Farewell, Dowager Empress Deja. The Flu epidemic continues to decimate

Emperor Leonel Celsus and the Imperial Family.

Dowager Empress Deja (widow of Emperor Cameron)

Emperor Leonel & his wife Empress Daphne

their children

Prince Leander, Princess Lexine, Prince Lycaon

Duke Alastair & Duchess Alala Aelius are officially adopted by Grand Duke Aristole & Grand Duchess Tullia.

The only requirements for adoption are that the children in question already have the surname of & carry titles equal to the biological children of the new parents.

Melantha Manlius only 5 years old is on a killing rampage.  She is already responsible for one death and then attacks Duchess Panthea.

The attack on her life happened just as Duchess Panthea was to age to teen.

She was killed.

She is survived by her parents and brother.

Grand Duke Philokrates Vatinius dies of the flu.

He is survived by his son, the new Grand Duke Palaemon.

Ona Manlius, slave of the Quirinios duchy, delivers a son (Obiareus)

No one is surprised when Grand Duke Stephanos claims Obiareus Manlius as his own son.  He is the father of only two daughters.

Ona dies soon after her son's birth.

Grand Duchess Avril dies of the flu.

She is survived by her husband (Grand Duke Stephanos) and their young daughters (Duchesses Stacia & Strephon)

Grand Duke Stephanos Quirinios proposes to his deceased wife's sister, Dowager Duchess Sophia Vatinius.

Stephanos & Sophia are married.

Fabian & Arrecina welcome a 5th child, Fate

Fern Porphyrius has grown into a beautiful young woman.

Fabian Porphyrius dies of the flu.

He is survived by his mother (Abigail), his wife (Arrecina) and their 5 children (Fern, Argo, Aldo, Aure, and Fate)

Paloma Eulogius dies of the flu.

She is survived by her husband, Dimitri, and their children (Dia, Dimitur, and newborn Dolius)

Life-long bachelor Dion Eulogius marries the mother of his child, Natasha Una.

Head of the Eulogius household, Dimitri, dies of the flu.

He is survived by his 3 children (twins Dia & Dimitur, and Dolius)

Dimitri's twin brother, Dion, dies within months.

Dion is survived by his pregnant new bride (Natasha) and their son (Pavel)

Natasha Eulogius delivers a son to her deceased husband.

This is Dorin.

Dimitri Eulogius's children

Dia, Dimitur, and Dolius

Abulus Eulogius with his children Adberus & Acantha

Natasha Eulogius with her and Dion's sons (Pavel & Dorin)

Abigail Porphyrius with Fabian's family

widow Arrecina and five children (Fern, Argo, Aldo, Aure, and newborn Fate)

Abulus Eulogius takes Arrecina Porphyrius as his wife.

Titus & Lidia Etruscilla have their family decimated by fire.

Both Titus & Lidia die along with their children Tigris & Ledon and their cousins Melani & Melantha Manlius.

Neel Manlius moves in to care for the remaining Etruscilla children.

Soon illness and violence brings the household down to just Neel, his son Neal, and one Etruscilla child.

Celery Joque dies along with his sons Henri & Eustace, his wife Jiana, and his daughter-in-law Neri

The only survivor in this household is newborn grandchild, Armand.

Armand is the only Joque left except Aunt Madigan (but females don't really further the family name)

John Junius dies.

Jyro Junius with his children

John Junius' orphans

Romina Manlius dies while pregnant with her 1st child.

Jiro & Siena Aspir with their only child, Jozef

Angela Junius and her surviving children.

The orphaned children of Griffin Junius.

Head of the Manlius household, Dashiell, marries widow Cindy Manlius

Nawwaf Lewis dies.

He is survived by wife Greta and their son, Narwahl

Cailey Manlius dies at age 13.

She is survived by her mother Cindy and her sisters Calandra & Calantha

Dashiell's new wife dies while pregnant with their only child.

Cindy is survived by her twin babies with 1st husband Cassius (Calandra & Calantha)

Greta Lewis dies.

She is survived by her son, Narwahl

Head of Household Dashiell Manlius dies.

The new heir of the Manlius household is Macaire Manlius, followed by Macaire's twin brother Machaon.

Gretchen Manlius delivers a son to Ira.

Iasion is expected to be ther 1st child of at least a dozen.

Ira Manlius is taken by the flu just after Iasion's birth.

Filipina Manlius is also taken by the flu.

Echion is taken by a fight.

Galinthais Manlius, 2nd youngest child of Melvis & Aurora, also dies of the flu.

Melvis and Aurora have only 5 of 13 children living.

SLAVE EXECUTION

Xander Manlius is executed at 52 years old.

His daughters (Xiomara & Alexis) will now be selected as slaves in the Imperial household, saving them from execution in the future.

Dowager Empress Deja Celsus dies of old age.

She is survived by 3 of her 4 children (Emperor Leonel, Grand Duchess Sophia, and Prince Franco) and 8 of her 9 grandchildren (Prince Leander, Princess Lexine, Prince Lycaon, Grand Duke Palaemon, Duchess Stacia, Duchess Strephon, Duchess Alala, and Duke Alastair)

The Imperial Crypt

Portraits of the first Emperor and Empress next to the second Emperor and Empress

Empress Daphne has found herself unexpectedly pregnant.

She has been less than faithful to her husband and prays that her child will favor her looks just as her Imperial children have.

Slave Bellamy Manlius delivers a daughter, Barbara Manlius.

The father is Grand Duke Stephanos Quirinios.

Stephanos has fathered many children other than his legitimate daughters.

I think he has 3 bastards (Tre Aelius, Obiareus & Barbara Manlius)

Grand Duke Palaemon Vatinius is only 13 years old and he has already bedded slave Bellamy Manlius.

  They are not aware of it yet, but Bellamy is expecting another bastard.