Character from Azarinth Healer by Rhaegar
Empress of Lys — a silver mage who holds together a corrupt, sprawling empire through force of will, political cunning, and Immortal Guards who could level a city.
Alyris rules an empire that's older than most civilizations on Elos and more corrupt than most of them too. She inherited a system of noble houses that backstab each other as policy, blood magic practitioners in the capital, and borders threatened by everything from Baralia invasion forces to elven raids. She holds it together through political intelligence, strategic marriage to power, and Immortal Guards whose combined combat capability serves as a nuclear deterrent. She allowed Ravenhall to secede rather than fight a war she'd win on paper but lose in practice — a pragmatic decision that cost her pride and saved her empire. Her relationship with Shadow's Hand is complicated: they're useful, dangerous, and no longer technically her subjects. She manages this with the calculated patience of someone playing a game that spans decades.
Regal bearing, dressed in the ornate Imperial style that communicates power through every thread and gemstone. Commands attention in any room through presence alone — the kind of authority that comes from ruling an empire and having the personal combat power to back it up.
Also known as: Empress of Lys, Alyris the Silver