Following an anguished and confused childhood, Tiamat became a resolute woman willing to do what is necessary to create what she believes is a more just and humane world. Like iron, she can seem cold and intractable, but past her well-guarded front is a fiercely loyal and compassionate person. She will be the first to speak up or defend others, and never hesitates to do what she thinks is the morally "right" thing to do. Though Tiamat can be humorless when conflicts are ongoing, she is unshakable when plans go awry and rarely looses her cool under pressure. She can have a sharp tongue when it comes to problems and rarely will she withhold an opinion in such situations, however her preference is to act before speaking.

She lives a highly regimented lifestyle and can sometimes be uncompromising with others because of it. She seems to suffer no foolishness or meekness, and she expects others to be forthright with her as she is with them. It can be difficult to get Tiamat to change her mind once it's been made. In times of peace, she is more willing to lighten up and engage in less serious activities such as swimming, poetry, and reading the stars.

• Demeanor: Brave, determined, candid
• Speech: Her voice has a low, gentle pitch, something like this.
• Scent: Sea salt, forest, Griffin, various plant oils that are used to tame her unruly hair
• Quirks: Will occasionally tie back her long ears like her mother
• Outlook: Pragmatic
• Alignment: Chaotic Good / Lawful Evil

• Likes: Justice, family, fighting, poetry, stories, hunting
• Dislikes: Injustice, cults, Salsola, witches, anything exploitative/restricts freedoms of others

Tiamat fondly recalls Krokar and has an affinity for old members or anyone that reminds her of her home. She feels deep sympathy for the downtrodden, poor, sickly, infirm, and elderly, and will help anyone who seems to be in need. She is more skeptical of people who appear either privileged or wealthy, but will not refuse helping them if they ask it.

She has animosity for certain members of Erie and everyone in Salsola. She will aggress them without provocation if she learns of their allegiance..

Tiamat desires to create a more just and humane world. Since she has the power to do so, she has made it her mission to fight for those who cannot. Her primary fear as a person is failing the ones who count on her.

Tiamat is heterosexual, although she can be attracted romantically to anyone regardless of gender/expression without a sexual element. Once settled on a partner, Tiamat is strictly monogamous and takes her commitments seriously.

Tiamat is a teetotaler. She does not drink anything other than water (or tea that she deems safe) and will not accept drugs if offered. She is paranoid about substances.

Due to extremely negative experiences with witches and their ilk in the past, Tiamat is suspicious of religious or spiritual individuals. She won't discount a person solely because of their beliefs, but she will avoid them if they've made it a core part of their identity or livelihood.

• Armed (High Level of Experience)

• Hand to Hand (Medium Level of Experience)

• Feral (Medium Level of Experience)

• Language and Literacy

• Hunting

• Animal Care

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Tiamat maintains her appearance more out of necessity than vanity, as her dense and curly fur coat makes a quick mess if left untouched. She carries herself with a calm, confident air that one might expect from a seasoned warrior.

A feature of note are her spaniel ears, signature of her Amaranthine blood. While ordinarily left down, she has taken in recent times to tying them back like her mother.

Accustomed to a nomadic lifestyle, Tiamat has learned to keep only what is useful and spare the rest. She has traded off most of her spoils of war from Bedaya, although she does have a few keepsakes.

Forms

• Lupus: 26 in (66 cm) ↔ 80 lbs (36 kg)
• Secui: 38 in (97 cm) ↔ 150 lbs (68 kg)
• Optime: 5 ft 6 in (167 cm) ↔ 190 lbs (86 kg)

Clothing

• Decorated leather chest band
• Wool cloak (white)
• Pleated leather skirt
• Asymmetrical dress (white with blue decoration)
• Leather armor (vambraces, tassets, greaves)

Accessories

• 2x decorated leather belts
• 3x leather belt bags
• Rope belt
• Sash (orange)
• Pearl Bands (worn in hair)
• Hemp rope

Weapons

• Double-bitted Labrys

• 11in fixed blade hunting knife (luperci crafted)

Please note that Tiamat's color palette may be artistically exaggerated in her depictions.

Fur and Optime Hair

Eyes

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• Mother: Semini Amaranthe
• Father: Nikita Volkov
• Siblings: Lotan
• Half Siblings:

• Mate: Griffin Winsor
• Children: Landon Winsor, Owen Winsor, Rosemary Winsor

Tiamat belongs the Amaranthe, Volkov, and Russo families; as such, many of their members are directly and indirectly related to her.

