Clotilde Barford

Clotilde Barford, née Delvoie (d. 1852), was the wife of Henry Barford, a plantation owner in the state of New Marseille, United States of Atlantis. Like many in Atlantis, Clotilde claimed some kinship to the Kersauzon family, whereas her husband had connections to the Radcliffe family. Unbeknownst to both, their house-slave, Frederick, was the grandson of Victor Radcliff, the general who led the country to independence in the 18th century and had become one of the country's first Consuls.

Clotilde Barford was a social butterfly, unlike her husband, and had several parties a year at their plantation. It was during one of these events that the unfortunate Frederick tripped on a loose floor-board and spilled soup on several of Clotilde's guests, as well as Clotilde herself. Frederick was sent out to the fields, which was the first step towards the Atlantean Servile Insurrection.