Meerandre Leshandras
The Leshandras winery has long been in decline and Meerandre has been borrowing money from illicit sources notably Paulo Garden the dock warden of Portsmouth.
Recently two mnths ago his youngest children were murdered. He suspects that this was done through agents of Gardan as a way to make him pay his debts which he has been stubborn about doing wanting to keep up his appearances in society.
Again the graves were desecrated. Security was enhanced but his estate has twice been invaded. The first time the invaders murdered his daughter Teran while she was acting in defense of their home. The second time the crew set fire to his Vineyards and garden and killed his eldest son Ciaran.
Meerandre Leshandras
was born to a wine Dynasty. He has taken his birthright for granted. True he does have a keen business eye but also he has a taste for excess. His true dream was to be a musician but he took up the family business. His solution is to hold lavish parties where he and his wife are musical stars. He truly is a brilliant musician but being a wine merchant and shipping magnate always has gotten in the way. Meerandre is ultimately unable to admit that he is a bad business man having inherited a dynasty and squandered it.
Meerandre certainly could pay his debts but it would bring to light his mismanagement of funds. He is in short living in a dream world by which he refuses to be confronted or confront himself. One possible remedy would be to decrease the price of Leshandras Wine but this has not been done for centuries and pride will not allow him to do so.
Meerandre craves attention and thinks nothing of dropping money on the latest fashions. He fiercely overprotective of his family that has recently been damaged. his business failings have made his alliance with house Venare a powerful shipping magnate and distributor strained. The continuation of House Leshandras is overmuch tied with the impression they leave upon Venare.
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