Penelope

Penelope is the main antagonist in the first entry of the Crownquest series.

Biography
Penelope was born on August 8 in Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland, under rule by the ARGB. Three months after her birth, her cradle was robbed by Erskine, as ordered by the Devil, Lucifer II. She was flown to Edinburgh, where a cultist named Maeve performed an Ifrinn Ritual on her. The ritual was interrupted by a woman in the woods who had heard the baby's screams. After Maeve had retreated, the woman, who was three months pregnant with Erik, brought Penelope to a Catholic Orphanage and School, where she would spend the rest of her childhood. Penelope's hair begins to turn a light pink and her eyes become a dull grey.

Forced to wear a crucifix, Penelope develops painful scratches surrounding her throat, and realizes that the necklace gives her immense pain just by looking at it. She struggles to attend her Catholic schools and is constantly tormented my her classmates and superiors. In the evening, she sneaks out of her sleeping quarters and hides in the woods to sob. Overhearing, a young man comes to her. He introduces himself as Seb, and comforts her. Every night onward, she leaves the orphanage and heads to the forest to meet with Seb.