Briana KeepsFaith

Queen's Tam from Girl on Fire.

Appearance and Personality

A smooth, flat face, silver fur, ash-gray hair coiffed into a bob framing a pointed chin. Silver, white and gray tail.

Like all Tams, discreet, and very serious about her oath to the Queen and the Veil. ("You can ask me anything, alet. I might not answer if it infringes on my own vows, though."') A natural teacher.

Biography

Familiar with Fassiana, and the terrain around Delen Galare. Aware of procedure for Eldritch leaving the homeworld, including the orientation.

Can pilot landcraft and spacecraft.

Briana was responsible for ushering Sediryl off-world for the first time (on the QTS Sydnie Founder), at the request of Fassiana Delen Galare. Sediryl's first ride in a modern vehicle (a jay) took place with Briana at the helm (and Briana kindly talked her through some of the features of her ride). When Sediryl thanks her and says she's been very kind, she answers, "And you’ve been very courteous. Not everyone takes their first sight of an alien with such aplomb." Briana was also the one who gave Sediryl advice on how to conduct herself in the Alliance, and how to keep the Veil among people eager to know more about her. It is evident this was a duty she did for more than one Eldritch: "“I can’t say I understand, but I’ve seen a few Eldritch come through by now and while none of them have been pleased at how much they had to learn, I have yet to meet one as… handicapped… as you have been."

She is not the only Tam who runs the route from Starbase Ana to Escutcheon.

Family

• Husband: Lafayette KindlesFlame
• Mother and Father:
• Two sisters and a brother (all younger than her, all married, eleven children between them)

Quotes

• “Every time we leave your world, alet, we choose a different route, and those choices are partly random, and partly personal, and partly based on weather conditions and the volume of traffic at the time. This, too, is part of the Veil, and it has been the primary work of the Queen’s Tams since Sydnie’s daughter became the first Navigatrix. We keep you safe. As safe as possible, anyway.”
• “Alet, if you leaned on me for one day, you’d be tempted to lean on me forever. If you want to thrive, you need to jump off that cliff and grow your wings on the way down.”

Trivia

• speaks fluent Eldren, and familiar with old Terran poetry ("I've got miles to go before I sleep")
• swears by Iley Ever-Laughing , but also tells Sediryl "Goddess and Lord go with you."
• likes to draw as part of her note-taking
• now has earrings bought for her by Sediryl
• she's a giggler (but thought it lacked dignity when she was younger, and got into the habit of biting it back).
• knows the history of Fasianyl and Sellelvi