| “ | Bringing happiness to the lives of the common people by marking each hour of the work day with the tolling of a golden bell. | ” |
| — Lord Bafford, enscribed on The Stonemarket Bell | ||
Lord Bafford was a lesser nobleman, with strong connections to people higher in the hierarchy. Even though unlike his master Ramirez, Bafford had a nobility title, he was considered lower in the chain of command in The City. He lived in fairly large mansion in Old Quarter and owned a few gambling houses called Dreckboun, Sunnyfair and Fendon from which he gained profit.[1] Even though he had some serious illegal income, he tried to avoid paying his taxes to The Baron.[2] Raids by Hammerites had caused lost profits at his gambling dens, however. [3] He also had some foreign contacts outside The City through Grimworth and de Perrin.
Personality[]
It can be said he was a pretentious man as he constructed a throne room in his mansion and bought a precious sceptre to go along with it. Some tasteless designs in his mansion could also hint to his excess of character. He also might be someone who enjoys fine food as he could easily tell the lamb his cook prepared was not of this season. He also shown to be a bit of a prankster after he tricked Lord Gervaisius into buying a painting of Durant as a private joke.
Bafford's Sceptre[]
Bafford was the owner of a precious sceptre that was purchased from Grimworth and de Perrin.[4] He was apparently furious when someone stole it.[5] Later, Gibson tried to steal the sceptre without realizing it had already been stolen, and was eventually caught.[6]
Social Interaction[]
During The Metal Age, Lord Bafford was both invited to and attended the Mechanists' Party at Angelwatch, from which he received a Masked Servant as a gift as did the other attendees.[7]
Lord Bafford had a friendship with Lord Gervaisius. The two would often go hunting together, and at the Summer Solstice Soiree Bafford introduced him to Lady Carina Veloden.[8][9] Bafford had tried to sell Gervaisius a fake painting by Durant, later claiming it was a prank, which Gervaisius was highly unamused by. When Gervaisius' Gardener left, he told the servants to find trees, suggesting to take them from Bafford, who would understand, because he still owed him due to the fake painting incident.[10][11]
Around the time of Deadly Shadows, Bafford is known to be suffering from gout. Samuel Fogerty writes to Bafford concerning this, in addition to pleading for money in the letter.[12]
Family[]
Bafford had a sister, Lady Olivia. She is buried in Fort Ironwood and said to have been beloved by many people.[13]
Employees[]
Guards[]
Staff[]
Other[]
- Ginny - Manager of Dreckboun Gambling Den
- Tarquis - A dealer for Bafford, serving a sentence in Cragscleft Prison
- Dominic - A street spy for Bafford's underground operations. Offers reports on Hammerite raids, in addition to providing what little information he was able to find on Viktoria[17]
Funding[]
The Bafford Family donated funds (along with the Rutherford Family) to help the Wieldstrom Museum purchase The Crown.[18]
The Bafford Family funds also paid for the Stonemarket Bell.[19]
Trivia[]
- A cut book in Thief: Deadly Shadows, called The Bafford Chronicles was in possession of The Keepers. Nothing is known about the book other than the name connection. [20]
References[]
- ↑ M2LEDGE
- ↑ M2TAX
- ↑ M5BAFF
- ↑ M2ANTS
- ↑ Thieves7
- ↑ Unused49 (unused in game)
- ↑ Master Guest List
- ↑ M12B23/M13B23
- ↑ M12B13
- ↑ M12B22/M13B22
- ↑ M13B15
- ↑ AULlettertobafford
- ↑ OQgravebafford
- ↑ M2MEMO
- ↑ Unused4
- ↑ M2COOK
- ↑ M2DOM
- ↑ MUScrown (this is entirely dependent on whether or not the player chooses to have Garrett fence The Crown)
- ↑ SMbellplaque (the plaque text is unused in game)
- ↑ KCbafford