is that BESTE KÖKDEMIR arriving at the ball? no, cauldron bless, it’s BELKIS OZAN, SPYMASTER of WINTER, born to the realm as a SHADOWSINGER and sworn to it as its SPYMASTER. they have walked this realm for FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTHY FOUR YEARS and they can be PERSUASIVE but also OBSTINATE. they carry with them the echo of SILVER FLOWERS OF WINTER BREAKING INTO BLOOM, MOVING LIKE A WOMAN TIED TO THE MOON, FOR IT ENVELOPS HER AND OPENS HER TO AN ABSOLUTE NIGHT WITHOUT DAWN, WARMING ANOTHER IN A PALACE OF PALE BLUE ICE . i do hope someone asks them to dance before the night is through.
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FULL NAME BELKIS OZAN NICKNAMES KIS WHICH FUNNILY ENOUGH MEANS WINTER TITLES SPYMASTER AGE FIVE-HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR PLACE OF BIRTH WINTER COURT PRONOUNS CIS WOMAN & SHE / HER
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HAIR DARK BROWN, LUSCIOUS, BEDECKHED WITH JEWELS, GIVEN THE FREEEDOM TO ROAM WITH THE WIND EYES DARK BROWN, INVITING HEIGHT 5 FEET 6 INCHES SCENT NOTES OF CEDERWOOD AND ORANGE DOMINANT HAND RIGHT SCARS HER HANDS ARE NOTABLY SCARRED FROM FIRE, THOUGH STILL ELEGANT, AND SURPRISINGLY TENDER DISTINGUISHING FEATURES WELL IT IS MOST LIKELY HER FACE, WHICH IS WHY SHE'S SO ADAMANT ON CONCEALING IT, THOUGH MORE SPECIFICALLY HER MOUTH CLOTHING STYLE SHE OFTEN GOES FOR SILK AND LIGHT MATERIALS DESPITE BEING FROM THE WINTER COURT, AS SHE FINDS FUR TO BE DISTASTEFUL
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MOTHER TANESI OZAN , HIGH PRIESTESS OF THE WINTER COURT FATHER UNKNOWN SIBLING(S) NONE THAT SHE KNOWS OF SIGNIFICANT OTHER(S) WELL THERE WAS ONCE OTHER N/A
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born as the only child of a high priestess of the winter court, power, magic and religion were the holy and only pillars of belkis' childhood. her mother tanesi ( fashioned to a certain point to resemble lady jessica atreides ) was zealous, calculated and set on climbing great heights.
belkis in turn was bred to serve the winter court, much like tanesi, and was hardly given a choice in the matter, but she too, from an early aged, had displayed impeccable brilliance of the mind, sharper than the ever-lasting snow, and was blessed by the mother for being a shadowsinger.
while originally tenesi had desired to have belkis by her side amongst the other high priestesses, her highly coveted ability to wield and control shadows pushed her into the world of serving the court under a different role.
as an ode to just how successful belkis has always been in her role, not much is known about her, by most, not even those closest to her.
she's lived many lives, under different lies, excelling at covert operations and counterintelligence by identifying enemy spies, and serving as a great advisor to the high lady.
twisted fate, however, led her once more to a different path, as belkis had the audacity to love. like all great love tales, this one too, ended with one of them dead, and the other in despair.
belkis had discovered something she was never meant to know, and, in order to protect herself, and, in a rare act of selflessness, the one she had loved, she knew there was only one thing left to do - burn.
it only stung because the truth had come to her belatedly. he was of her kind, deep in the world of spycraft.
it's been well over a decade since their last encounter, for belkis had been presumed dead ever since.
the truth of course plays out differently, dances to another tune. alive, though hidden in the shadows, she still plays her part well, and fears nothing.
most famously, she almost always wears a veil. the materials and colours shift with the seasons, yet her face remains concealed, hidden from the rest of the world. some claim it is only to hide the scars that mark it. perhaps they're right. only she can tell you why.
