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Lucie had long ago decided that living a story would be terribly uncomfortable. Far better to write them, and control the tale so it was never too sad or too scary, only just enough to be intriguing.

Chain of Gold

Lucie Herondale is the second and youngest child of Will Herondale and Tessa Gray, and the younger sister of James Herondale.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Lucie was born and raised in the London Institute. She developed a love for writing when she was young. So much so that by her eighth birthday, her family was already giving her blank books to put her work into.[4]

During a trip to France with her mother, Lucie met and, in a span of two weeks, became very close to Cordelia Carstairs. They began to exchange letters every week.[5] In 1897, Lucie asked Cordelia to be parabatai and she agreed;[6] though the ceremony was put off as the Clave wanted to make sure they were grown enough to decide. At the age of twelve, Lucie began to write a novel called The Beautiful Cordelia for her and sent her new chapters every month for four years.

Growing up, Lucie spent her summers in Idris at Herondale manor. One summer when she was ten, she snuck out in the middle of the night to play in Brocelind Forest. While doing so she got lost and fell into a faerie trap. Luckily she was rescued by Jesse Blackthorn—though she did not know who he was at the time and assumed that he was a changeling.

Ghosts[]

In August 1903, Lucie met Jesse again at the London Institute's party to welcome the Carstairs family to London. In speaking with him she learned who he was and that he was a ghost that no one besides his mother and sister had ever been able to see before her. While being able to see ghosts was not a new development for Lucie, it was strange to both of them that none of the other Herondales could, and that he could touch her. In the days to come, they spent much time together and he even lent her some help during her and her friends' investigation into the Mandikhor demon that was attacking the city.

During their research, they came across the body of Emmanuel Gast—the warlock who had summoned the demon. Lucie was able to pull his spirit back from the brink in order to get information from him—though she did not realize at the time that was what she had done. It wasn't until Cordelia fell into the Thames while battling the Mandikhor, that Lucie realized her demonic ability. By screaming for help, she summoned all the ghosts of London to her aid and they pulled Cordelia out of the waters. She originally assumed it was Jesse who had saved Cordelia until he told her that he had received the call; everything of the past few days then clicked into place for her as she began to understand her power over ghosts.

The following day, Lucie accompanied Thomas Lightwood to retrieve a plant from Chiswick House that was needed to finish the antidote for the poison Christopher Lightwood had developed. While there, she had a vision of her brother being hurt and asked Jesse to check on him at Highgate Cemetery. Jesse quickly returned saying James was now where to be seen. Worried about her brother, she used her power to command Jesse to take her to him. There she found Matthew Fairchild who explained that James and Cordelia had gone through a Portal to James's shadow realm just before the pair promptly fell from the sky. It was evident that James was dying as healing runes were not working and Lucie began pleading with him not to go. Jesse, knowing how much James meant to her, offered her his last breath which had been sealed in his locket. Accepting, she took the locket and opened it to James's lips, releasing the breath and saving his life; though keeping the action concealed as not to reveal Jesse.

Days later, Lucie went to Jesse's grave, believing him to be gone with his last breath and wanting to pay her respects in some way. Instead he appeared, albeit weaker, and expressed his gratitude at being able to be a hero. When she swore that she would repay him by saving him, he asked that she not. However, later at James and Cordelia's engagement party, she had a conversation with Grace about Jesse and her plans to resurrect him with or without his consent.[7]

Murders and necromancy[]

Over the next several months, Lucie and Grace worked to try to find a way to resurrect Jesse. Per Lucie's insistence, they employed science and minor spells rather than necromancy. However, their various experiments on the dead animals they had found never produced anything viable. She even secretly tried commanding some of them back to life with her ability, but she did not succeed in that either.

