Character from Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas
The original Starborn queen who led the Fae against the Asteri millennia ago — her failure and sacrifice echo through every Starborn heir, especially Bryce.
Theia is a ghost that haunts the entire series. She led the Fae rebellion against the Asteri in the ancient world, wielded the Starsword and the Horn, and ultimately failed — bargaining for her people's survival by surrendering her power and splitting it across her descendants. She is the reason Bryce has Starborn abilities and the reason those abilities exist as a fragmented weapon rather than a whole one. She loved Aidas. She trusted Pelias, who betrayed her. Her story is the template for every mistake and triumph that follows — the question of whether to compromise with tyranny or burn for freedom.
As remembered in Fae histories: tall, radiant, with starlight literally woven into her features. Her appearance is more myth than memory — descriptions emphasize blazing light, dark hair, and the kind of beauty that rewrites the room it enters.
Also known as: Queen Theia, The First Starborn