Lucy Falmar

Lucy Falmar, née McNair, is the matriarch of House Falmar in 1086AE. She serves as the Member of Parliament for Greengrove.
Originally the daughter of a respected knight, Lucy advanced rapidly through the nobility throughout the Blackthorne Monarchy due to her marriage into the Falmar family, married to Queen Talia's husband's cousin Gereon. Initially a small farming family, under Lucy's guidance the House has blossomed; she currently leads a vast dynasty of "Sheeplords" with multiple castles, acres of fertile land, and dozens of descendants tied into families from the Accord to the Royals themselves.
== Appearance & Personality ==
Lucy, when teenaged, was described as a sweet-natured and excitable girl, though an incurable chatterbox with little filter for repeating gossip she'd heard--which would occasionally earn her the ire of even her friends and family. She was small and thin, with a round freckly face, bright eyes, a halo of curly hair, and a noticable gap between her two front teeth. She served as a lady-in-waiting to Talia Blackthorne alongside Ameline Rookwood; the three were close friends.
As an old woman she is described as physically "doddering" and "prune-faced" by Valoria Blackthorne, often draped in bright green finery and needing to lean upon a walking-cane to remain mobile. The cynicism of age has turned her gossipy chattering into a scalding-sharp tongue and she is quick to verbally dress down everyone that falls within her sight, particularly her trail of granddaughters, who she distinguishes from each other with often-unkind nicknames due to many being named "Talia." She has retained a strong idea of "properness" and the prestige of nobility throughout her life that has translated into her politics; her conservatism and loyalty to the Blackthornes is at least partially rooted in an overt loathing for the "commoners" on the opposing side. Despite her sharp tongue she is as cowed as anyone else in the party by Baroness Valoria's rages; she has a much friendlier relationship with the Duke of Monmoth, who she dotes upon more than her own grandchildren.
== History ==
== Recent Events ==
On the 22nd of Lady's Moon 1086AE, Lucy attended Parliament with her granddaughters & was witness to the death of Divankul Dul-Sansiska at the hands of the Lillin. 
== Descendants ==
Lucy only had two daughters in her lifetime, with her long-dead husband Gereon. However, both of those daughters would together give her a total of eleven grandchildren, who would go on to breed in turn giving her an estimated total of 34 descendants as of 1086AE--some of whom she has already outlived. In describing these descendants, which can be viewed in a "family tree" format here, it is easier to divide them based upon which of those 2 daughters the lineage can be traced back to;
=== From Dorabelle ===
Dorabelle Falmar was the elder child of Gereon and Lucy, born in 1020AE. She grew up to become rather like her mother had been; chatty, gossipy, & "girly" in contrast to her younger sister Daena. When still a minor she entered into a relationship with a bumbling young guardsman at Fallowfield named Jon, who was ten years her elder; this caused fury within the family and fury from the Monarchy when it was discovered that she was pregnant. Despite the backlash, Dorabelle was stubborn, insisting that she wished to marry the commoner; and so begrudgingly he was given a knighthood & welcomed into the family. Descendants from this first marriage are;
* Sir Garton Falmar, born 1036AE, Member of Parliament for Fallowfield. An inept politician & even worse soldier, known for his chauvinism and the dubious-looking toupee he uses to cover his bald pate. In 1060 he married Dorea Thormund, the cousin of his half-brother Olyvar, and together they had four children;
**Ronnet Falmar, born 1062AE, his eldest son. A dimwitted lad much like his father in appearance and temperament. Lives & governs Whiteoak lands. He married Hellebore Highcliffe and together they have a daughter;
***Talia Falmar, born 1086AE, a newborn called "Unlucky Talia" for "having a father dim enough to name her that after all the others" according to Lucy.
**Talia Falmar, born 1065AE, called "Spotty Talia" after her crop of adolescent acne which has since faded; she is considered to be among the most beautiful and eligible bachelorettes in the family. Serves as part of Lucy's retinue in Bastion City.
