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Diona Cooper

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Diona Cooper is the younger sister of Rebakah Cooper.

Biography

She was born in 231 HE. Her mother was Ilony Cooper, who died in 244 HE. Nothing is known of her father, but he is probably another man from Beka's father, who died when Beka was still an infant[1]. Diona's younger siblings are Lorine, Will and Nilo Cooper.

Diona spent the first seven years of her live living on Mutt Piddle Lane in the Cesspool, the poorest part of Corus. One of her mother's men once tried to sell her as a slave. The buyer was already getting the papers when Beka and their mother arrived, telling the man he had no right to sell Diona.[2]

In 238 HE, Lord Gershom took them in and Lady Teodorie now provides for Diona and Lorine. Diona is studying to be a lady's maid and Lady Teodorie will provide her with a good place once she is ready. The lady has already put aside a dowry for Diona and Lorine[3].

In 249 HE, after Beka is successful in finding and saving the young Prince Gareth, Lord Gershom procures a position among the queen's seamstresses for Diona and Lorine.[4]

Personality and traits

Apparently Diona thinks very highly of Lady Teodorie. Beka even voices the opinion that her sister likes the lady more than her older sister.[5] This seems to be true as she doesn't try to speak to Beka, although her younger sister and brothers do. The reason for this is Beka's choice of profession. However, Diona's opinion of Beka seems to have improved after her great hunt in 249 HE, because Lord Gershom sends Beka a uniform which was made by her sisters "with pride".[4]

Familytree

Cooper Family Tree

Cooper family
Coopers
Fern ?[6]Cooper manCooper man[6]
Cooper woman[6]Cooper manIlonyUnnamed man x?[7]
Unnamed woman[8]Cooper man[8]
Rebakah CooperFarmer Cape[9]Diona Cooper[10][11]Philben Cooper[12][13]Delene[12]
Lorine Cooper[14][7]Willes Cooper[14][7]Nilo Cooper[14][7]
Cooper x4[12]
6 generations of Coopers[15]
See Trebond and OlauEleni CooperUnnamed man[15]Unnamed woman[16]Cooper man[16]
Alanna of Trebond and Olau[17]George Cooper[18]Coram Smythesson[19]Rispah Cooper[20]
See Pirate's Swoop[21]See Trebond[19]

Appearances

Diona only appears in Terrier as a minor character. There she features in one of Beka's visits to Provost's House. In Bloodhound and Mastiff Diona is only mentioned.

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Mastiff, Chapter 13 (June 20, 249)
  2. ↑ Bloodhound, September 8, 247 (p. 50)
  3. ↑ Bloodhound, September 16, 247 I (p. 251)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mastiff, Chapter 22 (July 2 - August 15, 249)
  5. ↑ Terrier, April 7, 246 (p. 220)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Terrier (electronic edition) "From the Journal of Mistress Ilony Cooper".
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 It wasn't clear who the father or fathers of Beka's younger siblings was or were, but her father died when she was very young, so it was not possible for him to father children born when she was 3+ years old. Mastiff.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 It was inferred that Beka's uncle and his wife existed because Phil did. It was also possible that he was the son of her aunt, but male descent for names was usual. Random Buzzers thread as archived at Words of Tamora Pierce "Royal University, Archaeology, Neal’s Family, and Carthak". April 21, 2009. Archived at the Wayback Machine January 20, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  9. ↑ Mastiff.
  10. ↑ Terrier (electronic edition) "Wednesday, April 1, 246".
  11. ↑ It was possible Diona Cooper was also Beka's half-sibling, but she was old enough for it to be plausible that they shared a father. Terrier (electronic edition) "Cast of Characters", Mastiff.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Bloodhound (electronic edition) "Saturday, September 8, 247".
  13. ↑ It was possible Phil was a more distant cousin, or that the term was a simplification of a more complex relation.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Terrier (electronic edition) "Thursday, April 2, 246".
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Terrier (electronic edition) "March 18, 406".
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 It was inferred that Eleni's brother and his wife existed because Rispah was known to be George's cousin, but the relation could be more distant or complex.
  17. ↑ Lioness Rampant (electronic edition) Epilogue.
  18. ↑ Alanna: The First Adventure (electronic edition) Ch. 2.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Trickster's Choice (electronic edition) Ch. 9.
  20. ↑ The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (electronic edition) Ch. 8. Her exact relation was not specified, so the simplest possibility was shown here.
  21. ↑ Lioness Rampant (electronic edition) Ch. 7.

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