Claire Ludlow

Jennifer Ludlow (sister)

Casim Ludlow (half-brother)

Aimee Ludlow (brother)

Eason Ludlow (brother)

Heartstone Family

House Holdenhome

## Biographical information

### Marital status

Widow of Richard Holdenhome (1020 AE - 1037 AE)Widow of Carndas Rodin (1041 AE - 1075 AE)

Single

## Physical description

### Eye color

Green

Claire Rodin (nee Ludlow, and formerly Holdenhome) is the eldest daughter of Mancel Ludlow and Amarika Heartstone. She was born in 997 AE alongside her fraternal twin sister Jennifer Ludlow. Her younger siblings include Casim Vennet, Aimee Lennon, and Eason Ludlow.

One of the more prolific still-living matriarchs of Aradia, Claire is 89 years old in 1086 AE. She has (living and non-living) nine children, one adopted child, eighteen grandchildren, and sixteen great-grandchildren. She has a chimaera companion always with her, named Lyric, who is often curled over her shoulder.

## **Biography**

### Return of the Demons: Massacre at the Riverford (1014)

Looking for a husband in Everglow City accompanied by Lyron and Rasheba, Sabre Masquerade Ball, Massacre at the Riverford and ‘death’ of Jaster Blackthorne, Rasheba leaves to aid Moxus in preparing for demon attacks, concern over family and demons, hires Nimbe as a handmaid, first meeting of Carndas

### Assassination and Kidnapping of the Ludlows (1014)

Claire hears news of her mother, sister, and unborn twin siblings’ deaths, and the kidnapping of her baby brother Eason. Her father bans her from returning home, believing Everglow will be safer for her.

### No Answers at Ques Novich (1014)

Claire follows Xankresh Avani’s advice and seeks out Divankul Dul-Sansiska, but Divan doesn’t know who or what the shapeshifter could have been that killed her family members. Nimbe meets Metheryl for the first time.

### Betrothal, Wedding of Casim and Rivka, and More Kidnapping (1015)

Claire goes back to Caybourne for Casim’s wedding to already once-widowed Rivka with Lyron and Nimbe. Dominic Blackthorne betrothes Kavin Falmar to her against their wills. Jacques Blackthorne is killed by Talia Blackthorne and Talia is labelled a witch. The Bloodhawk takes Talia back to Everglow to see trial. In the meantime, Darius kidnaps Serenity so she won’t have to marry Drake. Rasheba also ‘goes to find Eason’ but in reality has been kidnapped by Harold Umbridge.

### The Bloodhawk’s Trap and The Silkwood (1015)

Fell for the Bloodhawk and Myran Umbridge’s trap in the senate, was saved by Divankul, escaped and she, Lyron and Nimbe assisted Arianne, Darius, Jaster, and Serenity in breaking Talia out. On the run, they agree to further Talia’s magical training by going to see Metheryl in the Silkwood.

## **Personality and Traits**

Claire was considered a naive and innocent child prior to the re-emergence of the demons at the Massacre at the Riverford. She was catapulted into the politics of Aradia soon after and embroiled in the scandalous escape of Talia Blackthorne due to her stubborn nature and thirst for justice.

Although feeling justice needs to be served, Claire is not lawfully blind. She is willing to compromise and seek solutions that may not always be considered lawful, but in the long-term, they are the right thing to do. Thankfully over the years, her naivety has faded and she now serves as a voice of reason in the Bastion Parliament.

Claire is constantly torn between the traditionalism of nobility and the modernity of the industrial era beginning. On one hand, she will accept a drow child born out of wedlock (Amarika Holmes) into her family, but on the other, she would not accept a drow bastard (Xenovia Dul-Sansiska) as her family’s heir. She is aware of this compromise in character and is ashamed of the way she handled the affair of her late oldest son’s lovechild. This is potentially the reason she tries so hard to bond with her descendants from broken families such as Daria Bay and Sebastien Rodin II.