**Rosalie Falmar, born 1067AE. Serves as part of Lucy's retinue.
**Geoffrey Falmar, born 1070AE, his youngest child, lives with his father in the city.
* Sir Burton Falmar, born 1036AE, chief of police in Darkharbour. Twin to Garton, and a more formidable man by far, physically brawny but also cunning and sharp-witted. He is a favoured henchman of Valoria Blackthorne. Has a single bastard daughter by an unnamed Darkharbour prostitute;
** Talia West, born 1070, called "Bastard Talia" for her baseborn status. A large, heavy-shouldered and robust girl who shares her father's grim manner. Serves as part of Lucy's retinue in Bastion City.
* Talia Holdenhome, born 1040AE, called "Big Talia" and the firstborn to be named for the Queen in Lucy's brood. Died in 1075AE to the Red Death. She married Mancel Holdenhome with whom she had two children;
** Antonio Holdenhome
** Hella Holdenhome
* Lynette Worcester, born 1042AE, was the youngest of Dora's children with Jon. She died in 1075AE of the Red Death. She married Jaster, the Earl of Worcester, and gave him two daughters;
** Sinead, 2nd Taoiseach of Corcoran, born the current matriarch of House Corcoran inheriting it after the death of her grandmother Aislinn Corcoran. She serves as MP for Mistvale North.
** Talia Worcester, born called "Scrappy Talia," known for her rambunctious manner and propensity for fist-fighting. Serves as part of Lucy's revenue in Bastion City.
The marriage turned out to be an unhappy one in no small part due to Dorabelle getting older and falling out of love with her teen fling, in no small part because "Sir Jon of Fallowfield" aged from a dimwitted but well-meaning & handsome young soldier into a balding hedonist who was given to extramarital affairs. Not long after Lynette's birth, Dora successfully petitioned the crown for a divorce, ending the marriage. She then remarried to a "proper" nobleman as her mother Lucy had originally wished her to; she chose the jovial and bearlike knight, Sir Roger Thormund. Descendants from this second marriage are;
* Olyvar, 3rd Earl of Thormund, born 1045AE. He inherited control of House Thormund from his uncle Robert in 1085AE and currently serves parliament as the Member for Thunderclap East. A doughty but dimwitted man, and a good friend of Garton's. He is a staunch political conservative and believes in returning to the "glory days" of knightly combat, though his own ability as a warrior is highly questionable, and he prefers drinking and feasting to fighting; he is thought by the Baroness of Blackthorne to have a "wandering eye" from his wife. He married Celia, the daughter of Lord Eason Ludlow, and together they have two children;
** Asgarth Thormund, born 1072AE, a frail and gormless boy.
** Lucy Thormund, born 1075AE, is part of her mother Celia's retinue.
* Molly Lennon, born 1047AE. She was named for Roger's lowborn mother. She died of the Red Death in 1075AE. Married the Accord's Paris Lennon and together they had a daughter;
** Talia Lennon, born 1067AE, called "Fat Talia" who is part of Lucy's retinue.
Unfortunately Dorabelle had acquired an interest in "alternative medicines" and "healing crystals" over the course of her first marriage and subsequent divorce, and this led to her agreeing to experimental methods in her second childbirth. This caused her incurable damage that she never truly healed from, despite the best efforts of genuine magickal healers. She died of an undiagnosed ovarian cyst in 1050AE. At the funeral service, Lucy attended in mourning as was appropriate, though she could not stop herself from a sharp remark about the deceased; "by Aradia, I loved the poor girl to bits--but she had no bloody brains in her head, not a jot, and just my luck she had to pass it onto her whole brood!"
=== From Daena ===
Daena (born 1022AE) was Lucy and Gereon's second and final child; Lucy refused to bear any more children, calling the process of pregnancy "icky," and her husband was loathe to persuade her despite wanting a son. Daena proved as spirited as any male child, though, showing herself to be rambunctious and fierce with a love of the outdoors. Her favourite pasttimes were hawking, hunting, and horseriding, and it was thought she might have liked to be trained from a military career, but she had inherited both her parent's physical wispiness and was therefore unable to meet that role's physical demands. As an adult she turned her attention to horse-breeding instead, cultivating a fine herd of destriers as a supplier for the royal army. She also did a fair amount of breeding of her own accord, having three separate marriages. The first of these was a political union to secure the Whiteoak Plains, to one of the last remaining heirs of House Waynrite who'd originally been promised to her sister Dorabelle. Their marriage was an unusual & tempestuous one, as they had a child, separated, then remarried years later and had a second child before his death in 1051AE. These two children were;
* Ser Talia Falmar, born 1042AE. was Daena's eldest child. Born not long after Dora's "Big Talia," she was named as "Little Talia" to differentiate the 2; ironically, "Little Talia" grew to be far taller and more physically imposing than "Big" and was able to pursue a successful military career, before dying to the Red Death in 1075AE. She married a lowborn gunsmith named Stanley, with whom she had one son;
** Sammael Falmar, born 1074AE, called "Sam." A podgy and shy squire, orphaned but adopted by his uncle Gerhard who he travels with.
