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[Games] Year 1-15 In Venizia
(I roll twice per year)Year I:
DH (62) : Daniele da Riva [curly grey & dark brown hair, blue-green eyes; head cook for aristocrat]
DW (20) : Helia da Riva, née Volpe [straight red hair, amber eyes; waitress for same aristocrat]
>Fortunato, 12 y/o horse
>Petro, 9 y/o dogHelia Volpe is the daughter of a basil farmer who lost his wife ten years ago from consumption, and when her father is put in jail on a life term for murdering a stranger in a bar fight she is left with little life skills and a farm as inheritance. She turns to her father’s closest friend and primary client, Daniele, for support, and after long nights of discussion she offers to marry this life-long bachelor and help him in his work so she may be housed. Daniele is reluctant, but he agrees, and they marry and sell the farm to move into a bigger house together. At the private ceremony the lord employing Daniele, Orazio Donà, gifts the couple his strongest horse and guard dog, Fortunato and Petro, for a strong start in their life together.Year II:
DH (63) : Daniele da Riva
DW (21) : Helia da Riva, née Volpe
>Fortunato (13) horse
>Petro (10) dog
DH’s niece (40) : Faustina da Riva Ragozinia [wavy brown hair, blue-green eyes; questionable]Their household unexpectedly grows when hear of a large import of foreign goods from all over the world coming soon, and when the goods arrive so does Daniele’s globe-trotting niece, Faustina da Riva Ragozinia, who settled in the capital of Muscovy for 3 years until her Eloijs died of alcohol intoxication after Faustina’s 40th birthday fest. A widow needing a break from the coldness of Muscovy and its people, she’s delighted to see her uncle again and would like to house with him and his “darling tiny” wife to enjoy Venizia’s warmth again since childhood.Year III:
DH (64) : Daniele da Riva
DW (22) : Helia da Riva, née Volpe
-DD (0) Iordana da Riva [straight red hair; dark brown eyes]
>Fortunato (14) horseTheir dramatic year starts off with the death of their precious Petro of a cough that wouldn’t go away; a few months later the family is surprised with little Iordana, and soon after Aunt Faustina is exiled from the city for trying to blackmail a lieutenant.Year IV:
DH (65) : Daniele da Riva
DW (23) : Helia da Riva, née Volpe
-DD (1) Iordana da Riva
-DS (0) Bianco da Riva [curly red hair; blue-green eyes]
>Fortunato (15) horseThis year they’ve had a second blessing in Bianco, although they considered for a moment whether to baptize him after the pope excommunicated Venice two days before his birth.Year V:
DH (66) : Daniele da Riva
DW (24) : Helia da Riva, née Volpe
-DD (2) Iordana da Riva
-DS (1) Bianco da Riva
-DS (0) Mercurio da Riva [curly dark brown hair; amber eyes]
>Fortunato (16) horseOn the first day of the year Mercurio is born, the spitting image of his father. To celebrate, his parents finally contest in a baking competition they’ve been betting on long before Mr. Volpe’s imprisonment.
They win by a slight margin, and win a good sum of money too that they decide to save.Year VI:
DH (67) : Daniele da Riva
DW (25) : Helia da Riva, née Volpe
-DD (3) Iordana da Riva
-DS (2) Bianco da Riva
-DS (1) Mercurio da Riva
>Fortunato (17) horse
>Attilio (5) catThe couple compete in a dessert & wine pairing competition this time and get 4th place, but they have a great time regardless. A month later Helia raises her concern about mice infesting their neighbors’ cellar, and the family adopts Attilio to defend their garden (and befriend the children).Year VII:
DH (68) : Daniele da Riva
DW (26) : Helia da Riva, née Volpe
-DD (4) Iordana da Riva
-DS (3) Bianco da Riva
-DS (2) Mercurio da Riva
-DS (0) Tomà da Riva [straight dark brown hair; dark blue eyes]
>Fortunato (18) horse
>Attilio (6) catSomething miraculous happened this year; as happens every year, Mr. Donà invites all his acquaintances and staff to his home for a spring gala, and at this event Iordana saved the infant Bellomilla Donà from drowning in her father’s pool. Orazio says he can never thank the da Rivas enough for their daughter’s young bravery, and when Tomà is born at the end of summer the Donà family attends and Orazio talks of the pride he would have if the families were united in marriage.Year VIII:
