Emmy Herondale

Stephen Herondale (twin brother)

Ava Herondale (younger sister)

Jonathan Herondale (younger brother)

Liam Herondale (younger brother)

Ella Herondale (younger sister)

Celina Herondale (younger sister)

Adele Herondale (younger sister)

Jocelyn Garroway (maternal grandmother)

Valentine Morgenstern † (maternal biological grandfather)

Ash Herondale/Morgenstern (adoptive brother / cousin)

Luke Garroway (maternal step-grandfather)

Celine Herondale †(paternal grandmother)

Stephen Herondale †(paternal grandfather)

Charlotte Fairchild † (ancestor)

Henry Branwell † (ancestor)

Will Herondale † (ancestor)

Tessa Gray (ancestor)

James Herondale † (ancestor)

Cordelia Carstairs † (ancestor)

**Emmaline "Emmy" Maia Herondale** is the second child of Jace and Clary, and the second-born in a set of twins. She is the twin sister of Stevie, and the older sister of Ella, Liam, Jonathan, Ava, Celina, and Adele. She is a Shadowhunter and the *parabatai* of Mina Carstairs. Additionally, she is also the adoptive sister / cousin of Ash.

## Name & Etymology

Jace and Clary named Emmy partly after Emma Carstairs. They chose the name Emmaline, but everybody calls her Emmy for short. For her middle name, they chose Maia after their close friend, Maia Roberts.

Emmaline is related to the German name Emeline, the Latin name Emily, and the Old French and Old German names Emme and Emmeline. The meaning of Emmaline is "peaceful home."

Maia was derived from the Greek word *maia*, meaning “mother.” In Greek legend, she was the fair-haired daughter of Atlas who mothered Zeus's favorite illegitimate son, Hermes. To the Romans, Maia was the incarnation of the earth mother and goddess of spring, after whom they named the month of May.

## Biography

### Early Life

Emmy was born in New York City to Jace and Clary Herondale. She and her twin brother, Stephen, were born exactly two weeks after Isabelle and Simon's son, Eli. The three were raised together along with Max and Rafael. She was trained as a Shadowhunter early on and lives in the New York Institute. Mina moved to New York when they were five, and Emmy and Mina became *parabatai* when they were twelve years old.

### Academy

At the age of ten, Emmy's parents decided to send her and Stevie to the Shadowhunter Academy in New York close to the Institute. Her parents were concerned about her brother and her possibly developing powers as a result of excess angel blood, so they pulled a few strings and the Academy ended up hiring Isabelle to work there as a weapons master / fighting instructor for a short time. Isabelle and Simon also decided to send their ten-year-old son, Eli, to the Academy as well. It was here that Emmy, Stevie, and Eli met Mina Carstairs.

Mina initially didn't have many friends, with many of the students knowing that she had demon blood and was related to the Greater Demon Belial. Emmy, Eli, and Stevie were the only students that she knew, and Emmy took a liking to Mina. The two quickly became fast friends and grew incredibly close. Emmy often snuck out at night to go to the library to read books, and got in trouble for it a lot.

When Brody Coldridge insulted Stevie during training (Stevie wasn't present), Mina dislocated his shoulder. Emmy took the blame for this since Mina was scared that her parents would be disappointed in her. Combined with the late night library visits and other infractions, this incident caused Emmy to be expelled from the Academy at the age of twelve. Mina and Stevie left the Academy shortly after this, while Eli set Brody's dorm room on fire in solidarity (he got expelled for this). In January 2027, Mina and Emmy became *parabatai.*

### Teenage Years

When Emmy was fifteen years old, she helped a fledgling named Gabriel Benitez. The two formed a friendship after she helped him through his transformation to a vampire, and later began dating.

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## Physical Appearance

Emmy is said to look exactly like her mother except for her dark gold hair with a slight reddish tint. She is petite, only around five feet tall (much to her annoyance). Eli Lightwood loves to tease her about it, which usually results in her punching him or threatening his life. She has shoulder-length hair. Emmy is a true Herondale, loving recklessly and doing anything for the people she loves and cares about. She is extremely impulsive and makes rash decisions like her father. She also inherited much of Jace’s sass and sarcasm, including his fear of ducks. Unlike Jace, however, she is envious of Lynn and Cece Blackthorn-Penhallow. She does not think very much of her looks, like her mother when she was Emmy’s age. When she’s not threatening Eli’s life, she enjoys training, freaking mundanes out, arguing with vampires, and reading.

She has her Voyance rune on her right hand, and an Equilibrium rune on the side of her neck (it peeks out from most of the shirts that she wears, so she can't easily cover it up). There is a Clarity rune on her right arm and an Angelic Power rune at the hollow of her throat. An Endurance rune is on her left shoulder. Various other runes cover her body.

 File:EmmyHerondaleAesthetic.jpg  Emmy also has a small scar on the inside of her lower arm near her wrist from a battle when she was cut deeply with a knife. The scar is in the shape of a curved line (kind of like a claw).

