Meliz an-Amarat

**Meliz an-Amarat** is the notorious captain of the *Tempestborn* and the mother of Corayne an-Amarat.

## Biography

### Early Life

Meliz is of Siscarian, Tyri, and Ibalet descent. She is common-born, and the daughter of a smuggler. She's the child of the Sea and the Straight. When she was eighteen years old she met Cortael of Old Cor and they had Corayne. Meliz raised Corayne in Lemarta in the kingdom of Siscaria. Besides piracy, her crew works as smugglers, shipping the most valuable products around the Ward thanks to Corayne's work as the ship's unofficial clearance agent.

### *Realm Breaker*

Meliz and her crew have returned to Lermarta after being at sea for two months. Corayne eagerly meets her mother at the docks. She informs Corayne that the *Tempestborn* will be leaving in three days instead of the two weeks they originally planned. Corayne and Meliz get into a heated argument and Corayne leaves to head back to their home. Thanks to Corayne, three days later the *Tempestborn* is ready for the long voyage to Rhashir.

### *Blade Breaker*

Meliz and the crew of the *Tempestborn* have come across the krakens and serpents of Meer. Corayne asks her mother to rally the smugglers, pirates, and outlaws agains Queen Erida, Taristan, and What Waits.

## Personality

Meliz is fierce and bold. Her presence is vast and commands attention. She has a hawk's eye and a dragon's pride. She's not the type of captain to laze in her cabin or head off to drink while her crew does the hard work. She is never far from a smirk or a laugh. In Lemarta, Meliz is "well known, well liked, and well feared in equal measure." Her captain persona is known as Hell Mel. Hell Mel is a fierce captain of a fiercer crew. She crosses the waters without regard for law or danger. Meliz has never been one for religion or prayer. While not having Spindleblood, Meliz is a restless kind of person. She knows what it is to ache for change and distance, to look forward and never behind. Before a voyage she looks completely free, without weight or responsibility, and with no allegiance to anyone but the sea. She is never out of sight of saltwater if she can help it. Meliz has all the money she could ever want, but will never turn from the risk and reward of the sea. She is a woman with a steel resolve and a dogged and unyielding pursuit of what she desires. She is always looking for more treasure, bounty, and profit.

## Physical Description

Meliz is radiant, beautiful, and magnificent. She's neither tall nor short and has generous hips. Her skin is a darkened bronze from the sun. Her black hair is worn free about her shoulders with a few strands of gray at her temples that look like spun silver. Most of the time she has "summer eyes" that are mahogany flecked with amber and bronze and made more striking by a line of black along her lids. But when she's angry, they turn cold and dark. She has a full, dark brow. There are three tiny scars over her left eye. Faint smiles lines are around her mouth. Her voice is like honey and she smiles like a sunbeam. She's never been seen in a skirt. She wears a long, battered coat that's slashed at each side to show leggings and boots. Her clothes are crusted in salt.

## Relationships

### Corayne an-Amarat

Meliz and Corayne have a complicated relationship, but one based on love. Meliz doesn't want Corayne to follow in her footsteps because of the danger inherent in a pirate's life. Corayne, meanwhile, wants to travel the world and chafes at being made to stay in Lemarta. It's Dom who tells Corayne that while "she wants the horizon," her mother is "never going to let her take it." Corayne is eager to impress her mother. Despite their love for one another, Melia's life results in a lack of trust between them. Corayne tells Meliz that “there’s no end to what you want, to what you do. You enjoy the life you’ve chosen, and you won’t give it up for anyone. Not even for me.”

## Quotes

* "An alliance bought is still an alliance made." - Meliz to Corayne

## Trivia

* Meliz's preferred spot on her ship is half perched on the railing.
* Meliz and Corayne are of equal height.
* Meliz is bisexual.
* She always smells of the sea.
* Her father gave her some Ibalet heritage and her Ibalet name, but Meliz has never lived in Ibalet.

## References

1. ↑ https://vaveyard.tumblr.com/tagged/realm%20breaker
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Realm Breaker*: pg. 29
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Realm Breaker*: pg. 123
4. ↑ *Realm Breaker*: pg. 118