Lowndes & Mclane Funeral Home

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Description

On a quiet street in West Sylvan Hills is a spacious plot of land with an old brick 2-story house sitting a bit inset from the street. Roughly an acre and a half of well-maintained lawn and garden makes up the rest of the property, surrounded by an ivy-covered stonework fence topped with black iron spikes. It is a quiet place, with a simple sign hanging over the door that reads “Lowndes & McLane”.

The building is, of course, a funeral home, established in 1903 by Maximilian Lowndes. At the time, the area was must higher-class, and the home served as the epitome of late Victorian style and class for the city’s wealthy that have passed away. In 1945, the elderly Lowndes passed control of the family business to his son, James Lowndes, who had just returned from Europe, fighting in the army as his father had fought in the Spanish-American war. In the mid 1950s, James took on a business partner in the form of his longtime friend and comrade-in-arms Henry McLane. Their names have become synonymous with the old money of the area, and there are few families of any substantial resources that do not labor to go through the home before they are finally interred in the earth.

About fifteen years ago, the aging gentlemen saw the need for a younger assistant to aid them in their work, and whom they can eventually groom to take over when they pass. The man they hired is a man by the name of Peter Wilmington, a shrewd man with a talent for efficiency and the ability to run the business as smoothly as it ever has before – at the cost of some of its personable face.

To date, the relationship has proved adequate, with Wilmington running everything behind the scenes, while Lowndes and McLane continue keeping their contacts within the community of the well-to-do in Atlanta. Wilmington, however, has found that his desire to run the business efficiently and with a more modern mindset often conflicts with the more traditional sensibilities of his elderly employers. To this end, he has learned the value of secrecy and discretion, doing behind the scenes what is necessary for the business (and its name) to flourish, while leaving the owners entirely unaware.

Size, Location, and Security

Size 3 (fairly large building, spacious land surrounding it), Location 1, Security 3 (large walls and a nighttime security guard to make sure things remains dead - so to speak)

Benefits

Minor

Wilmington knows your face, and you've gotten to know Lownes and McLane. You have access to the facilities to look around at your leisure, and you manage to pick up a fair bit of gossip surrounding the fates of some of Atlanta's richer citizens, which is undoubtedly invaluable in dealing with their strata.

+2 on Atlanta Society allies rolls, +1 Empathy, +1 Socialize

Sizeable

Wilmington has begun to get a real feeling for you and what you can do to help in in exchange for his help. He is willing to open the doors to the home after hours, and let you walk around the property generally at your leisure, without any observation.

+2 on Atlanta Society allies rolls, +2 Empathy, +1 Socialize, use of the facilities once per month, +1 Subterfuge

Uncontested

You might as well be one of the owners of this place for the amount of power you have in it. The owners respect your opinion on whatever you have to say, Wilmington defers to your judgment much of the time, and you can even find a place to hide out of the way in a casket for a night once in a while if the need arises.

+2 on Atlanta Society allies rolls, +2 Empathy, +1 Socialize, use of the facilities once per month, +1 Subterfuge, Haven size 0 (security 4) available once per month.