A Dinner to Die For

Your hosts for the evening will be;

Lord Quinten Daventry

Your genial host at his birthday party. The only son of Lord Harold and Lady Henrietta Daventry who were both tragically killed in a car accident. He is now Lord of the family estate and the Manor. There are many rumours that his gambling habit and decadent lifestyle have left him in serious debt. He is very close to and fond of his Nanny Maude.

Miss Fanny Farquar

Miss Fanny is from an exceedingly wealthy family and her parents live in India. They own vast amounts of land and property. Miss Fanny is independently wealthy, receiving a large monthly allowance from her father. Until recently she has done very little with her life until she met Gwendella Garavinah. Gwendella has encouraged Miss Fanny to take up painting and to apparently develop a keen interest in the arts. Miss Fanny has a very nervous disposition for which she takes medication and is not renowned for either her wit nor her personality.

Great Uncle Bernie

Great Uncle Bernie, as he is known, is the Uncle of Quinten’s mother. He was a senior officer in the British Army during the First World War. He strongly disapproves of Quinten’s lifestyle and gambling habits but since he came of age he has been powerless to take action. He is very fond of Miss Fanny, seeing her as someone who will ‘calm’ Quinten down. He is a lecherous gentleman with a particular fondness for Nanny Maude.

Nanny Maude

Known as Nanny Maude, she was Lord Quinten’s Nanny and was given the right to use the Daventry name by his father, Lord Harold, in honour of her work and devotion to duty. She is an eccentric lady who adores Lord Quinten. She is a psychic and an amateur detective. There are rather scandalous rumours surrounding the closeness of her relationship with Lord Quinten’s father – some have even suggested that she may be his mother. She is known for her inquisitive and, at times, interfering nature.

Captain Montague Smedley-Downes

A Captain in the British Army and Miss Fanny’s close friend for the past four years. Society thought that the two were an excellent match yet Monty never seemed to get around to proposing to her. He is now devastated by Miss Fanny’s whirlwind romance with Lord Quinten and is distraught that the couple may marry. He has invited himself along this evening in the hope that he can convince Miss Fanny that he is the man for her. The man is generally considered to be a total twit.

Gwendella Garavinah

Miss Garavinah is Miss Fanny’s tutor and mentor in the arts. She claims to be a mystic advisor to the rich and famous. Little else is known of her background but many rumours abound.

You’ll never be sure until the night if you’ll be meeting Roger the Butler or Gertrude the Maid, new additions to the household staff. In fact, the only member of staff as the others have been hired just for this evening. The original household employees have recently been made redundant as a result of Lord Quinten’s financial difficulties. Coming to Daventry Manor with glowing references yet, surprisingly, hopeless and prepared to work for virtually nothing spending more time gazing at the splendours of the Manor than actually cleaning or cooking.

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