TalusMoonbreaker Posted November 20, 2021 Posted November 20, 2021 (edited) The Moccenigo Family is a smaller, less politically powerful family that has a long history of providing Varlyrio with grand and magnificent architecture, generally around the capital of Illaryian or in their home of Porto Caglaveri, about which half of the structures have been designed by the Moccenigos. However, since their failed attempt to frame the beloved Rego, Luca di Carli, their name became one of villainy and all of their contracts were hence cancelled leading to the family’s eventual bankruptcy and further splitting (that has yet to be fully explained nella storia, but tis a teaser for future developments :D). Edit: Due to a secret alliance formed with some of the most powerful famiglie in Varlyrio, and with the help of Arama de Cioto, who Ilazio couldn't bear to kill, the once Rego was deposed and the Moccenigo family rose in power with Ilazio as Rego. Brabantio Moccenigo Status: Dead Brabantio was the opportunistic head of the family until he caught a common case of the assassinations for attempting “treasonous deeds” in league with the now deceased Kolgari Prins Råiden Tígrisdýrið. Before his untimely demise, he was a quite famous architect who often received contracts from the wealthy and prestigious families of eastern Varlyrio including the past two Regos themselves, Supano Amancio and Luca di Carli respectively. Isotta Moccenigo Status: Ill Isotta managed to be cursed while out surveying with her husband Brabantio and is now perpetually ill with various ailments. But when not sick, she is known for hosting lavish, corretto banquets and balls, much of which attracts the attention of the wealthy, leading to more contracts for Brabantio. As such for being sick, she spends most of her time in bed reading and gaining knowledge that at least one of her sons will cherish, the other not so. Ironically, she comes from a long line of healers, but has yet to find a cure to her curse. Ristoro Moccenigo Status: Alive Ristoro is the eldest of Brabantio’s two sons and is, well, inclined to immoral behavior which has gotten him detained for debauchery several times and most certainly hasn’t wrecked La Villa Moccenigo with any ostentatious parties. Unlike his younger brother, Ristoro never entered the family trade despite his father’s displeasure, but he did manage to marry which greatly pleased his family who prematurally hoped it’d change his habits (they were sorely disappointed), although his wife, Marsilia, soon realized that her kindness towards him had been an extremely terrible idea. For a while, he lay rotting away in some dank prison for angering the Moccenigos’ business rivals the Ziccardi for taking some, well, licentious libertà, until Ilazio reluctantly needed his help. Ilazio Moccenigo Status: Current Rego of Varlyrio Ilazio followed in his father’s footsteps and studied under his tutelage to become an architect and contributed much to his family’s legacy, all to be thrown down the drain by an ill-fated move on Brabantio’s part and the double-crossing Arama de Cioto. When he wasn’t working with his father, he spent his time reading, fencing with Salvadore, admiring and practicing painting, or mentoring his new niece Aurelia. Normally calm and composed (or what everyone else refers to as “brooding”), the insulting or harming of any of his famiglia for unjust reasons makes him act irrationally and with much vendetta. Marsilia di Veniera Status: Alive Marsilia is a kind woman from a well-to-do family in the mountainous, eastern Varlyrian town of Veniera who found Ristoro beat up after he had some fun and came to like him after patching him up whilst taking care of him for several days. Originally, she worked in her family’s winery but now must compensate with odd jobs to support herself and her young daughter since marrying Ristoro and moving to Porto Caglaveri. Currently, she has zero intent of bailing Ristoro out of prison and is only residing with the Moccenigos still because she’d rather not go back home in disgrace. Mirco il Servitore Status: Alive Mirco is but a humble servant of the Moccenigo family who deeply cares about everyone even if they don’t reciprocate, thinking that he is incompetent and socially awkward. He always addresses them as mio Signore or mia Signora. Salvadore Armando Moccenigo Status: Off in Kaliphlin Salvadore’s parents wandered off to the wastelands (presumably looking for gold) and accidentally left him at La Villa Moccenigo after one of Ristoro’s secret gallas. Brabantio and Isotta decided to keep watch over the child until his parents returned, which never occurred and he became a sort of cugino to Ilazio and Ristoro. Although he never picked up on architecture and was quite adventurous, he at least wasn’t a useless cretino and spent most of his time practicing fencing or contracting as a sellsword. The latest of his contracts has taken him to far off Barqa in Kaliphlin. Aurelia Moccenigo di Veniera Status: Alive Aurelia is, in all technicality, a bastard, although neither she nor Marsilia’s family know of it (Marsilia had to pretend that Aurelia was her maid around her family to keep out of their wrath), and no one, besides the Ziccardi, would call her that as an insult; for a Varlyrian, she’s extremely nonviolent and kind. Although she currently works as a messenger, ironically many of the denizens of Porto Caglaveri have assumed that she is a mute since she practically never speaks to anyone. In Story Spoiler L'Inizio The Tiger of Illaryian Le Conseguenze The Architect's Ascension Solatium Edited February 3, 2023 by TalusMoonbreaker Quote
W Navarre Posted November 20, 2021 Posted November 20, 2021 Oh, I love how you go all out with this! I am super excited for more of your story, and for potential clashes between our families! It's high time bad things happen to my characters too . Great use of your cathedral build to introduce some very cool figs! Efficient and pleasing to see them set in a build rather than just on paper. Also I love the lore, you really put a lot of thought into your characters and I hope for more. You left a few mysterious hints at the future which is great to keep us intrigued . Keep it up! Quote
Eyrezer Posted November 21, 2021 Posted November 21, 2021 Nice profiles, especially following the recent conspiracy collab. I like Marsilia - no rush to bail out her husband - and the torso for Mirco is great. Quote
Garmadon Posted November 26, 2021 Posted November 26, 2021 Some great minifigs and it's always fantastic to see more families and life in Varlyrio! Awesome job on the backstories, and I hope to get some time to build for Varlyrio a bit more before too long (tm ), and it's just possible that we may have a common enemy... maybe... Where's the torso for Ristoro from? I don't recall having seen it before but it looks amazing! Quote
TalusMoonbreaker Posted December 23, 2021 Author Posted December 23, 2021 On 11/20/2021 at 7:09 AM, W Navarre said: Oh, I love how you go all out with this! I am super excited for more of your story, and for potential clashes between our families! It's high time bad things happen to my characters too . Great use of your cathedral build to introduce some very cool figs! Efficient and pleasing to see them set in a build rather than just on paper. Also I love the lore, you really put a lot of thought into your characters and I hope for more. You left a few mysterious hints at the future which is great to keep us intrigued . Keep it up! Grazie! Yep, I already have a few ideas brewing… On 11/20/2021 at 5:45 PM, Eyrezer said: Nice profiles, especially following the recent conspiracy collab. I like Marsilia - no rush to bail out her husband - and the torso for Mirco is great. Grazie! Glad you liked Marsilia. Mirco‘s torso is a really old one from the Fright Knights that I got second hand. On 11/26/2021 at 10:04 AM, Garmadon said: Some great minifigs and it's always fantastic to see more families and life in Varlyrio! Awesome job on the backstories, and I hope to get some time to build for Varlyrio a bit more before too long (tm ), and it's just possible that we may have a common enemy... maybe... Where's the torso for Ristoro from? I don't recall having seen it before but it looks amazing! Grazie! Hehehe… that we do! Ristoro‘s torso and legs are from Nearly Headless Nick. Came in the great hall set (2019 or 2020?). Quote
Grover Posted August 7, 2022 Posted August 7, 2022 Nice work! There's some interesting figures here... I'll be interested to see how it all shakes out in the power structure. Quote
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