In December, a murderer presented itself to the Shadowhunters of London. With it, James began having dreams of the murders and the Merry Thieves, Cordelia, and Lucie set themselves on the task of investigation them. After the death of Filomena di Angelo, Lucie was visited by a ghost claiming to know where the girl's ghost lied. Word had gotten out among the local ghosts that Lucie was able to help them and he extorted her assistance in order to receive the information. Lucie warily obliged and the group went to a factory to find Filomena's ghost. They were able to get little information from her but, because of that, she was able to find peace.

After getting Grace to agree to consult a Clave approved warlock, the girls met with Malcolm Fade to ask for help in raising Jesse. They convinced him to help if they provided him word of Annabel Blackthorn from the Adamant Citadel. When they returned, Grace unkindly delivered the news that Annabel had not become an Iron Sister but had been tortured and murdered. Enraged by the revelation, Malcolm kicked them out, refusing to tell them anything he had learned. Desperate and caught by Anna and Ari, Lucie convinced them to help her get the information she needed from Hypatia Vex.

Meanwhile, when Thomas stood accused of being the murderer, she accompanied everyone to the London Shadow Market to investigate an object he had given them that belonged to the killer. There, she was called upon by Malcolm. He apologized for his behavior at the Hell Ruelle, and made a deal with her: if she used her powers to contact Annabel's soul, he would help her raise Jesse.

From the Market, she went to Hypatia's shop to speak to her with Anna and Ari. Hypatia was able to inform them that Emmanuel Gast had placed Jesse's protection spells on him, leading them to believe that something had been done wrong and resulted in his death. At home, she summoned Emmanuel's ghost once again and he unwillingly confessed that Belial had forced him to plant a piece of his essence in him as an anchor. Realizing what this could mean, Lucie rushed to Jesse's body and found that it was not only disturbed but covered in the runes that they had learned were stolen from the dead. Knowing what Jesse would want, she attempted to destroy his body but Grace knocked her out before she could.

After reasoning with Grace when she came to and explaining that Belial had been possessing Jesse to murder other Shadowhunters, Lucie went after Jesse's body with the renewed mission to save him from Belial. She found it at Mount Street Gardens and threw herself between his body and Cordelia who had been fighting him. Eventually, she managed to command Jesse to cast Belial from his body so that it could be saved and him destroyed. His body was then taken to the Sanctuary to be examined under the pretense of being put to rest; though she had made plans with Malcolm and Grace to take the body to Cornwall to raise him. That night, with the anchor gone, she tried one last time to command Jesse to live. She succeeded just before Malcolm arrived but fainted from exertion. Malcolm ordered Jesse to carry her to the carriage before anyone could find out what she had done, however she had left a note. Upon finding it, Will became frantic, calling on Magnus Bane and James to join him in going after them.[8]

Personality and traits[]

No matter how dark and hopeless the world seemed, Lucie could always find beauty in a story.

Tessa Gray about her daughter, The Land I Lost

Lucie rarely hides her feelings; she is straight-forward and would say whatever she is thinking without much second thoughts. Lucie is quite impetuous and is also described as a "chatterbox" by Matthew Fairchild. Still, she is considered a delight to be around.[7]

Lucie is a writer, and she can't help but be intrigued by mysteries and romance. Lucie tends to make things up or guess circumstances creatively. She makes sense of situations by thinking about her characters in her stories.

Physical description[]

Lucie has brown hair, inherited from her mother, and pale blue eyes that are a shade slightly lighter than her father's. Like her brother, she has dimples[2] and is considered very attractive.

Skills and abilities[]

  • Nephilim physiology: Being Nephilim, Lucie is expected to possess a variety of enhanced physical and mental abilities granted to her by the angel blood of Raziel in her veins and also by the angelic Marks of the Gray Book. This includes enhanced strength, agility, stamina, and coordination, which would improve over time and practice.
    • Runic magic: Due to the angel blood in their veins, all Shadowhunters are all able to apply runes of the Gray Book on their skin without any real danger. These Marks, in turn, give varied effects that serve to benefit the wearer.
    • The Sight: As a Shadowhunter, Lucie is able to easily see through most magical illusions and layers of glamour over reality.
    • Use of heavenly weapons: As a Nephilim, Lucie is also able to handle heavenly weapons with effect, since this would normally not work for other species. In particular, these are weapons made of adamas and forged by Iron Sisters, such as seraph blades.

