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Cordelia Byron Gaskell: Ah, Cordelia, an epitome of timeless class – even with the tongue stud. The younger Gaskell sibling overcame a youth plagued by devastating illnesses to mature into the type of young lady any Victorian family would be proud to have; after a brief period of traveling abroad to India she married a local businessman, and went on to raise her own family. One would think the story would end there, but – clearly – it does not. For on her safari adventure, Cordelia happened to come into the possession of two very unique rings, one of which she sent to her exiled, disgraced, yet-still beloved brother before he fled to America and the other which she kept for herself, as her only memento from her travels. Unbeknownst to her (though she did clue in after a few years of showing absolutely no signs of aging), the rings granted their wearers with the gift of immortality. Also unbeknownst to her was the fact that this eternal youth came with a price…

After decades of carefully watching over and providing for her descendants from afar, the curse of her ring took its final toll in 1912, when the last of offspring – looking to move to the United States – died on the Titanic; a trip which Cordelia herself had anonymously financed. With no other family left, Cordelia turned once again to her estranged brother for comfort and friendship, only to find him a changed man. Despite a brief stint of partying in the 70’s (which, really explains to a large extent the majority of wardrobe decisions today) with Quinn, Cordelia has largely spent the better of the 20th and 21st century as a recluse, preferring to stay home at the family manner with her memories. Though Quinn is the true heir to the Gaskell estate Cordy is the one who does all the maintaining – in regards to finances, at least, and while she is certainly not her brother’s keeper, has been known to try to keep him in line by cutting him off from the family fund’s (a tactic that fails spectacularly given Quinn’s mass independent wealth). Her rare outings generally involve trips to foreign jails to bail out Quinn, and the occasional indulgence in obscure folksinger concerts in local pubs in London and New York.

Laci Porter: Eternally twenty-something, eternally stuck in a maid’s uniform, and eternally underpaid, Laci is perhaps the ultimate testimony to reading a contract before you sign it as she is Quinn’s personal maid for, well, ever. Blonde, blue eyed, and beautiful with a wicked sarcastic streak in regards to her employer, she has alternately the best or the worst job on the planet, depending on what your opinion of Quinn Byron Gaskell is.

A child of the early 20th century, Laci was hired by Quinn during the Prohibition and has been with him – and, more than occasionally, Cordelia – ever since. At Quinn’s demand, she is almost always found in an all-too flattering French maid’s uniform, and her long blonde hair is almost always found up in a loose bun. When not around Quinn, she’s manages to keep up to date with modern fashion (what little of it she can afford – which is another rant altogether, for her), though she still favors dresses and skirts to the more atypical jeans. Her job has also greatly limited her social life (though of late she’s been dating a nice young man named Jake), which combined with her limited cash flow leaves her largely unable to pursue any interests she may have at all; in fact, the sum of Laci’s life is almost entirely defined by the fact that deals with Quinn’s dirty laundry on a day to day basis. In spite of all this, she’s a fairly good-natured girl (snarky interactions with Quinn aside, of course), very polite and kindhearted – the former partly due to the outdated beliefs she still holds about social status.

But of course we mustn't forget to detail the life of THE SUPREMELY, MOST IMPORTANT, INCORRIGIBLY HANDSOME QUINN BYRON GASKELL: Maintained flawlessly at age 23, the peak of a man's sexual drive, Quinn lives a blissful life with plenty of everything but inhibitions. Quinn is Don Juan extraordinaire, being a shameless flirt who rarely fails to talk a woman into bed once he sets his sights on her. He has a house on six continents, speaks eight languages and actually isn't such a bad guy, if you can see past the sleaze.

In fact Quinn wasn't always so extroverted. As a child and teenager he was shy and kind, choosing to take care of his younger sister Cordelia and help with his father's business rather than spend time with other boys or court women. Unfortunately for him this meant nothing was keeping him busy when his father decided to send him overseas to help the company in South America. Greatly resentful at being sent away so young, but grateful that Cordelia had managed to return from her safari in time to see him off, Quinn grew distant from his family, though he still kept the ring Cordelia had given him on his hand at all time as a reminder of them. After surviving a fall from a 10th story window with minimal injuries, Quinn began to realize the true extent of the rings' power, and- well- the fears that kept him from living his life however he wanted went out the window. Pun intended.

These days Quinn spends his time badgering Laci, lounging around the family mansion, and going to every decent party there is to attend in the world. And yes, he's rather satisfied.

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