## Nekra Izek – The Veiled Brand ### Overview **Nekra Izek** is the middle sister of [[Grom]] Izek, a minotaur priestess shrouded in ritual, mystery, and quiet manipulation. Known as **"The Veiled Brand,"** Nekra serves as the spiritual consort of **Warlord Moktal**, a fearsome chieftain devoted to an ancient wrath-god. From behind her blood-soaked veils, she whispers rites and omens that shape the path of warriors and warbands. Her presence is enigmatic—soft-spoken, nearly silent in public, but said to possess chilling influence in private chambers and war councils. Nekra abandoned the legacy of [[Kragh Izek]] entirely, immersing herself in the savage faiths of the old gods. --- ## Appearance - **Race:** Minotaur - **Gender:** Female - **Age:** Late 30s - **Build:** Slender for a minotaur, wiry and agile - **Horns:** Sharpened and lacquered in blood-dye - **Eyes:** Clouded silver, rumored to see through veils and lies - **Attire:** Layers of ceremonial robes and veils, dyed crimson and black - **Markings:** Her back is branded with the sigil of her husband’s god—said to burn when touched by unworthy hands --- ## Personality - **Traits:** Serene, detached, observant, calculating - **Beliefs:** Strength lies not in the hand that strikes, but the voice that commands it - **Habits:** Speaks in riddles, rarely makes eye contact, reads from bone fragments and burning leaves Nekra’s faith is both an armor and a weapon. She uses it to veil her past, her intentions, and her pain. Those who serve her god see her as a prophetess; those who fear her call her witch. --- ## Role and Influence - **Title:** Priestess-Consort of the Blood Tithe - **Position:** Spiritual voice of Warlord Moktal’s warband - **Duties:** - Interprets omens and battlefield portents - Conducts sacrifices and rites of war - Guides the spiritual loyalty of the warriors through divine fear Her influence is subtle but immense. Few decisions in Moktal’s court are made without her veiled nod. --- ## Relationship with [[Grom]] - **Status:** Severed - **Last Contact:** Prior to [[Grom]]’s exile from the tribe - **Current View:** Sees [[Grom]]’s path as heretical and irrelevant—she considers him spiritually unclean Nekra has made no effort to find or speak to [[Grom]]. It is said she once burned a parchment bearing his name during a blood rite and has not uttered it since. > “He chose coin over communion. Let him be rich. He will die unheard.” --- ## Legacy and Secrets While her power may seem spiritual, Nekra is also rumored to oversee a covert network of informants, using her priestess status to gather secrets, identify threats, and remove rivals to her husband’s dominance. She is known to keep a locked reliquary of blood-soaked trinkets—some believe one of them belonged to [[Grom]]. --- ## Final Notes Nekra Izek stands as a dark mirror to [[Grom]]: where he weaves charm and music, she wields silence and prophecy. She is a high priestess of old wrath, cloaked in veils and mystery. Whether her path will ever cross [[Grom]]’s again—and whether she blesses or curses him—remains a question for the gods. > “The gods do not forget. Nor do I.”