The Finnegren Family
The Finnegrens rose to prominence in Ireland during the early modern period, acquiring vast estates and influence under English rule. From their seat at Glenshae House, nestled in the hilly woodlands of County Down, they became one of the wealthiest Catholic families in the region. Publicly, they were philanthropists, clergy, and legal scholars. Privately, they were experimenters, seekers, and defectors from the orthodox beliefs of their time.
Originally affiliated with the Atharim, the Finnegrens split from the order during the 17th-century schism that birthed the Di Inferi. Seduced by the age’s promises of reason, scientific advancement, and forbidden knowledge, they rejected the Atharim’s rigid doctrine and joined a radical minority that believed death itself could be undone. By 1620, with the Di Inferi declared heretical by the Regus of the time, the Finnegrens fled Rome’s reach and quietly re-established themselves in Ireland, where they could pursue their studies in secret.
Notable Ancestors
Though some Finnegrens kept low profiles, some emerged as pivotal figures in both public life and the history of the Di Inferi:
- Father Odhran Finnegren (d. 1723), a Jesuit scholar and physician, operated a clandestine anatomy theater beneath a seminary in Dublin. He is credited with some of the earliest written observations on what the Di Inferi call “resonant tissue,” organs believed to retain spiritual imprint beyond death.
- Lady Roisín Finnegren (1771–1839) explored the Amazon rainforest disguised as a missionary. Her suppressed journals claim she encountered a tribe who preserved memory across generations through ritual blood-sharing, a practice the Di Inferi have since tried to replicate.
- Archbishop Ruairí Finnegren (b. 1994), still alive, is a prominent member of the Irish Catholic clergy. While publicly conservative, he quietly uses his position to shield Di Inferi operations from scrutiny and serves as a key liaison between ecclesiastical authorities.
Current generation
The present-day Finnegrens remain central players in Di Inferi politics and experiments. Their family line is carefully managed for traits considered desirable by the order.
Fionnuala Finnegren (née Sloane), matriarch, is cultured and calculating. She oversees the family’s public image through charitable foundations and religious patronage. Privately, she is rumored to manage a research initiative involving channelers and long-term containment of rare aetheric conditions.
Ronan Finnegren, the current patriarch, is a quiet strategist and genealogist who spends most of his time at Glenshae House, curating family archives and arranging unions between bloodlines. He is widely respected among the Di Inferi as a preserver of continuity and order.
Their children include
Cillian Finnegren (deceased), the eldest, who was intended to produce a child with Helena Asquith, another Di Inferi bloodline. His sudden death and Helena’s deliberate miscarriage caused a major rift between the families.
Leon Finnegren (deceased), one of identical twins born in 2015, was diagnosed with ALS as a teenager. His channeling ability, detected shortly after diagnosis, made him a prime candidate for experimental treatments. He was sent to the Von Metternich family in Austria, known for their radical life-prolongation methods. Leon died during this period, though the cause remains officially inconclusive.
Theron Finnegren (b. 2015), the surviving twin, now bears the full weight of the family’s ambition. A channeler with rare potential, he was dispatched to Moscow to embed himself in the Brotherhood of Ascension, a then emerging religious movement obsessed with divinity, transcendence, and the Ascendancy. Some believe Theron may be the Finnegrens’ last true hope.
Religion
Though the Finnegrens maintain a visibly Catholic identity, complete with donations to the Church and ecclesiastical education for certain sons, this is a façade. Their true devotion lies in the Di Inferi’s doctrine: that death is a problem to be solved.
Their philanthropy benefits research in genetic manipulation, cellular reprogramming, and stem cell regeneration therapies. Meanwhile, the family manages a number of facilities under the guise of science, monasteries, wellness retreats, or historical museums, all used for Di Inferi-aligned research. Despite the dissolution of their title and the transformation of Irish governance under the CCD, the Finnegrens remain one of the most quietly influential families in the region. They are well-connected, wealthy, and well-known among circles of Di Inferi families.
Legacy
- Universities and private labs via front-facing foundations like the Glenshae Institute for Human Longevity.
- Medical grants in post-conflict zones where ethically dubious experiments can be conducted unnoticed.
- Religious bioethics think tanks to mask their true intent.
- Underground clinics or sanatoria, where results are unpublishable but privately invaluable.
- The Saint Brigid Orphanage in Dublin, for which the Finnegrens are the primary benefactors.
In dying, I am reborn.
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