DH (69) : Daniele da Riva
DW (27) : Helia da Riva, née Volpe
-DD (5) Iordana da Riva
-DS (4) Bianco da Riva
-DS (3) Mercurio da Riva
-DS (1) Tomà da Riva
>Fortunato (19) horse
>Attilio (7) cat
>Fina (2) cat
>Bruno (9) dog
>Savio (2) dogIn her times at the Donà house Iordana has discovered a love for singing, and now sings openly wherever she goes - her brothers sometimes complain, but her parents are proud of her natural talent. Helia also found an interest in breeding pets, and she adopted Fina to breed mousing cats with Attilio. The family has also increased a good bit in wealth, and to secure the family Daniele brought home Bruno to guard, and then Savio to have a younger dog around to help him.Year IX:
DH (70) : Daniele da Riva
DW (28) : Helia da Riva, née Volpe
-DD (6) Iordana da Riva
-DS (5) Bianco da Riva
-DS (4) Mercurio da Riva
-DS (2) Tomà da Riva
>Fortunato (20) horse
>Attilio (9) cat
>Fina (3) cat
>Bruno (10) dog
>Savio (3) dog
>Baldo Ardito (0) puppyThis year Bianco spends all his time with the dogs, cats, and Fortunato and feeds every stray animal he meets. After an argument between him and his father over the fact that rodents don’t deserve to be fed, the boy promises to mind who he plays with in exchange for a new friend: Baldo Ardito, a puppy Mr. Donà graciously finds for him so that he’ll be energetic and patient enough for a child his age.Year X:
DH (71) : Daniele da Riva
DW (29) : Helia da Riva, née Volpe
-DD (7) Iordana da Riva
-DS (6) Bianco da Riva
-DS (5) Mercurio da Riva
-DS (3) Tomà da Riva
-DD (0) Leandra da Riva [curly red hair, amber eyes]
>Fortunato (21) horse
>Attilio (10) cat
>Fina (4) cat
>Bruno (11) dog
>Savio (4) dog
>Baldo Ardito (1) dog
>Guido (9) birdMercurio shyly opens up to loving music like his older sister, but gets unconfident singing; after a few days of sitting in with Bellomilla Donà and her tutor he asks his parents for a cheap child’s harp. He quickly catches on to the task and plays for his sister, and the house becomes a pleasantly musical place. For Iordana’s birthday she’s given a lory to take care of with Mercurio; Guido can sing along with them and keep them responsible. The family’s year finishes off with the eagerly-awaited arrival of Leandra, a little girl with the same sweet face as her mother.Year XI:
DW (30) : Helia da Riva, née Volpe
DH (72, dec) : Daniele da Riva
-DD (8) Iordana da Riva
-DS (7) Bianco da Riva
-DS (6) Mercurio da Riva
-DS (4) Tomà da Riva
-DD (1) Leandra da Riva
>Fortunato (22) horse
>Attilio (11) cat
>Fina (5) cat
>Savio (5) dog
>Baldo Ardito (2) dog
>Guido (10) birdThis year vastly changes life for the family. A home invasion in February is fought off at the expense of Bruno’s life and Daniele’s mobility - he is paralyzed from the waist down from being pushed off the fence from a fleeing invader. Mr. Donà hires a carriage to transport his lead cook to work, but after a week he can no longer work. In September, after yet another excommunication from the Pope, Helia returns from church with the children to find her husband dead; peacefully so, but he had an empty vial with him. Helia has been promoted to a cook in the Donà household a month before, but money is tight, and she wonders what the future has in store.Year XII:
DW (31) : Helia da Riva, née Volpe
DH (72, dec) : Daniele da Riva
-DD (9) Iordana da Riva
-DS (8) Bianco da Riva
-DS (7) Mercurio da Riva
-DS (5) Tomà da Riva
-DD (2) Leandra da Riva
>Fortunato (23) horse
>Fina (6) cat
>Savio (6) dog
>Baldo Ardito (3) dog
>Guido (11) birdThis first year is draining on Helia and the young ones: in spring a flood sweeps through their neighborhood, swamping their garden and killing old Attilio, which rooms their double income of fresh food and cat breeding. However, as summer begins Mr. Donà aides Helia by hiring her as a caterer for a large festival; the money helps greatly, and all her children have a great time dancing and singing along with the community. Tomà especially loved the theatrical scenes put on, and spent weeks after daydreaming of heroes and adventures.Year XIII:
