I.IV.IV Assembling Scientific Grandeur

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On a quiet night, little Velma was born. The second child of the Vaughan dynasty was neither genius nor good, she was born athletic and virtuoso, two traits that were very unfamiliar to the dark castle. Lord Vaughan was sure that her virtuoso trait could help her in her intellectual development, but with the athletic trait he didn’t know what they would do. Except ignore it.

Healthcliff grew up into a healthy toddler, the family had a quiet celebration at the Badlands castle without a lot of fuss. It was enough they had to throw a ball once in a while to keep their social and political relationships happy. There was not to be any excess of festivities here.

The Vaughans were great collectors, their pursuit of knowledge was so fervent that they collected small animals, rocks and metals, flowers and insects. They would study them and catalogize them in large books they kept in their library. The books consisted of pages of illustrations of the specimens with detail descriptions of their observations. They shared their knowledge with other scientists and welcomed students to their halls to read the books. They kept some specimens of small animals and birds, which of course Mary de Servant had to care for.

The library was a sanctuary for lord Vaughan, he truly enjoyed his collection of books and was proud of his work. Whenever there was someone over to visit he made sure to show them his works and his great collection of important books. His traveling friends would bring him books that suited his interest in natural sciences and technology. The library had actually gained a bit of a reputation and it did happen that scholars made their way to Castle Keep seeking to study a specific book that was housed in the Badlands Library.

Lady Vaughan had made a friend in Queen Eleanor, who also was a bit socially awkward. Godiva was very happy to share time with the Queen, she wasn’t the most clever sim in the Kingdom, but they had fun together. When princess Catherine was born, lady Vaughan was one of the first to receive an invitation to meet her.