Jorelle Mormont

Lady **Jorelle Mormont,** also known as **Jory** to those close to her, is the daughter of Maege Mormont. She spent most of her life in King's Landing with her mother and sisters. After Maege's disappearance and presumed death, Jorelle struggled with what to do with her future. Once she had thought it over and spoke to her sisters, she decided to move back to Bear Island. She has been there two moons and absolutely adores it.

She is portrayed by Anna Speckhart and is played by Liv.

## Background & History

Jorelle was born in 283 AC in Bear Island to Maege Mormont. Her father is unknown to her and her sisters, but that doesn't matter in the slightest. She wasn't raised to be dependent on any man, especially not her father. Her mother was one of the greatest women warriors to ever come from Bear Island and Jorelle always considered the woman to be her favorite person.

When Jorelle was very young, Maege took up the position of Queen Lyanna's main guard. This opportunity moved Maege and her five daughters to King's Landing. Jorelle grew up there, taking in all of the lavishness that life in the capital had to offer. Her early childhood was great; filled with friends, amusement, and education there was little that she could have wanted. At age ten she began to become aware of how different she was from her sisters. She wasn't training to become a warrior like they were nor was her personality the same. At first she believed something was wrong with her yet Maege assured her that her uniqueness was her strength.

At age 11 Jory found out that she was a **skinchanger.** A rare talent, she was certain, but it scared her to no end after she entered the mind of the calico cat that she kept as a pet. She had only remained in the cat's mind for a few minutes but when she regained her own consciousness her life had changed irrevocably. Her first instinct was to tell Maege and the woman accepted it without any sort of panicked reaction as other mothers might have.

From then on, Jory worked on her skill and sought out the animals that she could take over when she was feeling stressed or alienated. As she went through her first bleed and then on after, it was very common for her to feel like she was alone in what she had been experiencing. Thankfully, her sisters still kept her company even though they didn't know what she was.

It wasn't until Jorelle was 16 that she truly realized she didn't want to live in the South anymore. It wasn't for her. People's false intentions and mannerisms bothered her to no end, leaving her with numbing headaches that brought up bouts of irritation. She had been going back and forth with the prospect of leaving her family behind to return to the North but it was never put into action until she was 18.

## Personality

Aloof and collected are two words often used to describe Jorelle. She is very selective with who she allows in her life because she has a big secret to keep. Not only that but she isn't that fond of people. The years in the capital have ruined the lure for many people for her. She's very observant, self aware, and intelligent. Her outward reactions don't always reveal what's on the inside as she has excellent control over her reactions. Slow to anger and slower to irritate she doesn't let many things get to her. If she's around the ones she loves, she opens up and becomes witty, teasing, and warm. She's not the best person for affection but she does show it in her own way. She just likes her own space.

## Recent Events

After Maege's disappearance in the North with Queen Lyanna, Jorelle felt like her whole world was crumbling down around her. Her emotions ranged from horror, crippling fear, rage, and emptiness during the time Maege was missing and presumed dead. She eventually began to recover, clinging to her sisters for dear life in order to get better. The death of their mother inspired her to train with the weapons that Maege and her sisters used in order to defend herself and potentially fight against whomever had done this. She still trains but she's not as talented or skillful as her older sisters.

It took a lot of deliberation but after thinking on the matter for months on end, Jorelle decided to move back to Bear Island. She had told her sisters assuming that they would be angry or dissappointed but she received nothing but support. It hadn't been easy for her to say goodbye but she did and left on the long journey back to her birthplace. She arrived two moons ago and has been living there ever since. She has also been kindling what she hopes to be a relationship with **Robb Stark.**