The Wealthiest Man and his Heirs

(Year 232, Winter) The wealthiest man of Mazaloom kingdom is not the King, and not even of high nobility. It is of course Mr Malcolm Landgraab Lord Cacti (79) who is not getting any younger by the years. He will have to pass on his wealth eventually, and unless he decides to involve specific heirs according to a not yet known testament, his 3 sons, twins Buffrey and Geophold (13) and Ruperty (8) will share the extreme fortune of more than §8,000,000. Although Landgraab Science Lab is known for experimenting with and modifying lifeforms, there is probably no way yet to add years to an old man's life - not even if he can pay generously.

With a testament, there can be one favored heir getting up to 50% of the value, meaning one son might get half of the fortune before the other half is shared equally between the 3 of them. But, who would be the favored one? One son is naturally the oldest, but because the two oldest are twins they might be seen as equally old. Perhaps their efforts in school will decide?

There is also Malcom's wife involved. Unless they have a formal separate property agreement, she is automatically entitled to 50% of their totals, because they were married for more than 10 years. She can choose to pass it all on, and rather claim support from the main heir, but Mrs Aili (von Kaching) Landgraab (47) is way younger than her husband. She might even remarry and will most likely claim to keep some of her 50%. That alone will place her among the wealthiest women of the kingdom.

So, why did Malcolm put up such a funny facial expression? Well, recently was the teen birthday of the twins. They are his oldest sons and if there will be one favored heir, it is likely to be one of them. They had planned to celebrate this event at their private vacation home in Sulany, but it got too tricky due to the youngest being in boarding school at Evergreen Harbor.

Instead, they had cake in their pacious home at Verde in Oasis Springs. The youngest showing up as a guest by free will was a nice touch. All was settled, and the candle blowing could start!

Youngest Landgraab son, Ruperty (8), showing up for the party by free will.

Buffrey did just fine, entering his teenage years with a rather decent hairdo and outfit. But then, it was his twin brother Geophold who shocked his father!

Randomly generated appearance is not always meeting for the Landgraab standards...

Talk about misfitting appearance! Being the son of Malcolm Landgraab and showing up like this! Okay, there is a chance that a child of such a rich man will grow into some sort of an opposition, like a teen protest to his own parents. But in this household we all unbderstand that such a protest would be very minor and shortlived. Not extreme like this! Well, both teenagers got some CAS clinic adjustments, and soon they were all busy eating cake.

Becoming a teenager is a milestone in these circles. Now their skills and grade will make a huge difference, personality values are to be developed, and relations must be built. Years of playing around have ended, now it all gets serious!

Mr Malcolm Landgraab is still with good health. There will be several years before he needs to prepare his final testament. He holds no peerage, but the Mester Cacti title inherited from his late father, Geoffrey. Geoffrey Landgraab was the unlegit son of Princess Ann Caramelle, of the now extinct House von Donnersmalt. So, the heritage is impressive although most of the fortune can be traced back to late Nancy Landgraab and her ancestors. The family background might secure the Landgraab sons taking one step up in the noble society.

Bringing minimum §1,350,000 will open a few doors...