The Taurons

The Taurons are a crime family that are sometimes enemies sometimes friends to the Rose Clan. The Taurons were introduced during Arc 4.

## Family Members

* **Dinver Tauron** - The Grandfather of Wrangler and Russ Tauron, and is the father to Woody "Big T" Tauron. Owns an Armoured Vehicle Business that transports people to and from Glaceria as a front for the vast crimes the **Tauron**'s commit.
* **Woody "Big T" Tauron** - He is the father of Russ and Wrangler and his cow part looks like a Texas Longhorn cow. He runs a carriage dealership called "Big T's Carts and Carriages". In his youth, he played for the Winster White Claws until he was injured and had to stop playing, but still, orbula is an important interest for him. He even makes sure to get a paper with the HASMOLIGA results to Winster, where usually, this paper wouldn't be sold, by paying his friend from the News Bulletin Station a few silver to travel into the city and get it. He regularly tells Russ that he loves him and seems to try his best to be a good father, but still, he makes him work hard to get better at orbula and has high expectations for him that Russ can't always live up to.
* **Clarabelle Tauron** - Clarabelle is the mother of Russ and Wrangler, and her cow part looks like a spotted dairy cow with white fur and brown spots. She is a very sweet person and runs a flower shop in Winster. She likes to try out new kinds of tea.
* **Russ Tauron** - Russ is Wrangler's ten years younger brother, and also a player for the Winster White Claws. Like his brother, he also looks like a highland cow. For more details, see Russ's page.
* **Wrangler Tauron** - He is the oldest son of Clarabelle and Woody and was the golden boy of Winster. His cow part looked like a highland cow. He was a star orbula rusher and all but guaranteed to be signed by the Sorborough Squonks, the biggest team in the region, when he mysteriously died in 133 AE. He was on his way to Sorborough with some other people, and the carriage was found in a flaming heap on the side of the road, full of bones. His death rocked the whole town, but especially the Tauron family.

### Unofficial Members

Clarabelle and Woody are also more than happy to take in kids that are not biologically theirs:

* Ace just materialised in 143 AE and is taken in by the Taurons a few months later.
* Aster and Quinn are the neighbours of the Taurons and spend a lot of time at their house, mostly in the tree house in their garden. When Aster is kicked out by his parents and Quinn follows him, the Taurons make sure the two are alright and get regular meals.

## Locations

* **House of Clarabelle and Woody "Big T" Tauron** - The house of Clarabelle and Woody is a little house on the outside of Winster. They are the neighbours of Jack and Jill, Aster's and Quinn's parents. Russ's bedroom has a lot of posters of orbula players, both famous ones and players from his youth, and some old medals and trophies from youth leagues. It is a bit messy, and on his desk there are some melted down candles next to his classwork from late night homework sessions. Wrangler's bedroom looks similar, but has personal awards that Wrangler has won with the White Claws, including Player of the Season awards. Also, there is a timeline of the history of orbula on his wall. In 143 AE, when Ace moves in with the Taurons, they move into this room, but don't change it. In their garden, the Taurons have a training area for Russ and Ace to practise in that includes enough space for some running and throwing, and also "fantasy dumbbells" (rocks connected by metal poles). Also, there is a tree house that the children have always spent a lot of time in, and Aster and Quinn move in there when Aster is kicked out by his parents. It is very small for two basically adult people, and not very home-y, but they make it work somehow.

## Trivia

* When Sean (player of Russ) built the Tauron family, he was not aware of the minor NPC Yvette Tauron (tailor of Gem Lovejoy) that had been introduced in Arc 3 and did not plan for her to be related to the Tauron family.
* While the family is not canonically involved in any kind of criminal activity, the "Moofia" was introduced as a joke during the Ace's First Birthday oneshot, and has become a bit of a running joke since.
* During the oneshot of Sasha and Mischka's Wedding, it was made canon by Gus that the Taurons being a crime family is canon.