History Characters / IShallMasterThisFamily

The ruler of the Lehmbruck Empire. He is known as a decent emperor to the public, but he's secretly known by the nobility for this greediness, more so than any ruler before him.

* SecretKeeper: Is one of the few early on to know Tia's true nature as a GeniusProdigy, becoming of her first "people" to help her get started in the business world.

* Nephewism: Downplayed as Tia's father is still alive and is of course her primary parent with her mother having been dead for years, not to mention that Shananet still has her own family life to worry about. Regardless, Shananet helps raise Tia as a sort of surrogate mother figure and clearly loves her very much even if she seems rather aloof and at times cold. Tia does clearly look up to her aunt as someone inspiring and wants to help her live the best life, [[spoiler: which is why Tia eventually helps expose Shananet's husband Vestian as the cheating scumbag conman he is so that Shananet doesn't go through the humiliating and unfair divorce trial that lost her custody of Giliou and Mayron.]] [[spoiler: After Shananet divorces Vestian but with the odds in her favor this time, she becomes slightly more active as a mother-like figure for her niece, eventually culminating in her promising Tia that she will buy her time so that when Tia comes of age, Shananet will give her the Head of House's seat, as she believes Tia to be the one best suited for it.]]

* CrazyJealousGuy: When it comes to Tia, he will not let another man so much as glance at her without giving them a DeathGlare. Clervian, who is Tia's teacher and assistant, as well as Tia's male relatives, like her father, grandfather, and the cousins she gets along with, are the exceptions to this.

* SelfMadeMan: Gallahan wasn't originally interested in the family business. Tia has to drag him out to a potentially disastrous prospective meeting between Viese, Lulac, Clervian and an Angenas merchant to kick-start his involvement. By the end of the series, Gallahan [[spoiler:owns a successful clothes business and is honored by the Emperor for his contributions to society with a small territory in the south]].

[[folder:Vesitan Schultz]]

* SpoiledBrat: Big time. His father lets him do whatever he wants, since he's the son of the future head of the Lombardis, as well as Prince Astana's playmate. He doesn't do the school work that Clervian assigns to him because, like his father, he believes his status as the son of the heir to the Lombardi's head makes it so that he doesn't have to prove his worth. He also refuses to acknowledge Tia as family, even saying she wasn't a Lombardi, which got him and his father in hot water with Lulac when he heard from Tia after she beat him up as a child in self defense.

[[folder:Clervian Pellet]]

* {{Bishonen}}: Defintely qualifies for this. Clervian is a very handsome man with very long hair and strict eyes. [[spoiler:These looks do not fade come the time skip when Tia turns 18 and Clervian decides to brush his bangs back, about the only major change he makes aside from wardrobe.]]
* HiddenDepths: There is a possibility that Tia acknowledges that part of the reason why Clervian chose to follow Tia despite her status as an illegitimate child is because he himself is an illegitimate child, from the House of Dillard, a noble house whose daughter, Lauryl, becomes Tia's maid when she is 12. Very likely, he saw strong similarities between them, as bastard children who proved their worth via their intellect and business savviness, and chose to help her because of that.

Clervian's right-hand woman, who helped run the day-to-day operations of Gallahan's clothing store before transitioning into assisting Tia and Clervian with guild operations.

Tia's grandfather, the current head of the Lombardi family. Screwed, calculating, and stern, he has led his family well for decades. His age, however, means he must find a successor among his family members, who all have something holding them back from being a worthy heir.

* PeggySue: Firentia travels back to when she was seven years old after being trampled by a horse while drunkening cursing her family's downfall. She uses her second chance to rise up and become the most powerful member of the Lombardis, despite her illegitimate status. [[spoiler:Averted later on; she didn't travel back in time at all. Her mother's side of the family had the ability to predict the future through their dreams, but Firentia doesn't discover this until later]].

* ThePatriarch: Lulac is the very definition of a Lombardi, which makes it difficult for him to choose a successor amongst his children since none of them have the talent to be the next head. [[spoiler: This becomes less of a problem after Viese proves how incompetant he is when in the Acting Head position and Lulac is convinced by the Family Heads and Shananet to make his daughter the Acting Head in his stead. He agrees, having been disappointed by how consistently Viese failed to use the many chances Lulac had given him to prove his worth.]]

