The Quint Family

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The Quint Family is, in its latest known state, a family from Ludus spanning five generations. Primarily based in Okto-Gredile, the Quints are the wealthiest family on the continent, with most of their income being drawn from various business sectors. Despite this, most of the average Ludusian populous does not know much about the Quints and their historical dominance over the economy, with exceptions made for Barringer Quint and Baxter Ethos Quint.
==General==
The Quint Family is largely a blood-related family consisting of Gridmasks. However, individuals who were emotionally close with the Quints were also considered members. Most Quints consider it a high honor to "keep the name" - essentially, have their surname be "Quint" - and, as such, the family does not keep with the regular Okto-Gredile surname-inheriting customs. Members entering into the family, regardless of gender or prior recognition, will often be pressured to take on the Quint surname presuming that they initially refuse.
Since its earliest "founding" under Laveran Quint, the Quint Family has operated under a system by which a delegated family geriarch (or matriarch/patriarch, based on pronouns) controls all inherited wealth from deceased members and distributes it as they see fit. The geriarch was also originally responsible for "familial management," keeping loose tabs on everyone and, should they deem one member unfit to be a Quint for whatever reason, forcibly removing them from the family. Later on, while the title of family geriarch was still passed down, the role of one was less strictly defined, with some opting to focus more on economic management and others on familial management. The current fifth generation of the Quint Family does not follow this system whatsoever.
Removal from the Quint Family, a practice known as "dropping the name," is typically enforced by the family geriarch, usually with input from other elderly or high-influence Quints. While the member is not removed from family trees or similar records, they lose all claims to the Quint Family fortune, are to be treated as outsiders, and are forced to self-distance from the Quint name. This practice was first seen with Oberth Quiet, being "dropped" by Laveran for unrecorded reasons. Some dropped individuals will keep their surnames something functionally similar to Quint, though others will shed the name entirely and opt for something else.
==Laveran==
Laveran Quint was the first known Quint. She is considered the first family matriarch and is the only known member of the first generation of the Quint Family. No records of her own parents or partner(s) exist, and it is uncertain whether her surname of Quint came from people before her. She was the first to begin the Quint Family trend of "getting rich quietly." She bore two offspring: Barringer and Oberth.
==Second Generation==
===Barringer===
Barringer Quint was the firstborn child of Laveran. He was the second family patriarch after Laveran. He was the brother of Oberth, the husband of Feste, and the father of Val, Sanford, Fryxell, and Capricie.
Barringer, prior to the fifth generation, was by far the most widely recognized Quint, anthologized in family mythos and local stories as a popular businessman, renowned for his "boisterous" strategies of getting rich. Despite his deviation from the "get rich quietly" trend of the Quint Family, he is often praised for his work. He was known to be very active in the public sphere, responsible for commissioning multiple urbanization projects and contributing to the construction of New Hub City. Following Oberth's drop, he inherited the majority of Laveran's wealth.
===Oberth===
Oberth Quiet, originally named Oberth Quint, was the second child of Laveran. He was the brother of Barringer, the husband of Kaestar, and the father of Gallion and Fornax.
Oberth was the first member of the Quint Family to be forced to drop the name (by Laveran), though the reasons for this are unknown. While he inherited some of her fortune, a significant portion of it ended up back at his brother Barringer's estate after the drop. He altered his surname to "Quiet" in response to the drop, being the first of a few individuals opting to have a surname close to Quint.
===Others===
*Feste Quint, née Feste gez-Amor, was the spouse of Barringer. A well-known figure in various humorous legends within the Quint Family, most of what is known about Feste has been passed down from generational stories. They were, supposedly, a very fun-loving person who lived rather lavishly, as well as an intensely romantic partner to Barringer. They were the parent of Val, Sanford, Fryxell, and Capricie.
*Kaestar Quint, née Kaestar Wendos, was the wife of Oberth. She was described as "inoffensive" to the Quint Family and was allowed to remain in contact with them (as well as keep her surname) following Oberth's drop, though she was not involved with Quint Family affairs. Near the end of her life, which was short by comparison to most, she began to struggle financially, and according to rumor, she was never given a proper funeral. She was the mother of Gallion and Fornax.
