OOC - Bianchessi Family Outline
Sob beware of LONG. Blame Cara for this. :|
The entire family tends to live in the same neighborhood in the better part of Detroit, and are over each other's houses so constantly and have a revolving door of guests that it might as well just be one huge family building. Still, having such a large "clan" ensures that the family business stays, well, in the family. There are a number of family friends and company workers who are considered family, but are left out in order to just make this list easier.
Maternal:
Grandfather - Arturo (68)
Grandmother - Marta (66)
An older couple who brought their only daughter with them to America when she was a child, not particularly wealthy at all and they still run their old grocery store - what they do haven given to them by their daughter and her family is through sheer stubborn insistence on Theo's mother's part: they love their grandchildren and daughter, but refuse to retire or give up the store and attached apartment overhead. Tend to unintentionally baby Theo a bit more than their other grandchildren, if only because he's the only one with his mother's darker eyes.
Paternal:
Nonno/grandfather - Baldassare (80)
Nonna/grandmother - Stella (75)
Baldassare came to America when he was in his 20's, desperate not to live the shepherd life of his parents, and started the original bicycle shop in Detroit with his brother, Amadeo. It's done phenomenally well since then, reaching the point where he's just figurehead co-president, but Baldassare and Stella still prefer to live very frugally. Their home is mostly taken up by gardens and the inground pool that Stella had always dreamed of, and the house's entire first floor is taken up with living room and dining space for the family.
Immediate Family:
Padre/Father - Giuseppe (55) [Arcana: Justice] : Quiet and reserved, Giuseppe is a very intimidating man with his hawkish features and icy-blue eyes. He'd do anything for his family, despite his strict rules and all-too-rare moments of affection, and has put his name on the line more than once in risky business dealings just so that his wife and children never know what it's like to struggle like he did in his lower-class childhood.
Mama/Mother - Rosannah (45) [Arcana: Empress] : She's overly-talkative and smothering in her affections, but no one ever crosses her family or children. She has a tendency to hover and get too involved in her children's private affairs, whether it be Micheal's marriage and young wife, Daniela's refusal to look for a husband until she's gone on to college, Theo's attendance at a boarding school in another state and hard time making friends, or Celia's difficult attitude. She's a Mama Bear underneath that fluffy-sweet exterior. Also, her care packages are to die for.
Micheal (23) [Arcana: The Sun] : Theo's older brother is just naturally charming and friendly, drawing people to him effortlessly. He fits in easily in any number of social circles, and tends to flirt without meaning to even though he's hopelessly devoted to (and currently completely occupied with) his new wife, Lizbeth. He's not as mechanically inclined as other members of his family (he DOES play a mean accordion though), but much prefers the side dealing with other people instead.
Lizbeth (21) [Arcana: The Star] : Micheal's new wife since May, and they still seem to be on their honeymoon mentally. She's sweet and friendly, with a stubborn streak in her, but her Irish heritage puts doubt in some of the family. She's tried her best to fit into the household, and things have generally gone smoothly, but Theo still refuses to be completely convinced to accept her (although most of it seems to stem out of jealousy over Micheal's time and attention, even if he refuses to admit it). Loves cooking and fiddle, and stitches embroidery to die for.
Daniela (19) [Arcana: The Magician] : Daniela attended Adessi hall recently and while she still has close connections to the other students and faculty there, she still relies on Theo to keep her up-to-date on all the gossip. She's an excellent pianist and aspires to attend college (and eventually start a career), but is all-too-aware of the expectations of women in her family and time. She tends to constantly lecture Theo on his actions at the school, and how he acts in general.
Celia (13) [Arcana: Chariot] : Celia is due to attend Adessi next fall, but until then she's perfectly happy being Queen Bee of her group of friends at Catholic school. She's a Tsundere to the extreme, and takes the worst of it out on Theo: snubbing him or kicking him under the table one minute, and then hoping he'll go shopping with her for new violin sheet music or help fix her hair the next.
Extended Family:
Uncle - Maurice (56), Wife - Simona (57)
- Vittoria (24), Husband - Ludvic (24), Daughter - Gemma (2)
- Nicola (20), Husband - Dino (23)
- Renzo (19)
Uncle - Pasquale (56), Wife - Mary (54)
- Paulo (18)
- Ardian (17)
Aunt - Ravenna (52), Husband - Adam (53)
- Balthasar (21), Wife - Ines (22), Son - Alfio (4)
- Rocco (19)
- Donna (18)
Uncle - Orazio (49), Wife - Marie (49)
- Hilary (17)
- Rita (16)
- Samantha (16)
- Louis (15)
- Ferdinand (7)
Aunt - Parthenope (46), Widowed, slightly Out There
Uncle - Alfonzo (45), Wife - Sara (47)
- Etta (18)
- Pedro (14)
- Allegra (13)
Aunt - Sylvia (36), Husband - Elmo (47)
- Veronica (14)
- Bianca (12)
- "Ben"/ Benedetto (10)
- Bertha (8)
Great Uncle - Amadeo (77)
Great Aunt - Letizia (76)
Amadeo came over from Naples with his brother and young wife, and helped make the original bike shop a success. He was more reluctant to move onto automobiles, but he's still figurehead co-president. He's much quieter than his brother, and it's only Letizia's incessant chattering that keeps him out of his shell.