Former:

  • Necromantic magic: Due to her mother's blood, Lucie had some demonic abilities. Her powers allowed her to sense and see all kinds of ghosts, bring them into being, command them to do her bidding, and even resurrect them in some situations. After raising Jesse, Lucie went closer to the hereafter whenever they had physical contact. She lost her abilities when Belial died.

Possessions[]

  • Blackthorn family locket: After Jesse gave it to her to use his last breath to save James’s life, Lucie has kept the Blackthorn family locket.
  • Throwing axe: Aside from seraph blades, Lucie’s primary fighting method is with a small throwing axe.
  • Other basic Shadowhunter gear, including: steles, seraph blades, and a witchlight. As well as an assortment of weaponry kept in the trunk by her bed which consists of daggers, knives, chains, darts, and other such items.
  • Typewriter: Lucie is a writer and is often found at her typewriter writing the next chapter of The Beautiful Cordelia or some other work.
  • Journal: A thick blank book given to her on her eighth birthday by James, which is kept by her bedside and has since been filled with her favorite pieces of her own work. It is considered one of her most prized possessions.[4]
    • Lucie also has a number of other writing notebooks kept on her desk.[7]

Relationships[]

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She had always been jealous of the closeness Lucie and James shared, something she had always wanted with Alastair but never had. It was nice that at some moments they were perfectly ordinary.

–Cordelia about Lucie and James's relationship, Chain of Gold

James is Lucie's older brother. Growing up, the two were extremely close. Both siblings share a love of reading and would read by the fire every night.

James is very supportive of her writing career. When she turned eight, James purchased her a thick blank book, and it became one of her most prized possessions. She keeps it next to her bed and copied her favorite pieces of her own work into it.

The two often talk to one another about their relationships and the problems in their lives, and do not fight very often.[9] As they grew older, James and Lucie began to bicker, but the two still remained very close as siblings.

Despite their bond and his related experience, Lucie hasn't confided in James of her demonic ability with ghosts; though James suspected something.

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When Lucie and Cordelia decided to become parabatai

She is to be my parabatai. I cannot hide things from her.

–Lucie about Cordelia, Chain of Gold

Lucie is Cordelia's future parabatai.

The two girls met when they were young while Lucie and her mother were visiting France. Over the next several years they constantly exchanged letters. When they were 12, Cordelia saved Lucie's life when she fell off a cliff—holding on to her as she dangled till help could arrive. After this, they decided to become parabatai. However, the Clave, delayed their plans because they believed that the girls were too young to know their own minds.

While Cordelia was in Switzerland in 1899, Lucie began writing a novel called The Beautiful Cordelia to cheer her up. Every month, for the next four years, Lucie mailed her a new chapter.

When Cordelia moved to London, it was under the façade that it was for the two girls to train together before their ceremony, though this was partially true. Lucie was excited to see more of Cordelia and made it her responsibility to antiquate her into the Enclave.

Cordelia soon became engaged to James and Lucie was over the moon in excitement before it was confessed to be a marriage blanc in order to save Cordelia's reputation. Still, Lucie was thrilled to become sisters in the eyes of the Law. The night before the wedding, Lucie made sure the other girl had fun at her bachelorette party. She then stood as her suggenes for the ceremony.

Oddly while practicing their future parabatai ceremony, Lucie felt a jolting shock go through her—though the girls mostly ignored the incident.

Despite the girls' closeness and plans to become bound together, both kept large secrets from each other—Lucie hiding her ability and Jesse; and Cordelia hiding her true feelings for James. Both girls seemed to find out some of the other's secrets and were hurt but agreed to talk about it soon.

