Kershaw House

「Nobility of the House」

Earl Rudolf Kershaw (Head of the House)

• Forms of address

On envelopes: The Right Honourable The Earl Of Leoville

Letter Salutations: My Lordship Rudolf/My Dear Lordship Leoville

Oral Address: My Lordship Rudolf, His Lordship Rudolf

Emellia Kershaw

• Forms of address

On envelopes: Countess of Leoville

Letter Salutations: My Ladyship Emellia/My Dear Ladyship Leoville

Oral Address: My Ladyship Emellia, Her Ladyship Emellia

Ottilia Kershaw

• Forms of address

On envelopes: My Ladyship Ottilia Kershaw

Letter Salutations: My Ladyship Ottilia

Oral Address: My Ladyship Ottilia, Her Ladyship Ottilia

Leonarda Kershaw

• Forms of address

On envelopes: My Ladyship Leonarda Kershaw

Letter Salutations: My Ladyship Leonarda

Oral Address: My Ladyship Leonarda, Her Ladyship Leonarda

Lothar Kershaw (Heir of the House)

• Forms of address

On envelopes: The Right Honourable The Lord of Leoville

Letter Salutations: My Lordship Lothar/My Dear Lordship Lothar

Oral Address: My Lordship Lothar, His Lordship Lothar

Elouise Kershaw

• Forms of address

On envelopes: My Ladyship Elouise Kershaw

Letter Salutations: My Ladyship Elouise

Oral Address: My Ladyship Elouise, Her Ladyship Elouise

「Servants」

House Steward Arnold Nighy

• Responsible for all purchasing, hiring, firing and paying

the servant staff. He would not be considered a servant

but a professional man like a lawyer. He acts in-charge of the House when the Head of the House, his wife, and heir are out of the city or unable to do their duties.

Governess Lady Rosalinde Fernard

• A noble paid to educate children in their own home. They are often unmarried and had to go service to support themselves.

Housekeeper Belinda Grader

• Responsible for the female staff and maintaining the house's furnishings.

Housemaid Alephe Harred

• General purpose worker.

Parlor maid Lossiana Midred

• Responsible for cleaning and maintaining the sitting rooms, drawing rooms, etc. of the house.

Laundry maid Aubrey Nuttal

• Washing and ironing.

Chambermaid Raine Natel

• Responsible for cleaning bedrooms.

Lady's maid Ottilia: Emery Nuttal; Leonarda: Aquila Ogden; Elouise: Petra Greenwood

• A private servant for the lady of the house: assisting them with dressing, caring for their cloths, being a general companion and even performing secretarial duties. They were hired by the Lady of the house rather than by the butler, housekeeper or house steward.

Lady-in-waiting Emellia: Lady Mathilde Febland

• A noblewoman in the household of a queen, princess, or other woman of higher ranks who attends her as a personal assistant, generally a role considered an honour.

Aide Lothar: Talia Ashworth; Rudolf: Abelus Southwark

• Aides are hired by the Lady or Lord when the Lady's maid or Valet belongs to the middle class. They assist them with dressing, caring for their cloth, and everything else required by the Lady or Lord. E.g. Sir Karl Lagerfeld is a Knight thus part of the Gentry. The Gentry belongs in the middle class. There is a custom in Leovia that if a nobleman or a male of high degree takes in a female aide, it signifies that the female aide will also accompany the Lord in any sexual activity, if required. Also, the same goes when a noblewoman hires a male aide.

Head nurse Floria Woodbead

• In charge of the nursing staff in houses with several nurses. Many of these nurses, charged with watching over young children 12-14 years old. Other than this, she is also responsible to provide care for the sick.

Nursemaid Leina Pantera

• Responsible for raising the babies and young children of the house, and cares for the sick. Assists the Head nurse with her responsibilities.

Butler Adamas Fadus

• The highest ranking official servant next to the House Steward and in the same rank as the Housekeeper and Cook. Responsible for running the house and assumes the house steward's responsibilities. He is responsible for all the male servants.

Coachman Messin Florens

• A man who drives the rail coach of the House.

First footman Euclio Lucioni

• Next in line to replace the butler. His main job was to be tall, handsome and represent the estate's grandeur. He accompanied the lady of the house on shopping expeditions, served the family meals and assisted the butler in his duties.

Second footman Hegio Audens

• Similar to the first footman but in more of an apprenticeship status.

Page Olivier Clegg

• Apprentice footman. A serving boy – a youth attending a person of high degree.

Gate keeper Titus Bantia

• His job was to guard the main entrance to the estate and often lived in a small house attached to the gate.

Valet Lothar: Sir Karl Lagerfeld; Rudolf: Sir Ernest Broocke

• A private servant for the lord of the house: as the following mentioned valets are knights they serve as a general companion and perform secretarial duties.

Groom Erotium Tranio

• Cared for rail coaches

Gardener Georgius Gratian

• Manages the gardens and landscapes of the estate. He is highly-regarded to impress guests and nobles in the house.

Ground keeper Albertus Asellio

• The general laborers under the head gardener. They'd do everything from planting trees to cutting grass.

Cook Baldwin Clegg

• In charge of the kitchen staff and responsible for preparing

the family's meals. Because of his skills to impress guests and the family, he is considered to be in the same rank with the Housekeeper and Butler.

Kitchen maid Milonia Rummage

• Assists in kitchen work.

Scullery maid Berta Carla

• Dish washer.

Under Cook Martina Bonneville

• Apprentice to the chef. Prepares meals for the staff.

Note:

The Forms of Address of the nobles in the House are referenced from the United Kingdom Forms of Address.