Eliza Bowie

***Eliza Bowie*** is a main antagonist, who later redeems herself, in *Dark Blaze*. She is present in both Nicholas Aero and Hadrian Voivode's 1918-1920 storylines.

She is first introduced as the sole den mother of Hadrian's Pack, after Bianca Wedemeyer's death. Bowie is Hadrian's bride throughout the 1918-1920 storylines.

## **Pre-Book History:**

*Eliza Bowie* and her younger sister, Tina, were orphaned at a young age and grew up in an orphanage in Camebridge. She is scouted by Hadrian's Pack, and both her and Tina are sired by Hadrian, however, Tina was Hadrian's source of affection.

When Tina was stabbed during her initiation into the pack, and ultimately died, Eliza took her place, especially once Bianca Wedemeyer took a liking to her also. From there, Eliza became co-den mother to Hadrian's Pack and the group focused on growing in number and finding Hadrian a replacement wife for Miranda, describing Eliza as more of a wine that needs to mature.

## **Appearance & Personality:**

### **Physical Appearance:**

* **Eye Colour -**Green
* **Hair Colour -**Brunette
* **Hair Style -**Long.
* **Facial Hair -**None.
* **Skin Colour -**White.
* **Height -**5'8" (172.72cm)
* **Weight -**7.8st (110lbs)
* **Accent -**Cambridgeshire accent.
* **Age (End Of Novel) -**20-years-old.
* **Other Features -**She has permanent scars from when she has been attacked by silver weaponry.

### **Attire & Arsenal:**

Eliza wears dull colours as to not stand out and usually wears clothes suitable for women during the 1910s, except for when she wears trousers for manoeuvrability.

### **Personality:**

Eliza is a very loyal and optimistic individual, as a victim of domestic abuse, she has buried these faults of her master and fiancee, Hadrian Voivode, and worships the ground he walks on. There is no measure that she would go to in the pursuit of making her master both proud and happy.

Eventually, she becomes more angered and self-loathed as she begins to realise that Hadrian is not the man she believed him to be, noticing how his faltered love was destroying him emotionally, she too realised how her toxic love was poisoning her mind. Try as she might, Bowie knew she could not change an already broken immortal.

## **Biography (1918-1920):**

***This section contains potential spoilers, be warned.***

Eliza Bowie is initially within Nicholas' chapters, and attempting to reconnect with her fiancee, Hadrian, which Nicholas Aero and Alundra Gardner use to their advantage by tracking her down, which would lead straight to their main target, Hadrian.

Once she reconnects with her fiancee, she is seen most exclusively within Hadrian's chapters. Her arc revolves around her worship of Hadrian and her denial of his domestic abuse towards her.

## **Powers, Abilities & Weaknesses:**

### **Powers & Abilities:**

* Increased speed.
* Increased strength.
* Increased hearing.
* Inceased sense of smell.
* Increased durability.
* Sexual persuasion over humans.
* Immortal.

### **Weaknesses:**

* Holy water.
* Fire.
* Silver.
* Cast-iron.
* Palo Santo.
* Mountain Ash.
* Chloroform.
* Direct sunlight.
* Lack of blood.

## **Major Relationships:**

***This section contains potential spoilers, be warned.***

## **Defeated:**

***This section contains potential spoilers, be warned.***

As hard as she tries throughout the novel, she never defeats anybody except when she aids Nicholas at the end of the novel.

## **Trivia:**

* Eliza Bowie's surname is a tribute to the late David Bowie.
* Eliza shares her middle name with the first name of Hadrian's mother, which may have been a contributing part in Hadrian's affection for her.
* Darryl M. Finch-Ellis desired for Eliza's story to be that of a woman who suffers from domestic abuse and overcomes it by the time of the story's end.
* Finch-Ellis believes that Chanel Cresswell, Kaya Scodelario, Karen Gillan or Elizabeth Gillies would be the best actresses to play Eliza in a live action adaption.
* Eliza's Zodiac Star Sign is Cancer.
* Eliza and Tina were orphans.
* Although Eliza has attempted to the best of her abilities to learn German to be closer to Hadrian, she can only form simple sentences.
* Eliza is the only antagonist who switches sides and becomes a protagonist right at the end of the novel.