Bainbridge Brantley

The family Bainbridge comes from came into money quite suddenly and they family is still considered new money because of the means of which they came by it. The fact Bainbridges ancestor was a plain worker who happened to gain a lot by means of gambling, but even though they never gained a title the family is still respected because they proved that once they came into money they knew what to do with it. Bainbridge follows in his ancestor's foosteps by proving the same. When he was young he connected more with his mother considering her blonde hair isn't the only thing he inherited from her. They were always alike and his mother decided that instead of a tutor for the first part of his education, she should teach him and in that way she also decided to teach him about etiquette and good moral sense. God knows his cousin lacks compassion sometimes, and although he's fair to his workers, he is cold and hard and it's hard to budge him. Bainbridge never really liked his cousin so when he was around Bainbridge found other ways and means to amuse himself and thus became proficient in piano and his painting skills improved greatly, alongside with his health as he joined his parents on walks. When his mother died, everybody grieved because she was the best person most people knew, and losing such a person is hard on everybody. As their father became a workaholic and healing from her death that way, Bainbridge and his sister Abigail took comfort in each other's company and they acted as each other's rock. That's why now that they both entered the season they're both keeping an eye on each other, because they formed a connection and they won't let just anybody try their luck with their siblings.

## Personality

Bainbridge is a type of person who wants validation from others. He's nice to most people and helps them if he can because of the overflowing feeling of being helpful or kind. That way, he takes after his mother, except unlike her, he knows when people are attempting to use his kindness, and when he noticed that he will turn aggressive, or passive agressive and sometimes it leads to childish ideas. Bainbridge was taught propriety, etiquette, manners and such by his mother, and he does act gentlemanly to all ladies, not just the ones he finds beautiful. However, just like his mother he will often let his emotions or his heart decide something, and Bainbridge isn't known for acting logically. In fact, he likes his distant cousin more because of his poetic side. However with all these manners Bainbridge doesn't know how to woo properly and gets flustered easily, so poetry is what would ultimately help him express his feelings for somebody he loves. He's passionate, and he expresses it through painting, poetry and piano, but this passion often leads to anger, and he gets angry easily, but he's never aggressive. If you anger him and you are married, you are more likely to end up under the sheets with him.

## Family

The Brantley's were always described as forward, active and advanced. Ever since Harold Brantley became rich by one night of gambling, he and the rest of the family were always jumping to each trend and profiting because of it. Although the family has never had titles unless they married into having them, they showed up for it by finding new and exciting ways to earn money and what they lack title wise they offer fortune wise.

**Daniel Brantley**

Daniel Brantley was the second son to Casimir Brantley. Considering Casimir's fortune was entailed it meant legally none of it would be Daniel's. He had a rich uncle with no children, yes, but that uncle shared his money with all the relatives and Daniel didn't feel secure in his uncle's money being enough for his entire life. He decided to pick law as one of the gentlemanly professions since he was always more intrigued by constant learning. He married a woman he met in college, Alessandra and with her he had 2 children. She died in 1806 leaving them all heartbroken, but mostly leaving him to drown his sorrows in a neverending pile of paperwork.

**Alessandra Brantley**

Alessandra was born as one of the middle children in the large Erstwhile family. Often overlooked and not payed enough attention to, Alessandra had to go out of her way to be noticed. In situations like hers people would either try and get noticed by acting so irrationally and wildy to get a bad sort of attention, or try being the nicest person, breaking your own back for other people thinking people wouldn't pay attention to you if you aren't always nice to them. She did the latter but after a while she felt exhausted and overworked by doing this. She visited her brother in college when she met a man in the university library. He made her feel noticed so she married him. They had two children and being married to Daniel she felt more free to be happy with her life and do what she wants to do withouth concern to what people will think of her. She kept on being a people pleaser until her untimely death.

**Sister - Abigail Flora Brantley**

**Cousin - Louisa Brantley**

## Family history

1743 - Harold Brantley gambled at a high stakes party and went from a poor working class boy to a rich landowner. He went to the army to escape the wrath of the man who lost his fortune to him. He was first serving in Scotland during the Culloden War, and then he went to the War of the Austrian Sucession.

1748 - Harold bought the Selewyn Manor from the Cropper family, and soon after he married Florence Cropper and thus started the infamous Brantley family branch

1778 - Harold and Florence's youngest son and child, Casimir, starts his iron factory, which still runs today and is now owned by Louisa Brantley. The idea was greatly contributed by his wife and that's why it was called Melania Ironworks after his wife's middle name.

1804 - Casimir dies, cause of death was resported as an "accident"

1806 - Alessandra Brantley dies, leaving Bainbridge, her favorite child, Abigail and her husband all heartbroken