Gwyneth "Fairywren" Lynell

Gwyneth Holguin (neé Lynell); also known as Wren (born June 27, 1987) is a character of The Secret World and partner and wife of Evan Holguin.

=• Biography •=

Early Life
Gwyneth Holguin was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in The Belfast City Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Chathair Bhéal Feirste), to German mother Alice (née Fröhlich), a self-employed florist, and irish-born father, Walton Lynell, an officer of the local police department and freelance journalist. Gwyneth spent her childhood in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She attended the Lagan College in Belfast.

Her father died in 1992, being the victim of a car accident, as a drunken driver crashed into the drivers side of his car; he died two days later in the hospital due to internal bleeding and severe internal injuries. Her mother had to take care of the five year old girl alone; barely able to pay the upkeep they nearly lost the house and parcel of land.

The Case of Howard J. Connor
Howard J. Connor was the second husband of Alice Lynell (née Fröhlich), owner of a convenience store; known for several minor criminal acts.

After the wedding, Howard J. Connor adopted Gwyneth Lynell; who however kept her family’s name due to the wish of Alice Lynell.

Alice Lynell was admitted to hospital and a few months of psychiatric counseling, after several failed suicide attempts. In 2001 her body was found in a small forest outside of Belfast. The conclusion by reference to the given evidence of the crime scene and later autopsy of the body was an overdose of cocaine found in her blood. A successful suicide attempt cannot be excluded; the body was placed in the forest post mortem.

In 2002, Howard J. Connor was found dead, with a head wound and fatally stabbed with a filet knife in his chest; on the Lynell property.

His death brought light onto the whole Connor case and revealed connections to the drug cartel and The Irish Republican Army (IRA) (Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann). He was sentenced for drug commerce and a serious case of child abuse, as well as murder. The verdict was decided post mortem. The case however was closed early, due to missing evidence of connections with the IRA and the demise of the accused. Bribe money was assumed to expedite the closure of the Howard J. Connor case.

The murder on Howard J. Connor was treated as an act of self defense and Gwyneth Lynell was brought to an orphanage at the age of fifteen. She was sent to attend several sessions with a child psychiatrist to overcome the trauma of the past years.

Adolescence
In 2002, at the age of fifteen, Gwyneth Lynell was brought to the Barnardo's Orphanage in Northern Ireland. Regularly she was involved in frays, often initiated by Gwyneth herself. Even once she attacked one of the caretakers; having her differences with authority figures was also a problem during her time at the college.

Theodore Richardson (born 1986), sent to the same orphanage about five years before Gwyneth Lynell, protected the teenager like his own sister from the first day on. Eventually they fled together one year later at the age of sixteen and seventeen.

Without a home and on the run, the two young people managed to travel through Ireland and Scotland, aiming to reach Ipswich in the eastern region of England. Theodore claimed to have friends in the city of Ipswich, who would help the teenagers to find a new home.

However, their ways parted before reaching their destination. After a couple of criminal acts, such as hot-wiring cars, several minor thefts and even housebreakings, only to the extent necessary to survive, both Theodore Richardson and Gwyneth Lynell managed to rebuild their lives with the help of a man only known as A.C. Simmons. Their small-time crimes remained unknown to the authorities.

About nine years later, Gwyneth Lynell and Theodore Richardson met again. Though, some past differences seemed to have disturbed their informal relationship. This was the last time they had been seen together.

Education and Occupational Life


In 2004, Gwyneth Lynell registered for several courses at the University of Arts in London. Again the name A.C. Simmons appears in connection with her application to the university and a great financial assistance in the first year of her study.

In the second half of her third year at the University, A.C. Simmons was arrested for a couple of days and a mandatory injunction was made; A.C. Simmons was not allowed to approach Gwyneth Lynell up to 200m.

To fund her study and a small apartment, Gwyneth accepted several minor jobs and worked as freelance graphic designer.

She worked as a bartender, as courier, in a diner, at a convenience store and some other part time jobs.

Trying to stay off the radar, she introduced herself as Wren or Fairywren, a name that was given to her by Theodore Richardson. Later it would also become some kind of alias, which followed her throughout the following years.

In 2009, she was approached by a photographer who offered her a job as model for a small series of photos for his own portfolio. This was one of the more lucratively jobs she accepted up until now.

2013 she applied to the Wingate Foundation and was accepted as lead graphic designer and field worker. A couple of months later she quit her job and is now working in the family business the Holguin Detective Agency.

=• Personal Information •=

Appearance


Gwyneth Lynell is of a rather small (5’3) and wispy build with petite joints and long slender legs. Her skin is fair and shows no signs of freckles or markings, except of a few minor scars; the result of her childhood and later brawls in the orphanage.

She uses to cover her right hand with a cloth-wrap, matching the colours of her clothes, (alternatively she uses gloves) hiding a burning mark in her palm at all times, if possible. The origin of said mark is unknown. However, it apparently was caused by a burning metal object and shows signs of later attempts to change the symbol that was pressed into her skin – possibly to make it unrecognisable.