==Third Generation==
===Sanford===
Main article: Sanford
Sanford Quid, originally named Sanford Quint, was the second child of Barringer and Feste. After taking up work as a hitman and being hired to eliminate a family friend as his assignment, he was forced to drop the name by Barringer and was disowned entirely (though, allegedly, he never went through with the assassination). While in line to inherit his father's fortune, the money instead went to his sibling, Fryxell. He was the brother of Val, Fryxell, and Capricie.
===Fryxell===
Fryxell Quint was the third child of Barringer and Feste. They were the third family geriarch after Barringer. They were the sibling of Val, Sanford, and Capricie, the ex-spouse of Osso, and the parent of Aegis.
Fryxell was remembered as hotheaded and a hard-worker, being equally involved in familial and business management after first inheriting Barringer's wealth (resulting from Sanford's drop). They were known to be abusive to their spouse and child, resulting in the former divorcing Fryxell after years of mistreatment (for which Fryxell forced them to drop the name). They died due to stress-related complications prior to witnessing the births of any of their cousins' children.
===Others===
*Valeriana "Val" Quint was the firstborn child of Barringer and Feste. She died from medical complications during her adolescence. She was the sister of Sanford, Fryxell, and Capricie.
*Capricie Quint was the fourth child of Barringer and Feste. She was the fourth matriarch after Fryxell. Following her sibling's death, she immediately utilized her influence as family matriarch to enforce "positive familial management," as she called it, paying very little attention to economic affairs and instead focusing on reconnecting members of the Quint Family who were previously forced to drop the name. She was the sister of Val, Sanford, and Fryxell, the wife of Mag-Arca, and the mother of Rulyen.
*Gallion Hietl, originally named Gallion Quint, was the firstborn child of Oberth and Kaestar. Being born prior to Oberth's drop, Gallion was originally allowed to remain a member of the Quint Family under the condition that he cut all his ties with his father, which he obliged. Later on, under Fryxell's geriarchy, he was forced to drop the name on account of his partner, Jhalith, being Norfae, which Fryxell did not approve of. According to records from his nibling Donner, with whom he was very close with prior to being dropped, he was a "lovely, passionate soul." Gallion passed away at some point before Capricie became the family matriarch, and as such, the Quint Family was unable to reconnect with him. He was the brother of Fornax and the life partner of Jhalith, as well as the namesake, posthumously, of Galle.
*Fornax Quint was the second child of Oberth and Kaestar. Like her brother, she was born prior to Oberth's drop, and was allowed to remain a member of the Quint Family so long as she disconnected entirely from her father. After her mother's death, however, she was forced to seek out her father for economic support, being largely ignored by the "Barringer side" of the family under Fryxell's geriarchy. As a result, Fryxell forced her to drop the name and become Fornax Quiet after learning about her dependence on her father. However, after gaining financial stability and independence from Oberth, she married Quilt and became Fornax Vespen, then reached out to Capricie (with Quilt's help) and worked tirelessly to be welcomed back into the Quint Family. Fryxell eventually agreed, again cementing her name as Fornax Quint. She was the sister of Gallion, the wife of Quilt, and the mother of Donner and Tzierr.
*Osso Cerpest, née Osso Tanger and called Osso Quint during their first marriage, was the ex-spouse of Fryxell. While Fryxell was still the family geriarch, they sought to divorce them in order to escape the constant verbal and physical abuse, for which they were forced to drop the name (and which they gladly obliged, reverting back to their maiden name). They later married Ioreen and took on her surname. After Fryxell's death, family matriarch Capricie reconnected with Osso and pleaded with them to return to the Quint Family on more pleasant terms, and while they agreed to rejoin the family in a technical sense, they refused to take on the Quint name again. They were the parent of Aegis and the spouse of Ioreen.
*Mag-Arca Quint, née Mag-Arca Loque, was the wife of Capricie. She was rarely seen outside of family gatherings and was known to dote on her son, Rulyen.
