History Characters / DrowtalesVelSharenClanZalaEssAndHerBloodline

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Her treatment of [[spoiler:Yaeminira, specifically TheUriahGambit]] definitely is a KickTheDog moment if only for the collateral damage it causes, but it doesn't have quite the punch it would normally since [[spoiler:Yaeminira did open a nether gate in the city without permission and murder her sister in cold blood, and few people blame Zala for being as angry as she was since she was forced to adopt her child's murderer by her own sister]].
** And in Chapter 47 [[spoiler:Secretly throws the fight between Sarv'swati and Quain'tana in Quain's favor by using a bit of sorcery to trap Sarv's foot just long enough for Quain to make the killing blow. Loses most of its sting because of Sarv's long list of bad decisions and the fact that she was threatening the fragile peace Zala had just obtained]].

* MakeMeWannaShout: Her particular magical talent and one she's skilled enough in to [[spoiler: beat Ariel while injured]]. Unlike the Ill'hardro who have demonstrated similar abilities this is explicitly said to be her manipulating the air pressure rather than the sound itself.

* FeeFiFauxPas: He makes an awkward reunion with Ariel even more so when he recieves a better look at her attractive body and announces "Butt".

* [[GlowingEyesOfDoom Glowing Eye Of Doom]]: [[spoiler:The result of his increasingly deadly taint]].

* PeekABangs: After the TimeSkip, one of his eyes is covered over by his hair. This [[spoiler:conceals the [[GlowingEyesOfDoom Glowing Eye Of Doom]]]].

%%* BladeOnAStick

* BladeOnAStick: Her preferred weapon, should she require one, is a halberd.

%%* AnAxeToGrind

* FakePregnancy: [[spoiler:Her pregnant belly in Chapter 47 turns out to be a case of PillowPregnancy, which actually saves her life. While its not said why she faked a pregnancy in the first place it may have been for protraction. Even the most bloodthirsty, matriarch Drow would think twice before attacking a pregnant woman.]].

* FakePregnancy: [[spoiler:Her pregnant belly in Chapter 47 turns out to be a case of PillowPregnancy, which actually saves her life. While its not said why she faked a pregnancy in the first place it may habe been for protrction. Even the most blood thirsty, matriarch Drow would think twice before attacking a pregnant woman.]].

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* FakePregnancy: [[spoiler:Her pregnant belly in Chapter 47 turns out to be a case of PillowPregnancy, which actually saves her life]].

* [[{{Irony}} Ironic Counterpart]]: With Shimi'lande, another MamaBear character. Both have seen their biological children killed by their adoptive children. The difference is in the two's reactions. [[spoiler: Shimi'lande adopts Chirinide as her daughter and a fellow noble with seemingly no regret for what happened to her original daughter as seen in the '''Rebirth''' side story.]] Yet Zala'ess never forgives Yaeminira for killing Vy'chriel and [[spoiler: arranges Yaeminira's death]]. The difference in reaction is odd due to the Kyorl'solenurn desire for blood purity and the Sharen obsession with strength and obedience to authority.

* TheStoic: Something his son Nau'kheol initially appeared to inherit, though following the timeskip less so.

* AdultFear: On the receiving end of [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=10613 a boatload of this]] in chapter 47 when [[spoiler:Kharla's strings reach out and start controlling the people around her, including her own children, who immediately attempt to kill her]]. Even worse, she then finds her youngest child, Suna, wandering alone outside and crying [[spoiler:and realizes she's possessed too. And then Shinae stabs her through her ([[FakePregnancy apparently]]) pregnant belly]].

* MulticoloredHair: Up until the timeskip.

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* MulticoloredHair: Has light blond hair with a blue streak in the front [[spoiler:later a purple streak after he changes loyalty to Snadhya'rune]].

* MultiColoredHair: Has navy blue hair with a gray fringe.

%%* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

* BraidsOfAction: Has a long single braid on the side.
* CarryABigStick: Wields a heavy mace.
* CoolBigSis: To Suna.

* MixedAncestry: He is half Sharen and half Illhar'dro. He's apparently not treated any differently than Zala's other kids, but he does wear a [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=4977 one-winged dragon]] as his symbol that is stylized to resemble the Illhar'dro bird, suggesting that he identifies with both halves of his lineage.

* MixedAncestry: WordOfGod says her father is [[http://wiki.drowtales.com/index.php/Naubol%27oth_Beldrobbaen Naubol'oth Beldrobbaen]], the headmaster at Orthorbbae.

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:In Chapter 50, after Snadhya'rune's defeat, Zala is waylaid and killed by a mutated Sabbror, who now only sees her as prey.]]