Aunt - Marietta (45), Husband - Tancredo (50)
- Uberto (26), Wife - Lisa (24), Son - Abden (5), Daughter - Shauna (2)
- Ulderico (26), Wife - Julita (26), Daughter - Marta (1)
Uncle - Clemente (38), Wife - Samanta (34)
- Gianni (14)
The entire family tends to live in the same neighborhood in the better part of Detroit, and are over each other's houses so constantly and have a revolving door of guests that it might as well just be one huge family building. Still, having such a large "clan" ensures that the family business stays, well, in the family. There are a number of family friends and company workers who are considered family, but are left out in order to just make this list easier.
Maternal:
Grandfather - Arturo (68)
Grandmother - Marta (66)
An older couple who brought their only daughter with them to America when she was a child, not particularly wealthy at all and they still run their old grocery store - what they do haven given to them by their daughter and her family is through sheer stubborn insistence on Theo's mother's part: they love their grandchildren and daughter, but refuse to retire or give up the store and attached apartment overhead. Tend to unintentionally baby Theo a bit more than their other grandchildren, if only because he's the only one with his mother's darker eyes.
Paternal:
Nonno/grandfather - Baldassare (80)
Nonna/grandmother - Stella (75)
Baldassare came to America when he was in his 20's, desperate not to live the shepherd life of his parents, and started the original bicycle shop in Detroit with his brother, Amadeo. It's done phenomenally well since then, reaching the point where he's just figurehead co-president, but Baldassare and Stella still prefer to live very frugally. Their home is mostly taken up by gardens and the inground pool that Stella had always dreamed of, and the house's entire first floor is taken up with living room and dining space for the family.
Immediate Family:
Padre/Father - Giuseppe (55) [Arcana: Justice] : Quiet and reserved, Giuseppe is a very intimidating man with his hawkish features and icy-blue eyes. He'd do anything for his family, despite his strict rules and all-too-rare moments of affection, and has put his name on the line more than once in risky business dealings just so that his wife and children never know what it's like to struggle like he did in his lower-class childhood.
Mama/Mother - Rosannah (45) [Arcana: Empress] : She's overly-talkative and smothering in her affections, but no one ever crosses her family or children. She has a tendency to hover and get too involved in her children's private affairs, whether it be Micheal's marriage and young wife, Daniela's refusal to look for a husband until she's gone on to college, Theo's attendance at a boarding school in another state and hard time making friends, or Celia's difficult attitude. She's a Mama Bear underneath that fluffy-sweet exterior. Also, her care packages are to die for.
Micheal (23) [Arcana: The Sun] : Theo's older brother is just naturally charming and friendly, drawing people to him effortlessly. He fits in easily in any number of social circles, and tends to flirt without meaning to even though he's hopelessly devoted to (and currently completely occupied with) his new wife, Lizbeth. He's not as mechanically inclined as other members of his family (he DOES play a mean accordion though), but much prefers the side dealing with other people instead.
Lizbeth (21) [Arcana: The Star] : Micheal's new wife since May, and they still seem to be on their honeymoon mentally. She's sweet and friendly, with a stubborn streak in her, but her Irish heritage puts doubt in some of the family. She's tried her best to fit into the household, and things have generally gone smoothly, but Theo still refuses to be completely convinced to accept her (although most of it seems to stem out of jealousy over Micheal's time and attention, even if he refuses to admit it). Loves cooking and fiddle, and stitches embroidery to die for.
Daniela (19) [Arcana: The Magician] : Daniela attended Adessi hall recently and while she still has close connections to the other students and faculty there, she still relies on Theo to keep her up-to-date on all the gossip. She's an excellent pianist and aspires to attend college (and eventually start a career), but is all-too-aware of the expectations of women in her family and time. She tends to constantly lecture Theo on his actions at the school, and how he acts in general.
Celia (13) [Arcana: Chariot] : Celia is due to attend Adessi next fall, but until then she's perfectly happy being Queen Bee of her group of friends at Catholic school. She's a Tsundere to the extreme, and takes the worst of it out on Theo: snubbing him or kicking him under the table one minute, and then hoping he'll go shopping with her for new violin sheet music or help fix her hair the next.
Extended Family:
Uncle - Maurice (56), Wife - Simona (57)
- Vittoria (24), Husband - Ludvic (24), Daughter - Gemma (2)
- Nicola (20), Husband - Dino (23)
- Renzo (19)
Uncle - Pasquale (56), Wife - Mary (54)
- Paulo (18)
- Ardian (17)
Aunt - Ravenna (52), Husband - Adam (53)
- Balthasar (21), Wife - Ines (22), Son - Alfio (4)
- Rocco (19)
- Donna (18)
Uncle - Orazio (49), Wife - Marie (49)
- Hilary (17)
- Rita (16)
- Samantha (16)
- Louis (15)
- Ferdinand (7)
Aunt - Parthenope (46), Widowed, slightly Out There
Uncle - Alfonzo (45), Wife - Sara (47)
- Etta (18)
- Pedro (14)
- Allegra (13)
Aunt - Sylvia (36), Husband - Elmo (47)
- Veronica (14)
- Bianca (12)
- "Ben"/ Benedetto (10)
- Bertha (8)
Great Uncle - Amadeo (77)
Great Aunt - Letizia (76)
Amadeo came over from Naples with his brother and young wife, and helped make the original bike shop a success. He was more reluctant to move onto automobiles, but he's still figurehead co-president. He's much quieter than his brother, and it's only Letizia's incessant chattering that keeps him out of his shell.
Aunt - Marietta (45), Husband - Tancredo (50)
- Uberto (26), Wife - Lisa (24), Son - Abden (5), Daughter - Shauna (2)
- Ulderico (26), Wife - Julita (26), Daughter - Marta (1)
Uncle - Clemente (38), Wife - Samanta (34)
- Gianni (14)