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Stuff about the deities' parents
Because, hey, they're still human, so they have to be born somehow, right?
Windsinger's father,
Winston Sky, is a famous actor of Native American descent, whereas his mother,
Feng Yun, is a Chinese singer who also does film work. Their love was born out of Romance On the Set and they love their only son very much. They're super busy but they always make sure their son knows they love him by coming home on important events and holidays, job demands be damned.
Tidelord's father,
Michael Ward, is a mix-European marine biologist. His mother,
Caroline Johnson, is an oceanographer native to Hawaii. They met each other at a marine life convention and kept in touch before finally deciding to get married. They're one of those always-honeymoon couples, and they first conceived their son for the perceived joy of having a child, but soon found they couldn't keep up with taking care of him and dealing with their increasingly demanding job (especially with the new tech they're working on). Eventually they found it was easier to shrug him off with money and never really understood that he just wanted their affection.
Earthshaker's father,
Marcus Hamilton, descended straight from the original line of Hamiltons while his mother,
Mary-Ann White, came from a distant cousin family of the Hamilton's friends, the Dunhoofs. It was a consented arranged marriage that worked out well; unsurprising considering both families' value for tradition. They al led a pretty normal family life until the Shade paid its visit. Yvonne White, Marry-Ann's older sister and WPA's current principal, wasn't present at the party because she hates parties, so she was spared from the massacre.
Flamecaller's parents are both second gen Japanese-Americans. Daddy
Hino Nitori is a traveling salesman who comes home on weekends while mommy
Sawada Saki and grandma
Hino Omiko run the Ashfall Forge with their daughter. They're a very tight-knit family for whom bantering very loudly is the equivalent of daily bonding. It took a while for grandma Omiko to accept her granddaughter's sexual orientation, but she's still family so everything is a-okay. Her parents took her reveal easier because of their Westernized mindset.
Stormcatcher's parents,
Victor Price and
Oria Walter, were subjected to arranged marriage that did not went well. His father's side was the original founder of Tempest whereas his mother came from a very wealthy uptown family. There was no love in their communion and Stormcatcher was had purely for the purpose of having an heir, hence leaving him in the hands of the Pinkertons while the couple continued to advance Tempest to where it is now, also fully expecting their appointed heir to continue the legacy.
Icewarden's father,
Edward Vinter, the Police Commissioner of Sworncliff, is Swede-born with Inuit ancestry.
Rona Djerv, his late mother, was a native Swede his father met during one of his early field works. She was involved in a case and was accused in the wrong. At first he helped clear her name out of pity, but eventually they found each other company, started dating, got married, you know the drill. After Rona's death, the family moved to Sworncliff for 'work-related reasons'.
Hint: it's actually grandpappy Castor pulling the strings.
Shadowbinder and
Ligthweaver's mother,
Penelope Karras, is a Greek who used to be an aspiring model before a scandal tore her rep down and took her entire fortune away. Yes, it involved their sorry excuse of a father, but this is as much as I can say without spoiling it too far because it's going to be important later. Stuff about Karrasmom was included in @
Ayreria's Random Facts post that I really can't be bothered to permalink to right now :T
Gladekeeper's father,
Fabian Lyffe, is an Afro-American widowed immunologist whose wife died in a fatal car crash.
Plaguebringer's mother,
Cordelia Bonebrake, is a Scot-Irish biology teacher at WPA who divorced her ex-husband due to work compatibility reasons. They met when Cordelia went to the local hospital to conduct lesson plan research. The two of them can be quite busy, Fabian more so than his wife, but they're always home for dinner unless the former gets an emergency call.
Arcanist's mother,
Flora Castor, was an orphan of unknown origins adopted by grandpa Castor. His father,
Egan Starr, came from the nearby city of Heirston. The two met during high school (at WPA no less!) and got married a few years after they graduated from university. His father's side disowned him for wanting to marry an orphan and choosing to be an inventor: a job that does not offer stable pay. They managed to pull through even with the birth of their son. And then the shooting star happened. Thanks Arcanist.