*Hej "Quilt" Quint, born Hej Vespen and later dubbed Hej Quilt, was the husband of Fornax. Described by most as "too friendly," he married Fornax shortly after she gained independence from her father, then assisted her with connecting to her cousin Capricie in order to reconnect to the family. Fryxell, after learning of his involvement, jokingly bestowed upon him the nickname "Quilt," which he gladly accepted as his own surname. Capricie then convinced Fryxell that he was more than deserving of true acceptance into the Quint Family, and his name was changed once more - thus, his surname changed from "Vespen" to "Quilt" and then to "Quint" within the span of a single day. While known by his first name to most of the third-generation Quints, he was affectionately known by later generations simply as "Quilt."
*Ioreen Cerpest was the second wife of Osso. Wedding her spouse some time after they had escaped their abusive first marriage, she resented the Quints based on what she had heard from Osso about them. However, following Fryxell's death, she and Osso were contacted by Capricie, who wished to (re-)invite them into the Quint Family. Ioreen staunchly refused the offer as well as the opportunity to take on the Quint surname. Despite this, current editions of the Quints' family tree still lists Ioreen in it.
*Jhalith Hietl was the life partner of Gallion. Being Norfae, xe was never formally accepted into the Quint Family, with the then-family geriarch Fryxell forcing Gallion to drop the name over his relationship with xym. Capricie was never able to successfully establish contact with xym, though the most recent generation of the Quint Family list xym as a member anyway.
==Fourth Generation==
===Aegis===
Aegis Quint was the first and only child of Fryxell and Osso. They were the sixth family geriarch after Rulyen. They were the spouse of Ingrid and the parent of Canter, Baxter, and Terry.
Being raised under Fryxell's abusive household and not able to depart with their mother once the divorce came, Aegis bore the worst of it during their developmental years, with their cousin and friend Rulyen being one of their few comforts. Aegis buried themself into their work to escape the fury of their parent, becoming one of the most prominent businesspeople in the Quint household even at a young age. After Fryxell passed away, Aegis inherited their wealth, and used the vast majority of it to expand the family business into the technological sector, moving their base of operations into New Hub City. This move dramatically increased the already large influence that the Quints had over the Okto-Gredile population. Additionally, this, alongside their strong bond with Rulyen, allowed them to act as an additional, unofficial family geriarch with Rulyen until Rulyen's own passing.
At some point while striking deals in New Hub City, Aegis met and fell in love with Ingrid, with the two marrying after three years of dating. Together, they had three children: Canter, Baxter, and Terry. Wishing to be a better parent to their children than Fryxell, though perhaps not having the emotional capacity to be as caring as they should have been, they fell back on their family motto and business practices, teaching their children everything they knew and encouraging them to find their own ways to support themselves. Their middle child, Baxter, began to prove himself as more of a scam artist and a disingenuous person than his siblings, and as a result Aegis opted to shun him from their house in order for him to hone his skills. However, Aegis explicitly did not force Baxter to drop the name, nor shun him from the Quint Family as a whole, still keeping tabs on him via Canter (who had moved in with Baxter on their own volition to ensure his safety).
On their 50th birthday, Aegis rented out a large sea vessel and took along Ingrid for a trip intending to last a week. It is known that the both of them died here under mysterious circumstances, and it is widely believed that Baxter was involved.
Their text color is #999977.
===Ingrid===
Ingrid Kairos Quint, née Ingrid Kairos Torroye, was the wife of Aegis. Abandoned by her parents at birth, she was raised in a Giajya chapel on the outskirts of New Hub City, which she grew to resent during her teen years. Opting for petty thievery during her adolescence, she eventually adopted a strategy by which she would steal blueprints from nearby construction sites, then teach herself the intricacies of architecture. Her skill, coupled with her confident and demanding demeanor, granted her access into schools and the high echelons of the city's society, where she quickly became a popular architect and designer for NHC's wealthiest patrons. Her biggest economic break came from a commission to design the Quint Family headquarters, and it was after this point that she met, fell in love with, and eventually married Aegis. Ingrid's inclusion into the Quint Family was well-received, with many members even eagerly accepting her as one of their own even prior to the marriage.
