Ember Quinlan

Ember Quinlan
by Elizianna.the.one
General Information
Full Name	Ember Quinlan
Also known as	Em (by Randall Silago)
Date of Birth	14.991 V.E.
Age	44
Status	Alive
Affiliations
Species	Human
House	House of Earth and Blood
Occupation	Potter
Residence	Lunathion (formerly) Cthona's Temple in Korinth (formerly) Ember and Randall's House, Nidaros
Allegiances	Bryce Quinlan Randall Silago
Physical Description
Gender	Female
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Dark
Relationships
Family	Quinlan Family
Family Members	Bryce Quinlan (daughter) Emile Renast as Cooper (adopted son)
Other Relatives	Hunt Athalar (son-in-law)
Significant Other	Randall Silago (husband)
Romances	Einar Danaan † (former lover)
Series Information
Appearances	House of Earth and Blood House of Sky and Breath House of Flame and Shadow

"There are worse fates than death, you know."
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Ember Quinlan is Bryce Quinlan's human mother.

Biography

Early Life

When Ember was sixteen, she took a test so she wouldn't get drafted into the Human Conscription Service. She aced the test and was allowed to skip the service. Ember was nineteen years old when she met Einar Danaan. He pursued her, seduced her, and went so far into the possessive territory that he started to abuse Ember. When she realized she was carrying his child she ran before he could scent it and lock her up in his villa.

Ember found shelter in a temple to Cthona in Korinth, as the priestesses took her in and sheltered her, naming her a holy pregnant vessel. She gave birth to Bryce and spent the following three years at the temple. Ember did the laundry to earn their keep.

The Autumn King picked up a rumor that Ember had a child and sent some Fae to hunt her down, wanting his child dragged back to him at any cost. The Autumn King had eyes at every depot, but a priestess got Ember out of the city with the hope of getting all the way to the House of Earth and Blood headquarters in Hilene, where Ember could beg for asylum and where the Autumn King wouldn't dare infringe on their territory. However, because it was a three days' drive, and none of the Korinth priestesses had the ability to defend Ember against Fae warriors. So she drove the five hours to Solas's Temple in Oia, partially to rest, but also to pick up a holy guard. It turned out to be Randall Silago. He was two weeks away from swearing his vows when the High Priest asked him to escort Ember to Hilene. Randall was the only human so he was chosen since the High Priest guessed Ember wouldn't trust a Vanir male. Right before they reached Hilene, the Autumn King's people found them. Where they expected to find a helpless, hysterical female, they found a legendary sharpshooter and Ember, who would move the earth itself to keep her daughter.

After that, the House of Earth and Blood deemed Ember a vessel for Cthona and Randall a vessel for Solas, which amounted to an official order of protection meaning the Autumn King couldn't do anything. Ember and Randall later got married and raised Bryce together in a house outside the town of Nidaros. The only time she contact the Autumn King was to have him get Bryce appointed to full civitas status and thus make her exempt from the draft.

House of Earth and Blood

Ember is hysterical upon hearing what happened to Danika Fendyr and the Pack of Devils. Isaiah Tiberian sends a patrol from the 32nd Legion to bring Ember and Randall to Lunathion. They stay with Bryce for at least a week.

Ember sets up multiple therapy appointments for Bryce for a year after Danika died, but Bryce refuses to go to any of them.

House of Sky and Breath

TBA

House of Flame and Shadow

Fury Axtar had been the one to tell Ember that Hunt Athalar and Ruhn Danaan are in the Asteri dungeons and Bryce is no longer in Midgard.

Personality

Ember is fiercely protective of Bryce, and can come across as nagging and overbearing. Bryce describes her as someone who makes "overprotectiveness a competitive sport." She is also killed at the guilt trip. She is opinionated, straightforward, and never backs down from a fight. Ember refuses to tolerate hatred and bigotry towards humans, having heard it all her life. She feels like Bryce's wild and willful nature is sometimes a mirror to herself. She has a motherly instinct. She is intelligent and resilient. Even Hunt is intimidated by her.

Physical Description

Ember looks a lot like her daughter Bryce and is generally beautiful. She has long black hair that frames her face, freckled skin, full lips, and high cheekbones that make her dark, depthless eyes striking. She has the same face as Bryce, just with difference coloring, but has a small scar on her face due to Einar. She has slim shoulders. She wears a silver amulet of the Embrace.

Trivia

• She smells of honeysuckle and nutmeg.
• Ember has an artistic vein and makes pottery.