Hereswith Rowan
Hereswith Rowan comes from an established and respectable family of Albion. At Schola, she found her home in Horse House.
Once she left school, she entered apprenticeship in Albion's Ministry, settling into work in the diplomatic set, though with a number of limitations in larger geopolitics, since she was an unmarried woman.
Hereswith successfully made a Challenge for the Council in 1854, and became head of the Council in 1871.
She also appears in the Mysterious Fields series as a significant secondary character later in her life.
Claiming the Tower
In Claiming the Tower, Hereswith has found professional success as a diplomat in Albion's Ministry, but she's hit the limit of what she can do in non-magical society. The book finds her exploring romance - but also the challenges that a seat on the Council might bring.
(Click on the title above to learn more about Hereswith's role in that book.)
Title
Council Head (from 1871)Name
Hereswith RowanEducation
Schola, Horse HouseOrganisations
CouncilFamily
Two older half-brothers and their extended family.
Relationship
Partner of Bess Marley from 1854
Profession
DiplomatSpecialist in Incantation and rhetoric
Children
