Al-Zabba

Zenobia, Queen of the Palmyrene, was an ancient metanatural and the daughter of a supernatural and a preternatural.A soul-stealer, possible relative of Lord Akeldama. Also called Zenobia, Queen of the Palmyrene.
== Appearance ==
Her appearance is unknown but as the daughter of a Tarabotti, she may have had an Italian complexion.
== Personality ==
Her personality is also unknown but as Queen she would have had some regal bearing. As a Metanatural she had the ability to steal the form of any supernatural she touched. Her first form may have been either werecat or vampire, depending on who held her first, her mother or Lord Akeldama.
== History ==
Zenobia was the daughter of the vampire Alexander the Great (later known as Lord Akeldama), a Werecat (According to Gail, it is not Tasherit, though the mother is known to her) and the first Tarabotti, a preternatural. 
Tasherit Sehkmet said of (presumably) Zenobia, "She [died well]. A long time ago."https://gailcarriger.fandom.com/wiki/Reticence, page 69 Lord Akeldama, her father said, "She was greatly beloved, once. She gave with such compassion. To those of us so profoundly unworthy of it. We could not have loved her more."https://gailcarriger.fandom.com/wiki/Reticence, page 339
== In the books ==
=== Reticence ===
In the epilogue Lord Akeldama reveals that both known metanaturals, Zenobia as well as Rue were his daughters, and that Zenobia is the miracle child of the first Tarabotti, a werecat and himself. Lord Akeldama says in an excerpt of his memoirs, "...A man who made miracles with his touch, and a shifter who adored us both beyond reason. ...[T]hat first Tarabotti, who had both me and a werecat in his bed. And we made a miracle child who became a Queen and a legend. Zenobia, our daughter. The first metanatural." 
== Trivia ==
* Known as Zenobia and Al-Zabba.
* She was Queen of the Palmyrene.
* It can be assumed that she was the biological daughter of the First Tarabotti and a hitherto unnamed female werecat and the adopted daughter of Lord Akeldama.
* The Egyptian symbol for the Metanatural seems to be "an unopened and unbroken" ankh , which seems to mean an ankh with the loop filled in. It separates into two crooks and a flail. 
== Quotes ==
* "That soul-stealer, the one the Edict Keepers warn us of? The reason for all this twaddle? Her name was Al-Zabba and she was a relative of sorts." (Blameless, Chapter Fifteen)
* "Professor Lyall knew about as much as any educated man on the Roman Empire, but he had never read that the Queen of the Palmyrene had anything more or less than the requisite amount of soul." (Blameless, Chapter Fifteen)
* "Only previous recorded example of a soul-stealer was Al-Zabba (aka Zenobia, Queen of the Palmyrene, no subject number). Understood to be related to Subject V-322-XA, Akeldama. (He won't reveal the details - you know vampires.) Zenobia most likely result of union between Vampire Queen and Male Preternatural (subjects unknown) It is thus impossible to say if her abilities will be comparable to those of the forthcoming subject P-464-AT progeny..." (Heartless, Prologue)Category:Characters
== References ==
Category:Parasol Protectorate characters
Category:Metanatural
Category:Parasolverse Characters
Category:Supernaturals