## **Relationships**

### **Romantic**

* Jaster Blackthorne - Before his betrothal to Rivka Vennet, Jaster was one of Claire’s girlhood fancies. Had life gone a little differently, she might have tried for his hand in marriage.
* Kavin Falmar - At the wedding of Casim and Rivka Vennet, Kavin was forcibly betrothed to Claire by Dominic Blackthorne. This arrangement fell through when Claire was considered a co-conspirator in Talia Blackthorne’s killing of Jacques Blackthorne on Ludlow land.
* Richard Holdenhome -
* Carndas Rodin -

### **Familial**

#### Parents and Guardians

* Mancel Ludlow - Father
* Amarika Ludlow - Mother

#### Children

* Owyn Holdenhome (son with Richard)
* Griff Holdenhome (son with Richard)
* Warren Holdenhome (son with Richard)
* Agnes Klossner (daughter with Richard)
* Amara Piers (daughter with Richard)
* Magnolia Holdenhome (daughter with Richard)
* Yarrow Blackthorne (daughter with Richard)
* Millicent Knox (daughter with Carndas)
* Keyair Rodin (son with Carndas)

#### Grandchildren and Other Descendants

* Xenovia Dul-Sansiska (granddaughter)
* Mancel Holdenhome (grandson)
	+ Antonio Holdenhome (great-grandson)
	+ Hella Holdenhome (great-granddaughter)
* Fiona Holdenhome (granddaughter)
	+ Ambrosia Holdenhome (great-grandchild)
* Nolvenna Canis (granddaughter)
	+ Morgan Canis (great-granddaughter)
* Edith Holdenhome (granddaughter)
* Yver Holdenhome (grandson)
	+ Katarina Dalman (great-granddaughter)
	+ Patience Dalman (great-granddaughter)
	+ Ann Dalman (great-granddaughter)
* Sabeline Klossner (granddaughter)
* Jennifer Klossner (granddaughter)
* Maeve Rookwood (granddaughter)
	+ Daria Bay (great-granddaughter)
	+ Talia Rookwood (great-granddaughter)
	+ Hildegard Rookwood (great-granddaughter)
	+ Johanna Rookwood (great-granddaughter)
	+ Freyja Rookwood (great-granddaughter)
	+ Lucy Rookwood (great-granddaughter)
	+ Ameline Rookwood II (great-granddaughter)
	+ Clara Rookwood (great-granddaughter)
* Maria Umbridge (granddaughter)
	+ Grace Umbridge (great-granddaughter)
* Jakov Klossner (grandson)
* Armand Piers (grandson)
* Lyrissa Piers (granddaughter)
* Beatrice Knox (granddaughter)
* Zephora Knox (granddaughter)
* Sebastien Rodin II (grandson)

#### Siblings, Friends, and Other

* Jennifer Ludlow - (twin sister)
* Casim Vennet - (half-brother)
* Aimee Lennon - (sister)
* Eason Ludlow - (brother)
* Nimbe Webb - (friend/sister-in-law)
* Lyron Piers-Mabusa - (cousin/friend)
* The Monarch - (friend)
* Lyrich - (companion/pet) Chimaera gifted by the Monarch, named Lyric as a play on Lyron and Richard’s names.

## Skills and Abilities

The firstborn noble child of House Ludlow, Claire received an excellent education and throughout the years has become a canny and wise politician. After the Battle of Vastii-Derada in 1015 AE, she began ardent training with blades, becoming quite the swordsman by the time she married Richard.

As for more domestic issues: Claire has a talent for child-rearing and seems to put babies at ease with as little as a gentle touch. She enjoys hobbies such as needlework, reading, and horse riding. Known for her atrocious handwriting, she did try her hand at creative writing but rarely had the muse for it.

## Author’s Notes

* Doesn’t drink unless with company.

* Dresses elegantly, feminine.