Hekuba Roughridge

Hekuba Roughridge is the estranged wife of Merle Highchurch and Mavis' and Mookie's mother.

Early Life
Hekuba owns a really productive pearl farm and biggest beachside property of the whole Coralheart clan. Hekuba also apparently liked to play the lotto.

At some point before Mookie's birth, Hekuba and Merle had an arranged marriage. During the marriage they all lived in a cozy beach cottage.

Hekuba's and Merle's marital union was shortly lived. With his religious pull Merle had the marriage annulled but legally Merle is still married to Hekuba.

She would eventually find a new boyfriend, Glymeth, who has been part of the Coralheart clan for decades.

Story and Song
On "The Day of Story and Song" Mavis, Mookie, and their mother Hekuba were vacationing in Goldcliff when The Hunger attacked. The family were caught in a stampede. Hekuba was holding Mookie’s hand because he was so small. When they got close to the doors of the Trust they lost track of Mavis. When Hekuba and Mookie reached the Trust, Hekuba realized that her daughter was gone. She shouted and yelled but it had no effect. They were pulled inside by the militia who began to close the large metal doors of the Trust as the city’s last few survivors were pulled inside.