Megga Crabb

Megga Crabb is the Lady of the Whispers. An unexpected and unproven heir, she is the youngest and most junior ruler in Crackclaw Point, and the only current female leader of a clawman house.

With a small stature and a frequent disinterest in personal grooming, Lady Crabb is often mistaken for a peasant by her peers. Despite her education and familiarity with highborn customs, she has always preferred to spend her time outdoors; even her most learned interests tend to draw her toward nature. Megga's fondness for herbalism has not gone unnoticed by her peers, who often refer to her as "the witch of the Whispers."

Megga was born the second child of Lord Lester Crabb, a kind but mediocre ruler. Her eccentricities were enabled by a permissive upbringing, though her mother at least managed to convince her to take her education seriously. The end of her idyllic childhood coincided with the outbreak of the Second Hammer Uprising and the subsequent Four Year Winter, the latter of which proved especially severe for the people of Crackclaw Point.

With supplies and foodstores depleted due to Lord Desmond Brune's local efforts against the Warsmiths, starvation was rampant in the lands of House Crabb - much to the shame of Lord Lester. A self-imposed fast, a bout of illness and a tireless dedication to his subjects' relief culminated in Lord Crabb's death at the height of the winter.

Conditions at the Whispers improved thereafter, if only because of the sympathy extended to the late Lord Lester's even less competent heir. The careless Lord Kevan received a surprise visit from his neighbor Janos Brune, who provided the Crabbs with a few of his closest advisors to assist in the management of their lands. Though Kevan ultimately remained disinterested in these lessons, his sister was much more attentive - and she quickly developed a friendship with Ser Janos and his wife, Roslin. Over the next few years, Megga regularly visited Brownhollow, often staying for weeks at a time.

At her brother's behest, the Crabbs attended the royal wedding at Oldtown in 438 AC, where she proved surprisingly adept at mingling with wealthy southerners. The young Lord Kevan, however, could not resist the allure of Arbor Gold - and while attempting to piss from the top of the Hightower, he fell to his death.

The new Lady Crabb hurriedly returned to Crackclaw Point, where the people were relieved by her succession, if only because of her predecessor's incompetence.

Family

 * Lester Crabb, Lord of the Whispers b. 390 AC d. 436 AC
 * m. Minisa Hogg b. 387 AC d. 437 AC
 * Kevan Crabb, Lord of the Whispers b. 416 AC d. 438 AC
 * Megga Crabb, Lady of the Whispers b. 418 AC
 * Wylla Crabb, Heir to the Whispers b. 421 AC
 * Benedict Crabb b. 395 AC d. 405 AC
 * Andrew Waters b. 404 AC