* OfficialCouple: After being his Abhorrent Admirer for a good chunk of the story, Nau accepted being Kiel's mate at the end of Chapter 46 and eventually had a child with her in the three year timeskip.[[spoiler: However, as of the last chapter of the series, she is now stuck Void Between the Worlds and is now cut off from the rest of the world, which means they will never see each other again.]]

* PerpetualFrowner

* SplitPersonalityMerge: [[spoiler:In the final chapter of Moonless Age, she has the swirling eyes of a person with a merged taint. And while she has no loyalty to Snadhya'rune, she is notably willing to have her daughter, Chrys'tel, killed to keep her happy.]]

* SplitPersonalityMerge: [[spoiler:In the final chapter of Moonless Age, she has the swirling eyes of a person with a merged taint. And while she has no loyalty to Snadhya'rune, she is notably willing to have her daughter, Chrys'tel, killed.]]

* PetTheDog: Horrible things she's done notwithstanding, she at least appears to give a shit about her kids, [[AbusiveParents which is more than can be said for Quain'tana]].

* TheChessmaster: She is the Sharen clan's main politician and is quite adept at the power games and intrigue that rule Chel. Somewhat averted as she has had quite a few failures and made some truly questionable decisions. Those include assisting her sisters’ coup against their mother during the Nidraa’chal War (which she herself in hindsight calls foolish), using Ariel’s true parentage to tar Quain’tana and attempting to assassinate her using Syphille - both of which failed miserably, getting military support from outside of Chel in order to win the District War but arriving at Chel after the Sarghress already stomped all opposition and being forced to ally with Snadhya'rune again to avoid the Sarghress coming for her head after Quain’tana’s death. She also cannot control her own inquisitve daughter Chrys’tel.

* TheChessmaster: She is the politician out of the trio of Snadhya'rune and Sarv'swati and herself and is quite competent at the power and intrigue games that characterize Chel. Somewhat averted as she has had quite a few failures made some truly questionable decisions: assisting her sisters’ coup against their mother during the Nidraa’chal War which she herself in hindsight calls foolish, using Ariel’s true parentage in order to tar Quain’tana and attempting to assassinate her using Syphille, both of which failed miserably, getting military support from outside of Chel in order to win the District War but arriving at Chel after the Sarghress already stomped all opposition and being forced to ally with Snadhya'rune again to avoid the Sarghress coming for her head after Quain’tana’s death threatened to end the peace she negotiated. She also cannot control her own inquisitve daughter Chrys’tel.

* TheChessmaster: She is the politician out of the trio of Snadhya'rune and Sarv'swati and herself and is quite competent at the power and intrigue games that characterize Chel. Somewhat averted as she has had quite a few failures made some truly questionable decisions: assisting her sisters’ coup against their mother during the Nidraa’chal War which she herself in hindsight calls foolish, using Ariel’s true parentage in order to tar Quain’tana and attempting to assassinate her using Syphille, both of which failed miserably, getting military support from outside of Chel in order to win the District War but arriving at Chel after the Sarghress already stomped all opposition and being forced to ally with Snadhya'rune again to avoid the Sarghress come for her head after Quain’tana’s death threatened to end the peace she negotiated. She also cannot control her own inquisitve daughter Chrys’tel.

* TheChessmaster: She is the politician out of the trio of Snadhya'rune and Sarv'swati and herself and is quite competent at the power and intrigue games that characterize Chel. Somewhat averted as she has had quite a few failures made some truly questionable decisions: assisting her sisters’ coup against their mother during the Nidraa’chal War which she herself in hindsight calls foolish, using Ariel’s true parentage in order to tar Quain’tana and attempting to assassinate her using Syphille, both of which failed miserably, getting military support from outside of Chel in order to win the District War but arriving at Chel after the Sarghress already stomped all opposition and being forced to ally with Snadhya'rune again latter to avoid the Sarghress come for her head after Quain’tana’s death threatened to end the peace she negotiated. She also cannot control her own inquisitve daughter Chrys’tel from learning the truth about what truly happened during Nidraa’chal War and turned her adopted daughter Shinae against her.

* TheChessmaster: She is the politician out of the trio of Snadhya'rune and Sarv'swati and is quite competent at the power and intrigue games that characterize Chel. Somewhat averted as she has had quite a few failures made some truly questionable decisions: assisting her sisters’ coup against their mother during the Nidraa’chal War which she herself in hindsight calls foolish, using Ariel’s true parentage in order to tar Quain’tana and attempting to assassinate her using Syphille, both of which failed miserably, getting military support from outside of Chel in order to win the District War but arriving at Chel after the Sarghress already stomped all opposition and being forced to ally with Snadhya'rune again latter to avoid the Sarghress come for her head after Quain’tana’s death threatened to end the peace she negotiated. She also cannot control her own inquisitve daughter Chrys’tel from learning the truth about what truly happened during Nidraa’chal War and turned her adopted daughter Shinae against her.