Hermathya (? PC - ? PC) was a Silvanesti Elf who was the wife of Sithas Silvanos, the Speaker of the Stars. She originally hailed from Clan Oakleaf, the daughter of Lord Shenbarrus and was described as a beautiful elf-maiden with red-gold hair, dark blue eyes and high cheekbones. Her father was from the powerful Clan Oakleaf, whilst her mother hailed from the Sunberry Clan.
Sithas Silvanos[]
Hermathya was born into a powerful clan of the Silvanesti elves, and was regarded as a beauty amongst her people. In 2193 PC, she was the lover of the Silvanesti prince Kith-Kanan, however she was promised shortly after to his twin brother Sithas. Her father paid a dowry to Sithel, Speaker of the Stars and she gladly accepted the proposal from Sithas, even though it broke Kith-Kanan's heart and he stormed off. Hermathya later confessed to Kith-Kanan that she did not love Sithas, but that she would go ahead with marrying him for the betterment of the kingdom. She suggested that they could still be lovers, but Kith-Kanan pushed her away and left her for good. A short number of weeks later, she was wed to Sithas, but admittedly never stopped loving Kith-Kanan.
As her first year of marriage continued, Hermathya tried to extend her influence over Sithas, but found herself constantly failing. Her scheming was to no avail and her relationship with Sithas soured even further. Eventually the two began sleeping in separate bedrooms as their relationship completely deteriorated.
When Kith-Kanan returned to Silvanost in 2192 PC, Hermathya offered herself to him once more, pleading with him to be her lover again. Kith refused to betray his brother, leaving a seething and vengeful Hermathya behind. The elf maiden then went to her husband Sithas and tried to convince him to make Kith the head of the new militia and to send him off on patrols in the east for years. Sithas complied with his wife and made Kith-Kanan commander of the militia. Following the death of Sithel during a hunting trip, Hermathya was elevated to the throne alongside her husband, who had become the new Speaker of the Stars. However Sithas revealed to his wife that he knew of her plots and of her scheme to murder Kith-Kanan. He threatened that if she ever used Vedvedsica's services again, or tried to harm Kith, that he would imprison her in a tower for the rest of her days.
The Kinslayer War[]
With the war against Ergoth, Hermathya begun to support her husband Sithas, and even appeared to grow to love him. Their relationship took a turn for the better when in 2191 PC she announced to her husband that she was pregnant with his child. In the mid-summer of the same year, Hermathya gave birth to a son, which she and Sithas named Vanesti. During the following months, Hermathya made several passes at Kith-Kanan, finally resulting in the pair having a tryst in the autumn of 2191 PC.
Hermathya later realised that she never stopped loving Kith, nor did she ever truly love Sithas. Angry over Sithas sending Vanesti into battle against Ergoth, Hermathya confronted her husband in 2140 PC and flaunted the fact that her and Kith had been intimate in 2191 PC, after she and Sithas were already married. She lied and told her husband that it was Kith who had pursued her, however her husband remained firm that Vanesti would remain on the field of battle.
Imprisoned[]
Following the war with Ergoth, Hermathya fell into a deep depression with the loss of Kith-Kanan, who had permanently left Silvanost to found his own nation of Qualinesti, and with the crippling of her son Vanesti during the war. She attempted to commit suicide a number of times, so eventually Sithas had her locked in a tower (which later became known as Hermathya's Tower) and chained so she couldn't throw herself out a window.
References[]
- Firstborn, p.9-11, 15, 19-21, 28-29, 51-58, 75-76, 91-94, 113-116, 138-143, 217-219, 240-243, 253-254, 260-262, 301-305
- The Kinslayer Wars, p.15-18, 90-91, 101-103, 107-108, 291-293
- The Qualinesti, p.44
- The Dargonesti, p.289