Queen of Hu

The current Queen of Hu (given name Hagar) and King Seb were married in FD 3. She is the king's second wife: at the time of their marriage the Late Queen had been dead for 8 years, the Crown Prince was 16 years old and the Princess was 19.

The Queen is the daughter of Lord Vormela, a lesser noble.

The primary reason behind the King's decision to remarry was a desire to sire more children in order to ensure his legacy and the continuation of the dynasty. Most judge the Queen to be plain; the King chose to take her as his wife because of her perceived fertility--she comes from a family with prodigious offspring and she has a sturdy child-bearing frame.

The Queen is tight-lipped in public but in private she demonstrates sarcastic wit and a disdain for decorum. Her relatively humble origins, modest public demeanor and unfamiliarity with courtly etiquette and fashion all stand in stark contrast to the regal and elegant figure of the Late Queen. The Queen is known to speak Long with a provincial accent (interference from Eastern Hu which is her first language).

The Queen is despised by the Crown Prince and Princess in no small part because the two do not wish to share their patrimony with a younger brother or sister. The Princess considers her coarse and unfashionable and the Crown Prince resents the Queen for taking the place of his mother the Late Queen.

As a result, the Queen is rarely seen at court. She resides in seclusion in Castle Bos, a tall tower and keep half-covered by vines. Here her household consists of a half-dozen maids with whom she holds a strong bond, five guards and a handful of servants.

Bos is part of the royal demesne and it is located in north-central Felidia, a day's ride from New Felix. It is surrounded by woodland with denser forest lying just to the south.

This had always been a favorite hunting ground of the King who might travel to the area with a small hunting party or a few loyal retainers to visit his Queen as well as participating in a bit of sport. Sometimes the King took off on these excursions without prior announcement.

Despite everything, an intimate, loving, caring relationship developed between the King and Queen. The Queen was genuinely distraught when news reached her of King Seb's capture in FD 5 and she viewed the actions (or inaction) adopted by the Crown Prince and Princess as evidence of their monstrous nature.