Hawthorne

The Hawthorne family is the ruling family of Forget-Me-Not Valley, serving at the bequest of the Starling family. The Hawthornes initially ruled Mineral Town, ruling as Mayors of Mineral Town. They were eventually deposed by the Starlings and fled to Forget-Me-Not Valley. However, the tensions between Starlings and Hawthornes have since recovered and the families tend to marry into each other. They also married into the Stills family of the Sunshine Islands.

Members in the story include:


 * John Hawthorne - Warden of Forget-Me-Not Valley, killed by the Sickness
 * Romana Hawthorne (nee Stills) - Warden of Forget-Me-Not Valley, Regent of Mineral Town, killed by Gotz Williams
 * Ethan Hawthorne - their son, died of the Sickness
 * Lumina Hawthorne - Ethan's daughter, killed by the Mukumukus
 * Murrey Starling - claimant as Mayor of Mineral Town, husband of Lumina, though the marriage was annulled, killed by Gotz Williams
 * Lucia Hawthorne - John's sister, married to Edward Starling, the Mayor of Mineral Town, died of the Sickness