Eloeth Drovna

One thing I would like to do with this blog is character biographies, especially for characters that are somewhat minor in my actual stories. It gives me a chance to flesh out characters, and it gives people who may be reading my stuff in the future some extra insight.

Eloeth Drovna is a character from my novel in progress, The Last Heiress. She is a nasty, evil, hateful woman that is probably one of my favorite characters to write.

A Vischan (as in, from Vische), she is what is known as a creation, or white, mage, which is just what it sounds like: her power lies in her ability to create something where nothing was before.

She was raised almost from birth in a very strict, sheltered environment. So when she was sent out into the world, she had a hard time adjusting. For a while, she lived in a small village in rural Vische, where she acted as a sort of clergywoman: guiding the people in their religion, instucting them in the proper way to live, and performing whatever services she could with her power. Things like healing, helping crops to grow, etc.

When she was still young, she got caught up in events that lead to her saving the life of the then king of Jjan and his family. The king was, of course, very grateful, and offered her a place in the Jjani court. She accepted, jumping at the chance to civilize one of the barbaric Anah'imran countries.

Eloeth entrenched herself in the Jjani court, and if anything happens there, you can bet she is a major player. Over the years, her devotion to the Vischan religion has waned, and her desire to civilize Jjan has translated into an almost unstoppable thirst for power. Eloeth will stop at nothing to get what she wants, and her favored place with the royal family has long meant that the laws do not apply to her.

In The Last Heiress, Eloeth has maneuvered herself into a trusting, though not always friendly, relationship with Jaq, the last Jjani princess and granddaughter of the king whose life Eloeth saved. Eloeth has some strong ideas about how a princess should act and how a country should be run, and when Jaq repeatedly rebels against her beliefs there is trouble between them.