* Nephewism: Downplayed as Tia's father is still alive and is of course her primary parent with her mother having been dead for years, not to mention that Shananet still has her own family life to worry about. Regardless, Shananet helps raise Tia as a sort of surrogate mother figure and clearly loves her very much even if she seems rather aloof and at times cold. Tia does clearly look up to her aunt as someone inspiring and wants to help her live the best life, [[spoilers: which is why Tia eventually helps expose Shananet's husband Vestian as the cheating scumbag conman he is so that Shananet doesn't go through the humiliating and unfair divorce trial that lost her custody of Giliou and Mayron.]] [[spoiler: After Shananet divorces Vestian but with the odds in her favor this time, she becomes slightly more active as a mother-like figure for her niece, eventually culminating in her promising Tia that she will buy her time so that when Tia comes of age, Shananet will give her the Head of House's seat, as she believes Tia to be the one best suited for it.]]

* SelfMadeMan: Gallahan wasn't originally interested in the family business. Tia has to drag him out to a potentially disastrous prospective meeting between Viese, Lulac, Clervian and an Angenas merchant to kickstart his involvement. By the end of the series, Gallahan [[spoiler:owns a successful clothes business and is honored by the Emperor for his contributions to society with a small territory in the south]].

* WiseBeyondHerYears: This is what she comes off as to her family as a child due to her regression back in time leaving her with all the knowledge of what happened and allowing her to correct those mistakes that create a terrible end for the Lombardi family's future. [[spoiler: Turns out that this is actually more true than even Tia thought, as she didn't actually go back in time, but was rather given a lengthy vision of the future while she was a child. This ability was passed to her via her mother's bloodline, and what Tia actually saw was a possible future that was on the precipice of coming true with the way things are going.]]

* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: Is given this in the second timeline. His affair is exposed and in anger at his betrayal to her, Shananet divorces him rather than the other way around. His sons take their mother’s side and he himself is arrested for his betrayal to the family and must now await a heavy loan that he had taken out along with the lofty interest that comes with it. Even worse, every single investment that the Lombardis made to the Schultz’s has been revoked and ending with them being removed from the noble’s registry.

* FatalFlaw: {{Greed}}. He's so greedy that a seemingly benevolent act of not forcing the Eastern people to pay taxes during a drought is actually a ploy to force powerful families to pay more taxes instead. But his greed also makes him easily manipulated and dangerous when denied. He never properly chose his successor because he was too greedy to share his power with his sons, neither of whom he fully trusts, [[spoiler:which leads to several assassination attempts by Prince Astana and the Empress, and then getting actually killed by Perez as revenge for killing his mother]].

* EvilMatriarch: She's not the actual leader of the Angenas family (that's her father) but she rules over the family nonetheless. She has a severe grudge against the Lombardis for acting better than her family is, and plans their downfall from the shadows, all while trying to kill Perez to secure the throne for her son.

* Bishonen: Defintely qualifies for this. Clervian is a handsome man with very long hair and strict eyes. [[spoiler:These looks do not fade come the time skip when Tia turns 18 and Clervian decides to brush his bangs back, about the only major change he makes aside from wardrobe.]]

* SmartBall: Surprisingly, the Emperor can hold this ball quite often, usually in regards to his mental chess game with his wife. He knows that Astana isn't the best fit as the heir to the throne due to the boy's lack of aptitude for politics [[spoiler: and his eventual interest in hunting and women]] as well as the fact that he only shows interest because his mother clearly forces him to, but he also knows that Perez, the only other option, needs to show if he can even be useful. When Lulac begins secretly sponsoring the child and Perez's hidden talents begin showcasing, on top of his resemblance to Yovanes' late father whom he despised giving the man a chance to potentially symbolically have his father bow to him at least, Yovanes decides to give Perez back his rights as a prince and even shows favoritism toward the back as it becomes more clear how lacking Astana is in comparison.

