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The Trouillefou Family

The Trouillefou family are predominantly dogs of mixed heritage, originating from collies and other herding breeds; they are known for their chaotic alignments and mental instability. Wandering king Jacquez Trouillefou is the founding member of the Trouillefou family, and his descendents are scattered across many countries. Interestingly enough, though it is likely he has siblings and other relatives in Tampa, his lineage cannot be traced past him because of his unique mental state (he invented his name and cannot remember anything prior to adulthood).

The name is an homage to a literary character from the French novel Hunchback of Notre Dame, Clopin Trouillefou^[1]. If the surname is broken into two French elements, Trouille is a word for fear with strong connotations, so that to use it in a phrase would be more like "scared to death." Fou is both a noun and an adjective. As a noun, it means 'fool'. As an adjective, it means something idiotic, crazy, or foolish. Trouillefou as a name would in essence mean "scared crazy".

Members

The parent that contributes the Trouillefou gene is bolded.
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First Generation

• Unknown x Unknown
  • Jacquez Trouillefou

Second Generation

• Fantine Benoît Fauchelevent x Jacquez Trouillefou
  • Éponine Fauchelevent
  • Gavroche Benoît
• Rogue de l'Or x Jacquez Trouillefou
  • Jontae de l'Or
• Susquehanna x Jacquez Trouillefou
  • Désirée Noëlle
• Finn Fidh x Jacquez Trouillefou
  • Odysseus Argyris (née Fitz Fidh)
• Firefly Sadira x Jacquez Trouillefou (1)
  • Unnamed
• Firefly Sadira x Jacquez Trouillefou (2)
  • Asota Sadira
• Yindi x Jacquez Trouillefou
  • Jindabyne
  • Joondalup

Third Generation

• Éponine Fauchelevent x Jacquez Trouillefou
  • Cosette Fauchelevent Trouillefou
  • Clopin Benoît Trouillefou
• Lena Larrson x Odysseus Argyris
  • Alexander Argyris
  • Helle Argyris
  • Ulrik Argyris
• Aleksei Tarasova x Odysseus Argyris
  • Domovoi Tarasova
• Jontae de l'Or x Bruno Blackrust
  • Jehan de l'Or
  • Unnamed
• Carine x Gavroche Benoît
  • Gaston Trouillefou
• Jontae de l'Or x Unknown
  • Mistral de l'Or
• Désirée Noëlle x Venom Trombetta
  • Attilus Lelouch Sanctus
  • Aescula Trombetta

Fourth Generation

• Miir'ra x Domovoi Tarasova
  • Liuva Tarasova
• Océane Aston x Domovoi Tarasova
  • Amorette Aston
  • Olivia Tarasova
• Jess Calhoun x Jehan de l'Or
  • Queenie Calhoun
  • Kingston Calhoun
• Livia St Pierre x Domovoi Tarasova
  • Theresa St Pierre
• Versace Inferni x Jehan de l'Or
  • Magpie Trouillefou
  • Oriole de l'Or
• Mistral de l'Or x Linden Aatte
  • Bennett de l'Or
  • Florian Aatte

Fifth Generation

• Amorette Aston x Kentaro Lykoi
  • Greed Lykoi
  • Lust Lykoi
  • Wrath Lykoi
• Amorette Aston x Kohaku Amarok ♥
  • Famine
• Amorette Aston x Kentaro Lykoi ♥
  • War
  • Conquest
  • Death

Sixth Generation

• Lust Lykoi x Lelouch Amarok ♥
  • Rain Amarok
• Lust Lykoi x Kassius Grim ♥
  • River Grim
• Lust Lykoi x Greed Lykoi ♥
  • Elora Lykoi
• Lust Lykoi x Harlequin Knight ♥
  • Quinn Damaichu
• Lust Lykoi x Bertolt Damaichu ♥
  • Kira Damaichu
• Death x Wrath Lykoi
  • Abaddon Lykoi
  • Imp Lykoi
  • Banshee Lykoi

