He was also a time traveler (Black Tourmaline) and disappeared into the past shortly after Gwyneth's birth. Paul de Villiers: Gwendolyn's biological father.She was also a time traveler (the Sapphire) and disappeared into the past shortly after Gwyneth's birth. Lucy Montrose: Gwendolyn's biological mother.But she remembers that he used to play guitar for her and Nick before he became sick and that he always claimed that she got her musical talent from him.

Not much is known about their relationship, as he died of leukemia when Gwyneth was seven years old. Nicolas Shepherd: Gwendolyn's adopted father.Grace Shepherd: Gwendolyn's adopted mother and her biological great-aunt. They have a close, intricately woven relationship.Bernard who appear frequently in the books to help the characters. It can be assumed that this child is related to the Montrose's Butler, Mr.

Through her father she descends from Lancelot de Villiers, William de Villiers, the count of Saint-German and Timothy de Villiers(one of the Carnelian twins), making her and Gideon cousins fifth removed.Īt the end of the third book, it is said that Lucy and Paul switch their name to Bernhard and are expecting a second child. She is the descendant of Margaret Tilney, Jeanne de Pontcarré, Cecilia Woodville, and Elaine Burghley through her mother. She is the granddaughter of Arista Montrose and Lord Lucas Montrose. She was assumed to be the daughter of Nicolas and Grace Shepherd but was later revealed to be the daughter of Lucy Montrose (who was assumed to be her cousin) and Paul de Villiers. It scarce knows its strength, the price it scarce knowsīut its power will arise and the Circle will close It's way between worlds, hears dead men singing. This date was determined through an unnamed process many years before. The Ruby was to be born on October 7th, Gwendolyn's birthday. Her animal is the raven, her tree is the birch, and her alchemic quality is projectio. Gwendolyn is the Ruby, the twelfth in the Circle of Twelve.

In Emerald Green, it was revealed that she was immortal as the result of being her parents child. At 16 years, it was discovered that Gwendolyn was the last in a group of twelve time-travellers, the Ruby. No one suspected Gwendolyn to be a carrier of the time travel gene, so she grew up with a typical childhood. But the midwife Dawn Heller faked her birth date to October 8th at the request of her adopted parents, Grace and Nicolas Shepherd. She was born the same day as her cousin Charlotte, and the prophesied date of a time traveller, the Ruby. Gwendolyn Shepherd was born on October 7, 1994, to Paul de Villiers and Lucy Montrose, but was later adopted by Grace and Nicolas Shepherd. 6.4 James August Peregrine Pympoole-Bothame.

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