* IdenticalGrandson: The reason the emperor dislikes him is because Perez looks exactky like his grandfather, the Emperor’s father, whom the Emperor has always resented.

* PapaWolf: While he has to remain impartial as the head of the family, don't be mistaken: Lulac is very protective of his children [[spoiler: One example of this comes when Tia narrows down the identity of the mistress of her Aunt Shananet's husband and tricks her into coming into her father's clothing store, whereupon seeing that the woman is wearing a necklace that he knows belonged to his late wife Natalia, he forces her to confess her adultery to Shananet under threat of having her arrested for stealing a family heirloom. The mistress does so when she realizes that the "old fool" her lover had constantly complained about was actualyl a far more terrfiying foe than she had been led to believe.]] Oh and don't worry. Lulac also holds the title of being a Grandpa Wolf, as he is just as protective of his grandchildren, particularly Tia.
* ThePatriarch: Lulac is the very definition of a Lombardi, which makes it difficult for him to choose a successor amongst his children since none of them have the talent to be the next head.

* Nephewism: Downplayed as Tia's father is still alive and is of course her primary parent since her mother has been dead for years and Shananet still has her own family life to worry about. Regardless, Shananet helps raise Tia as a sort of surrogate mother figure and clearly loves her very much even if she seems rather aloof and at times cold. Tia does clearly look up to her aunt as someone inspiring and wants to help her live the best life, [[spoilers: which is why Tia eventually helps expose Shananet's husband Vestian as the cheating scumbag conman he is so that Shananet doesn't go through the humiliating and unfair divorce trial that lost her custody of Giliou and Mayron.]] [[After Shananet divorces Vestian but with the odds in her favor this time, she becomes slightly more active as a mother-like figure for her niece, eventually culminating in her promising Tia that she will buy her time so that when Tia comes of age, Shananet will give her the Head of House's seat, as she believes Tia to be the one best suited for it.]]

* FatalFlaw: {{Greed}}. He's so greedy that a seemingly benevolent act of not forcing the Eastern people to pay taxes during a drought is actually a ploy to force powerful families to pay more taxes instead. But his greed also makes him easily manipulated and dangerous when denied. He never properly chose his successor because he was too greedy to share his power with his sons, [[spoiler:which leads to several assassination attempts by Prince Astana and the Empress, and then getting actually killed by Perez as revenge for killing his mother]].

* HumiliationConga: She suffers several embarrassing moments towards the end of the story. She’s tricked by Perez into giving him a large amount of money so he’ll quietly go to the Academy for several years, never considering how she has given him the financial backing he needed to strengthen his position, or that he could graduate earlier than expected. She also had to sell several territories to amass the money needed to pay off Perez, many of which were bought by the Lombardis. She’s therefore blindsided when Perez becomes the favored candidate for the throne, and resorts to assassination attempts to get rid of both Perez and the Emperor. [[spoiler:She ends up in prison after Perez becomes Emperor, her family wiped from the nobility]].

The son of the Imperial couple, and Perez's half-brother. He has inherited both his father's greediness and his mother's arrogance, making him an unpleasant boy to be around.

* BastardAngst: Tia is the illegitimate child of Gallahan and her peasant mother. She's treated like crap by her uncles, their wives, and their children because of her "dirty blood". Despite that, she's treated fairly well by everyone else in the family, growing more loving as Tia proves her worth.

The illegitimate offspring of the Emperor and a maid. He lived most of his life hunted and harassed by the Empress, forced to live in a dilapidated palace and fed poison everyday in an effort to kill him off. He survives despite their efforts. In the first timeline he succeeds the throne, which he's poised to do again in the new timeline, now with Firentia's help. [[spoiler:He's Firentia's love interest and eventual husband]].

* IdenticalGrandson: The reason the emperor dislikes him, he looks just like his grandfather, the emperor’s father.

