Culpa Mansion
From @Miraculous-of-salt's Haunted Mansion Au Famous Haunts of America- The Culpa Mansion- Priscilla Gore, 1957.
Long before it became infamous for the murder of Brigette Cheng, the building now known as the Culpa Mansion had a slightly sinister reputation.
The lands the estate sits on were purchased by a third son of a wealthy family- Arthur Culpa. The Culpa family had made their wealth in trade and shrewd investments. A great traveller himself, when he chose to settle down from his adventures across the globe he decided to so in great style.
Not only did he have improvements made to farms and timber yards he now owned, he had a great forest planted around the site, in addition to the great formal gardens that are now visited today. He had great input into the design of his future home, both for the sake of his future family and his collection of oddities. When he moved in, he was still a bachelor, known for his fascination with the occult.
During the building of the mansion, locals knew it as the ‘Crypt House’. The reason for this was that the lands of the house contained several churches- and the accompanying five cemeteries, three of which had to be moved to allow for the consolidation of the church congregations. Arthur arranged this personally, a fact which endeared him to his new tenants, and the building became officially known as the Culpa Mansion when he moved in.
The bachelor lived in the mansion alone for several years, often entertaining guests from far and wide, some of whom were well known, and others of whom were utterly unknown to the community. One of these, Mirjami Kivi, arrived alone at the mansion and swiftly married Arthur Krypte in the nearby Church of Reverant Souls.
The couple were not initially blessed with children, but twenty years after their marriage Mirjami birthed a daughter, who would be their only heir. Emilie Culpa. At the time, Arthur was in his sixties and Mirjami was assumed to be in her mid forties.
Emilie was a much-adored child- and was devastated to lose her parents to flu when she turned 20. Initially, she declared she would only marry when she could find a man who adored her as much as her father had adored her mother. Years passed, and it became widely assumed that Emilie Culpa would be a spinster.
However, the Culpa family had long had the servants test their food, as a remnant of when they were nobility in their former country- and one day Mary Ballard, the lady’s maid who was Emilie’s closest attendant and had that duty, asphyxiated. It was determined that Emile’s food had been poisoned.
Within the week her marriage had been announced. She wed a man known only as Francis, rumoured to be a soldier turned bloodthirsty mercenary, hired to protect as well as wed the Culpa heiress. He took her surname, in deference to her departed parents and the legacy they intended for their heirs- or, as rumours at the time said, to avoid being caught and hung as a criminal under his own name. Their son, Felix, joined the small family less than a year after the wedding.
The Culpa’s kept up the tradition of Emilie’s parents, inviting guests. Rather than the travellers and mystics who her parents kept company with, Emilie preferred to associate with creatives- painters, sculptors, authors- all sorts visited the great estate, and Emilie patronised several others in order to add to the beauty of her home.
The letters written by those guests paint a picture of Francis Culpa that is as disturbing as it is romantic- he always had a sword on his person, as well as a gun. He was known to threaten guests he felt had disrespected his wife; and would not leave her whenever they had new company. He was said to be as silent as one of the great cats, with a dispassionate gaze that chilled the soul.
However, it was clear to many of these guests that however the marriage had begun, he did care for his wife and son. He personally taught Felix many of the skills a young gentleman needed, such as riding or shooting, and they had near daily fencing matches. The state-of-the-art gymnastics room was his greatest alteration to their home, as he deferred to Emilie in all matters regarding the estate, only arguing for her security. There was an intruder when Felix was 10, who went for the young master with a knife. Francis killed him, with evident pleasure in the act.
Felix’s diary, of which only excerpts have been made available to the public, records this incident as being the first time he had truly realised why his father was regarded as a dangerous man, but that it comforted him to know that his father was both capable and very willing to defend their family.
Now as any familiar with the tale will recall, young Felix Culpa was not the only one to grow up on the estate. Several of the servants were married, including a Sabine Dubois and Thomas Cheng, who had a little girl only a little younger than Felix.
Brigette Cheng grew up in the same house as Felix, albeit in very different circumstances. Her childhood was spent pottering in the servants courtyard on nice days, and assisting in various errands as she grew. She attended lessons in the schoolroom under the governess Emilie Culpa had hired to teach the children of the area, and while she was not as gifted as some she was noted to be a bright girl with a good head on her shoulders.
She began work at 13 as a between maid, which would be a maid who worked in the gardens, kitchens or house as appropriate. It was roughly equivalent to being a scullery maid, but with much more mobility.
When she was 14 she was promoted to being an upstairs maid, largely as a result of her growing friendship with young Master Felix. Even after the loss of his parents he was known to deliberately seek her out, a fact which somehow didn’t become widely known the servants of the mansion until he sought permission from her parents to court her when she turned 18. Their engagement was soon announced, causing great joy in the community, and a ball to celebrate the event was arranged.
However, the happy couple was wary, for a poisoning attempt was caught- not everyone in the community was happy to see the Master of the Culpa Mansion marry a servant.
In addition to this, Felix had been a greatly sought-after bachelor, and several of the women in the area were vocal in their disapproval of the match. One, now known only as the Witch, was barred from the grounds entirely.
The tale ends in Brigette being found dead of stab wounds in her private sitting room, the night before she was to be wed- a death which the initial investigation, done by local Sheriff Rainsdown, ruled to be a suicide, despite the evidence of a struggle.
Felix was said to have gone mad. and killed the bridesmaids who were meant to be attending her that very night.
Some say that he haunts the grounds still, hunting all those he holds guilty for the betrayal of his bride.
