Cathryne Honeywood

Margret Piper

Hegon Piper

Lady **Cathryne Honeywood** was the only daughter and second child of Lord Brett Honeywood and Lady Auna Lych.

## Biography

### Appearance and Character

Cathryne was a handsome woman with a long chiselled face, small amber eyes, a squished nose and long full lips. She wore a small white powdered wig with two curls on either side.

Cathryne's attire included a long pink silk gown decorated with large ruffles and four white silk bows down the front bodice, with large puffed sleeves at the base decorated with silk bows and white lace. She wore a shier silk covering over her shoulders and chest and a pink hat decorated with feathers and lace. She wore a elaborate pearl and diamond necklace.

### History

Cathryne was born at her families seat of Honeycomb Hall she was the only daughter and second child of Lord Brett Honeywood and Lady Auna Lych. Cathryne was born in 229 NE making her 42 at the time of her death in 271 NE. She had two brothers Rogor and Bailey Honeywood.

## Life

### Birth

Cathryne was born in 229 EN shortly after the pebble stone islands conflict of 229 NE in which her grandfather Acke Honeywood and Grandmother Opal Udden along with their daughter Rubia were killed in a siege when they were visiting Salt Shore making her father the Lord of Honeycomb.

Due to the recent war Auna had no midwives on hand and had to birth Cathryne on her own, making it a difficult delivery which almost killed Auna. Luckily Auna and Cathryne made it through the birth but Auna was ill for many weeks after Cathryne's birth.

### Early Life

Cathryne grew up beside her brothers and cousins at her families castle Honeycomb Hall. Cathryne was incredibly talented at needle work and dancing and spent many hours being tutored alongside her female cousins in the arts of dancing, singing, instruments, writing and how to hold court. Cathryne was also fond of horse back riding and hawking and would go frequently with her father and brothers on their hunts which was unusual for a woman.

In 244 NE Cathryne's father, mother and brother Bailey went on a voyage to Iron Shore to find a bride for her young brother but on their return to Honeycomb their ship was caught in a storm and capsized in the the middle of the ocean and was never found. Cathryne was devastated upon hearing the news of the deaths of her family.

Upon their deaths this made Cathryne and Rogor the only remaining members of their family and this made the 17 year old Rogor Lord of Honeycomb Hall and he needed to find a wife and father children before someone came to take their lands. Cathryne got to work and went out to find a match for Rogor which is when she happened upon a letter from Lord Bander Orchard which caught Cathryne's eye as he was wed to the extremely wealthy Lady Delyah Laverre sister of the Lord Paramount of The East. The letter contained a proposal to their father Brett about a match between Rogor and his oldest daughter Lady Sarannah Orchard along with a portrait of the young maid who Cathryne thought was beautiful.

Cathryne showed the letter and portrait of Sarannah and Rogor was infatuated with the beauty of Sarannah and called his Magister to write to Lord Orchard accepting his marriage proposal. Cathryne then moved onto working to find a match for herself which is when her brother decided to take these matters into his own hands and found her a match with the young handsome Master Symon Piper. Cathryne was then send to Maiden Hill the seat of House Piper to meet her intended.

In 245 NE Cathryne arrived at Maidens Hill and met her husband to be Symon. After spending a pink moon with him she grew to strongly dislike her betrothed and loathed the day they would marry. Cathryne wrote to her brother explaining that she found Symon a oafish fool and begged him to end break off the betrothal. Rogor wrote back to tell her that she must marry Symon to gain the support and wealth of Maiden Hill.

After spending a yellow moon at maidens hill Cathryne returned to Honeycomb Hall to attend the wedding of Rogor and Sarannah and waited for the day that she would be sent back to Maiden Hill to be wed to Symon. During her time back at Honeycomb Cathryne became good friends with her sister-in-law and the two spend many moons together gossiping and talking about the latest fashions and embroidering.

### Married Life

in 248 NE Cathryne was married to Symon in a grand ceremony at Maiden Hill and gave birth to her first child Bemaniar Piper. After giving birth to her fist child Cathryne was bed ridden for many moons and was unable to move.