Taenya Osdial I

== Appearance and Character ==
Slightly above average in her height and size, Taenya was blessed with a beautiful face and a boardlike figure. Naturally black-eyed and brown haired, she darkened her hair while mourning the names that people called her, she maintained that same color of onyx black until her death to look more like her family.
Fond of high fashion, Taenya was nevertheless adept at dressing for every occasion. In Vakar, when she was there before the war she tended toward expensive gowns in vibrant colors, perfectly tailored to emphasize her most appealing features. At the court of Aseryn or Jadia, however, she usually sports modest garments in dark, drab colors, cultivating a somber appearance more appropriate for a bastard.
As with her wardrobe, Taenya strives to equip the right face for every audience. To new acquaintances, she conveys a charming presence, counterbalancing assertive tendencies with well-delivered flattery. Should her humor cross the line between teasing and mockery, she can quickly diffuse the tension with a convincing apology and a shift to self-effacement.
Her courtiers and subjects at court know Taenya as a stern and capable ruler, though not one without tact. She offers praise in public and admonishment in private, rewarding loyalty with the envy of peers while sparing the negligent from humiliation.
At an early age she distinguished herself as a quick, perceptive learner, and though she is no longer as studious as she was before, She always keeps one eye open for useful information. Keenly aware of every man’s strongest desires and ugliest secrets, she appeases the former with generous favors and the latter through threats of exposure.
In the course of her lifetime, Taenya has received as much suffering as she’s given. She justifies her ruthless actions with a cynical view of the world and a genuine belief that severe measures can bring about a greater good.  Though not without sympathy and compassion, only her fear of punishment from the powerful can compel her to refrain from nefarious plans.
However her life came to a close in the War of Three Dragons in 1,342 A.C. Varano Faewyn kidnapped the Osdial bastard late one night when people were sleeping and tortured her very similar to the way the Qairan lords tortured his sister. However he refused anyone the chance to rape her as he believed it too barbaric. He gave her three chances and three chances only to spill the secrets of the Golds and each time she refused. His guards slowly fleyed her arms and as she screamed they drove a spike through her head and heart killing her.