Ingrid, as mother to Canter, Baxter, and Terry, did everything in her power to supply them with their immediate needs, remembering and lamenting her own parentless and poor upbringing. However, she shared Aegis' vision that the children would need the know-how to survive on their own. Her own ability to emotionally nurture her children was perhaps questionable, though she seemed to improve on it substantially with her daughter Terry. She did not have much of a stake in Baxter's removal from their household, being sympathetic to some of his schemes (again, remembering her own childhood), but also strongly opposed some of his tactics. Her relationship with Terry grew somewhat during this period.
On Aegis' 50th birthday, Ingrid went on a large sea vessel with them for a trip intending to last a week. It is known that the both of them died here under mysterious circumstances, and it is widely believed that Baxter was involved.
Her text color is #888899.
===Others===
*Rulyen Quint was the first and only child of Capricie and Mag-Arca. He was the fifth family patriarch after Capricie. After his mother's death, he found himself unable to perform the duties of a family patriarch on his own, and sought counsel from his cousin and childhood friend Aegis on many matters. He passed away relatively young from natural causes.
*Donner Root, born Donner Quint, is the firstborn child of Fornax and Quilt and the sibling of Tzierr. They were very excitable in their youth, being very close to their uncle Gallion prior to his drop. They initially married Harpe and bore a son, Galle (named after Gallion), but later began to have an affair with Jorjy, whom they later ran away with and married (despite never going through with proper proceedings to divorce their first husband). Records heavily imply that they were dropped from the Quint Family by a collective council possibly consisting of Capricie, Mag-Arca, Fornax, Aegis, and/or Rulyen, though no motions for contact or explicit excommunication have gone through. Their current status is unknown.
*Tzierr Quint is the second child of Fornax and Quilt and the sibling of Donner. After receiving the blessing of an elderly Capricie prior to her death, they departed Okto-Gredile on an expedition to other continents. They wrote back to their family very frequently (though letters often came back many years late, if at all), and mentioned a developed romance with Morcine often. After a certain point, their letters stopped showing up entirely. Their current status is unknown.
*Harpe Quint, née Harpe Rudnette, was the first husband of Donner. Known as a self-keeping and quiet man, he was allowed (encouraged, even) to remain within the Quint Family after Donner ran away with Jorjy. He became disconnected after a few years and eventually committed suicide. With Donner, he bore one son, Galle.
*Jorjy Root is the current partner of Donner. Nothing is known about him, other than that he and Donner were involved in an affair during the latter's marriage to Harpe, and that the two ran away together in order to get married. He is anthologized as a running joke among Aegis and Ingrid's children, who express disbelief and hilarity at the notion of leaving home to get married to "someone called Jorjy." His current status is unknown.
*"Morcine" may or may not be a member of the Quint Family, but is frequently written about in Tzierr's letters as someone that they are very much in love with. Nothing is known about their gender, pronouns, complete name, appearance, species, background, occupation, or hobbies. It is unknown if Tzierr and Morcine are still together, what the legal nature of their relationship is/was, or if the two are even still alive.
==Fifth Generation==
===Canter===
Main article: Canter
===Baxter===
Main article: Baxter
===Terry===
Main article: Terry
===Others===
*Galle Quint is the first and only child of Donner and Harpe. He was named after Gallion, with whom Donner was close. After Donner ran away with Jorjy, he remained only with his father Harpe for a few years before departing on his own. He is currently estranged from the family, and his current status is unknown, despite Canter's best efforts to try and reach him.
==Appendix==
===Appearances===
*Appearances will only list members of the Quint Family who do not have their own articles.
:B: Now Hiring (Barringer, mentioned), Welcome to Isles & Quint (Aegis and Ingrid, mentioned)
:Ƨ: Sanford's Big Hit (Barringer and Val, mentioned)
===Trivia===
*Currently, the only confirmed surviving Quints are Canter, Baxter, and Terry. Donner, Jorjy, Tzierr, Morcine, and Galle may also be alive in specific Timelines.
*Kaestar's first name is a reference to the pet Kaestar_Sonica on Fan-Ball, while her maiden name is a reference to Carla Wendos from the Adult Swim sketch Live at the Necropolis: Lords of Synth (who, in turn, is a reference to musician Wendy Carlos).
*Two quotes from Barringer are recited by Maxine in Now Hiring: "No worthy work but honest work" and "Intelligence reaps its own."
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