happened to be in [[Mordent]] when it was claimed by [[the Mists]].<ref name=RoTp.93>[[Realm of Terror]] p.93</ref><ref name=RCSDDp58>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.58</ref><ref name=DoDp.32>[[Domains of Dread]] p.32</ref> Given that Mordent became a domain in [[579 BC]]<ref name="GazII p.135">[[Gazetteer II]] p.135</ref>, this would place him in the timeline before his given birth date ([[634 BC]]).<ref name=RoTp.122>[[Realm of Terror]] p.122</ref>
Dr. d'Honaire has been described as a [[mesmerist]]  {{questionably-canon-small}}  who happened to be in [[Mordent]] when it was claimed by [[the Mists]].<ref name=RoTp.93>[[Realm of Terror]] p.93</ref><ref name=RCSDDp58>[[Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens]] p.58</ref><ref name=DoDp.32>[[Domains of Dread]] p.32</ref> Given that Mordent became a domain in [[579 BC]]<ref name="GazII p.135">[[Gazetteer II]] p.135</ref>, this would place him in the timeline before his given birth date ([[634 BC]]).<ref name=RoTp.122>[[Realm of Terror]] p.122</ref>
==Background==
The [[patriarch]] of a middle class family that served [[Mordentish]] nobility, Dr. d'Honaire sought more for his family. He wished them to become nobles in their own right. He wanted Bernadette and Claude to become familiarized with culture and refinement as associated with the aristocracy and for Maurice alone to pursue a career as a [[physician]]. Of the children, only Claude seemed to fully embody his father's wishes. The family was rent in half when Bernadette [[married]] a [[giomorgo]] [[mystic]] named [[Hugues Mousel]] in [[698 BC]], preventing Germaine from seeing his family's ascension to true nobility through marriage into the [[Weathermay Family]]. Bernadette and Hugues immigrated to [[Valachan]] away from the rest of the d'Honaires. Germaine's bitterness and ill will towards the Mousels also tainted Claude's and Maurice's feelings towards them.<ref name="LotB p. 25">[[Legacy of the Blood]] p. 25</ref>
Germaine's wishes would only be achieved following his death in [[707 BC]]. That same year, Claude removed the d'Honaires from their homeland<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 17, 33">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, 33</ref>. Claude believed this decision originated in his own mind, but this decision was in reality due to the subtle manipulations of then 7-year old [[Dominic d'Honaire]]. Young Dominic had driven his nanny to [[suicide]] and feared that [[Mordentish]] [[investigator]]s would discover his involvement.<ref>[[Gazetteer III]] p. 123</ref> In any case, Claude led his family into [[the Mists]], and they came out into the newly formed [[domain]] of [[Dementlieu]],<ref name="Domains of Dread p. 17, 33">[[Domains of Dread]] p. 17, 33</ref>. There the d'Honaire family- led by Claude and his brother [[Maurice d'Honaire]]- gradually built fame and fortune. Claude became a favored [[advisor]] to [[Lord-Governor Marcel Guignol]].<ref name="LotB p. 26">[[Legacy of the Blood]] p. 26</ref>
However, more sinister reasons laid behind the d'Honaire's windfalls, for the [[Dark Powers]] had created Dementlieu as the domain for precociously evil Dominic. As he grew of age, his manipulative abilities became supernatural, granting him the powers of mental [[domination]] by simple act of will. Dominic's mind games earned his family a place of honor as a power behind the throne.<ref name="LotB p. 26">[[Legacy of the Blood]] p. 26</ref>


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Revision as of 15:51, 8 May 2018

Dr. Germaine d'Honaire (unknown-707 BC) is a deceased former inhabitant of Mordentshire. He is the husband of Alicia Corgiat; the father Bernadette, Claude and Maurice d'Honaire, and the grandfather of numerous people, including Dominic d'Honaire.[1] His portrait hangs in the Saulbridge Sanitarium which he founded.[2]

Dr. d'Honaire has been described as a mesmerist who happened to be in Mordent when it was claimed by the Mists.[3][4][5] Given that Mordent became a domain in 579 BC[6], this would place him in the timeline before his given birth date (634 BC).[1]

Background

The patriarch of a middle class family that served Mordentish nobility, Dr. d'Honaire sought more for his family. He wished them to become nobles in their own right. He wanted Bernadette and Claude to become familiarized with culture and refinement as associated with the aristocracy and for Maurice alone to pursue a career as a physician. Of the children, only Claude seemed to fully embody his father's wishes. The family was rent in half when Bernadette married a giomorgo mystic named Hugues Mousel in 698 BC, preventing Germaine from seeing his family's ascension to true nobility through marriage into the Weathermay Family. Bernadette and Hugues immigrated to Valachan away from the rest of the d'Honaires. Germaine's bitterness and ill will towards the Mousels also tainted Claude's and Maurice's feelings towards them.[7]

Germaine's wishes would only be achieved following his death in 707 BC. That same year, Claude removed the d'Honaires from their homeland[8]. Claude believed this decision originated in his own mind, but this decision was in reality due to the subtle manipulations of then 7-year old Dominic d'Honaire. Young Dominic had driven his nanny to suicide and feared that Mordentish investigators would discover his involvement.[9] In any case, Claude led his family into the Mists, and they came out into the newly formed domain of Dementlieu,[8]. There the d'Honaire family- led by Claude and his brother Maurice d'Honaire- gradually built fame and fortune. Claude became a favored advisor to Lord-Governor Marcel Guignol.[10]

However, more sinister reasons laid behind the d'Honaire's windfalls, for the Dark Powers had created Dementlieu as the domain for precociously evil Dominic. As he grew of age, his manipulative abilities became supernatural, granting him the powers of mental domination by simple act of will. Dominic's mind games earned his family a place of honor as a power behind the throne.[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Realm of Terror p.122
  2. ↑ I10: The House on Gryphon Hill
  3. ↑ Realm of Terror p.93
  4. ↑ Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Domains and Denizens p.58
  5. ↑ Domains of Dread p.32
  6. ↑ Gazetteer II p.135
  7. ↑ Legacy of the Blood p. 25
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Domains of Dread p. 17, 33
  9. ↑ Gazetteer III p. 123
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Legacy of the Blood p. 26


Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

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Domains of Dread - p32
The Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens - p59
Realm of Terror - p92,122


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