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Post by Daveeda on Mar 14, 2013 19:46:02 GMT -5
With regards to her financial standing, did her father inherit any money? or does her grandfather still hold the inehritance? Does Rosanna have a dowry waiting for when, or if, she does marry? It is those very questions I ask as well.. I'm inclined to think that her mother has a settlement/jointure which she has been holding to (tightly), and makes use of it for supporting herself and Rosanna, however in the event that her father died before her grandfather, and he feels estranged from her father, it seems that he'd not contribute much unless it suited him.. Unless there were laws passed or social requirements to be observed that I'm unaware of..?
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Post by Miss Cecily on Mar 14, 2013 20:32:16 GMT -5
Although Rosanna's father was estranged from his father, is Rosanna close to her grandfather? If so, I imagine that he would likely give her something, if not everything, because he loves her and wants the best for her. I'm not sure of any laws passed, or social requirements. I never really studied up on that aspect of the regency. If she and her grandfather are estranged, though, then I do imagine her being poor in financial status, with mainly her mother's dowry to depend on. If that should be the case, then Rosanna may have to seek an occupation so she can earn more to live on. About how many pounds a year does she live on, would you say?
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Post by Daveeda on Mar 14, 2013 20:44:31 GMT -5
No, it seems that her grandfather prefers to be aloof and inattentive to say the least. Not at all sympathetic to her situation, nor that which was her fathers, I dare say. As for their daily expenses, they keep them small and she has been taught to not make a nuisance or burden of herself beyond that which she already is. So regardless if she had more than her mother alludes to, she lives a rather modest life.
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Post by Miss Cecily on Mar 14, 2013 21:31:38 GMT -5
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Post by Daveeda on Mar 15, 2013 0:34:44 GMT -5
Oh! Thank you, I shall peruse it and perhaps find some further details to add greater accuracy. That was a brilliant finding, Miss Cecily. ..May I call you Miss Cecily?
And as an aside, the additions to your persona are most agreeable. Perhaps our characters shall meet and become fast friends in the future.
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Post by Miss Cecily on Mar 15, 2013 13:13:07 GMT -5
You may call me Miss Cecily! And may I call you Miss Rosanna? Thank you! I have based her life as closely to mine as possible, so that I will be able to relate to her. The aforementioned aunts that have degenerated...that really is quite true in my life. But of course I do have a few meaningful friendships that keep me happy.
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Post by Daveeda on Mar 16, 2013 0:54:45 GMT -5
You may indeed, (though of course to be clear, it's my persona's name and not my own, I think it best we use such with lurking bots.)
I, too, have modeled it after certain elements of my own personality and interests. (...I even have a bothersome mother Hahahah!) I think it would be easier to adapt to for my first attempt.
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Geona
Shopkeeper
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Post by Geona on May 9, 2013 13:45:25 GMT -5
For everybody interested in developing a character and managing the detailed information about it, there is now a 3-parts-series of posts on my blog www.regency-explorer.net, called "Managing the Characters". It also has a free download of a file. The file provides several worksheets for several characters. I hope it can be useful e.g. when one would like to develope a set of charaters for a special themed regency-party or even a Regency-murder-mystery.
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