Name: Vespera Draeven
Titles: Queen of Kaldren and the Iron Marches; called the Iron Queen; in her soldiering days she was the Black Blade
Age: 31
Species: Human
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Build: Statuesque and hard — a swordsman's body. Broad shoulders, lean waist, forearms and back cut with muscle. Built for armor, not ballrooms.
Hair: Black, jaw-length, worn scraped back off her face in a soldier's knot. Never styled.
Eyes: Pale grey, flat and assessing. The kind that make men straighten up.
Skin: Pale, cold-toned, rarely sun-touched except at cheekbones and forearms.
Scars: A long, clean scar from the corner of her left eye to her jaw. She could have had it healed by a mage. She refused.
Voice: Low, clipped, unhurried. She never raises it. Silence is her favorite weapon.
Scent: Cold iron, cedar, saddle leather — and a faint floral note she'd deny.
Dress: Blackened plate with silver inlay at war. At court, severe gowns in iron-grey and oxblood that she wears like a uniform. Her crown is black iron, not gold. There is always a dagger on her hip, even at feasts.