Master of the House

The Master of the House was the Master of the Strange and Wonderful House. There were multiple Masters over the House's history.

Privileges

He resided in the Master Bedroom, and was the only one allowed into the Stationery Room except for people to whom he explicitly granted permission. (PROSE: Our Strange and Wonderful House: The Stationery Room)

History

Victorian era

A century before the “coming of the elevator”, the Master of the House “at that time” kept a mistress. After a parlour maid discovered the true nature of the Airing Cupboard, he installed a life-sized portrait of her over the door. This outraged the Master of the House's wife, and it was later said that she instantly moved back to the continent, where she died of jealously soon after. (PROSE: Our Strange and Wonderful House: The Airing Cupboard)

Modern era

A century later, when the disturbances caused by the Elevator's appearance caused the door to the Cupboard to be rediscovered, a visitor would enter the Cupboard only to be confronted by a ghostly figure in a Victorian nightdress who referred to him as “darling”, told him off for having been “ages”, and pulled him into a deadly hug. (PROSE: Our Strange and Wonderful House: The Airing Cupboard) By this point, the new Master of the House also had to carry out negotiations with the Goblin King, requesting from Montresor that a special bottle of memory-wine be brought up from the Cellar to make them go more easily, (PROSE: Our Strange and Wonderful House: The Cellar) after the Goblins of the House became upset about the project of installing an Elevator in the House to bypass the Stairwell. (PROSE: Our Strange and Wonderful House: Elevator)