Mary Elizabeth of House Dougal is a Seelie Sidhe Grump and Queen of the Kingdom of Grass.
Overview[]
In the best of House Dougal tradition, Queen Mary Elizabeth is known as a pragmatic and capable administrator. Her kingdom is inclusive, to a point, but she is a strong Traditionalist. The commoners over whom she rules are also of this mind. Most commoners here strongly support the concept of the monarchy. Commoners of other kingdoms often observe (somewhat sardonically) that the common kith here "know their place." Queen Mary Elizabeth has little patience for corruption or vacillation. Her court is extremely ordered and efficient. Mary Elizabeth is not particularly attractive by sidhe standards. She is unmarried and purposefully projects a "spinster aunt" image. Despite her generally Traditionalist outlook, she is a strong proponent of using all available resources. This includes the use of human technological advances.
Most would call Mary Elizabeth aloof, and they would be right. But all who live in the Kingdom of Grass know that she is firm and fair, above all. Many of the other rulers suspect that she remains essentially separate from her court and subjects because the queen does not play favorites, and they are correct.
She and Donovan play a delicate game, for each holds superior and inferior positions in regards to one another. While many other High Lords of the noble houses have chosen to live under the protection of one of the regents of their house, Donovan and Mary Elizabeth knew that this would make things difficult. The queen could not be seen taking orders from one of her own vassals! As such, their distance from each other helps things run smoother. And Donovan finds her to be an ardent supporter of his initiatives. In fact, she heads up House Dougal's Internet Initiative from her own software company, DreamSoft.
Mary Elizabeth followed her cousin, Andalura, as queen after Andalura's assassination.
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References[]
- CTD. Nobles: The Shining Host, pp. 97-98.
- CTD. Noblesse Oblige: The Book of Houses, p. 29.