Makeda

A 19 years old Makeda Portrait ( art by Midjourney )

**Makeda**, also known as **Makeda the Guardian**, was the queen of Zangvebar from 1279 until 1359 when she died of natural causes. Daughter of Menelik, she inherited the throne at the age of 19 as the only remaining living descendant. Since the rest of her brothers had died at the hands of the one who would go down in zangvebarian history as "The Hunter".

In the history of the Far South, she is also known as The Peacemaker, as she established a lasting peace with the other countries that would last until her great-grandson's accession to the throne.

While in the North, it is known to be one of the most misinterpreted romances of the witcher Putnam Pitch, by the Bards Guild, thus creating a multitude of false stories around the two of them. In Nilfgaard, however, Makeda and her royal house carried more weight, since at a very young age she was considered at the Nilfgaard court as a possible wife for Emhyr Van Emreis.

## Biography

### Early life

Makeda was born into a family of 6 siblings, she being the only daughter and the youngest. This meant that, although she did not want it, during her childhood she was very overprotected, both by her father and her siblings.

This was to provoke many arguments during her youth, due to the great curiosity she felt for things that were not for her, or were too dangerous. This would lead her, using her great charisma, to convince several of her siblings' teachers to teach her secretly in spite of everything. She was severely punished when she was caught.

All this would eventually influence her rise to power. When the year 1279 arrived, she met Putnam Pitch, who had come from Ofir, hired by her father, to put an end to the killing rampage committed by The Hunter.

### The Bitter Days ( aka The Hunter Murders ) [ 1279 ]

During the beginning of the mutant's investigation, Makeda would join him in secret. At first causing fear in the witcher that he would receive a great punishment from her father, but realising that she was a great help in spite of everything, especially in tracking in such a complicated territory as the jungles of the country and more importantly, interacting with the locals.

So, repeating to some extent what happened with Radeyah in the neighbouring country, the witcher would take her as an ally. And that alliance would eventually evolve into a romance that would last the months the witcher was in the country. For, despite Makeda's propositions after what happened, Putnam never agreed to anything formal, for, deep down, he could not forget Tubiel of Brenna.

Instead, to compensate her for the pain he might have caused her. The mutant managed to convince the saddened and depressed Menelik to abolish the laws that prevented his daughter from being queen, and to discard the idea of calling his cousin to replace him when he died. This meant that a few months later, when he passed away, Makeda was able to rise to power and begin her great reign.

### Later life

Makeda would end up marrying one of the sons of the ruler of Hocam in the Apumayu Basin region, Mizquili, the following year. Having several children with him, which, together with other strategies, such as trade treaties, partnership agreements, etc., would serve to keep the peace for a long time. Thus giving rise to the nicknames by which she would go down in history, The Guardian and The Peacemaker. since she always preferred any way to solve problems with other countries rather than violence or conflicts.

This caused some tension with the more radical factions of the Paladins of the Zang, but eventually, they were resolved with the help of witchers from the School of the Lion as intermediaries.

Makeda always saw them as honourable men, influenced mainly by her relationship with Putnam. So, when the Zangvebarian economy did well, from time to time, she would secretly donate a portion to the mutants so that they could continue their work of protecting mankind from the monsters.