(08-05-2015, 02:43 AM)LiadansWhisper Wrote: Additionally, I seem to recall that the Haukke Manor lore mentions that the house was owned by a female Duskwight of the nobility...but it pretty much would make 0 sense for her to be "nobility" of Gridania, as they hate Duskwights so intensely. So perhaps she was Ishgardian nobility or Gelmorran nobility and simply had lands in Central Shroud?
I've actually come to the same conclusion about Lady Amandine de Dartancours a little ways back. The post is a little out-dated obviously, but outlines the reasoning fairly well still. TL;DR - Gridania's Elder Seedseer before the last sold Haukke Manor to House Dartancours presumably during the aftermath of the Autumn War, a time period wherein Ishgard had sent a large contingent of soldiers to Gridania to help them win the war against the Ala Mhigans. I hypothesize that House Dartancours was one of many lesser noble houses which aided on the Gridanian front and decided to live there permanently.
Haukke Manor Wrote:Once used by Seedseers as a place for spiritual reflection and meditation, Haukke Manor was long frowned upon by the people of Gridania as a symbol of excess. After years of protest, the building was finally sold to a wealthy Duskwight by the name of Lady Amandine.
While little is known of the lady, it was said that she was exceptionally vain, and that to maintain her impeccable beauty, she would spare no expense. From facial creams concocted from rare Coerthan honeys to shampoos derived from the milk of exotic phurbles, her daily ritual of beauty treatments escalated until it was rumored she was bathing in the blood of her virgin maidservants. No amount of man-made tinctures, however, could hide the hideous scars she eventually suffered during the Calamity, and soon she was forced to turn to a darker solution, signing away her very soul in a final effort to literally "save face."
Quote:Sightseeing #40 - Haukke Manor
Long frowned upon by the people of Gridania as a symbol of excess, the Seedseers would finally submit to pressure from the citizenry, selling the deed to the manor to Lady Amandine of House Dartancours. The word "Haukke" is of ancient Padjali origin and means, "to speak without words."
However, Gelmorran nobility is also a possibility, however unlikely, given the time disparity between when Gelmorra was abandoned and when the Dartancours family took over Haukke. While modern day Gridania rejects wealth or excess, the Gelmorran civilization is stated as having nobles.
The Tam-Tara Deepcroft Wrote:Since its establishment during Gelmorran times, this subterranean crypt has been used for generations as a final resting place for the remains of rulers and nobles.
Hope this all helps! ^^
