Gwendolyn Clawthorne

“
Because I am a mother who will do anything for her daughter.
”

—Gwendolyn to Luz

**Gwendolyn Clawthorne** is a minor character in *The Owl House*. She is a member of the Beast Keeping Coven, the wife of Dell Clawthorne, the mother of Eda and Lilith Clawthorne, and the adoptive grandmother of King Clawthorne.

## Appearance

### Body

Gwendolyn is an elderly witch with pale skin, a violet-colored lower lip, olive-green eyes, and rounded-out facial features, such as pronounced dimples and a ball chin. Like all witches on the Isles, her ears are pointed and facing out to her sides. Her hair is mostly light gray, with the exception of two patches of white on her sides. She wears her hair in a symmetrical neck-length style, standing upwards on the sides and on top with two locks falling around her cheeks. Despite her chubby appearance, her body is actually well-toned, having strong biceps with scars to complement her training. The inside of her right forearm bares a Beast Keeping Coven sigil, thus denoting her as a member of that coven. Her fingernails are long and painted in violet nail polish.

During her daughters' teen years, Gwendolyn's hair was reddish-brown with a lighter-colored front and sides, but still worn in the same hairstyle. Her dimples were unnoticeable at the time and her cheeks were not as lowered; thus, her jawline more closely resembled her daughters' triangular shape.

### Clothing

Gwendolyn dresses in a dark violet, short-sleeved, ankle-length dress with white fur trims and a broad white fur collar. She wears crescent-shaped eyeglasses and a pair of rectangular dark golden earrings. While serving under Master Wortlop, Gwendolyn also wore a large, round brown necklace with Wortlop's rune stamped on, though after learning the truth about him(that he was a scam artist), she quickly destroyed it.

During the time just after Eda's curse had manifested, Gwendolyn wore a different violet dress, also with short sleeves, but instead having white fur trims around the shoulders and waist. At the time she did not wear glasses, nor any other accessories.

## Personality

Gwendolyn comes across as a sweet and well-meaning motherly figure, but also happens to be short-sighted and oblivious towards people's feelings, most notably her own daughters. She viewed Eda's curse as being something shameful, which led to a rift between the two, as Gwendolyn believed that she had to find a cure for it at any cost without considering Eda's view on the matter. For Lilith, because she acknowledged her self-sufficient capabilities and talent, Gwendolyn wound up not affording Lilith the attention she wanted, and instead relegated any of her accomplishments as just another job well done that did not merit any further interest. This inclination towards face values, coupled with her misguided love for her children, extends towards other characters and situations. Gwendolyn had little patience towards healers who did not offer direct results towards Eda's curse. This also enabled the gremlins posing as Master Wortlop to find an easy target in Gwendolyn because her dedication towards curing Eda blindsided her to the truth.

Not unlike her daughters, Gwendolyn also showed a fierce and very dangerous temper when confronted with people who try to take advantage of her. As soon as Master Wortlop was revealed to have been nothing but a hoax, Gwendolyn slowly turned into an intimidating figure, threatening to have all the local creatures of Bonesborough hound the gremlins and kill them if she ever saw them again.

Once she came to terms with her actions and realizing the negative effect she had had on Eda and Lilith, Gwendolyn came to regret her decisions and decided to make amends and better her understanding of both. She would stop finding other ways to cure Eda, let her continue using her elixir system, and returned home with Lilith to make up for lost time and to learn more about the curse to develop a cure.

## Abilities

### **Unique Abilities**

* **Magic**: As a witch, Gwendolyn is able to use magic. Like most witches, Gwendolyn's connection to magic comes from a sac of magic bile attached to her heart.
	+ **Beast keeping magic**: As a member of the Beast Keeping Coven, Gwendolyn's magic allows her to influence the various creatures on the Boiling Isles. She has shown to be able to control fire multiple bees and various other creatures in "Keeping Up A-fear-ances".
	+ **Summoning**: Gwen is able to summon objects to her, such as roofing shingles.

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