The Fall of House of Pancrazio
Outline: The Pancrazio family is one of the wealthier of all the Borcan nobles. Their ancestral home, Pancrazio Manor stands high and proud on the outskirts of Vor Zyden, near the Shadow Rift.
The Pancrazio’s have always supported the Boritsi family and have stayed for the most part out of area politics. Twenty five years ago the family patron, Nico Pancrazio, passed away at the age of 84. His savvy niece Luisa, seized control of the family fortune. Dispensing the wealth from a secret vault located within the Manor, Luisa kept her relatives close and dependent on her.
Tragedy struck when a fire nearly destroyed the manor a decade ago, and took much of the family wealth to repair. Luisa was enraged that the fire was so costly and saw over much of the construction herself to ensure the money was spent correctly.
Following the fire Luisa became bitter and she withheld even the smallest luxury from her relatives. This change in her attitude also brought about a change in her daily routine; she took to long naps during the day and wanderings at night. She no longer went to town and began drinking wine heavily. Eventually Luisa stopped talking to anyone but her niece Phebe. Her son Roderigo began handling the financial affairs of the household, but he still had to get the money from his reclusive mother, a more and more difficult task as the years passed.
Luisa wasn’t the only change that occurred after the fire. Strange happenings have happened in the years since. Noises in the attic, lights in rooms where candles were extinguished, and then the death of Antonio. Antonio was Roderigo and Gianna’s fifth child who fell from the second floor balcony two years ago. Before his death a strange music, as if from a flute, was heard through out the Manor. Inspecting the source of the music brought several family members to the balcony an instant before Antonio’s fall.
The music has been heard several times since, but no one has sought it out.
Luisa at the age of 78 has recently passed away. The state of her body at death suggested she did not die naturally. The strange flute music was loudest the night of her death. She took the secret of the family’s vault with her.
Immediate members of the Pancrazio family are as follows (NPC’s):
Roderigo Pancrazio
Age 59, is the son of Luisa and has two children (2 of which can be PC’s) He is a tall man with dark hair and sour features. He has served with the Borcan army and militia and is an accomplished hunter. His wife Gianna 
is a dark haired former beauty who has aged badly. She spends her time entertaining wealthy socialites. Saverio Pancrazio
is Lusia’s brother. Age 71, he is the eldest of the living Pancrazio’s and is quite educated. He built the family’s library into one of the largest in all of Borca. However educated, Saverio is a timid and short man, quick to avoid confrontation. He has two children (2 of which can be PC’s). His wife, Ornella is long dead. Saverio has spent the last 15 years in Lamordia studying various scholarly pursuits. Magenta Fiorella
Age 38 is the daughter of Roderigo and Gianna Pancrazio. She has returned to Pancrazio Manor following the death of her husband Agosto, a weathy wine merchant from Sturben.Phebe Pancrazio
Age 49, is the unwed daughter of Saverio Pancrazio. Phebe has lived at Pancrazio her entire life, including the many years Saverio was studying abroad. She is a quiet woman who rarely speaks except to her beloved cats Brutus and Sneak. Emilio Silverworth
age 80 is the house maggiordomo. He served both Nico and Luisa Pancrazio. He has continued performing his duties ambivalent to the events occurring around him.Mariabella
Age 40 is the house cook. She has lived at Pancrazio manor her whole life. He mother and father were house servants until their deaths in the house fire 10 years ago.Enter the characters:
PC’s are members of the Pancrazio family or have some interest in Pancrazio Manor. They are recommended to be of Borcan decent, though any pc race is allowed.
PC’s can also play Mansion staff such as butlers, maids, etc…
3.5 D&D rules. Ravenloft Sword & Sorcery books, though my Borca will have slight variations from canon, resembling those found in Ewan Cummins online game thread found here.
PC’s begin play at 2nd Level. All Classes allowed from all 3.5 books except for:
Magic of Incarnum, Exalted Deeds, Vile Darkness, Book of Nine Swords, and Tome of Magic. Psionics are not usable by PC’s in my Ravenloft campaign world.
In addition to fulfilling rules requirements- the feat really fits my character and my conception of Arkandale [ which is based on several sources- The Lonesome Road variant of the domain by Andrew Wyatt, Jmaytr's old tabletop game, and the Alvin Maker books by Orson Scott Card, Appalachian folklore, etc]. 
