Magnolia Holdenhome

House Holdenhome

Barbarian bloodrage go ragh!

## **Biography**

### **Early Years (1033 - 1046)**

Magnolia was born the sixth child of Richard Holdenhome and Claire Ludlow]] in 1033. At the age of four, Mags’ little sister Yarrow was born - which she was initially excited about.
Despite being born into a wealthy and reasonably-adjusted family, she suffered the misfortune of watching several family members die when she was still very young. At a tender four-years-old, she was told her father had died. She had loved her father dearly and struggled with the concept that he was never coming back.

She wasn’t without support, even as her mother suffered through the grief - her older siblings and cousin Amy made sure to take care of her and try to explain the situation best they could. There was also Carndas Rodin and Auntie Nimbe Webb who helped raise the children when Claire could not.

In 1040, when Magnolia was 7-years-old, another tragedy befell the family. Her oldest brother Owyn Holdenhome was found murdered, beaten to death behind a bar in Sylvie Isle. The same support was in place, but Magnolia was older now - she knew what death was, what it meant. In a part of her adolescent heart, she expected the rest of her family to die off, one-by-one. She began to keep her feelings close to her chest and try not to get too attached to anyone, or let herself remain so - an impossible task concerning those she already loved.

Confusion set in as Magnolia realized that despite her mother’s grief, she was behaving with Carndas like how she had with Mags’ father before he died. They were falling in love. This irked Mags to no end, feeling it was a betrayal of her father’s memory, and of her brother’s seeing as he was so recently dead.

She carried this resentment through to the next year (1041) even as her brother Griff married Rhynanwyn Monmoth and shortly after, Claire married Carndas in a private ceremony.

Griff was the only one that remained full-time at Homefast with his new bride. The rest of the Holdenhome family began to spend their time between Homefast and Carndas’ estate just outside Bastion City. Nimbe also set out on her own around this time. Magnolia did enjoy living at the Rodin Estate and exploring the beach, the rockpools, and the edge of the nearby forest. But within a year, she had two new siblings - Carndas and Claire had twins, Millicent and Keyair. Frustrated, she insisted she be allowed to move back permanently to Homefast. Claire finally relented and she returned with her older siblings, leaving her younger full-blood sister Yarrow and new half-siblings.

Her older brother Warren married another Monmoth girl, Ygraine, when Magnolia was 12-years-old in 1045. At this time, Mags started showing fair skill with a blade and Klossner, her father’s former bodyguard, insisted she be her second squire (Amy was her first). Klossner believed some structure would be good for the young girl and Griff agreed. Claire reluctantly allowed the arrangement after a series of heated letters.

Magnolia trained alongside her two older sisters Agnes and Amara, and her cousin Amy. This simpler training only lasted a few months as in 1046, the Pirate War began. Agnes and Amara were recalled to Claire as she took them on as her own squires.

### **The Pirate War (1046 - 1052)**

(WIP) Mags and Amy were Klossner’s squires during the Pirate War. Mags gained her bloodlust around the age of 15 (1048) when she started fighting.
### **Military Service (1053 - 1074)**

(WIP) Mags was 19 when the Pirate War came to a close. After the Pirate War, I think Mags went into service of the Monarch. Mags didn't want to settle down after the Pirate War, enjoyed fighting too much. She always had issues with authority, and it got her in the shit a few times with superiors. Finally her brother Griff recalled her and had her work high in his military but she was constantly frustrated with the lack of a good fight. She was sent by Griff to aid in the Breccy Rebellion (1070-1073) with Griff's daughter Edith Holdenhome (b. 1058) as her squire. She saw friends and relatives die in that war.
### **The Scarlet Year (1075)**

(WIP) 1075 was the Necro Attack on Caybourne, where she was accompanying her step-father Carndas as his bodyguard - she failed drastically in her mission as Carndas died. She feels that her mother Claire lost significant faith in her (Claire never did blame her, but she wasn't in a mental situation where she could prove that). A lot of people died there. And then not too long after, The Red Death began - many people died there too, including her squire and niece, Edith. So Mags loves a good fight, but can't take another loss of someone under her command or in her protection. She wouldn't have been able to deal being under Griff's command knowing that his daughter died while in squiredom to her. So 1075 would have been when she kind of 'broke' from the family and military.
## **Personality and Traits**

Magnolia has always been a deeply brooding individual. When she does break her silence she comes across as arrogant. She has no tact or diplomatic skill. The Pirate War gave her a lust for battle, but her years in military service have handed her more loss than she can handle. She refuses responsibility and has issues with authority. She drinks to deal with her emotions, giving her a significant tolerance for alcohol that would rival any dwarf. Despises being called Maggie.
## **Relationships**

### **Romantic**

Dominic the Viper - The pair have a very private affair.
### **Familial**

#### Parents and Guardians

Richard Holdenhome (father)
Claire Ludlow (mother)

Carndas Rodin (step-father)

Nimbe Webb (“auntie” / childhood guardian)
#### Siblings, Friends, and Other

Owyn Holdenhome (brother)
Griffin Holdenhome (brother)

Warren Holdenhome (brother)

Agnes Klossner (sister)

Amara Klossner (sister)

Yarrow Blackthorne (sister)

Millicent Knox (half-sister)

Keyair Rodin (half-brother)

Amarika Holmes (cousin)

Zara Moon (The Barbed Quills) (cousin-once-removed)

Cynthia Silvers (The Barbed Quills)

Drakken Mugflayer (The Barbed Quills)

Beatrice Knox (The Barbed Quills) (niece)

Zephora Knox (The Barbed Quills) (niece)

Yvenna Holdenhome (The Barbed Quills) (niece)

Reef (The Barbed Quills)

Lark (The Barbed Quills)

Renato (The Barbed Quills)

Dominic the Viper (The Barbed Quills)

Sofia Rookwood (The Barbed Quills)

Deadbolt (The Barbed Quills)