Hemlock family

The **Hemlock family** is a prominent Morranian political family, which has been particularly influential in the Republic of Morra since 2039. As a family, the Hemlocks can trace ancestry back until 1652, though the family has only taken on a major political role in the 21st century.

Under the tutelage of family patriarch Geordo Hemlock, the family carved out a significant role for itself upon the independence of the Morranian region in 2022. During the presidency of Jean Luc Melenchon, Geordo Hemlock served as the cabinet level Secretary of State for the Interior and was a major architect of the government's policies against EuroCorp and the Caucus of Corporate Republicans. Following a coup d'état in August 2024, Melenchon and Hemlock were removed from power, with Hemlock being arrested and sentenced to 20 years in prison by the new military regime for his involvement in the Melenchon administration, though he was pardoned in 2029. Geordo Hemlock and his wife Melissa died during the Derigo epidemic in 2032, leaving their three daughters Kairos, Adreanna, and Azazel as the only living members of the family. In 2035, Kairos Hemlock entered the National Assembly as a representative, before being elected vice president in 2037 under tutelage of Fachnan Opus. Following the assassination of the president, Kairos ascended to the presidency in 2039 but was ultimately forced out months later, before winning the presidency in the 2040 general election.

## Timeline of political involvement

Throughout the family's existence, several members have served in different branches of government and in legislatures in both the Republic of Dunsteen and the Republic of Morra, representing constituencies in the geographic Morranian region. Notable politicians from the family include:

* **Geordo Hemlock** (1982 - 2032): The patriarch of the present branch of the Hemlock family and a longstanding campaigner for Morranian independence, who served in the Dunsteenian Assembly between 2007 and 2022, and later held office as a representative in the Independence Alliance State Council from 2022 to 2024, as well as serving as Secretary of State for Internal Affairs from 2023 to 2024. Removed from office in a coup in August 2024 and imprisoned, before being released in 2029 and dying of Derigo in 2032.
* **Kairos Hemlock** (b. 2012): The eldest daughter of Geordo Hemlock and most politically successful member of the family. Served as a representative in the National Assembly of Morra from 2035 to 2037, before being elected as Vice President of Morra in 2037 and briefly assuming the presidency of Morra in 2039, before being removed from office. Returned to office as President of Morra in 2040 following an election and began an authoritarian consolidation of power.
* **Adreanna Hemlock** (b. 2017): The second daughter of Geordo Hemlock, twin of Azazel Hemlock, and a pro-democracy campaigner, who served as a representative in the National Assembly of Morra from 2040 onwards. Whilst initially supportive of her elder sister Kairos' political career, turns against her following the death of her younger sister Azazel and becomes one of the leading opposition figures.
* **Azazel Hemlock** (2017 - 2044): The youngest daughter of Geordo Hemlock, twin of Adreanna Hemlock, and a pro-democracy campaigner, who served as a representative in the National Assembly of Morra from 2040 to her resignation in 2043. Died in October 2043 of suspected poisoning, alleged by her twin sister Adreanna Hemlock to have been at the instruction of President Kairos Hemlock; Azazel's death prompted Adreanna Hemlock to publicly denounce the government and was a spark for a growing insurgency movement.