Sapphira Bala

* Adolescent
* Adult

"*I am fire itself, if you touch me, you will burn.*"
―Sapphira Bala to Considia Bonner[src]
**Sapphira Bala** was the first slave to turn Queen in Eternos history. She is the wife of King Remus and mother to his seven children, King Demos of Eternos, Queen Lysandra of Borovia, Prince Dorian, Prince Sirius, Queen Melisandre of Valentia, Prince Jorah and Maester Arrian. She became one of the most powerful and influential women in Eternos as well as a prominent and controversial figure during the era known as The Reign of Women. Sapphira played a big role in House Affairs and The War Council.

## Biography

### Early Life

Before her capture, Sapphira was a young farmer in Katalie, the capital of The City of Light, across the Great Eastern Empire known as Eternos. Though young, Sapphira’s hand was promised to the wealthy family many knew as the Marsh’s. Sapphira’s marriage was delayed by several months due to the fact that her mother, Marcella Bala fell ill, and she was expected to remain in Katalie to care for her. Taxes at the time were extremely high, which forced Simon Bala, the father of Sapphira and the husband of Marcella to run his business whilst his daughter care for his wife. It is later also revealed that Alexandra Bala, sister of Sapphira, was also wed to a Marsh brother.

Whilst there is not much on Sapphira’s early life, she does go on to describe her relationship with her parents as very close. She was known throughout the village, and everyone liked her. She would occasionally play with some of the village children, one of whom was Ayda. Despite not having Krones, and living in poverty, Sapphira lived a good life with the people who loved her the most.

### Becoming a slave

On the eleventh moon, in 501 AD, White Wardens invade Katalie, and they kidnap 20 young women to enslave. Sapphira was on the other side of the village at the time of the raid, and she had no clue of what was happening behind her back.

## Relationships

Gaia Stark

Norbana Stark

Beata Stark

Barış Grey

Jorah Dunn

Katerina Grey

Kanna

Karima

Cross

Rogan

Gaia Kestrel

Mallory Curran

## Victims

Eggert: In Episode 1, during the raid on Katalie, Sapphira fights for her freedom, and accidentally blinds Egg. In Episode 2, Thormund approaches King Romulus on the matter of Egg's blinding, as he had expressed his rage towards Sapphira and her wrong doings. Thormund feared that Egg would come for her, so King Romulus gave the order to have Egg sent to the Watcher's Gate. For a while, there is no word or sight of him, until Sapphira takes a trip to the Watcher's Gate with Norbana and Beata, unaware that her captor was sent there on Romulus' order. Egg makes a move on Sapphira after recognising her, and assaults her.

Considia Bonner

Adrienne

Azmak zo Ora

Drovo

Annakko

Ilyas

Izz al-Din

Caius

Otho

Ayda

Yarris

Adalia

Lucilia Stark

Fabricio Marsh

Harys Bolton

Artoria Stark

Osprey

Marius Marsh: Whilst Marius' cause of death remained unknown, many believed Sapphira had killed him, perhaps not on purpose, but with the purpose of defending herself from being raped.

House Bowman

## Death

After a long life and reign as Queen and Queen Mother, Sapphira passed away peacefully in her sleep in 547 AD, leaving behind her remaining Children and Grandchildren. It is said that when people in Eternos heard of Queen Sapphira’s passing, more than a hundred thousand subjects gathered outside the Palace and tossed Lilies over the Gates as an Honor of the Queen’s favorite flowers. The women and children mourned Sapphira, the woman the world now knew as the Slave Queen, the woman that started an Era named Reign of Women era, and the woman that fought politics and laws for the rights of Women.

## Quotes

### Spoken by Sapphira

"*My name is Sapphira, Sapphira Bala, like the Eternosi Goddess. I will not take another.*"
―Sapphira to Nunzia Bonner [src]

"*I have lost 2 of my children already, I’m broken and a part of me is forever lost. I swear to you, no one will ever harm one of my children again or they’ll find out what a mother's rage feels like. I’ll show them no mercy.*"
―Sapphira to Remus Stark[src]

"*Who do you think you are? I created you, I made you who you are, and what do you do? I fought for your life, I made you into a Crown Prince, when everyone else called you a bastard, and disregarded your position at court. I could have just as quickly name Dorian Crown Prince, and he would inherit the throne after his father, and you'd be last in line, right after Lysandra and Melisandre. Remember that when you try to take me off the Order I created. One day you will sit on the Throne and I will not stand behind you, I will stand next to you, I promise you that my son.*"
―Sapphira to Demos Stark[src]

"***Rheya**: The Greens are coming for you, Sapphira, and for your children.
 **Sapphira**: And they will lose, time and time again, until every last one of them are nothing but blood in history.* "
―Rheya Stark and Sapphira[src]

"*No one will remember your name in 20 years, but me? I will be the most famous Queen Acari has ever seen. They will remember me, not only for the sons I birth, but my part in the Dynasty. The first Slave turned Queen.*"
―Sapphira to Considia Bonner[src]

