Character from Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Non-Allomancer noblewoman who plans for everything — Wax's wife whose precise lists and social awkwardness conceal one of the most loving and reliable hearts on Scadrial.
Steris Harms is a noblewoman of House Harms and Wax's wife. She has no Allomantic or Feruchemical abilities, which she regards as a social deficiency she compensates for through meticulous planning. Steris is neurodivergent-coded — she makes exhaustive lists, plans contingencies for contingencies, and approaches social interaction as a system to be studied and navigated rather than intuitively felt. She appears cold, awkward, and overly rigid to those who don't know her, but beneath that exterior is a woman of deep love and fierce loyalty who simply expresses affection through preparation and reliability rather than warmth. Her arc from seemingly dull arranged-marriage prospect to one of Sanderson's most beloved characters is a masterwork of slow-burn character writing. Meticulously organized, socially awkward, deeply loving in her own precise way. Plans for every contingency including statistically unlikely ones. Does not understand humor intuitively but studies it. Underestimated by nearly everyone. Quietly the most reliable person in any room.
Prim, proper noblewoman with light hair kept in neat styles. Always impeccably dressed in current Elendel fashion. Carries a notebook at all times. Her posture and expression are controlled and composed — emotion shows in small precise gestures rather than grand displays.
Also known as: Steris, Lady Harms, Lady Ladrian