Editors
271
edits
Difference between revisions of "Sarene"
improving citations
m (cols) |
KalynaAnne (talk | contribs) (improving citations) |
||
|
== Appearance and Personality==
Sarene is described as being unusually tall for a woman, as well as thin. This leads to [[Eventeo|her father]] nicknaming her [[Leky_stick|Leky Stick]].{{book ref|elantris|2}} She has fair hair and is presumably well muscled, due to her affinity for fencing.
Sarene, as princess of [[Teod]], is very politically savvy, and not afraid of using any means to get what she wants. This is shown by how she is willing to act like an idiot in order to manipulate [[Iadon|King Iadon]]{{book ref|Elantris|5}}. She is known for being very clever, so much so that no potential suitors besides [[Raoden]] ever approached her, in fear of living with a woman smarter than them.{{book ref|Elantris|35}} This, along with the accidental alienation of the majority of women at home, has left her feeling like an outcast. By the end of the book, however, she overcomes this feeling.
She is also known as being brusque and occasionally sarcastic and patronizing to those who underestimate or try to manipulate her. She is a natural leader, as evidenced by her immediate taking over of Raoden's revolutionary group, despite strong personalities such as [[Roial]] and [[Ahan]]. She is never satisfied with an unsolved mystery, and will allow herself to be sidetracked by unraveling them. Not only that, but she can detect quite well when she is being lied to, and is very rarely wrong.
In an attempt to re-establish diplomatic relations with [[Arelon]], Sarene arranges a political marriage with [[Raoden|Prince Raoden]]. She meets and gets to know Raoden by communicating through [[Seon]] and letters. When she arrives in Arelon, however, she finds out that Raoden has died of [[Shaod|"disease"]]. A clause in the marriage contract states that the death of either her or Raoden qualifies as a marriage, so she finds herself a widow and legally that daughter of [[Iadon| King Iadon of Arelon]].
She spends the first three months of her "married" life working to block the efforts of a [[gyorn]] named [[Hrathen]] to convert the people to [[Shu-Dereth]] and thus add both Teod and Arelon to the massive [[Fjorden#Fjordell_Empire|Fjordell Empire]]. In addition, she works with Raoden's group of friends to attempt to change Iadon's system of government. She also brings food to the Elantrians and teaches a group of Arelish noblewomen , including [[Eshen]] and [[Daora]], fencing, in an attempt to give them some agency in the court.{{book ref|Elantris| 17}}
Hrathen eventually gets to [[Telrii]], a rich nobleman, and promises to place him on the throne if he converts to Shu-Dereth. When Iadon commits suicide, Sarene realizes that the only way to keep Telrii off of the throne is to combine her fortunes with [[Roial|Roial's]] through marriage.{{book ref|Elantris|35}} On the day of the wedding, however, Hrathen poisons her to make her look like she has undergone the Shaod, and she is thrown into Elantris.{{book ref| Elantris| 38}} After five days in Elantris, when the poison wears off, she and Raoden realize that she was not truly an Elantrian, and she returns to [[Kae]].{{book ref|Elantris|36}}
She convinces the people to accept Raoden as king even though he is an Elantrian{book ref|Elantris|56}}, but then the Derethi priests attack Arelon, capturing Sarene, along with the rest of her allies and family in [[Kae]]. She is taken to [[Teoin]] by [[Dilaf]], where he attempts to use her to make King Eventeo surrender to the Derethi.{{book ref|Elantris|59}} With the aid of Hrathen, Raoden, [[Galladon]], and many other Elantrians, she fights off the Derethi invasion and saves both Kae and Teod from Dilaf's attack.{{book ref|Elantris|62}}
Afterward, she is married in a grand ceremony to Raoden, and becomes the Queen of Arelon.{{book ref|Elantris|63}}
== Attributes and Abilities ==
| |||