Anvina Renthalar

**Anvina Renthalar** was a photographer in Amalo and part of his lover, Pavalo Temin's, conspiracy.

## Personality

Anvina was patient, manipulative, violent, and cruel. He was known for killing those who crossed him.

## Life

Anvina would usually take models who came to him as a last resort, and he had a habit of blackmailing them, and hurting them if they attempted to go to a Witness about it. He tended to wait until the women in question married and became respectable, and would then use the photos to threaten them for money that way.

At some point, Anvina and Pavalo became lovers. Pavalo ran the Cemchelarna School for Foundling Girls. The pair of them later came up with the scheme where Anvina took pornographic photos of the girls to sell for his and Pavalo's gain, and Pavalo blackmailed the girls into silence, with the threat of no food and that she'd give the photos to the judiciary, which would send the girls to jail. Pavalo even threatened to kill them.

Over three months prior to the events of *The Grief of Stones*, Anvina or a client sent incriminating photographs to Tomilo Ulzhavel of her secretary, Esmeän Tativin. Out of fear of losing her job and any future position, Esmeän murdered Tomilo.

While Thara Celehar visited the school during his investigation into the murder of Tomilo Ulzhavel, Tedoro slipped him a note asking for help.

Following up a lead, Thara finally uncovered that Esmeän murdered Tomilo, and while questioning her, she revealed it was because of the photographs. Thara continued investigating the source of the photographs, and Mer Nathomar told him they were Anvina's work. Nathomar brought Thara to another of Anvina's victims, Erthalo, to discourage Thara from crossing Anvina.

Tedoro said aloud that she'd go to a Witness once she left the school, which was soon. Someone told Pavalo about Tedoro's words, and Pavalo had Anvina's brother, Horthena Renthalar, kill Tedoro. Thara was called to Witness for Tedoro to discover her identity and if it was a suicide or not. Thara explained the case to Iäna Pel-Thenhior, who asked Thara to Witness for Tedoro's murder, as Pavalo would not, and Thara returned to the school with Velhiro Tomasaran to ask the students and students questions about Tedoro. On his second visit in relation into answers about Tedoro, Pavalo kidnapped him, Velhiro, and two foundlings, and threatened them in order to gain Thara's help to gain entry to the alleged treasure in the Hill of Werewolves. Pavalo was killed there, and Thara and two foundlings went to the Vigilant Brotherhood for help. The Vigilant Brotherhood arrested everyone at the school, and interrogated Horthena, who spilled the whole story to them, particularly Anvina's involvement.

Azhanharad noted Anvina's guilt in the conspiracy, and that he would go with the other co-conspirators to Esdravee, with his sentence time depending on Orchenis Clunethar's discretion.

## Skills

Like all photographers, Anvina was particular about using certain poses.

## Relationships

#### Horthena Renthalar

Horthena quickly turned his brother in for his part in the conspiracy.

#### Mer Nathomar

Nathomar had a low opinion of Anvina, and avoided him.

#### Pavalo Temin

Pavalo and Anvina were lovers, and came up with the school photography and blackmail scheme together.

## References

1. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.