Lovejoy Family

> *There's nothing Lovejoy money can't buy.*
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> - Josh (Player of Aldrum), Arc 3 Episode 6
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The Lovejoy family is one of the most influential families in Hyranor, owning a vast amount of money and an unknown number of mansions. They are an elven family with a long history and many members. Their matriarch, Gem Lovejoy, knows about almost everything that happens in Glaceria.

Originally, the Lovejoy family worked their way up from the bottom and got wealthy through the diamond business. They purchase diamonds, polish them and make them look pretty, put them in weapons or jewellery, and sell them again. By the time of the podcast, though, they have their influences all over Hyranor, but especially all over Glaceria.

An important event in the family is the Lovejoy Family Decennial Family Celebration of Love and Joy. This celebration is one of the very few events were at least most of the Lovejoys come together in one place.

## Family Members

### **Parents**

* **Gem Lovejoy** [She/Her] - Matriarch of the family, she knows (and controls) almost everything that happens in Glaceria and her family.
* **Jack Altrades-Lovejoy** [He/Him] - Husband to Gem.

### **Children**

1. **Penny Lovejoy** [She/Her] - Player Character of Arc 8, heir to the Lovejoy name and responsibilities.
2. **Richard Lovejoy** [He/Him] - Player Character of the Richard and the Boys Oneshot, hard to manage partygoer.
	1. **Fey Moss** [She/Her] - his half-elf daughter. She does not know that she is his daughter, and he does not know about her existence either.
3. **Melody Lovejoy** [She/Her] - An opera singer
4. **Art Lovejoy** [He/Him] - Plays Harmonica and always carries it on him.
5. **Paige Lovejoy** [She/Her]
6. **Archer Lovejoy** [He/Him]
7. **Miles Lovejoy** [He/Him] - Twin (Spent “college fund” with Chase to bet on horse races. They won Sugar, who was a problem horse from a race and gave her to Hope as a birthday gift)
8. **Chase Lovejoy** [He/Him] - Twin (Works close with Miles)
9. **Clay Lovejoy** [He/Him] - A potter, typically does it shirtless and believes this makes him sexy. Touches his body a lot when he dances.
10. **Mason Lovejoy** [He/Him]
11. **Rose Lovejoy** [She/Her]
12. **Hunter Lovejoy** [He/Him]
13. **Tanner Lovejoy** [He/Him]
14. **Reid Lovejoy** [He/Him] - is an author
15. **Robyn Lovejoy** [She/Her] - Player character of Arc 2. Professional "Birdwatcher" but in reality a training thief. Her parents seem to be aware that birdwatching is a cover.
16. **Hope Lovejoy** [She/Her] - Player character of Arc 1 and Arc 7. Cleric who worships Pelor.

### **Confirmed Extended Family**

* **Chip** - *"We don't talk about Chip"*, an estranged family member living in Malum. He left on a rash decision, but doesn't regret it, since he has made a new life and name for himself since then.
* **Great-aunt Clarity** - Sage's sister and Gem's maternal aunt.
* **Diamond** - A bastard Lovejoy child, daughter of Aezrelle
* **Doug**
* **Gunner** and **Ransom**
* **Aunt Liberty Lovejoy** also known as Wren Forrester - the black sheep of the family, Gem's sister who ran away from an arranged marriage. Robyn Lovejoy's role model.
	+ **Ellia Forrester** - adopted daughter of Wren Forrester
* **Grandma Sage** (G-Ma to Richard) - Gem's mother.
* **Taylor the tailor**

## History and Development

The Lovejoy family is older than the city of Glaceria itself.

Hundreds, maybe thousands of years before podcast time, the Lovejoy family found riches in the Upnorthian mountains. To keep other people from finding and mining these riches, they turned the already unpleasantly cold Upnorth into the inhospitable, magically frozen wasteland it is now known as, using spells with unimaginable power. The city of Glaceria exists in this frozen hell due to a portal to the Elemental Plane of Fire below the city that keeps it warm, comparable to heated flooring. Most people, including most Lovejoys, don't know about the true nature of the "enchantment" allowing the existence of Glaceria. It is unclear which Lovejoy ancestor is responsible for the establishment of these things, but it is not Gem Lovejoy herself, and it is also unclear whether she knows that her family made the Upnorth as cruel as it is.

