Zandromeda Armida (a.k.a. Zandrue)
Zandrue is
Felitïa 's best friend. She is an outgoing individual and is somewhat prone to mischief (much to Felitïa's annoyance at times). She also has a temper which can lead to her engaging in screaming matches with other people on a not-so-infrequent basis.
She is 17 at the time of her first appearance in
The Child of the Volgs (when Felitïa is 16) and 27 by the end. She is 27 throughout
Her Right Mind. The portrait of her at right is at age 27. Artwork by
layure.
Physical Description
Zandrue is in top physical condition with an athletic build.
Zandrue is a
Folith -
Eloorin mix, and can usually pass for Folith. Her face, however, is more rounded than is typical for a Folith and her skin has a warm tone to it more common to Eloorin.
Zandrue has a rounded face with large, expressive eyes. She has a broad smile and fairly large ears.
Mental characteristics
Zandrue is extremely secretive about her past before meeting
Felitïa . She is not even open with Felitïa about it. It is clear, however, that she worked for powerful forces that sent her on less-than-legal missions. Her final mission at the time of meeting Felitïa was to gather rare herbs normally only found in
Ninifin . The purpose for the herbs is unclear.
Zandrue has clearly suffered some sort of trauma in her past, though she won't speak about it.
Social
Zandrue has no contact with her family and never mentions them.
History
Zandrue and Felitïa become friends almost instantly after meeting each other. This is driven in part by the strange sense of familiarity Felitïa has of Zandrue, which seems to have something to do with Felitïa's telepathic abilities. It is also driven by the fact that Felitïa is initially attracted to Zandrue and develops an intense crush on her. Felitïa grows past this crush, but the two of them become the closest of friends.
History
Rudiger and Zandrue's relationship develops over the course of The Child of the Volgs and it is perhaps a bit of a spoiler to say that they do eventually get together. Early on, Rudiger is shy about initiating a relationship, which Zandrue sees as an opportunity to play around with. However, even though she doesn't show it at first, she develops strong feelings for him fairly early on.
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