Briony Thorburn

Briony Thorburn (artbreeder)

Briony Thorburn is one of the main characters in Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman's *All of Us Villains.* She is the eldest daughter in her family.

## Appearance

Briony is described as being tall and muscular, with pale pink, freckly skin and long chestnut brown hair. According the Briony, while most of their family might not look much alike, she and her younger sister, Innes, did. They shared the same shade of hair, inherited from their late father, and they got their pail, freckled skin from their mother.

## Personality

Briony is egoistic and self-assured. She is a natural leader, especially to her younger relatives, and also has a deep craving to be appreciated. She doesn't care for reading or research, and instead she values leadership and instinct for battle. In the beginnings of the first book, Briony is certain that she will be chosen as her family's Champion, simply because she's too good not to be. She also says that she's eager to carve her name in the Champion's Pillar and to receive the Champion's ring, and for the whole world to tell stories about *her*. Briony wants the fame that comes with winning the tournament perhaps even more than she wants the magick itself, and she also wants to do good with the high magick—not just for her family, but for Ilvernath.

## Biography

### Early Life

Briony is elder than her sister by one year. Their father died when she was three, and not long after, their mother fled Ilvernath and left the two girls behind, and she has never once returned. They were raised on the Thorburn estate by a number of their aunts, uncles and cousins, as well as stories of their family's history that detailed them as heroes for how they used high magick to better Ilvernath for all.

Briony was the captain of her school's girls' volleyball and rugby teams, the latter of which had a chance of going to the international conference in November of the year the first book takes place. Before the tournament was announced, she was in a relationship with Finley Blair, and best friends with Isobel Macaslan. Her relationship with Blair ended upon the realization that at least one of them would die in the coming months, and it's unclear why she and Isobel ceased being friends.

### All Of Us Villains

Briony is eager to be her family's champion, believing she is the only logical champion. When Helen Yoo announces the Kendalle Parliament's Curse Division will be backing the Thorburn's during the tournament, she's first elated—but it only lasts as long as it takes Helen to say there's a catch. The government will be choosing their champion for that year, and they choose Innes instead of Briony. Crushed, Briony believes she has been cheated, as she wasn't even given the chance to try; she believes she's the logical choice for the tournament, but no one argues in her favor—not even her sister. Instead, Innes tells her not to embarrass herself any further.

After Briony discovers there may be a way to end the Tournament, and all of the deaths surrounding it, she takes it upon herself to be the one to put a stop to it, going as far as chopping off her sister Iness' fingers to steal the champion ring from her finger. Briony then takes her place as the family champion in the event.

On page 41, Briony infers that she is the one who sent Isobel Macaslan's name into the papers, as she claims "When the media had first descended, she'd thought of it as a valuable tool. One she'd even tried to use to help a friend".

## Skills and Abilities

Briony is athletic and a powerful spell-caster. She spent many years studying magick so as to prepare for the tournament, determined to succeed and to become a victor.