Vivia Nihar

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## Biographical Information

### Relatives

* Serafin Nihar (father)
* Jana Nihar (mother)
* Merik Nihar (brother)
* Evrane Nihar (aunt)

## Affiliation

### Occupation

* Princess of Nubrevna
* Captain of the Foxes
* Ship's Captain
* Admiral of the Nubrevnan Navy
* Queen-in-Waiting

### Romantic Interests

Stix Sotar
Vaness

**Vivia Nihar** is the heir to the Nubrevnan throne and the older sister of Merik Nihar. She has been appointed as the temporary queen of Nubrevna.

## Biography

### Early life

Sometime after the death of her mother, Queen Jana, Vivia was bypassed for the Nubrevnan throne by her father, Serafin, despite it being Vivia's birthright. When Jana was still queen, she revealed to Vivia the existence of an underground city and river full of magic. Jana explained that it was the source of their power and the reason the Nihar family rules and others do not.

### *Truthwitch*

Merik and Vivia have an argument via Voicewitch about Vivia resorting to the pirate fleet the Foxes in order to feed Nubrevna. When Merik leanrs of a trade opportunity, he makes a deal with Vivia: if he can negotiate one line of trade, she'll call off the piracy. Vivia says she'll see.

Vivia is shouting orders on a Marstoki naval galleon when Merik arrives. They have another argument about Vivia's methods, but Merik is quickly pulled away by Kullen. When he returns his attention to Vivia, she has taken his Tidewitches and some of his crew. She prepares to sail to Lovats with the stolen Marstoki galleon and its weapons.

### *Windwitch*

Vivia is in a meeting with the High Council, where they give to her a proposal by the Purists to shelter and feed the people of Nubrevna in exchange for soldiers. When Vivia refuses to go ahead with the plan, she realizes that all the vizers have agreed. She talks some sense into them, trying to stay calm, but she loses her temper at Serrit Linday and threatens the Council with water whips before walking out.

Vivia takes a dive to the underground lake, where she finds insects fleeing something mysterious. However, she finds nothing and eventually has to go meet with Stix. Stix informs her of news from the Foxes, including that there is still a missing ship. Stix moves on to the rest of her report, but she's interrupted by by an earthquake. Vivia worries that the quake was caused by failing magic.

She goes to talk to her father, who names her admiral. After their conversation, in which Vivia is distracted, she goes to visit the bench in which Jana sat often before her death. The memories overwhelm her and she races away.

That night, she's awoken by Serrit Linday, who takes her to his greenhouse. There, Vivia finds the blackened corpse of one of Linday's guards. She questions Linday about the man who did this-called the Fury- and learns that he wanted Linday to find the missing Origin Well. While examining the body, Vivia sees the same insects fleeing. She follows them to a oft-used trapdoor. She worries that Linday has discovered the underground lake, but she realizes that she can't investigate in her current situation and leaves.

At midday, Vivia goes to the underground lake and notices that there's new water in it. She finds that it's coming from above the dam-which is flooding slowly. When she's reminded of Linday, she puts together the pieces and comes to the conclusion that the underground lake is actually the Void Well.

When she emerges from the underground, she sees her father in her mother's garden. They have a quick conversation before Stix arrives to tell Vivia that she thinks the Fury has gotten into the Fox storerooms. The two girls hurry along to find another blackened body, this a part of the gang, the Nines. They worry about the amount of people who saw the Fox goods before Vivia checks the goods themselves-which are now charred and inedible. She decides to hide the latest Fox shipment from her father and use the goods at Pin's Keep immediately.

Vivis is at her desk in Pin's Keep when Stix bursts in, saying she's found the Fury's companion. The two rush to a storeroom, where they find that the boy has gone through a hidden doorway to the underground. Vivia and Stix follow the passageway, all the way to the under-city, which Vivia has been searching for since her mother's death. Before they can investigate further, they come across the Fury's companion, called Cam, and a whole host of the Nines. Vivia tells Stix to go. Stix kisses Vivia on the cheek before leaving.

Vivia watches the Nines for a moment before she sees the presumed dead Merik leap into the square. When Merik has Garren in a chokehold, Vivia decapitates him. She, Merik, and Cam scurry through the under-city, chased by a singing shadow man.

Merik is hit by a flood. Vivia orders Cam to get soldiers underground and saves Merik from the water. He flies them to the Northern Wharf. It's all engulfed in seafire. Vivia spots Vizer Sotar bellowing orders. She learns that the Baedyed Pirates have sent a captured Fox ship filled with seafire. Vivia goes to stop the ship.

Once upon it, she comes across Serrit Linday. Someone is controlling him. After he speaks, the world slows for Vivia. Then, she purposefully explodes the ship in order to prevent it breaking the dam. She's launched through the air but saved by Merik-although their troubles aren't over, for the dam is breaking.

Vivia and Merik use all their magic to stop the flood caused by the dam's breaking. They slowly push forward. They're joined soon by Stix, and then many more witches from Lovats, civilian and solider alike. Eventually they walk upright, and then jog, and soon the flood goes back into the dam. The witches start building a new dam using their magic, and Merik leaves, knowing Vivia's in control.

At Merik's funeral, Vivia reflects on the events of the last few days. She feels at peace and intends to keep searching for answers while still keeping Nubrevna's best interests at heart.

### *Sightwitch*

In message from Merik to Stix from the Sightwitch Sister Convent, Merik requests Stix to ask Vivia to reevaluate the structure of the watchtowers as the threat of war looms ever closer.

## Physical description

Vivia has dark features like her brother, brown hair and eyes, and stocky.

## Personality

Vivia shows strength in adversity and drive, with compassion and love for Nubrevna. She defends the defenseless, but can also be self-sacrificing. Vivia and Merik have an antagonistic relationship due to their differing stances as leaders in Nubrevna. Vivia also feels that she has had to work hard for what she wants, and believes Merik has been handed everything without having to work for it. Despite this, Vivia cares for her younger brother.

## Witchery and abilities

* **Tidewitchery**: Vivia is a powerful Tidewitch. She can control water in liquid form, but requires water nearby to draw power from.

## Relationships

### Stix Sotar

Stix is Vivia's first mate and closest confidant. It is hinted that Vivia has deeper feelings for Stix.

### Vaness

Vaness is Vivia's potential love-interest.

## Appearances

* *Truthwitch* (First appearance)
* *Windwitch*
* *Sightwitch* (Mentioned only)
* *Bloodwitch*
* *Witchshadow*

## Trivia

* Susan Dennard said that Vivia would be a Gryffindor if she went to Hogwarts.

## References

1. ↑ *Windwitch*, Chapter 6
2. ↑ *Windwitch*, Chapter 4
3. ↑  Susan Dennard (@stdennard) on Twitter: "Fun Fact: if the #Witchlands characters were in HP Houses, I'd say..." (2018-01-27).