Others say that The Witch, jealous of Brigette and furious at the engagement, not only killed the Bride but cursed the mansion and all in it to painful deaths. It’s certain that no one in attendance that evening lived a long or peaceful life- several committed suicide, while there was a rash of murders in the area, blamed on vengeful spirits.
Conspiracy theorists blame Felix’s mysterious father, Francis Culpa- whose death, while recorded on his tombstone in the family cemetery, was witnessed by none. Perhaps he disapproved of his son marrying a servant? Or perhaps he despised the weakness of his family’s servants, in allowing the tragedy to occur?
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Okay guys I did it!
The four kings dress designs for Mirjami!
It sort of was hard to start but I got into it here's some notes about it:
First Satan's
So Satan's got a pretty cool aesthetic imo. This is a bit different than the obey me dresses where I kind of took inspiration from the country and impression instead of the characters but I can see Mirjami liking this.
His is my fave because I can see Mirjami being really happy in it x3
Next Mammon's:
So Mammon's got a lot going on because it's Mammon of all people so I made his dress a mix of his colors and the Disney Belle Dress ( I was also watching vids roasting the live action dress so... Yeah )
Mirjami would like this one too because she'd feel like a princess and I imagine Mammon's got more glitzy ones for her in case :>
Now Beelzebub:
(At this point I dabbled with the idea of short haired Mirjami)
So Beelzebub's was tricky because I wanted to make it sort of like a skort and like Satan's a reflection of Beel.
The simplicity I feel suits em because the mf is always wandering but Mirjami might not like it because she feels like a rebel dressed like this heheh >u<
And lastly... Leviathan.
(Also if Beel's symbol isn't right lemme know I tried to find it but couldn't ;w; )
Now if you've been visiting my blog you know I really don't like Leviathan and Mirjami hates him so she's not really thrilled wearing anything from him or Hades.
However I can see his dress always covering her body much like how he covers his and the chains and collar is a reflection of how you aren't Leviathan's equal; you're his to own and possess. If he says you're wearing that you're wearing it.
Anyways but there we go the four kings dresses!! Enjoy!
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Hey yalls so I've been all over the place but lately I've been feeling soft and I realize... I still really like you homies so frequent my blog 💖
So I decided to do some MC drawings both for those who might do a fic/drawing with Mirjami and those I genuinely really like and appreciate their company :>
And these are:
@skyeslittlecorner
@notquitebunnie
@pineapplesneedrights
@lemonivall
I really appreciate you 4 for your existence or just general kindness so I hope you like this 💓
Anyways but don't think that's it; I do really appreciate the other regulars who stop by. I've noticed some of you and I'd love to draw your WHB MCs if you'd like next time or if you're a frequent visitor here ❤️
Now I have a list of those who take priority (IF they want their MC Drawn):
@yuuka29
@flanseal
@himurakenshin25
@ryu21800
@thrones-of-buer
@bakdbfi
I'm gonna do 4 each week so we have 2 Slots available for any of you mentioned who want dibs or any other peeps who stop by my blog ✨️
Just reblog with your MCs and comment and I'll let you know how the list will look for this week!!
Thank you all for being awesome!! 💞
Edit 03/18/2024: Currently 2 Spots open if any mentioned want one lemme know <3
Edit 03/19/2024: Currently 1 Spot available if anyone mentioned wants it! :3
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Next Poll Idea: Mirjami's Hades Dress
So following her getting kidnapped by Leviathan and stuck in his castle I could see Leviathan dressing her and while Mirjami is in Hades she is MISERABLE.
Firstly she was terrified because her life is threatened and she's panicking because she wants to get back to her daughter. She's trying so hard to get back to her baby girl so being in the coffin and treated badly makes her scared.
Meeting Leviathan she tries to beg him but given its Leviathan I imagine he ignores her and it doesn't help her emotional state because she's not thinking about the demons now she's thinking of her pet dog her daughter her home- She has people who need her and instead she's here alone and terrified.
I imagine Solomon does help her out but it isn't easy because Mirjami's not an arrogant or mean person and when Leviathan starts choking/hanging her, her mental state gets worst because now she knows she's not safe and she's just... Distressed.
When designing her dress I looked at Barbie and Princess Dresses and I wanted to make Mirjami look beautiful but depressed because she's not doing well here Hades terrifies her, Leviathan terrifies her, and I can see her just on the verge of tears all the time until Valefor and Bimet come in.
Now since this is Leviathan we're talking about I imagine when he was hanging/choking her he broke Mirjami's necklace and this severely devastates her because the necklace is an heirloom and last thing she has of her birth parents.
I'm half debating whether she's holding the pieces or Leviathan took them and MIGHT fix it for her but for now she's going without the necklace and it severely depresses her.
As well since living in Hades I can see Mirjami struggling to the point she's smoking again. She doesn't sleep easily and I imagine she smokes alot now because she's stressed smoking 2-3 cigarettes a day now even though she promised her daughter she'd stop.
It gets worst after Leviathan's H-Scene because as I said in that post; Consent was sold separately. Mirjami is not doing well and avoids Leviathan after it she feels a lot of shame letting it happen and she doesn't know how to cope with the encounter teetering between crying or sleeping for days now. She feels abandoned by Satan and Mammon so she spends most of her day sitting there and sleeping a lot while keeping her room door locked.
Is Leviathan friend? Not yet.
Hopefully as the Chapters come out that changes but for now- Mirjami is not a happy camper :(
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