Frada

It's no secret that the new lord of House Gaspard is a miqo'te. This has lead to tensions between some older houses and them, given their want to brush the new lord aside due to his race. Regardless of the quiet or loud aggression, the young lord takes it in stride with a smile.

It is said that the youngest adopted son is.. odd. A miqo'te, he can be seen hiding behind the backs of those around him, or with his nose in his books. It is said that the lad definitely has bitten someone at least once.

The eldest, now Lord, used to be known as the Beastly Daughter of Gaspard. This has lead to some confusion as to how to address the new leader in some circles. Those closest to the lord quickly closed ranks, and are quicker to correct if the wrong words are used.

Lord Gaspard is unmarried, and Ashleigh attends most formal events alone, or in the company of his business partner and Hannish diplomat, C'laude Rahna.

It's no small secret that House Gaspard's finances are mostly backed by a powerful mercantile group that originated in Thavnair.

While most, if not all of the distant relatives of Lonato have married into larger houses closer to Ishgard, there is no small majority clamoring that the appointing of an adopted heir, let alone one of beastly blood, was a mistake and blight on their already spotted history. The House of Lords have refused to comment.

Among merchant circles, it is uttered that before Ashleigh took over, he once managed to tame an entire ship of Lominsan pirates with a barrel of mead, five loves of bread, and two apples. It is said that he still has them under his thumb to this day, though no one is brave enough to ask the new lord directly.