The House Guests
Chef Marco Bellini
Head Chef
Passionate Italian chef with a short temper and long memory.
Dr. Adrian Reaves
Chemist
Eccentric researcher who believes the estate’s soil hides rare minerals.
Dr. Clara Morton
Inventor
Tech entrepreneur brought in to modernise the house.
Dr. Serena Lennox
Physician
Medical researcher studying “ancestral health.” Cool-headed and analytical.
Edward Ashcroft
Stable Groom
Kind-hearted musician who cares for the horses and moonlights as a violinist.
Henry Trelawney
Gardener
Clumsy but strong; forever digging in the wrong place.
Julian Pike
Junior Footman
Nephew to the butler, ambitious and vain. Practices his bow more than his duties.
Lady Cordelia Buckland
Host
Commanding, beautiful, and entirely unflappable. Believes appearances are everything.
Lord Percival Buckland
Host
Proud patriarch, financially ruined but refuses to admit it.
Mabel Lark
Scullery Maid
Quick-tongued gossip, often found sneaking pastries from the kitchen.
Major Alistair Crane
House Steward
Former army man hired to restore discipline to the estate staff.
Master Percy Buckland
Heir Apparent
Slightly clueless heir, doted on by Lady Cordelia.
Miss Colette Rousseau
French Maid
Charming but nosy; once worked for a French antiquarian.
Miss Cressida Wynne
House Guest
Flirtatious and witty, Lady Cordelia’s younger cousin.
Miss Edith Prynne
Senior Housemaid
Loyal servant to the Bucklands for over 20 years. Knows every creak of the corridors.
Miss Eliza Fairfax
Distant Cousin
Shy and soft-spoken; claims descent from both the Fortescues and the Brownes.
Miss Iris Penn
Artist
Fiery artist and political radical.
Miss Lila Wren
House Guest
Bright, playful, occasionally chaotic.
Miss Mary Denton
House Guest
Keen sportswoman; dreams of restoring the lake to glory.
Miss Thea Browning
Disinherited Heiress
Last surviving Browning descendant. Resents the Bucklands for erasing her name from family history.
Mr. Callum Tidewell
Adventurer
A boastful explorer whose tales are mostly exaggerated.
Mr. Felix Arden
House Guest
Loud, charming, always laughing. Pretends to be here for fun, but watches everyone.
Mr. Geoffrey Stone
Guest
Former military engineer turned management consultant.
Mr. Henry Sharp
Chauffeur
Quiet, brooding, and observant.
Mr. Lionel Hawksmoor
Family Solicitor
The Bucklands’ lawyer for generations. Holds the sealed copy of the Covenant.
Mr. Oliver Denton
Twin Brother
Protective twin of Alice, charming and quick with words.
Mr. Sebastian Vale
Butler
Smooth, impeccably mannered, ambitious beyond his station.
Mrs. Beatrice Holt
Housekeeper
Keeps the household running like clockwork, but bears quiet resentment toward her employers.
Mrs. Caroline Barker
Socialite
Once courted Lord Buckland in her youth. Still imagines what might have been.
Mrs. Hilda Cartwright
House Guest
Straight-talking and unimpressed by upper-class nonsense.
Mrs. Mary Hartley
Guest
Polite and softly spoken, expert in hidden assets.
Mrs. Violet Dawes
Social Drinker
Outspoken and merry, often seen with a glass of sherry.
Sergeant Maeve Doyle
Security Consultant
Invited under the guise of “event security.” Enjoys a good whiskey and a worse joke.
Toby Holt
Housekeeper's Nephew
Nosy and mischievous, always sneaking around the servants’ quarters.