Influences

Families Aston — Domovoi had a litter with Océane Aston, linking this family. Benoît Fauchelevent — Jacquez had two children with Fantine in Tampa, then two with Éponine in New Orleans. Sadira — Jacquez had multiple litters with Firefly Sadira on-board and off-board. Domovoi's litter with Océane Aston provides a second link. Soul — Jacquez had a daughter with Susquehanna, a first-generation member of the Soul family. Domovoi's litter with Océane Aston provides a second link. Fidh — Jacquez had a son with Finn Fidh, who was later adopted and renamed Odysseus Argyris. Odysseus sired several children, continuing this family branch. de l'Or — A New Orleans-based family known for their tiny stature; Jacquez had a daughter with Rogue. Jontae went on to have several children, continuing this family branch primarily through Jehan de l'Or and Mistral de l'Or. Tarasova — The lost link, Odysseus, resurfaces through Aleksei Tarasova's son Domovoi Tarasova. This branch bears a stronger sighthound influence than its collie roots, though Dom's children vary in lineage. Lykoi — Amorette Aston's children with Kentaro Lykoi linked the families. She also gave birth to a multi-father litter with Kohaku Amarok. Jehan sired children by Versace Inferni, who is a secret Lykoi. Amarok — Amorette Aston gave birth to a multi-father litter between Kohaku Amarok and Kentaro Lykoi. Damaichu — Lust Lykoi has one child by Harlequin Knight, linking these two families.

Packs AniWaya — Désirée Noëlle was born here in 2009 and lived with her mother Susquehanna during her childhood. Eventually she decided it was not a good fit for her, and left. Olivia Tarasova and Amorette Aston joined this pack as young adults in 2014. Amorette went on to join Anathema and Olivia rose to the sub-leader rank in the tribe. She later left to join The Great Tribe to learn more about the Cherokee culture. Domovoi Tarasova joined this pack shortly after to meet his daughters. Anathema — Amorette Aston and her children are former members of the pack. Cercatori d'Arte — Mistral de l'Or was raised here by Micah Lykoi after her rescue from Halifax in 2013. Cour des Miracles — Jacquez was a founding member and the original King of this pack, reigning from its creation in May 2009 until a year later, when he eloped with fellow member Firefly Sadira. Jontae de l'Or lived here, and Odysseus Argyris was conceived here but abandoned elsewhere. Mistral de l'Or joined this pack as an adult in 2014, and usurped the pack again as Queen in January 2018 during the Winter of Tarnished Gold. Her sons Bennett de l'Or and Florian Aatte were born to the Court as princes, but exiled after their mother's execution. Dahlia de Mai — Désirée Noëlle spent a brief time here as a puppy, before her mother Susquehanna took her to flee the Second Dahlian War. Several founding members of Cour des Miracles and important people in Jacquez's life came from here, notably Firefly Sadira and Svara Thames. Vinátta — Jindabyne and Joondalup permanently joined this pack in 2012 with their flock of sheep, and take over control of the stables and other livestock. Loners — Several of Jacquez's children do not fit in well, and remained loners for most of their lives. This includes Désirée, Odysseus, Jontae, Cosette, and Clopin. Following the disbandment of Anathema, several of Amorette Aston's children became loners.

Places Tampa, Florida — Jacquez's birthplace, where he first rose to power as a troupe leader, and where his oldest children Éponine and Gavroche? hail from. Halifax, Nova Scotia — Jontae set up residence in the city. Her children Jehan and Mistral were born here. Sonnerie, Ontario — Odysseus passed through here, resulting in the conception and birth of Domovoi. Cosette and Clopin spend a long time here, and when Dom's illegitimate daughter Liuva is born, they end up fostering her. Lac Sakami, Quebec — Dom's illegitimate daughters Amorette and Olivia were raised here. Ireland — In the summer of 2010, Jacquez abandons his kingdom and elopes with Firefly to her home away from home, Ireland. Their daughter Asota Sadira is raised here. Australian Outback — In 2011, Firefly left Ireland to sail back to Nova Scotia, and during her absence Jacquez sets sail without her. He finds his way to Australia and loves the desert climate. An aboriginal dingo tribe worships him until he departs. Jindabyne and Joondalup are conceived here. New Orleans, Louisiana — In 2012, Jacquez sails back to the southern United States and comes as far as New Orleans. At this point he is deep in the throes of alcoholism, and when he meets his oldest daughter Éponine, he mistakes her for his old friend Ruri Aceline and mates with her. This produces Cosette and Clopin, who live with him for a time until he kicks them out. Désirée also traveled here to meet him. The Great Tribe, Minnesota — in 2015, Olivia left her role as sub-leader of AniWaya to join the parent tribe to learn more about Cherokee culture.

