Ksenija Braut

**Ksenija Braut** is a secondary character of the Éternel series. She is a resident in Voliak Grove, Whiterun, The Bind, and is more commonly known as one of Prince Levi Ackerman's exes and past hook-up partners. By night, she's known as a waitress, but by day, she is one of the few people within the Thirteen Kingdoms to actively and knowingly break the federal law of harboring, using, and/or distributing firearms. Ksenija is also a known traveler to Earthrealm, often selling crafted swords and weapons to buy firearms and ammunition without revealing any information about her homeland. Then, to very few trusted buyers, she sells the firearms, usually women who live alone trying to protect themselves. Snarky and witty, Ksenija is shown to be closest to Levi Ackerman, but it's clear that she is generous and is willing to help others. Her first appearance is made in *Éternel: Between Two Worlds* when Prince Levi and the Seven High Kings of The Embrace decide to create bulletproof armor and seek Ksenija for her assistance.

## Biography

Despite her charisma and wittiness, Ksenija is known not to be messed with among *Podraku*, as she has learned firsthand of life's toughest trials on her own.

 **Main article:** Ksenija Braut / Biography
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## Physical Appearance

Ksenija is of Croatian descent, but she holds rarer traits, such as bright red hair and deep blue eyes. Her hair is naturally curly and reaches down to her chest. Her face is rectangular, her cheekbones are highly defined, and her nose is a wavy type. Ksenija is taller than many other female characters shown in the series, standing at the same height as her former hook-up partner, Levi, 5' 9". Her physique is developed due to years of hunting, lifting heavy objects, and horseback riding.

During a fight at The Happy Swallow, Ksenija's opponent sliced her across the bridge of her nose and between her eyebrows. Now, she holds a faded scar, adding to her intimidating appearance. On the right side of her neck is a large burn, earned from another waitress accidentally spilling a cup of hot tea on her. Along her arms and legs are other battle scars, both from bar fights and from hunting animals that would bite back rather than run away.

    Ksenija received a tattoo from Levi Ackerman in December 2011 as a Christmas gift. On her outer left ankle is a stag head, to remember her first solo game kill which was a stag. She joked that she wanted it on her ankle since she tripped over her left foot and accidentally shot her crossbow, effectively killing the stag.

Ksenija's clothing style greatly differs than as to what is expected of *Podraku* women in the lower class, usually cheap long dresses. Instead, she dresses in shirts, blouses, trousers, and pants. She only owns men's boots and almost no jewelry except for a necklace her father gave her when she was young. Often, Ksenija sports capes and harnesses around her torso. When she was young, she was made fun of by older men for her clothing choices, but much like her former partner Levi, any who insult her are beat into submission.

## Personality

Ksenija is known to make witty remarks, speak bluntly and crudely, and confront anyone who has the slightest negative thing to say about her, but to those who know her well, she can be very generous, understanding, and passionate. Unlike many women on The Bind who are quiet and well-mannered, Ksenija often makes crude jokes, innuendos, and will even actively talk about and look for sex, as she did with Levi, which is looked greatly down upon in *Podraku* culture. Some may also describe her to be smug and confident, and rather blunt with her opinions. She is also quite sly, and quite a risk-taker as she still owns guns, despite the ban that is punishable by death.

Although to many, Ksenija is very self-centered and only has an interest for herself, she can be very giving and will be willing to do thing she would never normally do, especially if for someone close, such as Levi. Even though Ksenija knew that she could be executed by the Commander for owning guns, she still decided to take the risk to help get the Commander back from Earthrealm captivity by allowing Levi to use her for the process of making bulletproof armor.

Ksenija is known to talk with a slight accent, and often uses "balls" and "hells" as an exclamation.

Ksenija's ultimate goal in life is to live without worrying about the opinion of others, and to eventually be the first person to make it to the top of either Netherhorn Heights or Dragon Tooth Mountain on The Bind.

## Quotes

**Levi**: "*That was my kill, Senija.*"
**Ksenija**: "*Kuh. It's Kuh-senija.*"
**Levi**: "*Kuh-senia?*"
**Ksenija**: "*No! Balls, I hate having this conversation, why did my parents curse me like this?!*"

## Image Sources

1. Deer Antler Stag Head by Linn Warme on Redbubble