Tala Woo

Description
Queen Tala is a tall, amber-haired, lean woman, her pale blue eyes are compared to that of wolves, and a seldom-whispered folk tale tells of the Queen pulling the eyes from a fearsome wolf's corpse and replacing her own eyes with them. Though she has shed many of her ritualistic and ornamental bones, teeth, and warpaint since arriving at court, Queen Tala's regalia is still reminiscent of her shamanistic heritage. Her robes consist of wolf furs painted with the red bonsai tree of House Woo, and her eyes are often painted with traditional war paints, however styled in the more regal fashion of the capitol.

Early Life
Tala was born far west of the Suffering Coast, to the high chieftain of a shamanistic clan of barbarians, druids, and rangers. She served from a young age as an emissary to other native tribes who practiced the Old Faith in the Suffering Coast. It is rumored that Tala actually served as a battle priestess in her tribe, but this is shrouded in much speculation and urban legend out of fear of primitive tribes.

As Queen of the Suffering Coast
Tala can be often seen walking among the common people of The City of the Three Hills. Her upbringing among those without many belongings has left a special place in her heart to connect with the less-fortunate residents of the city, and thus her popularity among the common folk is said to be even greater than the King himself, depending on who you ask.

The common folk she cares for refer to her as "The Denmother". Unacquainted lords and enemy soldiers speak about her as "The She-Wolf", but King Anthony Woo has named her Queen, and although his primary concern is the safety and prosperity of his family, Queen Tala has been known to take matters of court into her own hands, much to the King's ire.

After a particularly dangerous ambush following a diplomatic mission, Anthony Woo sent for two of her closest friends from her tribe to stay at court with her for her protection. Queen Tala appointed these battle-hardened women as her own bodyguards, a pair who have become known as "The Fangs". Queen Tala and her Fangs rarely travel separately.