Lisa Hunter

Lady **Lisa** **Hunter** was the third mistress of King Felix II Red and the mother of two of his bastards Cedric and Fortune.

## Biography

#### Appearance and Character

Lisa was extremely beautiful, she had a slender frame, she had long black hair which she styles into long flowing curls, which are often decorated with pearls and foliage. She paints her face in the Redmont style of natural rouge.

Lisa dresses in the Redmont female style.Lisa is credited for popularising decorating the hair with large pearls.

Lisa was kind of heart, she was known to dislike the king's advances and turned to ladies of the court for comfort.

#### History

Lisa was born at her families seat of Hunters Hall in 117 NE as the daughter of Lord and Lady Hunter. She had one sister Bethany.

## Life

#### Early Court Life

Dowager Queen Laena Crab despised the new reviling fashions and the influence her sons mistress was gaining at court. So she aimed to be rid of Olivia, so she wrote to Lisa's father inviting her and her younger sister Bethany to court hoping that one of the girls would entrance the king.

Lisa and her family arrived in the capital mere days after the Littleburry's were ousted, they were given Littleburry House which they renamed to Hunters House, Lisa and her sister were brought to court the following week by their mother and Lisa was immediately popular for her beauty, charm and grace she enchanted the king with her conversation and appealing appearance. Soon the king took Lisa to his bed it is unknown if Lisa willingly took to the kings bed as it was whispered at court that she was seen entering the bed chambers of the ladies at court.

#### Mistress of King Felix II

Lisa did express to her sister that she did not enjoy the kings company, despite this she had two bastard children with him Cedric and Fortune. The king showered the Hunter family with gifts and wealth which Lisa's father more than happily accepted even after his daughters pleas to leave the court and return home. During Lisa's time as mistress she remained popular at court she was renowned for her kindness and graceful nature, she was fond of dancing and balls, she is believed to be the hostess of the Luna Day Ball. She introduced new fashions from the East to the royal court which remain popular to the present day, she is credited for popularising the fashion of wearing large pearls in the hair.

#### Fall and Execution

Although popular Lisa found herself entangled in court gossip, people whispered that she was taking comfort in the ladies at court and would often visit their bed chambers in the night, she was often seen visiting the likes of Lady Caroline Lynch and Lady Hortense Poddingby, who were rumoured to be lovers. Lisa was found abed with Caroline and Hortense by the king himself who went into a fit of rage, in his anger he killed Hortense when he threw her against the wall breaking her neck and he ordered that Lisa and Caroline be taken to the dungeons, where Caroline was tortured and eventually died.

Lisa's family were all also arrested and a death warrant was drawn up for Lisa and her father, who were both taken to the Great Temple and beheaded in front of a horrified crowd, her mother and sister were released from their cells and banished from the capital along with Lisa's bastard children.

After her execution the kings popularity plummeted and many of his courtiers abandoned him and left the capital causing the royal court of this time to be nicknamed the "Ghosts Court" as people whispered that only the ghosts of the ones the king has killed were attending.