Illiestria, Grand Lady of the Throne of Flowers, Warden of the South, and Commander of the Armies of the Summer, is a very imposing person to gaze upon. She stands well over six feet in height, and while she is very muscular, she is also of the Sidhe. So her muscles do not make her look like a body-builder. They make her look like a goddess...

Her hair is a mass of red-gold curls, that hang loosely about her. Her eyes are vivid green, and slitted, like those of a cat. Her smile could melt concrete, and her face is the sort of visage that would make a Pre-Raphaelite artist weep, and hang up his easel, for he could never achieve that perfection. Not even the cute pointy ears.

All of which is offset by her outfit.

She is dressed in a figure-hugging suit of leaf mail. Each leaf seems to be made of beaten gold, although it is safe to bet that it is not made of any metal quite so soft. Every leaf has the veins picked out in tiny, tiny emeralds. When light strikes it, they sparkle, fit to blind the unwary. The armour is not for show - it covers her fully, and is articulated so well that she can move unhampered by what is presumably a heavy load.

Most fearsome of all is the blade she carries. A massive two-handed sword is strapped to her back. Almost as tall as she is, the weapon is shaped like a feather. But it is far from soft to the touch. Close examination reveals that it is set all over with tiny, tiny jagged diamonds. When this sword passes through flesh, it will rip chunks of meat out as it does so, causing the sort of damage that even the best healer would be hard pressed to mend.