Suddenly the Housekeeper of an upper-class London home in a period of unmatched upheaval, Tess Newman is determined to draw on her practical nature to see her way through. What she does not know is that yet more tragedy lays upon the horizon, which will test her fortitude to its extremes.
Winifred Readman
Fred is growing tired of being her father’s doll. She wants to be someone, whoever that might be, and stop being overshadowed by him. But in her search for something greater, she might uncover an unbearable truth. What will she do then?
Lottie Payne
Site Canon Character
House Mother, Madame
60s · Female
FC: Catherine O’Hara
Mother to Ambrose Wilkes, leader of the Black Powder Gang, Lottie has not only survived the brutal affections of her former pimp and a career as a prostitute, but thrived. While she’s not officially part of the Black Powder Gang, it’s well known that she advises her son from time to time. She also acts as the house mother and madame of the Gun, protecting her girls and her son’s interests at the same time.
Nellie Jones
Nellie Jones likes to think of herself as the greatest actress that was to ever dance across the stages of Drury Lane, Marylebone Theatre and the Old Vic, – she’s also the greatest fuck of London! Alas, whatever goes up must come down, and with her reputation straddling the line of titillating and downright scandalous she dares to run out of time to correct all that was lost. Still, at least she’s having fun.
Felicité Findley
Felicité Findley is an aspiring artist (and sometimes, stunner licked upon the canvas) who hopes to find her own path to life through living beneath her older sister and her inherited house. With her sister having succumbed with grief for the sudden death of her sailor husband, Felicité ventured to London from Oxford in order to act as confidante and well meaning aid. But, as always, the life to adulthood is never quite so simple, and as the future begins to dawn on this aspiring young woman, Felicité worries that all she has worked toward has been done for nothing.
Emma Edevane
The Edevane Family is one full of secrets, turmoil and, quite ironically, love. Not from the father, nay, but a caring mother and insufferable siblings. And Emma, our dear Emma, is child number three, a lady that in the eyes of society is everything she is supposed to be. That is, until you meet what lies underneath a well-secured wall. Being raised with two older brothers, and no girls around to play, Emma has become quite the tomboy and, unfortunately, the always desired friend, and never a marriage prospect. However, even though her eyes might get caught in beauty, her heart is never easily won.
Ciel Fitzroy
A lot has changed from Ciel’s position as a Dowager Baroness in London earlier this year. Married to the Duke of Grafton, whom she was always so very close with, Ciel emerges into the new year as a new image of herself. If only marriage could make her so happy, and if only the decision had not been made in the hope of saving herself from a threat to her life! Though one must wonder why such a prestigious man would take her as a second wife at all.
Aoife O’Kelly
As a member of the Greenstreet Gang, Aoife is the feral child of Dublin’s grime. Without a home, a proper family and even friends she is known for threatening anyone who comes her way (but sometimes, she is known for selling caresses for food or coin). With her future survival depending on the long relationship between herself and the Gang, its safe to say that Aoife is in trouble.
Skye McDaniels
Skye is driven, sharp, and uncompromising, shaped by a harsh childhood in Dublin and a rough start in London. Raised without the safety net of a solid family, she learned quickly that the world wasn’t kind to those without power. By sixteen, she’d started making her place in London’s underbelly, first as a worker and eventually as a savvy businesswoman. Now the owner of The Moth & Lantern, Skye has turned her brothel into more than just a means of survival — it’s a stepping stone to bigger things. She values loyalty above all, especially from those closest to her, like her brother Eoin, though their relationship is complex. Skye doesn’t leave room for weakness or sentimentality; everything she does is calculated, and she’s determined to climb higher in the world, no matter the cost.
Ippolita Celetti
Site Canon Character
Primadonna Soprano
25 – 35 · Female
FC: Ana de Armas
Prima Donna Ippolita Celetti has risen to international fame for the unmatched quality of her lyrical voice. Both her parents were opera singers from Sicily, and she spent her entire life traveling the stages of the world. Despite being of Italian heritage, she was born in Spain and spent most of her youth in New York, where she debuted at 16 years of age. She performed at 18 for the first time in Covent Garden and saw such grand success that she chose London as her base and purchased a house there. Then she went on to conquer the European continent, performing in Paris, Vienna, and St. Petersburg, and becoming an idol. Her voice is known to move tsars, kings, and generals to tears. She is business-savvy and demands extravagant fees. She is at the height of her fame, and it is rumored that she is set to marry a marquess.