Post by Emily on Sept 11, 2015 4:00:49 GMT -8
ELEMENT: earth
The Lyonses hail from Oxfordshire in the southeast, home to ancient Oxford University, of which Elder Thomas Lyons is alumni... though he always dodges the question as to what graduating class he belonged to. In fact, he dodges most questions and conversation in general, always mumbling to himself while scribbling into a fraying journal that never leaves his person. Tragedy is no more a stranger to this bloodline than any of the others. The birth of Lyons children is simultaneously celebrated and mourned, as most of them are born in twos and less than half of them live to see any part of their adulthood. Whispered stories of an old demon's curse travel through the other five founding families as their children come of age and begin to settle down: "You mustn't love a Lyons, else you'll bring their doom to our doorstep for every generation that comes after you." Most do not know that the eccentric, reclusive Headmaster of London's Shepherd University, established 1625 CE, and Elder Lyons are one and the same, but those he does his quiet, macabre business with most often are privy to his identity. Rumor has it that he's served as an Elder longer than any of the other current Elders can remember. Some even credit him with the establishment of the Council. None will discuss it openly.