Ke Wen Yu was a Shadowhunter of Chinese descent who lived in the Shanghai Institute. She married Jonah Carstairs and together they had a son, Jem Carstairs.
History
At some point in her life, Wen Yu angered the Greater Demon Yanluo by destroying a nest of his demon offspring. In revenge, Yanluo bided his time, waiting for weaknesses in the Institute's defenses and protective wards. The demon eventually snuck into the Institute, killed all the guards, and took Wen Yu, her husband, and child captive. He tortured their family, to the point where her son, Jem, was poisoned with the demon drug yin fen, and when he woke from his hallucinations after the second day, Jem could only hear his mother calling for him by his Chinese name, Jian Ming.
Wen Yu eventually died by Yanluo's poison shortly after her husband's death. By the time the Shanghai Enclave had become suspicious by their lack of contact and decided to break into the Institute to investigate, the couple was already dead, leaving only Jem, who was still delirious from all the poison. Her son went on to live and become a ward at the London Institute.[2]
To avenge their deaths, Wen Yu's sister, Ke Yiwen, and brother-in-law, Elias Carstairs, hunted down Yanluo and slayed him.[3]
Appearances
- Clockwork Angel (first mention)
- Clockwork Angel: Manga (flashback)
- Clockwork Princess (mentioned only)
- Chain of Gold (mentioned only)
- Chain of Iron (mentioned only)
- Learn About Loss (appeared in an illusion)
- The Wicked Ones (alluded to)
- The Lost Book of the White (mentioned only)
- The Land I Lost (alluded to)
- Forever Fallen (mentioned only)
Trivia
- Her name was first revealed in the "found" family tree.
- She played the qin.[4]
- According to Jem, she was more practical than Jonah, but his music moved her nonetheless.[5]
References
- ↑ Found family tree, a Clockwork Princess extra
- ↑ Clockwork Angel
- ↑ Chain of Gold
- ↑ Clockwork Princess
- ↑ Burning Bright, a Clockwork Angel extra