Rebecca Tyler

faceclaim: Katie McGrath

### Relatives

Baron Bradley Tyler  (father, deceased)Baroness Miriam Tyler (mother)the Honorable Nathan Tyler (brother)Helena Tyler-Curtis (daughter)Barry Tyler-Curtis (son)

### Occupation

Baron's Daughter (S1)Journalist and Bookshop Owner (S2)

## Appearances

### Debut

Season 1

> I’ll write under a pseudonym, you’d be surprised how gifted I am with a pen.
>
> **Rebecca Tyler**, NALITA Round 11

## Biography

The youngest child of a baron, Rebecca was raised to put on a good appearance and make her father look better. The only form of affection she received was from her mother and her brother, as her father was preoccupied with business transactions and the social circle.  Although he never showed her affection, Rebecca held him in her highest graces when she was younger, and respected everything he did. However, when she was ten, she caught him with another woman. When she questioned him about it, he lied to her face and threatened her when she decided to tell her mother.

Rebecca decided to keep quiet for the good of the family. After all, they had to keep a perfect image, as they were nobility. When she was older, around nineteen, she got in trouble for sneaking around, so her parents hired a bodyguard to keep an eye on her. Rebecca’s parents were also worried about the rebellion and those “good-for-nothing rebels” threatening to take down society. Rebecca was placed in the care of Oscar Sherry, a former soldier who, ironically, was part of the rebellion. The two started to trust each other and grew close. Oscar eventually shared that he was part of the rebellion to ensure that Rebecca wouldn’t blow his cover but requested that Rebecca herself not join. Rebecca wanted to help but did listen to Oscar, who gave her the contact information of his close friend in case of an emergency.

However, news got out that Oscar was part of the rebellion, and he was killed in an ‘accident’ that Rebecca discovered.  Rebecca knows that it was no accident, and distinctly remembers hearing whistling. Her parents decided to wait on hiring another bodyguard, worrying that it might be another “rebel scum” coming to “corrupt their daughter”. Instead, they decided that the best plan was to marry Rebecca off, and they are currently looking for a “suitable” match.

Rebecca decided to reach out to Tristan Curtis, Oscar’s close friend, and formally joined the Rebellion. Her primary role included feeding the Rebellion information that she heard around gossiping nobles, specifically her father’s connections within the government. She did have a few close calls, including when her maid attempted to expose her and when her sister-in-law, Octavia, tried to blackmail Rebecca.

Despite this, Rebecca eventually became a base leader with Tristan, which brought the two closer together. They eventually became romantically involved, with Rebecca moving into the Curtis home after she started living at the base. Rebecca later attended a raid on the government labs with a small group and discovered the reanimated Oscar present, somehow alive. Tristan and Rebecca brought him back to their home, apparently the only survivor of the government labs.

The tail end of the Rebellion saw the tragic death of Tristan’s mother, Helena, during an attack on their base. A week later, along with Dr. Anil Jhandir, Cordelia French, and Celine Abinall, they invaded the home of Charlotte Sterling, resulting in Charlotte using an apparatus to control Oscar into attacking his friends. Dr. Jhandir successfully controlled the apparatus, using Oscar to murder Charlotte. This event caused Oscar to leave LITA almost immediately. Rebecca and Tristan held out hope that he was out there and would return, even digging into some records to try and find where he had gone. During this, they found that Oscar, along with his younger sisters, were actually half-siblings of Cordelia French, Blarion Abinall, and Celine Abinall. This information was shared with Cordelia.

In 1894, Tristan and Rebecca traveled to Paris looking for Oscar. Although it wasn’t what he had planned, Tristan proposed to Rebecca and she said yes. The following year, they discovered that Rebecca was pregnant and moved up the wedding to accommodate this. It felt right to name their first child after Tristan’s mother, Helena. When their second child came along, Bartholomew was the only name that felt right, honoring Tristan’s uncle who had also passed.

During these years, Rebecca continued to write. She published abridged and edited versions of her journals to the papers in order to explain what had truly happened with the Rebellion. These, of course, removed trace of Oscar Sherry, who Rebecca had listed as deceased prior to any of the fighting. Rebecca also wrote about Low Town and remained good friends with Greg Harris, who later became mayor of LITA. She continued to write about issues that were often ignored and that she felt should be brought to light. This, unfortunately, brought some backlash to her family. To counteract this, Rebecca started using pseudonyms for publishing particularly controversial articles, but she’s still a fairly well-known name in journalism.