Stella Winterbough

The mate of Forrest Winterbough, and the mother of Castor Winterbough, Pollux Winterbough, and Westersloe Winterbough V.

Stella, who was likely named for Stella Sartoriussdottir (but whose name also likely alludes to the star-worship prevalent in Elfhame before the Coming of the Skunks), came from a family that had long given roebucks in service to the Crowns. So much so that the exalted Colonel Briarrose of the Household Cavalry lets Westersloe Winterbough V know that he knew his mother.

Winterbough's mother is seen as a sad and taciturn femme, which may not be surprising, considering her mate and her two eldest buck-fawns had all perished at the Battle of Skull Forest. She works hard to keep the Winterbough family business, a persimmon orchard, going, but it is seen to wear her down. She died rather young for an Elf, and was buried in a cairn upon a hill in the orchard.

Of note is that it was Stella, and not "Uncle," who taught Winterbough weapon-lore.

Stella Rosebush-Aspen is likely named to honour her grand-doe's memory.