Prudence Crumplebottom



Lady Prudence Agatha Crumplebottom of Dragon Valley (Born Prudence Agatha Evans) is well known for her philanthropy and charitable efforts around the world, although her main claim to fame is being one of the survivors of The Great Witch Hunt in 1925, after she fled to Sunset Valley via train disguised as a nun. She initially worked as a domestic cleaner for the Goth family before becoming the bride of up-and-coming entrepreneur Simon Crumplebottom.

Prudence is regarded by many as an intimidating figure. She sports an Osprey London handbag everywhere she goes, and, as a result of her daughter Agnes' reputation, most people worry she may use said handbag as a weapon. She often wears cardigans or sweaters, and professional-looking skirts or trousers, and she typically finishes the look with black heels and tights.

Early Life (1905-1918)
Born as Prudence Agatha Evans on July 23rd, 1905, she was the only child of Metalsmith Robert Evans (1877-1925) and gardener Victoria Evans (1881-1922), both of whom were witches. As the result of being a pure-blooded witch, she discovered early on in her upbringing that she possessed powers that most of the other children did not.

Prudence, despite living in a notorious hotspot for anti-witch bigotry, lived a rather quaint and peaceful life in her infancy and childhood. She attended the local nursery, which had been set up by Irene Butterfield's mother Magdalene Butterfield, and made friends with magical and non-magical sims alike. She began attending Dragon Valley Girls' Grammar School in September 1913 at age 8.

She could be somewhat awkward as a child, but she was overall polite and thoughtful despite occasional blips of immaturity. Most parents remarked that they were jealous of how quiet and well-behaved Prudence presented herself as to the adults.

Adolescence (1919-1925)
Adolescence was difficult for Prudence. As a young witch, the influx of hormones made it difficult to maintain control of her powers and this often led to the occasional outburst of magical energy. Luckily, her parents were equipped to deal with this and taught Prudence how to keep her magic under control.

Prudence began dating the young James Coleville in late 1919. The relationship lasted for a few months until James Coleville left The Kingdom for France in March 1920, effectively ending the relationship for good. Luckily, Prudence fell in love with Wilbur Beaumont in September 1921. The relationship went pretty well, although Mathilde's jealousy of Prudence often caused strain.

During her teenage years, Prudence went through a typical rebellious phase. This often annoyed her parents and dampened her reputation of being a well-behaved child, although her parents were also aware of how dire the situation had become regarding anti-witch bigotry and decided to allow Prudence to have fun while she still could.

The anti-witch bigotry reached it's first climax in the spring of 1922 when riots broke out across Dragon Valley. Magical and Non-Magical sims alike died in the fires and public executions that took place. Unfortunately for Prudence, her mother Victoria gave herself up to the rioters and was burned at the stake. She was burned alongside Dragon Valley's member of parliament, who happened to be a non-magical sim in favour of keeping magical sims safe.

This angered The Kingdom's authorities and penalties were imposed upon Dragon Valley for resorting to murder. The economy collapsed as a result of sanctions imposed unanimously by The Kingdom's parliament. The anti-witch bigotry was therefore temporarily stopped in it's tracks, but the anti-witch army felt isolated as a result. This would later prove detrimental to magical community of Dragon Valley. Prudence and her father Robert were left devastated by the loss of her mother Victoria. Prudence rarely spoke of the riots and executions that occurred that year.

The period between January 1923 and January 1925 was the calm before the second storm. Anti-witch bigotry had mutated into anti-magic bigotry as a result of the punishments imposed upon the city of Dragon Valley after the 1922 riots. Wilbur and Mathilde Beaumont's non-magical relatives had taken them from Dragon Valley to London, as they sensed another riot was about breakout as tensions had yet again simmered to boiling point. This meant the end of Prudence's second relationship, which left her heartbroken.

The heartbreak was about to get worse, as a massacre occurred on August 5th, 1925. Riots had begun the night before, but authorities failed to dissipate the rioters. It was exacerbated by the retaliation of the magical sims against the bigots of Dragon Valley. The death toll quickly rose during the morning of August 5th. At 12:04, rioters broke into Robert's shop armed with pistols and shot at him. Robert immediately collapsed, knocking over a candle and setting fire to his beloved forge. The fire was quickly put out, but Robert was left to die. Prudence had been forced out of Dragon Valley by her father, she sat watching the chaos unfold atop a hill on the outskirts. By 12:25, a neighbour had discovered Robert's forge and found Robert, who had died from his injuries. The neighbour quickly ran to Prudence, and after informing her of what had happened, took her to the train station.

The 20 year old Prudence, now an orphan, was made very aware that any remnant of her childhood was gone. She had entered adulthood in the worst possible circumstances. She donned a nun disguise and fled Dragon Valley on a train to the ferry port. She boarded a ship taking immigrants to SimNation and left the Kingdom for good.

Young Adulthood (1925-1949)
After arriving at SimCity, Prudence used her magic to conjure up emigration papers, and went unnoticed as she now started a new life in '1920s SimCity. She began working as a domestic cleaner for Victor Goth and his wife at their SimCity townhouse. The Goths were so impressed by her charming appearance and superb cleaning skills that they decided to promote her to the cleaner of their manor house in Sunset Valley. Her cleaning job was short lived however, as she met and soon began courting young entrepreneur Simon Crumplebottom. They were later married on October 20th, 1926.

Adulthood (1950-2000)
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Later Life (2001-present)
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