Starling

The Starling family was the ruling family of Mineral Town, holding the title of Mayor of Mineral Town. The origins of the family are unknown, but they are said to have arrived in Mineral Town over one hundred years ago where the family's founder, Salazar Starling deposed the Hawthorne Mayor. The family has been all but wiped out because of the Sickness and the resulting wars in Mineral Town and Forget-Me-Not Valley. They are married into the Hawthorne, Hill, Standish, and Randolph families.

Members in the story include:


 * Edward Starling - Mayor of Mineral Town, died of the Sickness


 * Lucia Hawthorne - Edward's wife, died of the Sickness
 * John Starling - their son, died of the Sickness
 * Nora Hill Fuller (nee Starling) - John's wife, left him, died in an accident
 * Muffy Starling - John and Nora's daughter, killed by Marlin Stanton
 * Murrey Starling - Edward and Lucia's son, killed by Gotz Williams
 * Lumina Hawthorne - Murrey's wife, though the marriage was annulled, killed by the Mukumukus
 * Manna Standish* - their daughter, lives, though later discovered to be the daughter of Billings Dempsey
 * Duke Standish - her husband, killed by Gotz Williams
 * Aja Standish - lives, proclaimed Mayor of Mineral Town
 * Anna Randolph* - Edward and Lucia's daughter, killed by the Mukumuku s, later discovered to by the daughter of Billings Dempsey
 * Basil Randolph - her husband, killed by Gotz Williams
 * Mary Randolph - Anna and Basil's daughter, lives