It does not amuse me to watch you hurt yourself. You are like a brother to me, Math—

–Lucie when confronting Matthew about his drinking, Chain of Gold

Matthew is her brother's parabatai. She and Matthew grew up together and as such she views him like a brother. Eventually, it became clear that Matthew believed he was in love with her to which she dismisses as a childhood fancy. Still she cares deeply for Matthew.

During their investigation of the Mandikhor demon, Lucie began to notice that Matthew was almost always drunk. After he had fallen and messed up a couple times on a mission, she brought it up to him, expressing her concern not only for his well-being but her brother's. Her worry that Matthew may get her brother killed in battle if he continued to be inebriated at all times angered Matthew and he stormed out.

Soon after, Lucie began noticing that Matthew had his eye on Cordelia and may have fallen out of love with her and in love with Cordelia.

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Lucie: "Death is a jealous mistress. She fights to keep you."
Jesse: "I am not hers. I am yours for as long as I can be."
―Lucie and Jesse after Lucie failed to command him to live, Chain of Iron

Jesse and Lucie met in Brocelind Forest in 1897 when she fell into a faerie trap. At the time she believed him to be a changeling.

The two met again in 1903 at a party in the London Institute. When he realized she could still see him, he dragged her away from the party and explained to her who he was. Jesse and Lucie talked many times after this, and the two became close. Jesse began confiding in her, even asking for her help when he believed his sister to be in trouble. Jesse later helped Lucie when her brother was dying and gave him his last breath to save his life.

While Lucie was visiting his grave, he thanked her for allowing him to be a Shadowhunter but asked that she not try to save him. However, Lucie decided to resurrect him anyway with the help of Grace.

Over the next several months, the pair grew very close, seeing each other nearly every night. Each grew romantic feelings for the other but they never spoke of it until Jesse read some pages of The Beautiful Cordelia and saw his likeness in Lucie's character's partner. At first he was angry, but he grew to accept it. As Jesse felt himself beginning to fade forever, he asked Lucie for a kiss as his last memory.

The next day, Lucie realized Belial had been possessing Jesse's body in order to murder Shadowhunters and raise Leviathan. She managed to interfere and save Jesse's body by commanding Jesse to cast Belial out. With his anchor gone, Lucie was able to use her power to finally raise Jesse.

Lucie and Grace teamed up in an effort to resurrect Jesse. Though this caused the two girls to spend much time together, the pair did not seem to bridge a true friendship. They never exchanged confidences or talked about anything than the project at hand and even didn't speak to Jesse about one another. Both girls seem to hold reservations and even dislike towards the other; though Lucie does pity her and doesn't believe she's all bad.

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Trivia[]

  • She was named after Lucie Manette, a character in the book A Tale of Two Cities, a favorite of both her parents.
  • Like her father, she is the parabatai of a Carstairs.
  • Lucie, like her brother and cousins, can speak Welsh.[10]
  • She began teaching herself Persian in 1901 (for Cordelia) with her mother[2] and the occasional help of Thomas Lightwood;[11] though she only managed to memorize a few sentences.[8]
  • Unlike her father and most of his descendants, she is not afraid of ducks.[12]
  • Her favorite book is The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole.[3]
  • Lucie's favorite treat is bread and butter pudding.[13]
  • Lucie's favorite animal is a sparrow.[3]
  • Lucie had a brief crush on Malcolm Fade once.[7]
  • When she was young, Lucie had wanted to become an Iron Sister, before she realized how cold Iceland can be.[8]

  • According to a found family tree, she went on to marry Jesse Blackthorn, with whom she continued the Blackthorn line, and died in 1959 at the age of 71 or 72. The same family tree mistakenly stated that Lucie was born in 1891.
  • Cassandra Clare originally intended for her favorite book to be Great Expectations by Charles Dickens,[14] however, it was given to James as his.[15]

  • Her brother, James, calls her Spots and Tuppence, among other nicknames.[16][17]

  • References[]

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