Surshem the Serpent
Wizard Surshem Hayn (a.k.a. The Serpent)
Wizard under Dorren the Young King and Bethraal the Beloved
Surshem was the first of two apprentices taken into the service of Ermengarda of Felissar, who had been installed by Carn the Usurper. She was consistently praised by her mistress while the other apprentice, Anna Finn, sweltered in shadow.