Traits

• Dog — Jacquez's genetic makeup is 100% Canis lupus familiaris. The breeds are well mixed, including Rough Collie, Smooth Collie, Irish Setter, Belgian Malinois Shepherd, and others. His descendents all look varied due to their mixed heritage. Some traits do seem to be dominant, namely black eyes, semi-prick ears, and merle fur patterns.
  • Black Eyes — Jacquez was known for having very dark irises of a Tamarind (#291010) shade, which in most lighting is indistinguishable from the black of his pupils. Several of his descendents inherited this, including Désirée (complete heterochromia), Cosette, Jindabyne, and Joondalup. Clopin and Liuva display a similar shade through sectoral heterochromia (one iris with two colors).
  • Semi-Prick Ears — Collie breeds are predisposed to what is called a semi-prick, cocked, or tulip ear. The triangular ear is set mostly upright, but the top 1/3 flops forward. Jacquez has this, as do nearly all of his descendents, including Odysseus, Jontae, Désirée, Asota, Éponine, Gavroche?, Joondalup, Cosette, Clopin, and Liuva.
  • Merle Pattern — Jacquez's mottled colors are probably a result of sable merle, a collie pattern that crops up in most of his descendents, including Désirée, Asota, Éponine, Gavroche?, Clopin, and Liuva.
• Small Litters — Jacquez's children are usually born in small litters, never more than two live pups per pregnancy. His first litter with Firefly Sadira was miscarried. (It is likely that small litters are not a family trait, but rather an effect of steady alcohol consumption lowering Jac's sperm count and therefore affecting the rate of fertility.)
• Fixations — Mental instability runs in their family. Jacquez was well known to have an obsessive fixation on his blind companion Ruri Aceline, citing her romantic relationship with another man as the reason he abandons Cour des Miracles. Later in life he finds a substitute for her in Éponine Fauchelevent, who happened to have an unhealthy obsession with him (her father) as well. Their children Cosette and Clopin are inseparably close, and will not trust anyone besides each other. Twins Jindabyne and Joondalup also appear to be fixated on each other, remaining codependent. Jontae had an obsession with royalty as well as her father's legacy, driving her to attack her relatives to ensure her place as rightful heir. Domovoi obsessed over killing Kharma Asylum to avenge his mother's death, despite it being his own fault. Princess Jontae de l'Or was obsessed with ruling Cour des Miracles, a trait passed onto her daughter Mistral, who went on to usurp the pack as Queen and was later executed by its members for her manic, obsessive behavior.
• Addictive Personality — Jacquez had a litany of addictions, including heavy alcoholism, gambling addiction, and sexual addiction. It is unknown if any of his children have inherited these exact traits, but many of them have chaotic tendencies and actively seek risks, possibly making them adrenaline junkies (addicted to endogenous epinephrine). Addiction may also describe their tendency to fixate on one person important to them.

Backstory

The name Trouillefou is most likely made up, since Jacquez Trouillefou cannot remember anything prior to his first shift. As an orphaned puppy, Jacquez lost his left foreleg in an accident. The experience of dragging his tiny frame through the filth of sewers, begging for food and being completely isolated, was enough to drive him mad. Once he learned to shift, he never again assumed his three-legged form. He deluded himself into repressing the memories, giving birth to the "royalty" we see today.

(This also led to his extreme chauvinism and narcissism, since he believes he was never born to a mother, but rather came into existence as an adult through some divine means.) Very few of his children have even met him, and he does not accept any of them as his own, since they were born in a traditional way and therefore must be of a lesser stock than him. This is why few of his offspring carry on the Trouillefou name -- rather, there are several distinct branches of his descendents, such as the French-speaking Benoît Fauchelevent dogs, the Tarasova gypsies, and the diminutive de l'Or hybrids.

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