Character from Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
The ancient leader of the Blackbeak witch clan who raised Manon as a weapon — a grandmother in name only, whose cruelty forged the very rebel who would destroy her.
The Matron speaks in commands and lessons, each one designed to strip softness from her granddaughter. She murdered Asterin's witchling. She sold the Ironteeth's service to Erawan. She tried to breed Manon as a weapon and discard her when the weapon showed a conscience. She is everything the Ironteeth fear: the past refusing to release its grip, the grandmother who equates love with control, the elder who would rather destroy her bloodline than see it change. Her death at Manon's hands is the series' definitive statement: the old ways die when the heirs refuse to carry them.
Ancient, iron-hard, and terrifying with the withered power of an Ironteeth elder. Her iron nails and teeth are ancient and sharp. She carries herself with absolute authority — the matriarch of a clan that has survived for centuries through brutality and obedience.
Also known as: The Matron, Mother Blackbeak, The Blackbeak Matron