Exalted Orina Phavah

Orina Phavah, a niece of the previous sufet and younger sister of Keturah Phavah, grew up in Meseh Nome, towards the fringes of the Labyrinth, where she was schooled at arms from an early age. On reaching adulthood though, she headed to Anput and took military office there, quite unlike her sister, whose interest has always been in the Labyrinth.

Orina was patient in the course of her training, and built up a wealth of at least theoretical knowledge of how to defend Anput in the event of incursions from the rest of Hadash, in keeping with the long-time tradition of House Phavah of keeping itself well-removed from the realm and the internecine turmoil that intermittently engulfs it. Her military duties have taken her towards the Labyrinth on occasion, but more often, she has been involved in the oversight and drilling of its soldiers elsewhere.

In 629, though not before deeming herself ready, she sought the position of Guardian of the Riverine Gate. The Gate is figurative rather than literal, taking the form of two fortresses to either side of the Emerald River, marking the northernmost edge of Anput Nome.

While her older sister has a fascination with the unknowns of the Labyrinth and the edge of the world, Orina's own fascinations lie squarely in protecting the edges of her own world. That world has abruptly expanded, with House Phavah having left its long isolation, and she goes from being the guardian of Anput against the world beyond to being something else. Anput still requires protection, of course, and there is no doubt in her mind of it, but if the Phavahs are looking outward to the world, there are new perils to be ready for, and to ready the house's soldiers for.

Orina is a fine student of defensive warfare and her strength lies in theory, in the protection of fortresses and large-scale manoeuvres in the fields near the Emerald River. She oversees, analyses and directs. She has been shown to have some of her sister's reserves of cool when danger has come near on the odd foray towards the Labyrinth, but she prefers to maintain a high-level view. She has not quite yet been tested in maintaining this high-level control in the chaos of a battlefield.

In her spare time, she enjoys all the fruits of civilisation, particularly parties and good music, where her demeanour is far lighter than when she is engaged in her work.

Orina is a fine defensive strategist, though has little actual ability at arms.