#otrera travers

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Narkissos Carrow was born in 1915 as the eldest child and only son of Tilphousia Carrow, daughter of Otrera Travers and Finneas Carrow. At the time, his mother was only eighteen when she’d given birth to him, which caused an uproar within the family. The eldest Crow Sister felt conflicted about her own personal feelings towards her son, seeing him as both a burden and an innocent to what had transpired between a victim and her abuser. Unlike the birth of his younger sister, Narkissos’ grandparents had been willing to accept him under the condition that he would be acknowledged as their son, rather than their daughter’s as a way to prove his legitimacy. Finneas was in need of an heir and with only Tilphousia and Penthesilea to carry on his legacy, he took the opportunity the birth of his grandson provided in order to put his branch of the Carrow family in a higher position. With Narkissos as Finneas’ heir, it would also give him a way to overshadow his brothers.

In spite of her father’s ambitions, Tilphousia denied Finneas the heir he so desperately wanted. Although she may not have made this decision for the benefit of her son, but rather for herself, the young woman could not bear to be forever connected to the boy. Instead, against the wishes of her father, Tilphousia had abandoned Narkissos at the doorstep of St Mungo’s Hospital, but he would later be taken in as the ward of his great-aunt, Sevdia Carrow.

Otrera Travers and Finneas Carrow are original characters of @lazyreinelle.

Sevdia Carrow is the original character of @konstantynowitz.

Calixena Carrow, the younger sister of Narkissos Carrow, is an original character of @knights-0f-walpurgis.