Taymor

''“Yes, I am a woman, and yes, I am passionate about women’s issues and the importance of bringing attention to them. For the rest of my life, I will be very vocal about the importance of having women in positions of power, in an equal capacity to men. But women should not be the only ones heralding those causes. Men, too... Men should feel just as obligated to stand up for women. And that, if you don’t mind my saying so, is one of the greatest issues our society faces. We feel you must be a woman to support women. But you don’t. You should support people of all groups because you are human. So, please, if you don’t mind, stop asking me questions solely about my biology and ask me about my job. Because that’s what I’m up here for, isn’t it?”''

Farrah Taymor is the current Lord Regent of Science and Medicine, as well as the widow of Benton and mother of Embry.

Taymor and Benton
Main Article: Taymor and Benton

Taymor and Liston
Main Article: Taymor and Liston

Liston and Taymor are best friends. They first met seventeen years prior to the events in Shifting Season, at a conference. At the time, Taymor was married to Benton, and Liston was in a relationship with Cosette Ballard.

Over time, Liston's and Taymor's friendship strengthened. Liston has always been close with Taymor's daughter, Embry. After Benton's death, Liston was there to comfort and support Taymor and Embry.

A couple of years after Benton's death, Liston fell in love with Taymor. He has been in love with her for, by his own estimation, eight or nine years. Taymor, for her part, has spent the past few years pretending that her feelings for Liston don't exist.

Taymor and Puck
Main Article: Taymor and Puck