Abbess Bryony was said to be the great-granddaughter of Gonff and Columbine, granddaughter to Gonff II, distantly related to Dandin, and ancestor to: the Gonfelin Thieves, Samolus Fixa, Bisky, and Andio. She was the adopted mother of Veil Sixclaw, and she succeeded Meriam as Abbess of Redwall Abbey.