Blankenheim Family

The Blankenheim Family was a noble family hailing from the Kingdom of Marlon. After moving to the Kingdom of Elphegort, the family was promoted to being Marquises governing the Toragay area following the Lucifenia-Elphegort War. It later entered a political marriage with the Felix Family to renew its financial standing.

History

Early History

Originating from the Marlon Royal Family, the Blankenheims lived in affluence in Marlon due to their cultural heritage. After the death of Marlon's King in EC 490, the family grew fearful of Queen Prim's machinations against all other legitimate heirs to the throne besides her son. Soon after, the Blankenheims relinquished their right to the throne and fled from the Blue Country, settling in Toragay, Elphegort.

After the Green Hunting and its subsequent war with Lucifenia in EC 500, the Blankenheims were chosen as the new noble family to govern the town in place of the ruined Felix Family to help deter an invasion from the growing imperial power of Marlon, becoming Elphegortean marquises. Later on during the century, the family came into the possession of the golden key Grim the End.

Dabbling with Crime

Sometime after, Kaidor Blankenheim married and they bore a son on August 30, EC 588. Shortly after discovering her affair, Kaidor murdered his wife and entrusted his son, Kaspar, to his younger brother, Karl, before fleeing the family. Kaidor was promptly disowned and Karl later became the head of the noble family and inherited its Marquis title. In Ec 597, Kaidor killed Bruno Marlon and had Père Noël change his face to Bruno's visage in order to assume the Freezis Foundation aide's identity and impressive position.

Following Karl's death early in the EC 600s, Kaspar succeeded him. Due to Marquis Kaspar's overzealous spending, the noble family lost much of its wealth. In July, around EC 608, Kaspar married Margarita Felix in order to claim the Felix's 29 million Ev fortune. Later on, Kaspar and Margarita joined Père Noël and the Marquis helped sell illegal products across Elphegort while maintaining his public facade. Around this time, "Bruno" recontacted First Santa Claus and offered to act as a mole for Père Noël.

Decline

Discontent with Kaspar's philandering with other women, Margarita poisoned the marquis on August 30, EC 609. Two months later, on October 14, Margarita discussed matters of succession for the family with King Soil Elphen. After Shaw Freezis' death on October 17, "Bruno" assumed an interim position as the foundation's leader until a proper successor was chosen. Having unleashing an airborne plague variant of her poison upon Toragay, the Marchioness committed suicide with her own creation in Calgaround on October 21.

Once the new foundation head was chosen, Bruno was selected as one of her vice presidents; around the same time, he joined Père Noël in his son's place. On May 23, EC 610, Kaidor was arrested by the World Police's Justea unit and imprisoned. He was later transferred to Castle Hedgehog at the end of August and tortured by the Interrogation Execution Department for several weeks. He was finally assassinated by Sixth Venom around mid-September of that year.

Hell on Earth

After the destruction of the Third Period, all the dead members of the Blankenheim family residing in the Heavenly Yard were dragged back down to the earth as the ground world merged with the Hellish Yard.

Known Members

• Kaidor Blankenheim
• Karl Blankenheim
• Kaspar Blankenheim
• Margarita Blankenheim

Relatives

• Marlon Royal Family
• Felix Family

Trivia

Conceptualization and Origin

• Blankenheim is the name of two German municipalities; Elphegort, the family's eventual home country, is inspired by Germany.

Appearances

• Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep
• The Muzzle of Nemesis (appears in PV)
• Heartbeat Clocktower (first appearance; appears in PV)
• Seven Crimes and Punishments
• Fifth Pierrot (appears in PV)
• Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep
• Deadly Sins of Evil: Fifth Pierrot
• Epic of Evil: The Daughter of Evil Fanbook
• The Daughter of Evil Schedule Book 2013
• Waltz of Evil: The Deadly Sins of Evil Guidebook
• Gift Bonus Story
• Seven Crimes and Punishments (story)
• Deadly Sins of Evil (manga) (non-canon appearance)
• Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep (manga short)
• Quartets of Evil (non-canon appearance)
• Seven Crimes and Punishments! (non-canon appearance)
• The School Capriccio of the Dead (non-canon appearance)
• Evils Court
• The Muzzle of Nemesis (album) (mentioned only)
• Seven Crimes and Punishments (album)