Some might call the deKassen family dysfunctional, and it has certainly attracted a few comments in its time, but it has held up for a good twenty years now - and has certainly been successful, in its own special way.
The family has money. It owns 'shares' in The Kassen Kompany and property in Skids Landing, including the Animal Training Centre, a few cottages (8) in the village. It means there is enough money to educate the children, and means that none of the senior members need to work - unless they want to.
Some might call the deKassen family dysfunctional, and it has certainly attracted a few comments in its time, but it has held up for a good twenty years now - and has certainly been successful, in its own special way.
Gagak, the head of the family, has three wives. Three very different wives, and he wasn't overly concerned about how they got on together, so long as each of them got on with him, it led to an 'interesting' household.
Adriana never liked Delilah much, and struggled to conceal it. Delilah either didn't notice or didn't care. Anya, just smiled all the way through … See Note2.
Seven children with three different mothers, who all grew up under the same roof.
Inheritance rules: as per Adrianna's Marriage contract terms. Adrianna's children, with Gagak, will inherit the majority of Gagak's wealth. Fabien, Breya and Orion tend to think they are better than the other children, and can be quite condescending. Breya often says that she will sell the Compound as soon as she inherits it, because she wants to live in the big city, where she thinks that she belongs.
Although the majority of the family don't know it, they are a wealthy family. Gagak owns 19% of The Kassen Kompany, which generates a good income for the family, however that is used to pay the upkeep on the Town House in Magnimar, Gagak's living expenses and to pay the education costs for the children. Adriana is the only person who has a rough idea of the actual income, but only Gagak really knows - and he isn't a man for luxuries or giving his children a life of luxury. The holding in KK are registered as Gagak's personal wealth.
Gagak's personal belongings and equipment are excluded from the will, and can be disposed of as he sees fit - assuming they make it back home.
However, deKassen Holdings (a trust set up in the whole family name, and therefore not part of Gagak's personal wealth) owns cottages and the Animal Trainer in Skids, which generates an income to support the cost of living and household expenses for the family compound, including the salaries of the guards at the house. Those children who live at home get a small allowance - but those away from home and old enough to earn their own living, don't get anything. Anya is the only person who has a rough idea of the actual income, but only Gagak really knows - and he isn't a man for luxuries or giving his children a life of luxury.
When Gagak dies, Breya and Orion inherit 10% of The Kassen Kompany, and the house in Magnimar (although that is deferred until after Adriana's death). This is enough to leave both of them a large enough income, that they never need to work, although not enough top live in real luxury. The other 9% is transferred to deKassen Holdings, which also takes on the role of funding education for the current, and future, generations of children. This covers all of Gagak's natural and adopted children - so includes Includies Fabien, Breya & Orion, as well as any new children that might turn up.
Note 1: A Double Cottage consists of: 1x Lodging, 1x Garden, 1x Lavatories, 2x Kitchens. Built as one small block, with a dividing wall down the middle - each side has their own front door and can accommodate up to 5 people. Cottages are built in the two up, two down style. Two small bedrooms on the upper floor, with a small living area and a kitchen on the ground floor. Outside there is a small garden, and a single earth closet for each cottage.
Note 2: The first marriage was very contractual and performed under the rites of Abadar. It gave Adriana's family a way out of social embarrassment, and legitimized the illegitimate child, and contained clauses that meant most of Gagak's wealth would be left to Adriana's children. It gave Gagak a veneer of respectability, a clause that allowed him to marry again under other religious rights, although he could not agree to anything that went against any of the clauses in Adriana's Marriage contract. The second marriage, to Anya, was contracted under Desnanan rites and Gagak sealed the betrothal with an expensive set of jewellery that acts as a dowry and an inheritance. It does not breach Adriana's marriage contract, and Adriana has no claim on Anya's jewellery. The third marriage, to Delilah is not documented at all, and was probably a simple hand-fasting ceremony in the Temple of Calistria in Riddleport. There is (as far as anyone knows) no contract associated with that 'wedding'.