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Pellimore (Pelli for short) was a female Barn Owl, or Tyto alba, who became the mate of Soren. She was also the mother of Bell, Sebastiana, and Blythe, and the aunt of Coryn.

Biography[]

The Outcast[]

This volume in the series is when she is first introduced. She was rescued from a forest fire in Ambala by Soren. When they first met, she believed he was an evil owl. Soren insisted he was a Guardian pure one. but she refused to believe him. Soren recited the Fire Cycle and finally won her trust. He led her back to the the Guardians and taught her how to read and write. During this time, they slowly became infatuated with each other. She is then shown tending to her clutch of three eggs. Mrs. Plithiver briefly took over the incubation of her eggs so she could accompany Soren while he waited for Coryn and the others to arrive with the Ember of Hoole.

The Golden

While the Band was away with Coryn, a new group, influenced by the Ember, started up an un-owlish group that went against the Guardians. They worshipped the Ember, held ceremonies for it, sang songs of it, and even built a prison in one of the hollows. The owls that were apart from the Guardians of the Guardians of the Ember, as they were called, fought against this new regime. Anyone who defied or went against anything to do with their religious rituals was put in prison. Pelli risked a lot to defy the new order. For example, any First Flight ceremonies were ordered to be flown around the Ember, but Pellimore and Eglantine risked that for the three little ones. Bell, Bash and Blythe held their First Flight ceremony in secret outside, across the sea.

The River of Wind[]

Pellimore, who had become the ryb of the Search-and-Rescue chaw, was busy teaching the younger chawlet owls with the aid of Eglantine. After Bell went missing, she intended to go out and search for her immediately. Pelli was dissuaded by Eglantine, who insisted she stay behind and watch over Sebastiana and Blythe. As her two other owlets also pleaded for her to stay, she reluctantly agreed. Gylfie and Eglantine headed to the mainland in her stead to begin looking for Bell. Shortly afterwards, she enlisted Doc Finebeak's help for the same purpose. At the end of the book, she was reunited with Bell and Soren, the former having been rescued by The Striga and the latter having returned from the Middle Kingdom. She and her family engaged in a joyous flight beneath the Aurora Glaucora that lasted until dawn. She and Soren then retired to their hollow and conversed about the "wheel of life" and the unending cycle of day and night.

Exile[]

When Soren and the Band were banned from the Great Tree, Pelli started doing everything she could to get them back and to stop the Striga. The Striga had started a harsh new practice in which things like jewelry, books, music, and other little trinkets called 'vanities' were burned. Pelli and most of the other owls from St. Aegolius started to plan a rebellious attack on the Striga and the other blue owls who had been arriving in secret. Pellimore continued to believe in her nephew. On a night known as Balefire Night with different marches dedicated to destroying said vanities, Pelli and the noble owls planned to attack. They marched in a small parade known as the Diamond March, for they were carrying what appeared to be diamonds to burn in the fire. These "diamonds" were actually the tips of ice weapons that would be used to attack the blue owls and hopefully drive them away from the Guardians pure ones' home. Soren and the Band secretly arrived to help by participating in a colliering competition with reinforcements from Ambala known as the Greenowls of Ambala, which included Kalo, a childhood friend of the young king. Together with the noble owls and Greenowls, they drove out the Striga and his blue owls.

The War of the Ember[]

Pelli is not mentioned throughout the book until after the final battle, when Soren and Pellimore are named the new king and queen . She only appeared very briefly before the epilogue to claim this title along with Soren once the War of the Ember was finally over.



Fate[]

In "Two Old Warriors," the 30th chapter of Keepers of the Keys, the reason behind Pellimore's absence in the series is explained. The following is an excerpt from the discussion between the elderly Soren and Otulissa on page 252.

"'Listen to me, old friend. It's time for us to claw up and fly. I might be missing one eye; you might have creaky bones.'

They don't even feel hollow, Soren thought, for he suddenly felt heavy. Heavy and so old.

'But we can do this!'

She stretched out a single talon and touched him. He clamped his eyes shut for a moment.

'What will Cleve think?' Soren asked.

'Cleve hates war. He's a gizzard resister. You know that as well as I do. What would Pelli have thought?'

'Oh, Pelli,' he sighed as he thought of his old mate, who had died the summer before. 'She would have said go - go for the children's sake.'"




Trivia[]

  • She eventually became the ryb of the Search-and-Rescue Chaw, as stated on page 8 of The River of Wind.
  • It is unknown who her parents are and whether or not she had any siblings. In fact, her past remains one of the books' greatestunclear in what region of the Southern Kingdoms she hatched, be it in the Tyto Forest, Ambala, or elsewhere.
  • Her name might be reference to King Pellinore from the Arthurian Legends, but this is just speculation.
  • Based on the text account given, it is evident that Pellimore

Personality[]

Pellimore is a very kind owl who deeply cares for her family and others the Guardians. In fact, she was brave enough to risk her own life for her daughters and her nephew, Coryn.

Family[]

Mate: Soren

Daughters: Blythe, Bell, and Sebastiana

Sister-in-laws: Nyra, Eglantine


Brother-in-law: Kludd

Nephew: Coryn


Mother-in-law: Marella

Father-in-law: Noctus

Family Tree[]


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Soren's Maternal Great-Grandfather
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noctus
 
Marella
 
 
 
Unnamed parents
 
Pellimore's Aunt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Former High Tyto
 
Nyra
 
Kludd (novels only)
 
Eglantine
 
Soren
 
Pellimore
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sacred Orb
 
Coryn
 
 
 
Blythe
 
Sebastiana
 
Bell


    = Male

    = Female

    = Gender Unknown

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