* SpoilerBrat: What Viese really is deep down. His belief that he is the only correct choice as the future family head boils down only to the fact that he is the eldest son. That's it. He never applies any true cunning and actual business making smarts to any deals he makes, and most of the investments he puts into projects fail because he never truly goes the extra mile to make anything for himself as a business man. Everything he does is instead around cozying up to others in power, which is very much against what the Lombardi family is about and proves to be his downfall, [[spoilers: when after Lulac is left bedriddden following a health scare, Viese proves how incompetent he is as the "Acting Family Head" by not taking the recent counterfeit check scare seriously and instead continuing to put out loans despite the genuine threat these fake checks pose for the Lombardi Bank. When Lulac is informed of this by the family heads and Shananet argues that Viese is not fit for the position, he fully agrees, which Viese angrily and childishly argues against, to which a more angered Lulac responds to by going forward with removing Viese from the Acting Head position, and putting Shananet in place instead. Viese is so angered by this that he forces his entire family to go stay with his wife's relatives, rather than live in the same house as Shananet while she is in charge.]]

* IdenticalTwinTag: Since the boys are identical twins, the only way to tell them apart is by their bangs and to which side they are swept. Giliou's bangs are brushed to the right and Mayron's to the left, but aside from that very easy to miss difference, they look exactly the same.

* SpoiledBrat: Big time. His father lets him do whatever he wants, since he’s the son of the future head of the Lombardis, as well as Prince Astana’s playmate. He also refuses to acknowledge Tia as family, even saying she wasn't a Lombardi, which got him and his father in hot water with Lulac when he heard from Tia after she beat him up as a child in self defense.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Bellezac has a hidden fear of birds that he is desperate to hide from the viewing world. It's a fear so palapble and deep that he can't even stand the sight of chicken when it is served at meals. [[spoilers: Tia is fully aware of this and decides to weaponize this in order to teach him a lesson once and for all when he refuses to stop bullying Craney. She throws bird seed all over him and stands back as crows and other birds flock around him and peck at him. It's so effective that it leaves him a sobbing mess. [[ReasonYouSuckSpeech After Tia rightfully calls him a hypocrite for enjoying the suffering of others while he himself begs for mercy after being put through this]], she then threatens to knock him out and tie him to a pillar while covered in bird feed paste if he bullies Craney one more time.]]

An apprentice doctor working for the Lombardi's personal physician, Dr. O'Malley. She befriends Tia after treating her injuries from Bellezac's bullying. She is fated to one day invent the cure to the incurable disease that killed Tia's father, but after his death; Tia hopes to speed up the process by befriending her and getting her into the Academy early.

* DotingGrandparent: Lulac adores his grandchildren and holds in particular a special place in his heart for Tia. It wouldn't be a stretch to guess she is his favorite despite his other impartial nature toward the other grandchildren. When Tia asks him for things, usually tools or help with her hidden schemes, Lulac will usually go along with it, partly because he can sense she is using them for more than what she asks but also because he truly is a softie for her.

* UpperClassTwit: Viese's job in the family is to act as the face of the family at social events, but the rest of the family doesn't see much value in interacting with high society, making his efforts look more like him attempting to cozy up to those in power. Outside of that and investing in some failed projects, Viese doesn't do much to contribute to the family. [[spoiler: As soon as he loses the acting head position to his sister after he proves to his father how unworthy he is to become the head even in a temporary situation, he storms off with his family like the [[SoreLoser whiney brat]] he had acted like when Lulac agreed with Shananet and the other Lombardi family heads.]]

* CrazyJealousGuy: When it comes to Tia, he will not let another man who is related to her so much as glance at her without giving them a DeathGlare.

Tia's twin cousins and the sons of Vestian Schultz and Shananet Lombardi. They are mischievous and driven to fun or interesting things.

* UndyingLoyalty: In the second timeline after hearing how Tia put Bellezac in his place, become obsessed with her, following her around, being overly protective of her, they even glare at Perez whenever he’s with Tia.

* SpoiledBrat: Big time. His father lets him do whatever he wants, since he’s the son of the future head of the Lombardis, as well as Prince Astana’s playmate.

* ProfessionalButtKisser: Like his father, Astaliu sucks up to Bellezac in order to be kept in his good graces once Viese becomes the family head. He slowly [[BecomingTheMask becomes the mask]] as he starts bullying his younger brother, Craney, because Bellezac does.