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A [[Ghost]] who was steward of [[Richten Haus]] in life.  He is the father of [[Gretta]] and [[Elise Bierce]]. The death of his wife [[Marlene Bierce]] in childbirth broke his resolve, causing him to come to hate his existence in the service of the Van Richtens. He later became an [[embezzler]] to affod his family a secure future away from Richten Haus, but his [[theft]] made him become [[paranoid]]. Josef killed [[Casimir]] upon suspicion of the theft of his [[journal]] in preparation for [[blackmail]].<ref name =p5>[[Bleak House: Homecoming]] p. 5</ref> Josef's bitterness alienated him from [[Karl Mueller]], and Karl later [[murdered]] him.<ref>[[Bleak House: Homecoming]] p. 6-7</ref>
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A [[Ghost]] who was steward of [[Richten Haus]] in life.  He is the father of [[Gretta]] and [[Elise Bierce]]. The death of his wife [[Marlene Bierce]] in childbirth broke his resolve, causing him to come to hate his existence in the service of the Van Richtens. He later became an [[embezzler]] to affod his family a secure future away from Richten Haus, but his [[theft]] made him become [[paranoid]]. Josef killed [[Casimir]] upon suspicion of the theft of his [[journal]] in preparation for [[blackmail]].<ref name =p5>[[Bleak House: Homecoming]] p. 5</ref> Josef's bitterness alienated him from [[Karl Mueller]], and Karl later [[murdered]] him upon Josef's rejection of Karl's marriage proposal to Elise.<ref>[[Bleak House: Homecoming]] p. 5-8</ref>


Josef's [[spirit]] now [[haunt]]s the [[domain]] of Richten Haus as one of the [[:category:Daylight Ghost of Richten Haus|its "Daylight Ghosts"]].<ref name =p5>[[Bleak House: Homecoming]] p. 5</ref>  
Josef's [[spirit]] now [[haunt]]s the [[domain]] of Richten Haus as one of the [[:category:Daylight Ghost of Richten Haus|its "Daylight Ghosts"]].<ref name =p5>[[Bleak House: Homecoming]] p. 5</ref>  
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[[category:Daylight Ghost of Richten Haus]]
[[category:Daylight Ghost of Richten Haus]]
[[category:Bierce Family]]
[[category:Bierce Family]]
[[category:Male]]


==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==
==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==

Latest revision as of 15:41, 25 May 2015

A Ghost who was steward of Richten Haus in life. He is the father of Gretta and Elise Bierce. The death of his wife Marlene Bierce in childbirth broke his resolve, causing him to come to hate his existence in the service of the Van Richtens. He later became an embezzler to affod his family a secure future away from Richten Haus, but his theft made him become paranoid. Josef killed Casimir upon suspicion of the theft of his journal in preparation for blackmail.[1] Josef's bitterness alienated him from Karl Mueller, and Karl later murdered him upon Josef's rejection of Karl's marriage proposal to Elise.[2]

Josef's spirit now haunts the domain of Richten Haus as one of the its "Daylight Ghosts".[1]

References

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

Bleak House

Bleak House:Homecoming - p45

Bleak House:Homecoming - p6

Bleak House:Homecoming - pp5-8