The Whyte Woman

> "I am your mind... I am your body... and I am your spirit."
> - The Whyte Woman, to Delomere, *Chapter 7*, A Cure for Desolation.
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**The Whyte Woman** is a mysterious sorceress from the equally as mysterious Varza Fel. Her only appearance thus far as been in the novel, A Cure for Desolation, where she promises the people of the free Anthems a "Cure" to fight back against the oncoming Desolation, but in order to receive the "Cure" the free peoples must first get an egg of a Winged Reptile (Dragon). Her promise is she will give the unhatched dragon the power of breathing fire, and through this fire breathing dragon, the peoples of the world will be freed from the Desolation.

However, all is not what it seems with her. She is elusive, mysterious, and very sinister.

## Character and Personality

The Whyte Woman is a very mysterious, ominous, and alluring individual with an unnatural, supernatural, like beauty attributed to her. Her very presence seems to make people feel uncomfortable, and her gaze is frightening to some. Her words are soft spoken, yet are able to terrify people.

She comes across as sadistic, enjoying seeing others suffer, and squabble, as they try to do the almost impossible tasks she gives people. Such as when she spoke to Lord Delomere Savgyn, in retaliation to his inquiry of why she doesn't find the eggs herself, she stated:

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Her true motives and ambitions are hidden behind her alluring gaze, as though she masks herself in beauty, her sinister, sadistic, and downright evil actions and words, suggest she is nothing beautiful in reality.

## History

The Whyte Woman's history is as mysterious as her origins. Not much is known beyond rumour and speculation. Therefore, to piece a timeline of events is near impossible.

From what we know, her story begins sometime in Varza Fel.

### Gazrathoom

> *Main Article: The Fall of Gazrathoom*
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A story emerged that The Whyte Woman was involved during the Fall of Gazrathoom, where it was said:

> *"They danced and sprung across the isles of their land. Then the dark terror of Varza Fel came upon them. A priestess, dressed in a robe of black, came to them on a winter’s day. Her face, hidden under a hood of red and green, her hair shining brighter than any star. She held out her hands and called forth a great wind*
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> *Women… miscarried. Their babies became mutated abominations. They say the men lost their genitals. People fell to the floor like rock. The children turned sick. And the elders turned vile."*
> - Lord Hal, *Chapter 20*, A Cure for Desolation.
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### The Meeting of Many Kings

> *Main Article: The Meeting of Many Kings*
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During the Meeting of Many Kings, it was said that The Whyte Woman appeared to the many lords, kings, and nobles, and gave them a proposition of giving them a "Cure", whereby she would imbue an unhatched dragon with the gift of breathing fire.

### A Cure for Desolation

The Whyte Woman arrived at Ardgen with King Garabezian I Anessen and High-Mother Joan XXII Melsé. She spoke with Lord Delomere within the keep of Ardgen castle, and displayed her power before him. She was later spotted by Barass Tar during the celebration.

Later on, King Garabezian reveals to Delomere that he was scarred by The Whyte Woman, and the only way it will be removed is if Delomere finds the dragon egg. Delomere, reluctant to go on the quest, returns to his quarters and finds The Whyte Woman reading through his dairies. It is revealed The Whyte Woman killed Eleni Savgyn by cutting her throat and imbedding her with "fleshy roots" into the wall of her castles toilet, and she forces Delomere to go on the quest northwards, on the promise that she will bring his wife back to life.

She appears to Delomere multiple times throughout the novel, mostly through visions and illusions. She speaks to him on many occasions, and even appears to be able to influence the world around Delomere despite being in just his thoughts, suggesting she can influence people from great range.

At the end of the novel she imbues the eggs with what appears to be spirits, calling them her "Dolvaggonai".

### Legacy

Her legacy is all but felt during the time of Anthems of Ko'mos, as despite being two thousand years in the past, The Whyte Woman's actions led to the Three Drakes, resulting in new mythologies, religions, and political landscapes to emerge.

## Powers and Abilities

The Whyte Woman displayed powerful connectivity to The Mysteries, far beyond the Joan XXII capabilities. Her powers seem to natural to her, rather than limited to ritualistic blessings, as Barass and Joan XXII must do.

The powers she displayed were the following:

* Telekinesis
* Mind Reading
* Teleportation
* Bodily Manipulation
* Age Manipulation
* Fear Inducement
* Resurrection
* Illusion