* Sir Gerhard Falmar, born 1047AE, was Daena's fourth child. Called the "Black Sheep," he is a renowned veteran of the Brecilidian War and a chosen henchman of Valoria Blackthorne, currently serving as Head of the Blackthorne Military. Known for his scarred appearance and the intimidating armour he wears to cover it. He has a bastard daughter sired from a now-deceased marshland commoner who he has not publicly named;
** Talia Marsh, born 1075AE, called "Raggedy Talia" for her unkempt look (and because the baseborn nickname has already gone to another). Serves her father as his squire alongside Sam.
Separating before "Little Talia's" birth in 1042AE, Daena briefly remarried that same year to Sir Thisobard Highcliffe, the youngest son of Lord Gerold. This marriage proved even more fraught than her last one, once Thisobard was found to be having an affair with Dora's husband Jon. The marriage was dissolved in 1044AE; Daena would eventually reunite with her first husband again. With Thisobard she had two children;
* Arianne Falmar, born 1044AE, was Daena's second child. A pious and meek girl, quite the opposite of the Arianne she was named after. She married Sir Dolph Beckett, one of her grandmother's household knights, and together they have three children;
** Talia Falmar, born 1065AE, called "Oddball Talia," a morose girl who serves in Lucy's retinue.
** Deidre Falmar, born 1067AE. She died of the Red Death in 1075AE.
** Lucy Falmar, born 1080AE, the youngest of Lucy's retinue given the name "Fussy Talia" from insisting that her name was not Talia.
* Kavin Shaxton, born 1045AE, was Daena's third child. Died in 1075AE of the Red Death. Something of a lothario & playboy derided at first for his lack of martial interests, he landed a highly useful political match in his marrying of Lady Sissudia Shaxton, an heir to the city of Dunhammer--he took her name as she was of superior social status. They had four children before his death;
** Talia Shaxton, born 1067AE, called "Pretty Talia" & considered the most attractive of the Falmar brood, part of Lucy's retinue.
** Dashiell Shaxton, born 1068AE, a budding playboy much like his father currently based in Dunhammer.
** Cecily Falmar, born 1072AE, died like her father did to the Red Death.
** Emily Falmar, born 1075AE, died as a newborn alongside her father and sister.
When her Waynrite husband died in the Pirate War, Daena remarried once again within the year; at this stage seen as promiscuous, no-one expected this union to stick. Her third and final husband was a lowborn groomsman named Paul who worked at one of her stables, and despite expectations, they stayed married until the end of both their lives during the Red Death in 1075AE. Paul and Daena had one daughter together;
* Analise Umbridge, born 1050AE. A cheerful and bubbly child who shared her mother's love for nature, particularly gardening and beekeeping. To that end she lives on Holdenhome lands with her Umbridge husband, and together they had two children;
** Talia Umbridge, born 1078AE called "Blue Talia" for the Umbridge banner.
** James Umbridge, born 1080AE, named in honor of the Lord of that name.
Daena was friendly with her father but frequently quarelled with her sister Dora and was all but estranged from her mother Lucy, completely unlike as they were, with the Falmar matriarch never really speaking of her youngest. However, when attending Daena's funeral, Lucy wept genuine and bitter tears, insisting that "Dae" had always been "the only good one of the whole bunch."
== Trivia ==
-The older Lucy resembles the characters of both Olenna Tyrell and Walder Frey from the Song of Ice and Fire series; particularly the latter, due to her great old age & numerous descendants and frequent exasperated confusion over their naming conventions.