Jovanna of Denvorn

Jovanna of Denvorn is the ruling Queen of Denvorn, and Bastian's mother.

She was the youngest child of the King and Queen of Denvorn, but after her older sister died and her brother Harold was forced to abdicate, she rose to be the Crown Princess. Her supporters cited her diplomatic acumen and charisma as signs that she was the King's child who was best fit to inherit the throne.

During the Skirmish, she was sent to Forest City to negotiate with Lord Alaster of Carteret, and it became a sort of a second home to her. Jovanna immersed herself in Carteretian culture, and remains very savvy at it to this day. She also initiated a secret relationship with the then still married Lord Alaster.

Upon returning to Denvorn she discovered that her father was dying, and a few weeks later was crowned Queen. Shortly afterwards she discovered she was pregnant with Lord Alaster's child. Under her mother's advice, she and her best friend, Georgia Hatrich, faked that the queen was ill and hid out at the Queen Mother's house in the Northern Marshes region while her pregnancy played out. When the child, Seth, was born, he was traded with Clara of Carteret's stillborn daughter, who had been born a few days earlier. Jovanna buried the baby in the gardens of the house.

Years later, she would marry Horace and have a son, Bastian.

Jovanna is secretly an alcoholic.