Just finished reading the 5th book of Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children and I was inspired to create my own Filipina Ymbryne with her children. They live in a loop somewhere in Butuan, Philippines in June 12, 1930
Binibining/Miss Alfonsa Maria Maya: She is their Ymbryne, She is very maternal and will protect her children when they are in danger. She loves to wear big hats. Her Bird Form is a Eurasian Tree Sparrow but she uses the folk taxon of her bird form, Maya, as her last name.
Leticia Magnayon: She has the ability to manipulate ice and cold temperatures. She is a Mestiza born from a Wealthy Spanish father and a Filipino mother in Manila City, 1913. She was alienated due to her peculiar abilities and thus she grew up lonely. Her parents were killed in a fire orchestrated by her maternal grandparents who did not liker her filipino mother. She was able to survive by freezing her room. She was found and rescued 10 days later by Miss Maya.
Imelda Cruz: Born and orphaned in a rural barrio in Iloilo City in 1914. She had the peculiar ability to remove and reattach any part of her body. When she found out she had this ability she used it to pull jokes on her town. Eventually rumors spread about a Mananangal in the area and eventually the townspeople found out about her and her ability and was chased out of town with threats of getting burned on a stake. Miss Maya was able to find her before it was too late. She is in a relationship with Apolonio.
Estilita Alonso: Born in Benguet in 1918 to a poor family with an abusive father. She was a Diviner with the ability to locate valuable jewels and other treasures. Her ability manifested when she was only six years old, when she brought home a box of gold. She was later abused by her dad to use her abilities to make them rich. She was sick of the abuse so she decided to run away and was later rescued by Miss Maya.
Apolonio Del Rosario: Born in Vigan City in 1913. He was born with the peculiarity of super strength. He lived and worked in a hacienda with his parents. The owner of the hacienda was a cruel man who abused his own workers like Apolonio’s family. The man was so cruel that he killed a lot of his workers who kept a bit of the haciendas produce just to survive. Unfortunately Apolonio’s family was one of the victims. He saw how the cruel man murdered his family so he decided to fight back. He killed the man but the people turned on him calling him a monster. They chased him out and tried to kill him but he was rescued by Miss Maya. He is in a relationship with Imelda.
Bartolome Abastillas: Born out of wedlock to a Filipina woman and a Japanese soldier in Bulacan, 1942. His mother decided to keep him but they were so poor she was hardly able to care for him. He had the ability to cast illusions on a person mentally. This ability manifested at an early age and he unknowingly used it on his mother. This scared his mother and eventually led her to become insane. Bartolome was abandoned until he was found and cared for by Miss Maya. He is the youngest ward of Miss Maya.
