Rehmat

**Rehmat** is a jinn and the wife of the Nightbringer.

## Personality

Rehmat was never content to stay in place for very long. She was a warrior-poet who found a home where she could make one. As a jinn, she burned with life, wit, and humor.

## Physical Description

Rehmat's smile has a deep sadness to it. In her human form, Rehmat has brown skin, brown eyes, and black hair woven into a plait. Her voice sounds like a sandstorm and she speaks archaic Serran. When Rehmat emerges from Laia, she has a vaguely human figure, and is like a slice of the sun. She is not corporeal.

## Biography

Rehmat and the Nightbringer met one evening along the shores of the Duskan Sea. She was born in a different place in the world from the Nightbringer. She lived among humans for a long time. She fought wars with them until Mauth asked her to join the Nightbringer. After sharing a meal together, they traveled to Sher Jinnaat. Rehmat was unable to remain in the Forest of Dusk for long, always feeling the need to travel and explore. She traded poetry with the forebears of the Jaduna. She taught the Ankanese the language of the stars. She sang stories with the first *Kehannis* of the Tribes and taught them to draw magic from words. She also taught the first *Fakirs* and *Fakiras* of the Tribes the Mysteries they would use to pass ghosts. The main reason she traveled the world so much was because she was still looking for her purpose. One day, Rehmat discovered her power, she was able to foresee the future. It was very frightening for her, and she had to learn how to control and understand her power by herself. She locked herself away and finally she mastered her power. She vowed to teach anyone else who developed the same power so that they wouldn't be alone. Eventually, Rehmat became the Nightbringer's queen, and they eventually had children.

When the Scholars came, they killed Rehmat and the Nightbringer's children. Afterwards, Rehmat began leading the fight against the Scholars. The Nightbringer believed Rehmat died near the Duskan Sea. As she died in his arms, Rehmat told him, "You are strong. You will survive this. Remember your name. You are the Beloved. Remember, or your will be lost."

### *A Sky Beyond The Storm*

Laia is Rehmat's warrior, "the final manifestation of her long-ago sacrifice." Because of the Jaduna's sacrifice, Rehmat now lives in thousands upon thousands. Rehmat says that now the path is set, Laia must walk it. But if Laia is to defy the Meherya, Rehmat can't live within her mind. Laia must choose to be one with Rehmat, Laia must become her conduit. Rehmat tells Laia that she lives in her blood.

## Powers

Rehmat's main power is to foretell the future. The Nightbringer's ability to scry was limited to impressions and brief images. But Rehmat sees possibility after possibility. Like other jinn, Rehmat is able to windwalk and feels hot to the touch.

## Relationships

### The Nightbringer

The Nightbringer and Rehmat began as friends. When he cared for her during the months it took for her to learn and master her power, they fell in love. Their love was a soul-deep fire.

## Trivia

* The Nightbringer remembers that she smelled of citrus and juniper.
* Rehmat means mercy.

## References

1. ↑ *A Sky Beyond The Storm*: page 264
2. ↑ *A Sky Beyond The Storm*: page 46
3. ↑ *A Sky Beyond The Storm*: page 263
4. ↑ *A Sky Beyond The Storm*: page 261