Vincent Foredale

Vincent Foredale, a character in the Desire & Decorum series, was the Earl of Edgewater and Your Character's father. He is first seen in Book 1, Chapter 2.

Appearance
Vincent has short brown hair with some gray strands, blue eyes and fair skin. He wears a navy blue suit with a beige waistcoat as well as a white shirt and an elaborate tie underneath.

Personality
He was shown to have been kind and fair. Mr. Harper notes him to be unlike any man of his rank as he is warm and polite to those below his station. His mother says he was strong-willed when he was younger.

Book 1

 * Chapter 2: Ties That Bind
 * Chapter 3: Threading the Needle
 * Chapter 4: Best Foot Forward
 * Chapter 5: The Road to London
 * Chapter 7: Opera St. James (Off-Screen)
 * Chapter 10: On Your Marks (Off-Screen)
 * Chapter 12: In Sickness and In Health
 * Chapter 13: A Better Place (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 15: A Cut Above (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 16: Season's End (Determinant)

Book 2

 * Chapter 1: Betrothal & Betrayal (Mentioned; Determinant)
 * Chapter 2: A Royal Introduction (Off-Screen)
 * Chapter 6: A New Set of Rules (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 14: Before the Bell Tolls (Mentioned)

Book 3

 * Chapter 1: Family Matters (Mentioned; Physical Appearance Determinant)
 * Chapter 4: Sugar & Spice (Mentioned; Physical Appearance Determinant)
 * Chapter 7: London Calling (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 9: Fifth Time's the Charm (Determinant)
 * Chapter 11: The Game is Afoot (Mentioned, Physical Appearance Determinant)
 * Chapter 12: Tower of Terror (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 15: With This Ring (Mentioned; Physical Appearance Determinant)
 * Chapter 16: A Joyous Union
 * Chapter 18: 1817 (Mentioned)

Desire & Decorum: First Winter

 * Chapter 1: Deck the Halls (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 2: All I Want for Christmas (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 4: Sleigh Ride

Dominique
Dominique is Vincent's mother. He seemed to respect her. She is pleased when he revises his will to keep the Edgewater estate in their bloodline. She is thankful that they had been able to reconcile their differences before he passed away.

Rupert
Rupert was Vincent's father. He strongly discouraged Vincent from pursuing Mary, and when he found out they married nonetheless, he forced Vincent to annul the marriage (through then-priest Monroe) by threatening to ship Mary back to her homeland and to a long life of suffering. When Vincent agreed to his demands, Rupert hid letters from Mary to his son and only wrote her once to demand her to cease writing. For these reasons, Vincent refuses to hang Rupert's portrait in their gallery.

Mary
Vincent fell in love with your character's mother, Mary, the first time he saw her performing at the Opera St. James. In the premium scene of Book 1, Chapter 11, you are able to read the letters he wrote to Mary and learn he planned to marry her despite her being of lower rank. In Chapter 12's premium scene, he describes his first encounter with Mary to you. She knew his station by the clothes he wore and the air about him, and told him that she would not be his charity case or his exotic plaything. He told her that he was looking for no such thing, and was looking for a special woman to share his secrets with. He persuaded her to allow him to get to know her better by complimenting her wits and sharp mind, and he would go to see her every performance, bring her flowers, and walk her home. Mary made him realize that there was more to life than lands and titles. They were able to elope with the help of Bishop Monroe, but Rupert had the marriage annulled and forced Vincent into a marriage with Henrietta Marlcaster. He was unaware of Mary carrying his child and the letters she kept writing him thanks to Rupert, as well.

Your Character
You are the daughter of Vincent and Mary. You were born at some point after his father Rupert threw Mary out. Mary had written Vincent letters about your birth and personality, wishing you three would be a family some day. However, Vincent had never received the letters due to his father Rupert's and his wife Henrietta's interceptions; so Vincent was unaware he had a daughter.

Vincent discovers your existence in Mary's last letter to him. According to Dominique, Vincent insisted on bringing you to Edgewater. In a premium scene, Mr. Harper tells you that the day your father received the letter about you was the happiest Mr. Harper has ever seen your father. Vincent told everyone in Edgewater of your existence which made Countess Henrietta extremely furious. Mr. Harper claims that he had been told about the letter 3 times on the same day.

Even though they only recently met, he cared very deeply about her and wanted to make up for the time they lost. He announced a change in his will to make her heiress of the Edgewater Estate. On his death bed, he gives you your mother's wedding ring and a copy of his will.

Henrietta
Henrietta is Vincent's wife. In Book 1, Chapter 2, it was revealed by Luke Harper that Vincent's father forced him to marry Henrietta, inferring that it wasn't a love match. When she was about to give birth to their son, she threw Vincent out of the room when the contractions started.

Edmund
Edmund is Vincent's step-son, who feels for all intents and purposes that Vincent is his father, as his biological father died when he was very young. Edmund rushes to the Edgewater estate when he learns Vincent is on his death bed, but because he traveled by carriage, he arrives too late.

Harry
Harry is Vincent's and Henrietta's son. From the way he spoke about him, it is implied that Vincent was very affected by his "passing". When Harry was born, Vincent worried about raising him with someone he didn't love (Henrietta), but Bishop Monroe told him to focus on the child instead of his wife.

Tristan Richards
Your father has always been a bit wary of Duke Richards, but had high hopes for a possible match between the two of you due to his station. When you tell your father of the Duke's unwelcome advances, your father is angry. He tells you that Tristan was Rupert's protege.

Luke Harper
In First Winter, you have the opportunity to carry out Vincent's holiday traditions with Sir Luke by cutting down a Yule log. Vincent preferred a good reliable oak tree, because a Yule log from an oak is meant to bring healing, wisdom, and strength.

Trivia

 * He was named after Vincent, an ancestor who is known for spying for both sides during the Wars of the Roses.
 * You can play as young Vincent in a premium scene in Book 1, Chapter 12. In that scene, he tells you that he never enjoyed opera until Mary took the stage.
 * He shares the same first name as Vince from the America's Most Eligible series, Vincent Wescott from It Lives Beneath, and Marquess Huntsbury from The Unexpected Heiress.
 * The name Vincent is of Latin origin and means "conquering".
 * In First Winter, your character mentions that he has German in his lineage.