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==The Thornmaiden==

''The priestess of blood and earth''.

'''Usual Location''':  Where the wild reaches of the Drakkath are broken into the landscape called the Harrow, there the Thornmaiden holds court over the Circle of Thorns.

'''Common Knowledge''':  The Thornmaiden is the head of the Thorn Circle and a widely feared figure; under her leadership, the Circle aggressively pursues its goals of seizing geomantic sites and demanding the eradicating of Elder taint.  She is a priestess of wild, bloody incantations and widely believed to be a champion of Lliras; she is also a revered figure amongst many of the gnoll tribes, and those that follow her often paint their muzzles red.

'''Characters and the Thornmaiden''':  Characters who spend much time in the wilderness often have a relationship of some sort with the Thornmaiden, even if they only know enough to fear and respect her.  Those who more directly work with or as part of the Thorn Circle are even more likely to have contact with her.

'''Allies''':  The Thornmaiden accepts the Hierophant's position as a spiritual authority, but does not believe herself to owe him any genuine subservience.  The Magistrate and Thornmaiden have clashed but at times set aside their differences to deal with Elder corruption or servitors.  The Truth-Seeker has managed to gain some favour with the Thornmaiden and there is sometimes co-operation between their agents.

'''Enemies''':  The Manipulator-General is, in the eyes of the Thornmaiden, a blasphemous villain who she will see destroyed.  She has no desire to see her lands become part of whatever 'civilisation' Huron's Lord-Commander believes he can offer as his influence encroaches into the Drakkath.  Both Magistrate and Thornmaiden agree that the Shadowfury's Dread Marches must be purified.

'''The True Danger''':  If the Thornmaiden is pushed too far, she may draw too deep of the Circle's blood magic and become a true paragon of primal wrath.