* Nephilim Abilities
* Angelic Abilities

* '***Nephilim Physiology: Being Nephilim, Emmy possesses a variety of enhanced physical and mental abilities granted to her by the blood of the angel Raziel in her veins as well as the angelic Marks of the Gray Book. This includes enhanced strength, speed, agility, stamina, and coordination, which continues to improve over time and practice.***
* ***The Sight:** As a Shadowhunter, Emmy is naturally and easily able to see through most magical illusions and layers of glamours over reality.*
* **Runic Magic:** Due to the angel blood in their veins, all Shadowhunters are able to apply runes on their skin without any real damage. These Marks, in turn, give varied effects that serve to benefit the wearer.
* **Use of Heavenly Weapons:** As a Shadowhunter, Emmy is also able to perform tasks unique to her species, such as the ability to use and call on the power of the angels for their seraph blades, as well as to handle any heavenly weapons or objects with effect, which would not normally work for other species. In particular, these tools are made out of *adamas* and forged by the Iron Sisters.
* ***Parabatai Bond:***  Due to her *parabatai* bond with Mina Carstairs, Emmy is able to call on more strength in battle. The runes drawn on her by Mina also give a considerably strong effect.

Due to Valentine's experiments on her parents, Emmy also inherited extra angel blood from Jace and Clary in a higher concentration. This gives her a variety of abilities that are similar to the abilities of a warlock. This contributes to enhanced aspects in certain fields beyond the normal Shadowhunter parameters. This provides her with healing factors, and allows her to survive events that normal Shadowhunters usually wouldn't, such as cataplasm poisoning. The angel blood gives Emmy warlock-like abilities in memory manipulation and fire manipulation. Because of her magical abilities, Emmy and her siblings are considered Shadowhunter-warlock hybrids.

* **Memory Manipulation:**  Emmy possesses a wide array of memory abilities, including the abilities to see other people's memories and manipulate them. She shares this ability with Stevie.
* **Fire Manipulation:** Emmy is able to manipulate all different kinds of fire, including heavenly fire.
* **Regenerative Healing Factor:**  Emmy is able to survive events that normal Shadowhunters usually wouldn't, such as cataplasm poisoning. Emmy is also able to heal minor wounds in seconds without healing runes, and more severe injuries such as lost limbs in minutes to hours. She is immune to all diseases, and cannot be Turned into a vampire or werewolf, and is almost completely unaffected by toxins and drugs.

## Species Classification

Due to her magical abilities brought on her high concentration of angel blood inherited from her parents, Emmy is technically considered a Shadowhunter-warlock hybrid. However, she isn't a true warlock due to not having a demonic parent; additionally, her magic is angelic in nature. However, Jocelyn has compared her and her siblings to Valentine, stating that they are as close to warlocks as human beings can become.

## Possessions

* **Herondale Family Ring:** Following the Herondale tradition, Emmy has a Herondale family ring, which she wears on a chain around her neck.
* **Machetes:** Emmy's primary weapon is a pair of machetes, which she wears on her back while patrolling or in battle.
* **Knives:** Emmy is also in possession of a variety of different knives, which she keeps in a small trunk under her bed given to her by Jace. She has notches in her jackets and clothing to hide them.
* **Standard Shadowhunter Equipment:** Emmy has a Sensor, steles, seraph blades, and witchlight.
* **Crowbar:** Emmy is also in possession of a crowbar, which she uses to knock demons out during battle.

## Personality

Emmy, like her parents, acts impulsively and recklessly. She inherited much of Jace's sass and sarcasm, including his fear of ducks. She can be very intimidating, but once you get past her armor, you can see that she's a very sensitive girl. She inherited some of Valentine's traits from Jace, including his ruthlessness at times. She says that Mina holds her back from going too far if someone threatens the safety of her family. However, unlike Valentine, Emmy does have compassion for others and is a kind person underneath the sarcasm. She loves books, and has an extensive collection of classics. She can quote entire passages from novels, and will do so at random and often inconvenient times, much to the annoyance of whoever she's with. Emmy has a quick wit, a sharp tongue, and is fast on her feet.

## Trivia

* She was named after Emma Carstairs-Blackthorn and Maia Roberts.
* She has a fear of ducks, like her father and Herondales before her.
* She is very good at fighting.
* She is 5'0''
* Like her father, she plays piano, and was taught by Jace and Lily Chen.
* Lily Chen taught her how to ride a vampire motorcycle, much to the chagrin of Jace and Clary.
* She wears the Herondale family ring on a chain around her neck, which she tucks under her clothes during battle. She wears it 24/7.
* She, along with all of her siblings, believes that Luke is her biological grandfather.
* She speaks ten languages, including English, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin, Japanese, Latin, Greek, Welsh, French, and Russian, and can read two demon languages. According to her, Stevie forced them (Eli, Mina, Emmy) to learn Russian with him.
* She is *parabatai* with Mina Carstairs.
* Jem taught her how to throw knives.
* She hates coffee and doesn't understand why Eli drinks it.
* She killed her first demon when she was 5. She used her fire manipulation abilities to kill the demon. Simon was present.