Unreviewed Stormvale Manor

[Ivalyn Yvarro]

Stormvale Manor
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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To reestablish Stormvale Manor as a restored Yvarro estate on Bastion, maintaining its original character while reflecting generational inheritance and discreet modernization. The location serves as a private heritage holding with limited Commonwealth intelligence functionality for RP purposes.
• Image Credit: Hatley Castle | Sora
• Permissions: N/A
• Links: Stormvale | A New Order Rises

SETTING INFORMATION

• Structure Name: Stormvale Manor
• Classification: Historic Estate / Private Heritage Holding
• Location: Bastion
• Affiliation: Ivalyn Yvarro | Imperial Commonwealth of Dosuun
• Accessibility: Stormvale is a private estate situated beyond the dense urban sprawl of Ravelin. Despite Bastion’s ecumenopolis development, the estate remains a rare preserved green enclave. The estate presents as a private historical manor and is not publicly identified as a military or governmental installation.
  
  • Access is restricted to invitation or authorized clearance.
  • A landing pad and speeder parcade provide controlled entry.
  • Surface security is professional but understated.
• Description: Stormvale Manor stands as one of Bastion’s last preserved green estates — an anomaly amid durasteel skylines and endless urban expansion. Originally restored by Taeli Raaf and Fiolette Yvarro, the estate was returned to cultural prominence after decades of neglect. Following subsequent regime changes on Bastion, the manor remained legally archived but politically overlooked. Invoking her direct lineage to Fiolette Yvarro, Ivalyn Yvarro reactivated inheritance claims and quietly reclaimed the property.
  
  • The restoration preserved:
    
    • Original stone façade
    • Galidraani and Lorrdian interior accents
    • Royal blue carpeting
    • Marble and granite finishes
    • The gardens in full Greco-Cypriot symmetry
  • Subtle structural reinforcements and infrastructure improvements were integrated beneath the estate to ensure long-term preservation amid regional instability.

POINTS OF INTEREST

• The Manor (Primary Structure)
  
  • Foyer & Main Hall: Grand entry preserved from the original restoration, housing curated artifacts from Bastion’s layered history.
  • Main Library & Attic Library: Extensive collections documenting Bastion’s aristocratic, military, and academic past. Digitally archived but physically preserved.
  • Estate Study (Former Office): Private working office for the estate’s owner or designated representative.
  • Executive Receiving Chamber (Former Governor’s Suite): Used for private diplomatic meetings and estate affairs.
  • Dining Rooms & Sitting Rooms: Maintained for formal and private gatherings.
  • Armory (Discreetly Modernized): Contains small arms and security equipment appropriate for estate protection.
  • Residential Suites: Master’s Suite, Guest Rooms, Officer’s Suite, Children’s Rooms, Nursery — preserved from prior restoration.
• The Gardens: The gardens function as private retreat space and controlled diplomatic reception grounds. An atmospheric stabilization system protects the greenery from Bastion’s industrial pollutants.
  
  • Hedge Maze
  • Lion’s End
  • Raven’s End
  • Cherub Fountain
  • Archer’s Pond
  • Gazebo (structurally reinforced; houses concealed communications relay)
  • Apiary
• The Property (Surface Structures)
  
  • Bath House
  • Workshop
  • Greenhouse
  • Herbalist Shed
  • Stable
  • Curing Shed
  • Meditation Chambers
  • Barracks (now rotational estate guard housing)
  • Landing Pad
  • Speeder Parcade
  • Shield Generator (upgraded core)
  • Subterranean Infrastructure (Restricted Access)
  • Discreetly integrated beneath the estate’s original foundation.
• Level -1: Estate Security Operations
  
  • Guard Rotation Quarters
  • Expanded Armory
  • Surveillance Control Room
  • Shield Generator Core & Power Systems
• Level -2: Monitoring Suite
  
  • Long-range hyperspace traffic monitoring array
  • Signal intercept and analysis chamber
  • Encrypted communications uplink
  • Bastion political intelligence observation node
  • Passive orbital traffic analytics
• Level -3: Emergency Preservation Vault
  
  • Independent power reactor
  • Environmental seal and life-support system
  • Emergency command chamber
  • Evacuation tunnel linking to Bastion’s underground transit grid
  • Botanical preservation vault (genetic archive of Stormvale’s gardens)
• All subterranean levels are shielded from casual scanning and remain unknown to the general public.

SECURITY

• Surface Level: Moderate (Discreet)
  
  • Stormvale presents itself as a privately protected heritage estate. Visible security includes:
    
    • Rotational estate guards
    • Controlled gate access
    • Surveillance integrated into architectural features
    • Upgraded perimeter shield generator (deflector, ray, particle)
    • Environmental dome stabilization system
    • No heavy weaponry is visible from the exterior grounds. Security presence is professional and understated.
• Subsurface Level: High (Classified)
  
  • Below the estate, Stormvale maintains hardened defensive infrastructure:
    
    • Signal scramblers and encryption nodes
    • Concealed defensive countermeasures
    • Rapid-response guard detachment
    • Independent power core
    • Multi-layer intrusion detection systems
• Stormvale is not a military installation. However, it is capable of sustaining defensive operations and secure communications independent of Bastion’s governing authority if required.

HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Stormvale Manor was erected during the Four Hundred Years of Darkness, originally serving as a noble estate on Bastion’s greener outskirts before urban expansion transformed the planet into an ecumenopolis.

Over centuries, Stormvale transitioned through multiple roles:

• Aristocratic Homestead
• Military Academy
• Fortress Installation
• Hospital Facility
• University Property
• Governor’s Manor

Following the devastation of the Gulag Plague, the estate fell into disrepair and was eventually archived and forgotten amid Bastion’s shifting political regimes.

After the Netherworld Event, Taeli Raaf and Fiolette Yvarro acquired and painstakingly restored the property, preserving its architectural heritage and cultural artifacts. Their restoration returned Stormvale to prominence as a living monument to Bastion’s layered past.

In later years, amid galactic instability and shifting powers across Bastion — including the rise and fall of the Sith Empire, the New Imperial Order, and the Diarchy — the estate remained privately held but politically overlooked.

Invoking her direct lineage to Fiolette Yvarro, Ivalyn Yvarro reactivated dormant inheritance claims and reclaimed Stormvale under Bastion’s property statutes. The estate underwent structural reinforcement and protective modernization, ensuring its preservation in an increasingly volatile region.

Today, Stormvale Manor stands as:

• A preserved historic estate.
• A private Yvarro holding.
• A cultural landmark amid Bastion’s urban sprawl.
• A discreet Commonwealth observation node.

Above ground, Stormvale remains what it has always been, a testament to continuity.

Below ground, it is prepared for uncertainty.