DW (32) : Helia da Riva, née Volpe
DH (72, dec) : Daniele da Riva
-DD (10) Iordana da Riva
-DS (9) Bianco da Riva
-DS (8) Mercurio da Riva
-DS (6) Tomà da Riva
-DD (3) Leandra da Riva
>Fortunato (24) horse
>Fina (7) cat
>Savio (7) dog
>Baldo Ardito (4) dog
>Guido (12) bird
>Margherita (0) kitten
>Colombina (0) puppy
>Nettuno (8) dogIn spring Leandra was discovered to be missing, and after an hour of stress Bianco found her in an alley cuddling two wet furry bundles; Helia cleaned them up back home and decided these abandoned kitten & puppy could stay with them; maybe she could raise Colombina to breed dogs next? A month later a neighbor mentions to Helia his disappointment in his daughter’s dog losing a leg to a spider’s bite, and Helia adopts him so Leandra will have a true family dog to accompany her.Year XIV:
DW (33) : Helia da Riva, née Volpe
DH (72, dec) : Daniele da Riva
-DD (11) Iordana da Riva
-DS (10) Bianco da Riva
-DS (9) Mercurio da Riva
-DS (7) Tomà da Riva
-DD (4) Leandra da Riva
-DD (0) ? [straight mousy hair, amber eyes]
>Fina (8) cat
>Savio (8) dog
>Baldo Ardito (5) dog
>Guido (13) bird
>Margherita (1) cat
>Colombina (1) dog
>Nettuno (9) dogOne day in March Fortunato mysteriously dies - he appeared calm and asleep, but Helia found a stake deep in his ribcage. Her and her neighbors know that the young man down the road was spiteful of Helia after she wouldn’t sell the horse to him, and after a community effort to throw the man out of the city Helia was jailed. Mr. Donà had her released and welcomed the family into the home since their house was evicted; plus, the Donà children could use a mother figure after the death of their sickly mother in the flood years ago. The neighborhood is peaceful again - peaceful enough to not notice a baby’s cries on Christmas Eve.Year XV:
DW (34) : Helia da Riva, née Volpe
DH (72, dec) : Daniele da Riva
-DD (12) Iordana da Riva
-DS (11) Bianco da Riva
-DS (10) Mercurio da Riva
-DS (8) Tomà da Riva
-DD (5) Leandra da Riva
-DD (1) Ludovica ?
-DS (0) Zacharia ? [frizzy red hair, dark blue eyes]
>Fina (9) cat
>Savio (9) dog
>Baldo Ardito (6) dog
>Guido (14) bird
>Margherita (2) cat
>Colombina (2) dog
>Nettuno (10) dogThe year starts off rather normally, given the last; the whole family hardly has to work, but does do spare tasks of the kitchen. Leandra is very predisposed to help, and follows her mother everywhere to help her in her second pregnancy in the household. Zacharia is accepted as a blessing, but his siblings still keep their distance from him and Ludovica. At the end of the year things take a twist, and the morning after Orazio berates a secret society he believes is undermining the empire Helia disappears.

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DW(20): Alice Judith MacNeil [frizzy ginger hair, dark blue eyes]Alice and Malcolm have been married for 4 years already, but this is their first year house together after so long. Life called, and they had to see to their own goals before they could make a home. The MacNeils are a richer family, and Alice has spent the last few years touring with her father along Britain acting for the masses. Now at home on the edge of a large city, she plans to do portrait painting for income. Malcolm has spent these years at home alongside the city, busy taking over the Ballendalloch Clothiers after his uncle’s passing.Year I:
DH(25): Malcolm Cuthbert Ballendalloch [wavy light blonde hair, dark brown eyes]
DW(21): Alice Judith MacNeil [frizzy ginger hair, dark blue eyes]
-DS(0): Ninian Hugh Ballendalloch [frizzy strawberry blonde hair, dark blue eyes]
>Tenney (8) horse
>Wilmot (3) catThe first month of the year Alice traveled down the coast to visit her parents and brought back her lady Wilmot - she hissed at anyone else, so only Alice could keep her. The couple was then blessed with little Ninian, and at the birth fest a neighbor recently surprised with twin colts gave Alice and Malcolm his good horse Tenney to spread the joy around.

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