
Welcome to Summerisle, the Country Estate of Morgan Corwinson, located in the hills, South of the Bay of Cabra. Poker nights are Tuesday and Friday. Mind the Butler, and you'll have a good time.
Summerisle is the home for Morgan that Amber and the Castle atop Kolvir had never been. Made unwelcome during Eric's reign, Morgan spent a lot of time elsewhere. He had intially been attracted to Cornaro...it was where Antonia gifted him his black 12-string, where her houskeeper, Maria, taught him to cook in the kitchen...and it had a certain sensibility he found similar to lost First Avalon and Hibernia. In the end though, he went on into Shadow, and made an attempt at finding a home in Random and Martin's Texorami, where his musical experience spread and grew...as did his poker and carousing skills. He enjoyed these attempts, but nothing quite fit. Random gifted the land and estate to Morgan in thanks for his services during the War, but Morgan did not even look at it, until he was encouraged to do so by Beatrice. As they rode in, Morgan fell for the place...the hills, the green, the apples, the scent of the sea...it was like someone had pulled out a chunk of Avalon, and plopped it right there in Amber. He called it Summerisle, to honor his first real home, and moved in within a day...bringing Beatrice with him.
The House was already staffed by one very important individual, Raymond J. Galt, former Ranger and veteran, who had been asked by Random to see to the House until Morgan arrived. He has been invaluable ever since, and keeps up with the day to day demands of running, not only the large estate, with its apple orchards, stables, and gardens, but also the surprise parties that seem to pop up at the place, as well as maintenance of the Dungeon Bar, and the regular poker nights. He even sees to a rehearsal schedule when Morgan's Band is in residence, cooks, and controls the scheduling of any additional staff he decides they might need. It was Galt that ultimately hired his friend Theoden (Theo) Chantris, as the Horsemaster of Summerisle, giving over that facet of his responsibilities to the older veteran.
Under Morgan, Summerisle has become a place of music, camaraderie, and friendly competition. With room to sleep, well, plenty, and enormous rooms perfect for staging parties and gatherings of all kinds. For Morgan's closest friends, it is their home as much as his, and Galt recognizes and supports this, treating each as if they have long been in residence, whether they have or not. Thus The Band, Antonia, Beatrice (duh!), and Martin always have a place to stay and call home, if only for a short time. And, of course, anyone that passes out in Summerisle is treated like an honored guest in the morning.
