Marion Lavorre

While Jester was gone, Marion grew worried about her daughter’s well-being, sensing that something was wrong and called for Bluud. A servant informed her that Bluud was at the market, and therefore unavailable to be sent after Jester. After significant internal struggle, Marion found the resolve to leave the Chateau, and made her way to the market to find Bluud.

After Jester’s rescue and return to the Chateau, Marion embraced her daughter. Wanting Jester to not be as afraid of the world as she is, Marion had Jester promise to surround herself with people she trusts and who love her. Jester headed upstairs, while Marion began preparing herself for her evening’s work. Jester then locked Marion’s client for the evening, Robert Sharpe, on the balcony, and Marion rushed to investigate the ensuing commotion. Jester told Marion that Sharpe worked with the Revelery. Already knowing this, Marion admitted she had been building evidence against him for years. She expressed her faith and confidence in Jester and instructed her to leave immediately, believing that Jester was no longer safe in Nicodranas. Promising to write, Jester ran off into the night with the Traveler.

Marion had a romance with a blue-skinned man named Babenon Dosal. According to her description, he came from an island, had dark hair, and wore lots of rings.[5] Babenon and Marion planned to get married and Marion was going to leave Nicodranas with him. He left to set up his house for them, but then never came back. It was unclear whether or not he knew that Marion was pregnant with their daughter, Jester Lavorre, at the time. Marion told Jester many loving stories about him when she was a child.[6] The Mighty Nein Origins: Jester Lavorre Marion raised Jester in the Lavish Chateau, with the help of Bluud and the rest of the staff, while continuing her work as a courtesan. At some point in Jester’s childhood, Robert Sharpe, one of Marion’s clients, noticed the young girl, but Marion assured him that her time remained entirely his. Jester grew to believe that due to her agoraphobia, Marion kept herself busy so that she had a good reason to never leave the Chateau. Marion assured a young Jester that they will go outside and play when Jester is older. They both knew it was a lie but it comforted them. In the meantime, Marion asked Jester to draw what she saw outside and to show Marion when she was finished. In time, art became the primary way Jester and Marion interacted with the outside world, until at around 13 Jester met Barnabas Sharpe, and invited him into the Chateau to watch one of her mother’s performances. When the two teenagers are caught by their parents for sneaking into the show, Robert accused Jester of corrupting his son, and Marion apologized to him. Jester stormed off to her room, angry at Barnabas for lying, and Marion chased after her. In her room, Jester met the Traveler, and the two sneaked off to cause chaos in the city, and Marion watched them, unseen from her balcony.Over time, Jester and the Traveler pranked many in Nicodranas. Eventually, Marion told Jester that she knows she sneaks out. Though she would not stop Jester

Marion is warm, jovial and motherly. Whilst truly astonishing, her appeal is said to in fact come from her wisdom and her intelligence, paired with her open heart and the comforting aura she exudes. She is also very perceptive and pays a lot of attention to detail, from both the shallower aspects of appearance and the more profound one of understanding human emotion and being able to read it. Marion fiercely loves Jester and cherishes her above everything. However, she harbors deep sorrow and regret regarding Jester's father, whom she still has nostalgic feelings for.[3]

Marion has a fear of the outdoors known as agoraphobia as revealed by Matt during "Talks Machina #82: 'Encroaching Waters'" (TMx82). Jester is aware of Marion's condition. In "A Dangerous Chase" (2x64) she tells the Mighty Nein she is under the impression that leaving the Lavish Chateau makes Marion anxious and that Marion feels safe there.[4]