Fantasy RPG Forum - Standing Trials

Oakleigh Estate is the residence of the newly appointed first Duke of Oakleigh, Tristan, a man of only twenty-two arcs who received his position due to saving the king’s life. It is not as grand as the palace of Tristan’s grandmother in Sabaissant where he grew up. It is far more modern, but it is beautiful all the same and almost as large. It is situated some distance away from the center of Oakleigh so that the vineyard of the Raglan family, the biggest vineyard in the area, is visible in the distance.

The walls are white and shimmer in the sunlight, and a lot of glass and metal have been used in the construction of the estate. There is a stable, and there is a garden with a fountain that is surrounded by high walls so that nobody can just enter it. Inside the house there is a distinct lack of old-fashioned paintings, dusty carpets and statues of people that died a long time ago and that nobody really cares about it. The decorations too are modern and, at least for the most part, tasteful which will likely come as a surprise to those that knew the duke before.

Okaleigh Estate contains the usual rooms one expects to find in a ducal residence. There are a couple of bedrooms, the largest of which belongs to the duke of course, bathrooms, a sitting room, a library, a dining room, a kitchen, quarters for the servants and even a ballroom. One special room has been reserved for the duke’s cat, Mistral, once the leader of an infamous cat gang in Andaris and now, perhaps, the ruler of all the cats in Rynmere – or a depressed hermit, depending on how you look at it. Of course there’s also a big wine cellar.