"*The only way we'll sit at your table is with your head on a plate in the centipede.*"
―Sapphira to Ranger Bowman[src]

"*When I want something, I always get it.* "
―Sapphira to [src]

"*For many years you have greatly fought beside my husband and my sons and brought victories to our table, but today your service comes to an end. Tonight you will die as cowards, as you have revealed yourselves to be one. Your bodies will shut down in a matter of seconds, so spare yourselves.* "
―Sapphira Bala[src]

"*You sold our child to that drunken bastard without even considering asking me first. Look at her, look what you have done to our sweet girl, and for what purpose? You already have the the Waterlands and the Greenlands, what more do you require to satisfy your hunger for power?*"
―Sapphira to Remus Stark[src]

"*Never in my life have I met any woman more beautiful and more heartless than her.*"
―Catriona Hightower about Sapphira[src]

"*Don't mistake me, my lord, behind every strong man is a powerful women, I just happen to stand beside him.*"
―Sapphira to \*\*[src]

"*Do forgive me Queen Mother, but if anyone is to teach my husband a lesson, it is me.*"
―Sapphira to Norbana Stark[src]

"*They think you are weak, show them the Queen you were born to be.*"
―Jorah Dunn to Sapphira[src]

"*Sleep, my dear child, I will fight the bad dreams off if they come to get you.*"
―Sapphira to Melisandre Stark[src]

"*I may be a small woman and not skilled in combat, but if you come for my children, I will fight back, and you will see just as much hell I can reek on your life.*"
―Sapphira to \*\*[src]

"*I will gladly remind you, that you are still a slave.*"
―Sapphira to Considia Bonner [src]

"*I am the King's legal wife.*"
―Sapphira to [[ ]] [src]
### Spoken about Sapphira

"*People used Slave as an insult to Sapphira, so she turned it into a title. The Slave Queen.*"
―Gaia Stark about Sapphira[src]

"*I am the Devils daughter, and I swear to you that if you harm me, your people will know who to blame when the fire spreads.*"
―Melisandre Stark about Sapphira[src]

"*She is no soldier, all right, but darkness lurks inside of her, she does not need a sword to kill.*"
―\*\* about Sapphira[src]

"*Where do you think His majesty got the armies from? No gold in the world could have bought the Legion, no. Sapphira usurped the Three Leaders of the Last Legion, with an army of six, and one ship. She slain the Three Leaders and delivered her armies to the Battlefield, no thanks to the King. She did it all.*"
―\*\* about Sapphira[src]

"***Thormund**: One of ours rests in your Ward, they say he will have to close an eye. We must discard of her, If he learns that the Slave who took his eye resides in your palace, he will kill her.
 **Romulus**: He will do no such thing. That slave is a property of House Stark,* my *Property. If any harm is to befall on her, he will have to close another eye. What is her name?
 **Thormund**: Sapphira the Blindmaker.* "
―Thormund and Romulus Stark about Sapphira[src]
## Family

### Family tree

1 While Demos is biologically Considia's son, Sapphira adopted Demos when his mother was executed, and as mentioned several times by Demos himself, he always considered, Sapphira, his *real* mother.

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## Trivia

* Sapphira was named after one of the gods of the Faith of the Five.
	+ According to Sapphira her name is pronounced Sa-FEE-ra like the Turkish name *Safira*.
* Before Eternos, Sapphira had never been beyond the West.
* For a while Sapphira was afraid of big pools of water, until Remus helped her overcome that fear.
* Sapphira’s favorite flowers are Lillies.
* Sapphira’s sister used to do her hair, so she never learned how to do her daughters’ hair until Kanna later taught her how.
* Sapphira is loosely based on Hürrem Sultan as both were captured and forced into slavery, but later arose into Power.
* Sapphira had difficulties writing or doing anything in particular with her left hand, because of a broken bone that hadn’t healed properly when she was pushed down the Hull of the Lady in White in 501 AD.
* Sapphira's favourite desert is a Lightbringers dish, called Chimera Rolls.
	+ This is further proven when Sapphira falls pregnant and Remus has Chimera Rolls delivered to her after every meal.

## References

1. ↑ *Reign of Women*: Season 10, Episode 10: "The High Throne"
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Reign of Women*: Season 1, Episode 2: "The Blind Maker"
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 *Reign of Women*: Season 1, Episode 1: "Sapphira"

## Notes

1. ↑ Sapphira states that when her mother fell ill in early 501 AD, she was 14 years old, but when she was captured by the White Wardens and they crossed the Blood Sea, she was already 15 years old. She was therefore born somewhere between early February to early November in 486 AD.
2. ↑ In Episode 10 of the last season it is said that Sapphira died during her sleep upon being discovered by one of her Handmaiden unresponsive. Sapphira was examined by a Physician and it was determined that she had died of Natural causes.