Redgrave Family

The Redgrave Family is the second of House Lindhardt's Prominent Families. Although the family has a long heritage of strong magicians, the family has been greatly reduced following the events of the Sentinel Island Incident. For most of the family's history, they have been prominent members of the Independent magical community, but following the year 2000, the family has been part of the Guild of American Magicians, sworn to House Lindhardt.

The family has been known for its martial skill as well as its unique magic Warp. Many members of the family have been part of the US military since the start of the country's history, and that tradition did not change following the Tokyo Incident in 1945.

The Redgraves have been the owners of an artifact known as an Abyssal Ring. Although the family has been secretive of the attributes of the ring, they have held the ring for nearly 300 years. The ring is often worn by the head of the family or their heir.

The current head of the family is Damian Redgrave, and Levi Redgrave, his adopted son, is the current heir.

Pre-Sentinel Island Incident
The Redgrave family is able to trace its magical lineage back to at least 1500, though the history of the family no doubt continues further back. The family can be traced to the Suffolk region of England in the 11th century.

Several members of the family moved to Maryland in the 1730s, establishing the American branch of the family. They became prominent members of the Independent magical community and did not join in the founding of the Guild in 1785.

The Guild remained aware of the family's activities between 1785 and 1945, but they did not interfere in the family's affairs. The members of the Redgrave family served with distinction in the various branches of the US military and did not cause trouble for other magicians. The family was known for being very private and protective of their unique magic.

The behavior of the Redgraves did not change following the Tokyo Incident in 1945 and the exposure of magic. They continued to serve as members of the military for the next 50 years.

Sentinel Incident
The Sentinel Incident occurred over 3 days in early October 1997. The 19 living members of the family gathered at the family home on the small Sentinel Island in the southern portion of Lake Michigan for an annual meeting. An unseasonal winter storm struck the area, preventing contact to the island, and by the time the storm settled, only 2 members of the family were found to be alive as well as an infant of unknown parentage.

The exact sequence of events on Sentinel Island are subject to intense public and scholarly debate. Neither of the survivors are willing to discuss the meeting or what happened. Any attempt to use magic to uncover the events of the events has resulted in failure.

Jason Redgrave, the heir to the family, was arrested in January 1998 following an altercation that left 2 people severely injured and another dead. He was found guilty of murder and attempted murder and sentenced to life in prison.

Damian Redgrave, the other survivor of the incident, became the last remaining member of the family and became the head of the family. By then he had adopted the unknown infant and began raising them. He made the decision to join the Guild and swore himself and his infant son to House Lindhardt.

Modern Day
The Redgrave family is one of House Lindhardt's Prominent Families, but it has played a smaller role in the House's affairs than its counterpart, the Grant family. The Redgraves are instead tasked with information gathering by Dirch Lindhardt, who is seeking to identify any potential dangers to both the House and the Guild. Both Damian and Levi spend most of their time away from the Phoenix area.

Warp
Warp is the unique magic of the Redgrave family. Although any magician is capable of using the spell, the Redgrave family has historically protected the details of the spell, preventing its use outside of the family. The current head of the family had taught a couple of members of the Crownsguard the spell, but otherwise there are few users of the spell.

The spell seems to work by altering the coordinates of the user, instantly moving them to the new position. The user appears to travel through a temporary reverse-side location as they are fully immune to physical and magical barriers. Often the user seems to throw an object from their hand, with their final position coming from the location of the object, but any attempt to intercept or identify the object has failed.

The spell has a short range, often only activating within 25 feet of the user, and the user must have a line of sight between them and the target location. However, it is possible for a particularly skilled or powerful user to move much larger distances, though the line-of-sight requirement still applies.

Despite the versatility of the spell, it is classified as a Class E spell, since it cannot be used on other people and only affects the eidos of the user.

Abyssal Ring
The Redgrave family has been known to own an artifact called an Abyssal Ring. It is unknown how the Redgrave family came into possession of the artifact, but records of its existence can be dated to late 1733, shortly after the family's arrival in Maryland.

The Redgrave Abyssal Ring is a ring of a dark grey metal with a thin band of copper around the middle of the ring. There are patches of gold radiating from the copper band. The dark grey metal does not match any known material found on Earth and is believed to originate from the Echo on the reverse-side. The ring lacks any engravings or markings on either the inside or outside of the ring. Aside from the copper band, the ring lacks any luster finish, with even the gold patches having a matte quality to them.

The attributes of the Redgrave Abyssal Ring are unknown, due to the secretive nature of the family regarding its study. It is believed that the ring played a pivotal role in the creation of the family's unique warp spell, though there is no way to confirm this hypothesis.