Adam Barbaraque

Lord Adam Barbaraque is the lord of Château Barbaraque in Stelvan.

Childhood
Adam grew up without a mother as she died when he was a young boy. His father was an academic and rich merchant who intended to turn the ch âteau into a school.

His father would often take long trips to the West where he would sell and trade with the royalty. The lord was left alone. His father died on one of his trips.

Lordship
The young boy became lord and abandoned his father's hopes of turning the ch âteau into a school. Instead he spent their money on lavish parties and decorations.

The boy continued only his merchant pursuits in the west.

Curse
One night a Fae in guise of a disfigured old woman came to the ch âteau asking for shelter. The lord refused based on her haggard appearance. The old lady plucked a rose from the château's garden and returned asking once more. The prince turned her away. The Fae shed her disguise and placed a curse on the ch âteau and the lord. Unless he can find someone to love him by the sunset of his 21st birthday, he will stay a beast forever. She enchanted the rose to be a timer for the curse.

The boy had a mirror commissioned and watched the years pass by around him.

Beatrice
Attempting to escape her new stepmother's reign, Beatrice Troalton was sent to the young lord's ch âteau as the lord's father had promised safety in their walls.

Beatrice lived in the palace fearing the lord's temper and beastly form. One night she grew so afraid she ran into the northern woods and was attacked by northern wolves. The beast came to her rescue and they returned to the ch âteau.

Together they flourished. Beatrice taught the beast of kindness, and Adam taught the princess of history and strategy. He revealed to her her stepmother's story through his enchanted mirror.

As the curse grew closer and closer to being complete, the beast grew anxious. As fleats of Queen Grimhelda's army stormed the ch âteau in search of Princess Beatrice, Adam took an arrow for the young girl.

As she confessed her love for him, the curse was overcome and he return to his human form.

Return to Human
Beatrice and Adam reunited with Beatrice's brother. Together they joined forces to reclaim Chilvon.