The Pettonta family - head of Town of Galucca

At this time, the very first community settlement (the market near the harbour) has been expanded to cover 6-7 blocks. Today I'll tell you more about the Pettonta family...

200ya (=years ago), Baron Gustavo Pettonta, youngest son of the Count of Faraway, was rewarded by the King for his military heroic efforts. He got Galucca county near the river Gal, a yet unpopulated area with a coastline protected by the Ucca island.

From that day Baron Gustavo Pettonta was known as Count Gustavo Pettonta of Galucca.

When Count Gustavo and Countess Eleonora moved here with their 3 children, a good handful of craftsmen joined them. A small community was formed (today's Old Town), and a small harbour was built. Shortly the craftsmen moved further up Gal River, and Old Town was filled with oversea traders and finer families who moved here to search for new success.

There exists only a couple paintings of the first Pettonta family, one of them is a main attraction at today's Historical Museum :-) .

Count Gustavo Pettonta carried his title with pride, but still his household lived more or less like the others. Being the youngest son of his father, he didn't inherit much, and needed to build up a fortune over time. He loved animals and was often seen on his horse inspecting the local progress. He organized Galucca's developments and he naturally made sure to gather values and control taxes, and he also made money from the oversea trades.Countess Eleonora was shy and eccentric, she loved to read and she was probably the one who brought magic into the family.

I did some research on how the children of a Count and Countess would be titled. It seems common to give all daughters a Lady title at birth, and the oldest son would be given a title below Count level, ie Baron. The other sons would not get a title at birth but would be titled "the honorable". I assume they would move up in rank if needed.

So, in this case, the 3 children were, Baron Jonathan, Lady Esphella and the honorable Maurice. It was clear from the start that Jonathan would become the next Count of Galucca. Lady Esphella inherited the eastern part of the countship (aka Moon district), while Maurice inherited the area vest of Gal River (aka Gal district).

(both pictures actually exist as paintings, but I couldn't be bothered with looking them up for a snapshot in game)

Baron Jonathan Pettonta

170ya, Count Gustavo's first son, Jonathan Pettonta, inherited the main part of the county, including Old Town, the area for future town expansion, Ucca island and the northern Farmland area. Some land near Old Town was already sold to pioneer business families.

Count Jonathan was even more ambitious than his father, he used his title more often, and socially he took a step up from the general community. He loved playing with new ideas for Galucca. He wasn't as greedy though, but he married Rosanne Brugster, a wealthy business man's daughter, who made sure to handle their possessions well.

Rosanne and Jonathan had 2 children; Baron Gustavian (born 170ya) and Lady Dora (born 165ya).


Lady Esphella Pettonta

Count Gustavo's daughter Lady Esphella moved east, to Moon district. This area contained of hills and valleys, and was not really of any greater value, neither to business men or farmers. The Moonster family already resided there, making a living as Anglers.

Lady Esphella was said to be into magic, and the district was gradually occupied by persons attracted by that kind of business. One night Esphella was captured and thrown into a deep well, some said it was done on orders from her father, Count Gustavo, in order to stop the magic.

Officially, there exists no painting of Esphella except the poor family portrait where she was a teen and can hardly be seen to the right (see top of this post). She never married but she had a daughter, Luphelia (born 165ya), with some sailor. Luphelia was a teen when her mom died, and heir to the household.


The honorable Maurice Pettonta

Count Gustavo's youngest son, the honorable Maurice Pettonta, settled in Gal district 160ya. The craftsmen were already established by then, and there was a significant production taking place. He organized more industry and the craftsmen families became his workers.

Maurice built a good house near the bridge, and married Rita Brottington, daughter of another wealthy, local family. Maurice was eccentric, he had strange missions for the region, and he didn't waste a Simoleon. Workers had poor conditions, while the industry owner made good money.

Rita and Maurice had 2 children; Stevo (born 155ya) and Ellen (born 150ya). Stevo was intended to inherit most of the industry, but 115ya he drowned when the ship he worked on was attacked by pirates, and his dead body was later found on a beach. This left his sister Ellen to be main heir of this household.