• Grandparents: Thalia Amaranthe, Edgar Lanseer, Zaets Russo, Jovanka Molotova
• Aunts & Uncles: Akantha, Anastasia Molotova, Tsvetko Russo, Sasha Russo, Ilia Russo, Aleksei Russo, Dmitri Russo, Zdravka Molotova, Lukacs Szarka, Vitaliy Russo, Tatiana Molotova
• Cousins: Odalis, Lucian, Solomon, Lucrezia, Mavros, Alcuin
  • 1st Cousins: Marina Amaranthe

Family Relationships

Parents

• Tiamat was at odds with her mother Semini for much of her young life. At an early age, she witnessed her mother's emotional breakdown following her breakup with her father and it impacted her deeply. This event drove Tiamat to look for guidance in other less trustworthy places. She always resented her mother for pushing her father out of her life, believing that he would be present more if not for her. After learning that Nikita moved on quickly from her half-brother, Tiamat abandoned her dreams of finding him. She still has a soft place in her heart for her father and would like to see him again, but she no longer idealizes his role in her life.

Siblings

• Lotan is her twin, the yin to her yang, and for the longest time he was the only person in the world she could trust. When they are together, they have a relaxed and teasing rapport, and she has an intuitive understanding of his moods (and vice versa). She regrets certain decisions that she made when she was young and hurting that led her to abandon him at times they needed each other. Yet even while they were separate, she felt as if he was with her.

Children

• Tiamat had complicated feelings for her children Mosie, Owen, and Landon, unwittingly due to postpartum depression. Feeling as if she'd failed them as a mother, she left suddenly late one night in the winter of 2020. Since then, she has come to regret her decisions, but she feels that she cannot redeem herself to them and struggled to return home. By the time she was brought back, her children were gone.

Calrian, Malik, Serafina

• Initially resentful of Calrian and Malik's existence because of their father, Tiamat eventually came to terms with her maternal half-siblings after finding them as adults. She thinks they got the raw end of the deal as well, maybe less than herself. She is not close to any of her younger siblings by any stretch of the imagination, but she found their company tolerable enough for that summer of 2021, when she and Lotan made camp by La Estrella Roja.

Odalis, Solomon, Lucian

• Tiamat was somewhat close with her cousins Odalis, Lucian, and Solomon growing up, but became estranged once she left Krokar. In the summer of 2021, she encountered both Odalis and Solomon at different points, and was satisfied to find them supposedly healthy and well.

Key Relationships

Griffin Winsor

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Mateo Salcedo

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Rahab de le Poer

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O'Riley Eternity

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Former Relationships

Positive: Naji, Tsolin Himaa, Pazuzu Lykoi, Jethro Lykoi, Leander Sadira, Mara Savoy & Agrippa de le Poer, Tercero Robles, The Troupe, Krokar

Negative: Laevisa Arena & Scarlett Arena, Marlowe de le Poer, Brocade Valentine & Etoile Montgomery, Casimir Soul & Lyra Salcedo, Salsola

Following her return from Erie, Tiamat settled into the ruins of a stone church. Most of the area has been reclaimed by the wilderness, providing ample shade during the summer months and plenty of seclusion from curious travelers. It is uphill from a small river and the field and stable of a local farmer, with whom she has an arrangement to keep her horse.

The structure lacks a roof but is otherwise sound. She has amended this herself by fastening wood and canvas taken from an old ship sail over the gaping ceiling. It remains drafty and needs constant maintenance, but her solution keeps the snow off during the winter. Additionally, the gaps allow the smoke from the fire to escape. Over the doorway and windows are a patchwork of deer and various animal pelts. Around the corner is a small overhang covering firewood, a chopping block, and a rope used to hang dressed kills.

The interior consists of a bed of pelts and packed hay (and when the season allows, flowers and soft grasses), a lop-sided wooden table, a stone hearth where a fire is kept going, and antler hangers from which various clothes, belts, and other accoutrements are stored. There are flowers growing from the walls, filling the home with a naturally perfumed air. A large patterned textile hangs over the back entrance, one of the few remaining keepsakes from Tiamat's time in Bedaya. The space itself is not very large, accommodating around four to five others, but the high "ceiling" makes it feel bigger.

Tiamat doesn't keep a tidy house and will leave her belongings scattered all around (much to Griffin's chagrin). Despite this, she never seems to lose anything and claims to "know where everything is."

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