Zeina bint-Tariq
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Zeina bint-Tariq
Species
Human
Appearance
Zeina moves like a dancer performing on a deck in rough water, constantly adjusting her balance even on solid ground. Her face is striking rather than conventionally beautiful, with a narrow jaw, a deep dimple in her left cheek, and a pale scar that runs from the corner of her mouth to her chin like a second smile. Her hands are elegant, quick, and permanently wrinkled at the fingertips, as though she has just climbed from a cold sea. She leaves behind an impression of warmth, perfume, and impending disaster. The contradictory element is her smile: it is radiant and inviting, yet never reaches her dark, watchful eyes.
“Her voice is low, musical, and carefully modulated, capable of becoming intimate enough for a confession or carrying across a harbor without strain. She elongates the final word of important sentences, allowing silence to do the threatening.”
Alignment
Distinguishing Features
A scar shaped like a second smile from the left corner of her mouth to her chin.
Wrinkled, water-softened fingertips despite her otherwise immaculate appearance.
A brass brooch shaped like a closed eye, warm to the touch even in cold weather.
A faint smell of rosewater layered over wet stone and black salt.
Her shadow sometimes appears to ripple when she stands near water.
Voice
“A velvet contralto with a salt-roughened edge, warm enough to invite confidence and controlled enough to make every pause feel deliberate.”
Clothing
She wears a charcoal-blue coat cut like a preacher's robe but reinforced at the elbows and hem with sailcloth. The inner lining is painted with tiny white waves and covered in coded slogans. A crimson sash crosses her chest, fastened by a tarnished brass brooch shaped like a closed eye. Her boots are polished on the toes but crusted with real salt around the heels.
Body Language
Zeina keeps one shoulder angled toward the nearest exit and uses broad, graceful gestures when addressing crowds. In private, her hands become still except for one thumb rubbing the edge of a hidden copper coin. When lying, she tilts her head as if listening to distant waves.
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