Ruby Baggins

Princess Ruby Baggins is the main protagonist of the Lord of the Rings fanfiction, Ruby Baggins and her Cousins. 
==Role in the novel==
===Early life===
Ruby Baggins was born 2992 to hobbits Peridot Took and Fredrick Baggins. Ruby was later orphaned at the age of seven years old and went to be raised by her mother's brother, Paladin Took. When Pippin was older, Ruby moved in with him and their cousin and friend, Merry Brandybuck. Despite being partners in crime with her cousins, Ruby still did not get involved if it meant terrible danger.
===Fellowship of the Ring segment===
One day while working, Ruby spots her two cousins who literally drag her along into their stealing spree and they run into Frodo and Sam. Ruby and Frodo are later almost left behind and barely escape with their lives from the Ringwraiths. The hobbits are expecting to meet Gandalf, but instead meet Strider. Strider at first kidnaps Ruby and Frodo, until he is figured to be a friend of Gandalf's. Later, Ruby joins the Fellowship of the Ring due to Gandalf's and Frodo's motivation into joining the organization.
After they lose Gandalf in Moria, Ruby and her friends and family escape to Lothlorien, where Ruby befriends the Lady of the city itself and is given a necklace that will always lead her towards home. She then realizes the Fellowship was breaking ever since Gandalf had fallen. Ruby is later captured along with Merry and Pippin while Boromir falls mortally wounded. 
=== Two Towers segment ===
Ruby and her cousins later escape from the Orcs and Uruk-Hai themselves, unaware that Aragorn had been this close to finding them. When they enter Fangorn Forest, they encounter two figures: an Ent named Treebeard and the newly resurrected Gandalf the White. Treebeard is tasked to protect them, no matter what the cost. After Pippin later tricks Treebeard into going south, the Ents advance on Isengard, defeating Saruman in the process. 
Ruby and her cousins are later seen standing next to each other, enjoying the longbottom leaf Pippin and Merry discovered the pipe-weed. 
== Relationships ==
=== Merry Brandybuck ===
Ruby's partner in crime and first cousin. Merry is the second responsible of the trio and watches after both Ruby and Pippin as they are his juniors. They still are best friends and have mischievous adventures and tastes. Ruby cares for Merry deeply,and they have a brother-sister relationship. 
=== Pippin Took ===
Ruby's other partner in crime and first cousin. She and Pippin are closer to each other because of their small age difference and their view on food. 
=== Bilbo Baggins ===
Bilbo is Ruby's "uncle" while in actuality he is her first cousin twice removed. He affectionately calls her "niece" when he is actually her younger cousin. She was sadden by his disappearance, but reconnects with her uncle in Rivendell. He calls her a red gem and also gifted Ruby wtih a ruby-encrusted acorn as a necklace.
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