Character from The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
The First of Mayene — a ruler who uses beauty and political cunning as weapons because her tiny city-state has no army worth the name.
Berelain rules Mayene — a city-state so small that its survival depends entirely on diplomacy and alliances. She uses her beauty, her intelligence, and her descendance from Artur Hawkwing as political leverage. Her pursuit of Perrin (to Faile's fury) was partly genuine attraction and partly political positioning — she always has multiple motives for everything.
Strikingly beautiful with dark hair and pale skin. She dresses to be noticed and uses her appearance as a political tool with zero shame. She's the kind of beautiful that makes entire rooms fall silent.
Also known as: Berelain, the First of Mayene