Hilary Soloman

### Relatives

Alice Hyde, The Solomans, Morag Goul ( Grandmother ), Phillis Franklin ( Adopted Mother ), Beeble ( Adopted Sister ) & Dr. Tem Tum ( Adopted Brother )

## Role-player Information

### Played By

hayley\_corinne

**Hilary Soloman ( Formerly Hyde )** is a character role-played by hayley\_corinne.

## Early life

Born in the West End of London as ‘Hilary Hyde’ as a result of an affair with a travelling businessman; life was sure to never be easy. Mrs. Hyde, originally from London herself, had taken up work as a barmaid in ‘The Red Lion’ Pub, hoping to secure enough funds to pay for her own & her mother’s (who would be returning with her daughter to live) boat ride to Memphis, Tennessee, where she left behind her much older husband to whom she was newly-wed.

Hilary grew up with a strained relationship with her mother, who out of guilt of her affair, treated her coldly and withheld love & affection. As a result of this, her ‘father’ treated her the same & in hindsight, it is obvious he himself had his suspicions that she was of any relation to him.

Mr. Hyde was a cruel, physically abusive man to both his wife & the child and Hilary has spoken of his behaviours to her to a select few she wholeheartedly trusts. Currently, only the Soloman family, Morag Goul & Dr. Tem Tum are aware of the extent of her past & how she came to be in the Commonwealth.

## Arrival in the Commonwealth

The night of Hilary’s arrival in the Commonwealth was the result of murder. The fateful night of her arrival began when her mother, overcome with guilt that she’d lived idly with for nineteen years; admitted Hilary was the result of an affair. Outraged & threatening the end of Alice’s life, Mr. Hyde beat Hilary within an inch of her own life as she tried to intervene. In a blur of fists, Mr. Hyde waved his revolver in the air & into the night sounded a gunshot. Hilary had taken his life. Despite her bravery, her mother ordered her to leave within five minutes; threatening to call the law upon her if she refused.

And so Hilary arrived in the commonwealth with a secret the weight of the world resting upon her shoulders. For the first month or so of her arrival, she purposefully spoke with a heavily emphasised Southern drawl which she’d heard throughout her upbringing in Memphis, frightened she was being searched for by the law as threatened. In the naivety of her mind, she figured a British Hilary Hyde would have been much easier to find as opposed to a so-called ‘American’. In hindsight, it was a stupid attempt at concealing the truth.

## The Solomans

On her second day in the Commonwealth, Teddy Soloman announced the opening of the Salty Soloman Saloon in Limpany up in Valentine where Hilary was talking with a man named Woodsy outside of the bank. Intrigued & interested in expanding her short knowledge of the Commonwealth, she was delighted when a high-pitched stranger named Bill Baker offered her a ride.

Hilary immediately fit in within Limpany & quickly became known as the Songbird of Soloman town due to her inability to keep from bursting into song at random intervals & one night gave a performance within the saloon with Thomas Soloman accompanying her on the piano.

To be continued...

## Trivia

* Nicknamed 'The Witch' due to her family history of witchcraft on her mothers side.
* Carries Crystals on her person at all times.
* Despite not being able to read or write, she composes her own songs.
* Has a distinctive scar across the bridge of her nose from her mother's husband breaking her nose.
* Greets everybody with 'hello, my love' at least once a day.