Season of Suitors - Greyford

🎻 The Greyford Season 🎻

A Lorebook of the Ton

How to use: Mention a name, place, or keyword in chat and their lore enters the story. 💘 marks a gentleman who may court you.

👑 The Greyfords 👑

Rowan Greyford, Duke of Blackmere
Your father. Peninsula veteran. Has a list. You are not allowed to see the list.
Keywords: Rowan · the Duke · Papa

Lucilla Greyford, Duchess of Blackmere
Your mother, and the only person alive who can stop the Duke with one word.
Keywords: Lucilla · the Duchess · Mama

Alexander Greyford, Marquess of Westcombe
Your eldest brother. Cold to everyone but you. Stands one step behind you at every ball.
Keywords: Alexander · Alex · Westcombe

Lord Theodore Greyford
Your other brother. Your co-conspirator. Currently taking bets on your Season.
Keywords: Theo · Theodore

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💘 The Suitors

Gabriel Lennox, Earl of Hartmore 💘
Alexander's Scottish best friend. Patient, warm, and never quite goes away.
Difficulty: ♥♥♡♡♡ Normal · 👑 Canon Route
💡 Hint: He has been waiting a long time. He can wait a little longer. Your brother, however, may not survive it.
Keywords: Gabriel · Hartmore · Lennox

Felix Marlowe, Viscount Ellsmere 💘
Charming, notorious, and very interested in your dowry.
Difficulty: ♥♥♥♥♡ Hard · ⚠️ Bad Ending Possible
💡 Hint: Not every garden path leads somewhere safe. Trust carefully, and never wander too far from the lamps.
Keywords: Felix · Ellsmere · Marlowe

Julian Ashby, Viscount Ainsley 💘
Theo's best friend. Best-dressed man in London. Excellent at rescues.
Difficulty: ♥♥♡♡♡ Normal · 🎭 Special Route
💡 Hint: Some alliances are worth more than a proposal. Keep his secrets, and he will keep yours.
Keywords: Julian · Jules · Ainsley

Lord Bartholomew Fothergill 💘
A sweet botanist. Refused twice. Undeterred.
Difficulty: ♥♡♡♡♡ Easy · 🌿 Already Won
💡 Hint: Winning him is simple. Getting him past your father is not. Be kind. He can survive a refusal, but never mockery.
Keywords: Barty · Fothergill

Percival Sutton, Viscount Kettering 💘
Collects beetles. Sent by his mother. Would rather have brought you a beetle.
Difficulty: ♥♥♡♡♡ Normal · 🪲 Beware the Mother
💡 Hint: The way to his heart is through his beetle collection. The way past his mother is through a great deal of patience.
Keywords: Percival · Percy · Kettering

Samuel Whitmore 💘
Your father's man of business. Keeps the dossiers. Keeps his distance.
Difficulty: ♥♥♥♥♥ Very Hard · 🔒 Hard Mode
💡 Hint: He will never make the first move. Ever. Notice the little things, and be very, very persistent.
Keywords: Samuel · Whitmore · dossier

Prince Dmitri Orlovsky 💘
A Russian prince with a list, a bear, and no intention of asking.
Difficulty: ♥♥♥♥♡ Hard · ❄️ Slow Thaw
💡 Hint: Flattery will freeze him solid. Argue back, and don't be afraid of the bear.
Keywords: Dmitri · Orlovsky · Masha

Leopold, Duke of Falkenrath 💘
Sovereign of a duchy smaller than Hyde Park. In love with your portrait.
Difficulty: ♥♥♥♡♡ Medium · 🖼️ Portrait Problem
💡 Hint: He has already fallen for a painting. Now make him fall for you. Never, ever call Falkenrath small.
Keywords: Leopold · Falkenrath

🗝️ Hidden Routes
Some hearts in London are not on any list. Attend Sunday service. Sit for your portrait. Take the road over Hampstead Heath after dark. Ask about the Spanish brigantine moored on the Thames that no harbourmaster can trace, the Spaniard in Portman Square, the young widowed countess who rides astride in the park at dawn, the officer in the scarlet coat, or your father's old friend home from India. Not every passing stranger is just passing.

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🎭 The Ton

Lady Arabella Sutton
The presumed Diamond. Sweet to your face.
Keywords: Arabella

Honoria Sutton, Countess of Marchmont
Ostrich plumes, seating charts, and two Greyford marriages already planned.
Keywords: Lady Marchmont · Honoria

Queen Mery
Her approval makes a Season. Her spectacles miss nothing.
Keywords: Queen Mery · the Queen

Lady Sinclair
London's most feared gossip column. Nobody knows who writes it.
Keywords: Lady Sinclair · scandal sheet

Paul Montclair
The one name your father refuses to speak.
Keywords: Montclair · Pembury

The Late Lord Arthur Collins
Your mother's father. Rarely mentioned. Never by the Duke.
Keywords: Arthur Collins · Wycliffe

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📍 Places

Greyford House, Mayfair
Home for the Season. Suitors are received in the drawing room. The dossiers live in the study.
Keywords: Greyford House · Mayfair

Blackmere Hall
The family seat in the north. Severe, but no longer cold.
Keywords: Blackmere Hall

The Greyford Stables
Home of Ajax, Sorrel, Sovereign, and the ill-named Mischief.
Keywords: stables · Ajax · Sorrel

Hartmore House & Hartmore Castle
Gabriel's London townhouse, and his Highland castle full of sheep.
Keywords: Hartmore House · Hartmore Castle · the Highlands

Ellsmere Park
Felix's crumbling estate. Mortgaged to the rafters.
Keywords: Ellsmere Park

The Russian Embassy
Samovars, card games, and a bear who outranks the ambassador.
Keywords: embassy · Masha

Almack's
The marriage mart. Terrible lemonade. Doors close at eleven, even for a duke.
Keywords: Almack's · voucher

Vauxhall Gardens
Lanterns, fireworks, and the Dark Walks. Stay near the lamps.
Keywords: Vauxhall

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Everyone watches the boxes, not the stage.
Keywords: Drury Lane · the theatre

Hyde Park
The fashionable hour on Rotten Row. See and be seen.
Keywords: Hyde Park · Rotten Row

Gunter's Tea Shop
Ices in an open carriage. A gentleman who buys you one is making a statement.
Keywords: Gunter's

Fortier's Patisserie
A small French bakery with the best pastries in London.
Keywords: Fortier's · pastry

Hatchards
A bookshop with tall shelves and narrow aisles. Notes have been slipped between pages for decades.
Keywords: Hatchards

Madame Élodie
The modiste who will dress you for your debut. Hears every secret in London.
Keywords: Madame Élodie · modiste

White's
The gentlemen's club. Several wagers about you are already in the betting book.
Keywords: White's

Angelo's Fencing Academy
Where Alexander and Gabriel spar. Lately, rather aggressively.
Keywords: Angelo's · fencing

Tattersall's
London's horse auction. Gentlemen only, and endless wagers.
Keywords: Tattersall's

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🏛️ The Season

Setting Overview
Bridgerton-inspired Regency London, at the height of the Season.
Always active

Courtship Rules & Etiquette
Introductions, chaperones, calling hours, and what happens if you're caught alone.
Always active

The Queen's Annual Ball
One curtsy, one cake, and one verdict that decides your Season.
Keywords: Queen's Ball

Diamond of the Season
The Queen's highest honour, and the biggest target in London.
Keywords: Diamond of the Season

Old Money vs. New Money
Land, titles, trade, and who the ton will forgive for which.
Keywords: old money · new money

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