April 13, 1770: A boy was born into the semi-aristocratic Blacktide family. He had black hair and dark red eyes. His father, Edmund Blacktide, and his mother, Margery Fairfax, decided to name him Morven Blacktide.
Edmund was an advisor to the Minister of Finance, and Margery managed a women's clothing shop.
Exactly 18 years later, when Morven turned 18, he left his family to live independently. He felt they were holding him back with their rules and control. At that age, he chose to become a watchmaker. Using money he had saved since childhood, he built his own shop. He had started planning it at 17, and by the time he left home, it was fully ready.
Just two years later, at 20, Morven became famous for the unique pocket watches he made. His work was so popular that most of the aristocracy owned his creations.
Early in his 21st year, he began secretly designing war cannon plans for ships, even delivering them to the British army without official permission. But by the end of that year, less than a year later, he quit that job and returned to watchmaking.
At 24, Morven decided to take on a second job again. This time, he became both a watchmaker and a detective. By 25, he had solved 48 cases—an unheard-of achievement in that time—making him even more noticed by the aristocracy.
At 26, his influence and power among British royal and noble families had grown so much that he couldn't focus on his watchmaking. Forced to adapt, he hired an apprentice named Marcus Howard.
At first, Morven and Marcus had a cold relationship. But over a few months, Morven got used to Marcus's habits and tried to get along with him.