Taimez Vetaa

> *"You dare think you can evade my gaze, Imperial?" ~* Taimez to Evan Derwent, during their confrontation in Pavdala.
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**Taimez Yaer-Jo Oyral Vetaa** is the Shroud Priestess of the order of Seiraba, leader of her group of retainers and, while her daughter, the main instigator of the rebellion against Saego Vetaa. Shrewd and deliberate, if cold, she was unfortunately undone by her underestimation of her mother's true abilities and perished in the amphitheatre in the city of Erwent. Later it was discovered that she was held captive by her mother and rescued by the Doubters, from the dreaming machine she was trapped in. After the Dark Year, she relinquished her position in the Temple of Seiraba as penance and joined the Temple of Kadarys as an acolyte, quickly rising in their ranks.

## Appearance

Taimez is a woman of imposing figure and stern expression, standing taller than most human men, her body wiry but not unwomanly. Her face is oddly soft, all things considered, due to the Mark of the High Guard, which also made her eyes green and hair a bright ginger-blonde, yet her expression animates it with harshness, her gaze piercing. She prefers the form-fitting regalia of her temple, but on the occasions when she needs to wear civilian clothing, she dresses demurely in a long skirt and a combination of vest and blouse, alongside with a wide-brimmed hat. She also carries a one-handed elven straight sword on her hip at most times. She keeps her hair long, as per Temple tradition, but often wears it in pony tail for convenience.

## Personality

The high priestess is a woman of stern demeanour and strong will, focused above all on her goals, which in her eyes are of benefit to all mankind. She tends to be very straightforward in her dealings with others, if a bit rude. She is also authoritative , seeing most other people as beholden to her wisdom in the art of war. Regardless, she is seldom malevolent, and while demanding, inspires loyalty due to her fairness and strong and selfless vision. She is fond of tea and drinks it in copious amounts, perhaps it being her one vice. Taimez speaks in a slightly archaic and grandiose manner.

After her release from the dreaming machine she seemed to have become significantly more compassionate, apologizing to Ezra and Adaleth and being ardently protective towards Horak-a child also rescued from the machine with her, who in the shared dream had been her student in fencing. While she had always possessed such qualities, Taimez had suppressed them, showing a colder and more detached side of herself to the world, with few exceptions.

## Powers and Abilities

Being the Shroud Priestess of Seiraba Taimez is martially excellent in all regards, being both a renowned swordsman as well as a powerful invoker. She has a deliberate, direct fighting style, dictating the pace of battles and taking the initiative in assault. Her presence is also overwhelming in and on itself, breaking down enemies' resolve before battle is even joined.

### Divine Invocation

Taimez is an incredibly powerful caster, capable of summoning rays of burning light with ease, bathing herself with the light of her god that both blinds and burns her foes, and heals and protects Taimez and her allies. She can also force beings to suddenly be forced upwards to her god's domain, using their weighed-down souls to manipulate their bodies into slamming into ceilings or releasing the curse to let enemies fall back down to their deaths. Her ultimate display of power is summoning a multi-layered wall of colored energy each of which's layers have a different sort of harmful effect, including dimensional displacement as well as more traditional layers of fire and ice-based elemental magic. Taimez can also effortlessly turn her enemies' blows with her god's assistance, forcing them into a perfectly vulnerable position.

### Swordsmanship

Even without relying on boons bestowed upon her by Seiraba, Taimez is a master swordsman greatly experienced and drilled to perfection, being able to blend both nimbleness and overwhelming raw power in her style, both outmaneuvering and overpowering her foes with determined, precise and contained strikes, using her one-handed semi-curved blade Tristitia, sister-weapon to Mors ,carried by her retainer Seimora Kei.

### Tempomancy

With the help of a Moonshard amulet implanted within her flesh she could tap into the raw magical might of her unholy foes and use it against them. This allowed her to travel back in time to a point within the last few seconds she had designated. This however applied only to her body, and her position in space, allowing her to in essence restore her stamina and reverse injuries as well as shift position easily in battle. This power was lost during the battle in Erwent, being removed from her body by her mother - Saego Vetaa.