She does, however, manage the maintenance of the portal. As of 131 AE, she has already spent years trying to expand it, so that the city can continue growing. In 133 AE, Gem unknowingly contacts devils about it, and is responsible for the near opening of a hell portal below the city, for which she is arrested.

## Staff

The Lovejoy Family does not seem to have a lot of close and permanent staff. Richard Lovejoy has Lyndell not only function as his bodyguard, but also as his personal assistant. For the Lovejoy Family Decennial Family Celebration of Love and Joy, they hire Traveler's Provisions, a restaurant from Glaceria, to cater the event. It is implied that the Lovejoy family has worked before with them.

Since about 127 or 128 AE, Yvette Tauron is the tailor of choice for Gem Lovejoy. According to Bombyx Mori, she buys bad silks, although that might only mean silk from someone other than her.

## Security

Every member of the immediate Lovejoy Family has their own personal bodyguard, except for the parents, who share one.

The hierarchy of the Lovejoy bodyguards sees the bodyguard of the parents at the top, and then the bodyguards of the children in descending age of the children. New bodyguards start by looking out for the youngest child, and working their way upwards through the ranks.

List of known bodyguards:

* **Franklin** (Bodyguard of Gem and Jack) - a sweet Halfling man, who is also secretly a powerful wizard. Has worked for the Lovejoys since before 124 AE.
* **Risshi** (Bodyguard of Penny in Arc 2)
* **Yondo** (Bodyguard / secret paramour of Penny in Arc 3 and Arc 8)
* **Lyndell** (former) (Bodyguard of Richard in Arc 2) - a Leonin woman who worked for the Lovejoys between 124 AE and 131 AE.
* **Sir Up Ton** (former) (Bodyguard of ?) - a Half Elf/Bugbear man who worked for the Lovejoys between ? AE and 123 AE.

In addition to the bodyguards, the Lovejoy Family also hires general guards who for example watch the entrances of their houses.

Known guards:

* **Imager** - guard for the Lovejoy Family Decennial Family Celebration of Love and Joy in 131 AE, gets temporarily entangled by Grass
* **Nack** - guard for the Lovejoy Family Decennial Family Celebration of Love and Joy in 131 AE, gets temporarily entangled by Grass
* **Nick** - guard for the Lovejoy Family Decennial Family Celebration of Love and Joy in 131 AE, gets temporarily entangled by Grass
* **Prim** - guard for the Lovejoy Family Decennial Family Celebration of Love and Joy in 131 AE, gets temporarily entangled by Grass
* **Roger** - guard for the Lovejoy Family Decennial Family Celebration of Love and Joy in 131 AE, gets impersonated by Jorid, who manages to convince the other guard that he is the real one, leading to Roger being escorted away
* **Unnamed guard** - colleague of Roger working during the Lovejoy Family Decennial Family Celebration of Love and Joy of 131 AE

## Houses

The Lovejoy family has a vast number of houses spread all over Hyranor. These are the confirmed ones:

* **Lovejoy Manor** (in Glaceria) - An event space in the middle of Glaceria
* **Lovejoy Mansion / Lovejoy Residence** (in Glaceria) - The house most of the immediate Lovejoy family lives in
* **Lovejoy Summer Mansion** (location unknown) - A secret mansion and vault most people, including the Lovejoy children, don't know about
* **Secret apartment** - An empty apartment in Tyle that is the location of a teleportation circle owned by the Lovejoys

## Confirmed Rivals / Enemies

* **The Hatebad Family** - A wealthy dwarven family from Glaceria and main weapons manufacturer in Hyranor
* **The Rose Clan** - A clan of thieves and criminals