In 2010 she cut her hair in a wild short bob and dyed them blue with teal strands. Only recently, after she let her hair grow again, it was again dyed in her original hair colour. Reason for the changes, other than for the appearance preference, is unknown. The silky black hair now falls down onto her shoulders, with straight bangs combed to one side, leaving a few loose strands falling into her face.

Her eyes are of a very bright light blue that might almost appear white depending on the lighting conditions. Even more now with the dark hair, the blue colour appears very outstanding and even lighter in combination with her milky, fair skin.

Gwyneth wears extraordinary, tight and form fitting, yet always fashionable and elegant clothes. She owns a collection of boots in different forms and colours, well kept for every day use. It appears that she never carries any other footwear and attaches great importance to the combination of her clothes in matching colours.

Personality
Gwyneth is an extraverted and rather blunt person who usually really means what she says. To her, holding back what she thinks is the same as lying to someone, but she cannot only dish it out, she can also take it. Gwyn usually has very well-formed ideas about the way things should be and she is not shy about expressing these opinions.

Besides, she tries to understand the point of view of others, trying to read them, gather information about others and turn this into supportive judgments. Not always does it work out, but she is concerned and thoughtful, at least if it involves people she strongly cares about.

Gwyneth uses to see something good in every situation. She might worry a lot, but to her the glass is always half-full. Being such a caring individual, sometimes gives her a hard time seeing or accepting the truth about someone she cares about and makes the realization of such, a very uncomfortable and maybe even a shocking experience.

Gwyn loves to laugh and sometimes appears immature due to her behavior, yet usually not in an embarrassing, but rather adorable innocent way. She is very enthusiastic, loving, sympathetic, warm, helpful and energetic. However, every medal has two sides.

Gwyneth is very eager to defend her opinions and is influenced by emotions rather easily. She will step in front of the people she cares about, if she sees them verbally or physically threatened and won’t bail out until either Gwyn or the other are prostrated. She also does not seem to have any problems threatening to attack others, very confident about her own abilities; even so this might get her into rather uncomfortable situations.

On the other hand, she can be very introvert and quiet, cold and maybe even distant to others, even those she cares about, if something is greatly worrying her or she tries to avoid facing such problems. Even so her feelings seem to be very strong and easy to read; she is no open book, which can mislead others and give them a wrong image of Gwyneth's emotions and thoughts.

Goals and Views
Purpose and Goals

Up until now her goal was to stay off the radar and survive. She did not feel to have a real place in this world and kept running not only from her nightmares and the demons of her past, but also from the realization that she simply had no purpose in this world. Only recently she might be given the idea of why she became a bee and what her actual responsibility is.

When the life of her friends and beloved ones is at stake, she would gladly go through the fire for them. The name Nozomi (Hope) was given to her by her sister Sayo after a very brutal incident, but not only that event made her understand that she is there to protect those she cares about, more than just with a word of comfort or advice.

To her there is no I, but only a We when it comes to certain situations were her help might be of use and she won't accept a no.

Views and Opinions

Gwyneth does not believe in things she cannot see or feel. Thus she does not believe in god, but in Gaia, as she is everywhere around them, touchable. However, she believes in destiny and that there has to be a good ending to everything, eventually. Gwyn also believes in true love, even so she almost gave up on it, until she ran right into its arms.

Some things are not meant to be discussed by politicians or the authorities, especially, if it comes to the judgment about someone who verifiable killed or tortured another person or destroyed someone’s life purposefully in a very brutal way. To Gwyneth such people should get only one verdict – live through the same they did to others, every single second of it.

=• Noteable Relationships •=

Evan Holguin – Gwyneth’s Husband. He is the most important person ever in Gwyneth’s life and her greatest treasure. Anyone that would threaten her relationship with Evan and her happiness would have to deal with the consequences.

Sayo Kurogawa - Gwyneth's sister. Even so they do not share the same parents, they have a great emotional connection and both refer to each other as family. Currently they also live together in a shared flat.

Egil Mykklebust - Her partner and friend. They work together for the Foundation, forming an effective team when it comes to investigations and external work. He got her back and she got his, that’s how it works - she would always turn to him, if in need of help.

=• Trivia •=

 Wren is afraid of heights, which can even lead to unconsciousness in serious cases  The sight of great masses of water (ocean and lakes) might cause panic  Is kind of addicted to strawberry flavoured tea with milk  Loves cooking and baking if she finds the time for it  Favourite alcoholic beverage is rum with cola  Favourite food is sweets and cake  She dislikes gin and liquorice  Wren is able to hot-wire cars (she has no license however)  Picked up the skills to lock-pick and pick-pocket over the years  Cannot eat apples without feeling incredibly sick  She cannot swim