This document provides an overview of the first chapter of "The Science of a Legacy", which follows the Tegenaria family in Strangetown. Atrica Tegenaria, founder of the legacy, meets and quickly falls in love with Margaret. They have two children, Corvus and Repens. Corvus is a difficult toddler who refuses to walk or use the potty. No one in the family can get promoted at their jobs, leaving them perpetually in the red. The chapter ends on a cliffhanger as to whether the family's financial and career troubles will be resolved.