The People of House Moritani

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Ophelia Gabryela Moritani
Siridar-Countess
Ophelia is the current Siridar-Countess of House Moritani. Born in 10,061 to Nikkolai, youngest brother of Galeazzo V, and Guglielmina, Ophelia is their eldest child. Her tutelage began at an average age, and she was solely schooled within the family's home, despite the opportunities available to her by attending one of the Bene Gesserit finishing schools. Seeing that this child had a mind for business, her father took her in hand himself eventually, to let her see the runnings of the vineyard. She caught on quickly, as it was suspected she would, and was able to successfully handle a majority of the business. But then, there was the civil war, and in an incident Nikkolai was blinded. Ophelia took on all of the operations then, and she did so quietly. After all, business is a man's profession, and it wouldn't do to rock the boat so severely. Not at first, anyways.

She is as yet unmarried, and has no children. It is expected that she will soon marry, however, as a betrothal has just been announced.

Baroness Demiana Forlani Volaterin
Demiana is the third, and most rebellious, daughter of Nikkolai Moritani and his lady wife. Father to four daughters, Nikkolai chose his eldest, Ophelia, to inherit the family business. The other three girls were sent to a boarding school of sorts for several years. Upon her return home, Demi was informed that a marriage had been arranged for her, to Baron German Volaterin of Senco. She was not overjoyed. In the end, she submitted under duress (and large doses of medications similar in property to anti-depressants), was married to the young Baron, and shipped off to live with him. It took her quite a while to make peace with her situation, and with her husband, but she came to love him over the years they were together. A tragedy claimed the Baron's life, as well as the life of Demiana's firstborn son, Hamilton. The death of the Baron was even more tragic, because he never saw the daughter Demi bore him just months afterward.

To Kaitain she has come, at the invitation of her sister, the Countess.

Lord Anatole Dominic Ciccolini
Anatole was born on Grumman, to a cousin of Galeazzo V, and as such, knew a life of wealth, luxury, and education. From an early age he was a bright boy, and as he grew older, he matched his intelligence with a wit, charm, and handsome featured face that gave him a reputation as a heartbreaker and playboy. Upon returning to his familial estate, he spent a few years increasing their holdings before he mysteriously dissapeared, to return some years later, finding his family dead and he the inheritor of the fortune. Becoming something of a socialite, he grew in prosperity before being called to Kaitain to serve the Countess Ophelia.

Lord Rinaldo Moritani
Rinaldo (b. 10,067), who married the Lady Germina (Augustus II Venhei's daughter), was expected to play a major role in the court of his father, Agon, but Agon's untimely death has led to great instability in this wing of the family. If Rinaldo can overcome his grief, perhaps he will again take a prominent place, this time in the court of the Countess.

Lord Rinaldo's marriage to Lady Germina was declared void by the Countess in 10,097, presumably at the Lord's request. Few details about the incident are known publicly.

Lady Sophia Angelina Moritani
The daughter of the late na-Count Agon Moritani, Sophia has left a trail of broken hearts (and sometimes corpses) everywhere she has passed. After Agon's death, she seems to have taken up wearing black permanently. Not much is known about her past, save that she was once engaged, and her fiance turned up dead, victim of a poisoned thorn on a rose. She is rumored to have a small but efficient network of spies, and it is well known that she is accustomed to getting her way ... especially from men. She arrived on Kaitain very suddenly, having resided on Grumman for her entire life. She was summoned to assist her brother Rinaldo, so recently divorced, but she does not seem at all displeased with her lot. Kaitain is, after all, where the proverbial action is, and she is intrigued with the opportunity to more closely study her cousin Ophelia, a powerful woman in her own right.

Lord Ermengildo Moritani
Ermengildo (b. 10,035) was Agon's brother and was once the trusted advisor of Count Cesare. Very shortly after the Countess' arrival on Kairain, an incident occurred between him and the Emperor, in which insults were traded. The Countess learned of the affair, and has ostracized Ermengildo and his children from the family, with their names to be stricken from all family records. Furthermore, it has also been decreed that his name is not to be spoken in her presence, under penalty of similar banishment. He has since taken on his mother's name, and Minor House - de Bourboun, and seeks another Siridar to take him in. The man has not been seen since, and it is unknown whether another House accepted him in.

Lord Cesare Moritani
Cesare (b. 10,064) is the former Siridar Count Moritani. He abdicated in favor of his uncle, Agon, and since then became a minor player in the House's politics. The sudden relinquishing of the Siridarship raised many brows, and more than a few have speculated on the true facts behind the incident. But it is a matter that has not been spoken of, at least, not openly.

Cesare has since taken up residence under the hospitality of House Harkonnen in the Harkonnen embassy on Kaitain.

There are many other family members, especially since House Moritani is one of the most ancient Houses in the Imperium.