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18:49, 27th April 2024 (GMT+0)

Uene'mae De'Vesrac

This ancient, wizened creature is barely recognizable as Drow. She is Matron Mother Jhul'va De'Vesrac's own elder aunt and has been sequestered for centuries in secret profane research, until the reckoning of the Spider Queen's War and the Sharran Incursion.  She has been forced from her secret spider-hole somewhere in the bowels of the De'Vesrac household to represent her bloodline at the 'close council' because she has made no enemies over the years and seems to KNOW things that others simply cannot.

She seems mentally astute and surprisingly adept regarding many subjects. Her thin, bony fingers are spidery in their nimbleness, but they never seem to hold still.  Her eyes are fading from their former blood-red glory to a rheumy yellowish-orange. Her long hair, once an enviable lustrous cascade is now dry, stringy and frayed, but she goes to great efforts to tame it in her rare public appearances, using pastes, brushes and highly ornate hair pins and headdresses in excess. Despite her notably hunched back and sometimes tremulous frame, she commands respect and is apparently fearless.

Her wardrobe is phenomenally opulent, with each piece a work of art unto itself, but typically out of style by centuries. Her apparently endless variety of jewelry is extraordinary in its richness and rarity, and she is never seen without such accents to perfectly match her attire. Her flawless manners match her flawless presentation...oftentimes intimidating by pure extravagance.

She never travels without her ornate cocoon-like palanquin borne by tireless undead porters and her entourage of guardians, including her dire undead warriors, and other invisible servitors whose presence can be detected only by small things...carrying her expansive train of a dress, filling her wine glass, dusting off any chair before she sits, and other small comforts.

Despite her refined manners and polished opulence, sometimes cracks appear at the edges of Uene'mae's poise.  Hints of madness are evident if one pays close attention. Or perhaps she plays games...testing those around her. No one knows for certain...perhaps not even Uene'mae herself.