History Characters / DrowtalesVelSharenClanSnadhyaruneAndHerBloodline

* FeedItWithFire: Using any mana or nether attack against her is a fundamentally bad idea, as she absorbs the attack to feed her summons. Until chapter 50, she was completely able to hide this by making it look like she was using insanely powerful DefleactorShields.

* AmbiguouslyHuman: [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=11667 Though it's hard to see]], in the last panel, she's got a nice summon-stone shaped glow here her womb should be, tucked under her clothes and her "smile" is Khaless level big. It's not yet known if she's hiding a stone under her robes, or she's .... something else.

* AxCrazy: [[spoiler:Although she keeps it contained under a facade of reason, her [[UnstoppableRage outburst]] after she is [[BackStab stabbed]] and sees her blood tells a lot about how much of an animal she is without the veil of civility]].

** In chapter 50, during her fight [[spoiler:with her sister Nishi'kanta]], she was completely blindsided [[spoiler:by An'jin accurately throwing a floating mini-drone at her head from behind, unseen]], resulting in losing her usual smug composure [[http://drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=11666 in a rather undignified fashion]]. [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing And the forums erupted]].

* TheCorrupter: Attempts this on Ariel during [[spoiler:the Felde Gathering]]. Thanks to [[spoiler:Kalki's]] interference it doesn't seem to have been successful, much to Snadhya's displeasure.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Pre-tainting had this naturally.

* DidntSeeThatComing: As much she is TheChessmaster, even she's not invulnerable to [[SpannerInTheWorks obstacles in her plans]]. It's evident from her [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=10304 expression]] that [[spoiler:Erelice coming up from behind her and stabbing her]] took her by complete surprise. Likewise, despite her claims to the contrary, it's clear [[spoiler:Kalki's little arm stunt in chapter 46]] was ''not'' on the agenda.

** Quain killed an adoptive daughter and former heir, Syphille, but it was after the latter both came at her with a crossbow and officially challenged her to a duel to the death, and that incident was interpreted as a MercyKill on Quain's part with [[spoiler: the reveal that Syphille was showing symptoms of "demonification," the end stage of tainting]]. Also, Quain showed reluctance when she did the deed and is still bothered by it, post time-skip. [[spoiler:Snad killed Kalki with a summon because she saw her as a tool and failed attempt to access Quain's [[AntiMagic mana resistance]], and didn't look back or even give it a second thought]].

** Lastly, while Quain is a very "what you see is what you get" AntiVillain in the story, Snad [[spoiler: is an insane and full-blown BitchInSheepsClothing who hides behind a MaskOfSanity and is just as dangerous to friend and foe alike without said mask, even going so far as to drink a poison specifically designed to cause madness, and death, just to show that a cure exists]].

** When a Sarghress squad leader manages to enrage her, she toys with her emotions in this manner.

* PlayingBothSides: [[spoiler:When the Kyorl start struggling with TheCoup, Snad plays the Judicators, Valla'drielle, and Anahid in an attempt to install a PuppetQueen and acquire influence over the clan. It backfires when she helps install Anahid due to Anahid's ability to read hearts, only for Anahid to turn around and reveal Snad's sins in front of her people]].

** [[spoiler:Her lover, Mel'arnach Val'Sarghress, is also a victim of this. Snad emotionally and psychologically manipulated her into a submissive position as a "pet", and dresses her up in what WordOfGod describes as "dental floss". She also wants to acquire Mel's mother Quain's AntiMagic ability since, in the Drowtales 'verse, some abilities are hereditary. Her lover is on some level aware of this, but remains [[SelectiveObliviousness Selectively Oblivious]] due to the fact that Snadhya is [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe one of the few people who's treated her well]]]].

* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:Recently she was devoured and sealed by Laele'aell Val'Sarghress, a process quickened by the thousands of souls of the victims she devoured over the years. Her victims express hateful things to her such as "You killed us", "You destroyed our lives", and "You deserve this" as they pull her into Laele'aell's mouth]].

* HornyDevils: Though the sex part seems to be optional, [[spoiler:did this to Rek'maar via Lulianne and later seems to do the same thing to Kharla, but since Kharla is monstrously powerful on her own, it's not lethal]].

* ICannotSelfTerminate: She has eaten many of Snadhya'rune's victims, all of whom join her MindHive. A good number of them really want to die along with Khaless, but can do no more than express their misery to her. [[spoiler:They ultimately get their wish at Laele'aell Val'Sarghress's hands.]]

* BiTheWay: This is the norm for Drow society, but for a long time, she only expressed interest in other females such as Mel'arnach and her various other students, which is one reason she has no [[spoiler:publicly known]] children. Later events however suggest that this was solely to spite her [[IWantGrandkids mother's desire for grandchildren]] (despite having ''hundreds'' of grandchildren through her other daughters).[[spoiler:After her mother is publicly declared dead, she takes interest in [[spoiler:a broken Sharen knight, Jiaan, in the [[BrainwashedAndCrazy worst way]] [[GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul possible]]]].

** Earlier,

** And unsurprisingly [[spoiler:she seems to have at least publicly thrown Zala under the bus [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7769 as of here]]]].
** Fans are now debating whether [[spoiler:Mel'arnach]] has fallen victim to Snadhya's CBD, given how [[spoiler:Snadhya convinced Mel to go back to the Sarghress, and things definitely did ''not'' go according to plan]] and given Snadhya's history, up to an including [[spoiler:matricide]] the bar is already set pretty low.

* DidntSeeThatComing: [[spoiler:Devoured the essence of a Sullisin'rune healer and assumes her form to get close to a badly injured Quain'tana. She didn't expect Quain going mad with rage the second she's given sedatives for an operation, and when Khaless tries to escape Quain grabs her head and shoves her face onto the operating table]].

* ColorMotif: Purple, which stands for nobility, wealth, faith, virtue, and power. [[spoiler:Purple also stands for delusions of grandeur, arrogance, instability and (in some Asian cultures) death. Despite projecting the image of a benevolent HighQueen, Snad's actually an insane, sociopathic narcissist underneath her mask who treats her followers as tools at best]].

See this character's entry under [[spoiler:Nidraa'chal]] on Characters/DrowtalesTheNidraaChal.

!!Snadhya'rune Vel'Sharen

* AbusiveParent: [[spoiler:Although she provided Kalki with everything she could ever need, she still saw her more as a tool than a daughter and when she had enough of her antics she killed her in cold blood without any remorse at all]].

* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: In the trio of herself Zala'ess and Sarv'swati she most obviously fits the brains part, as she tends to work in the background, is the one that Sarv'swati goes to for support and was the mastermind behind the whole [[spoiler:coup d'etat and Nidraa'chal uprising]].

* BiTheWay: This is the norm for Drow society, but for a long time, she only expressed interest in other females such as Mel'arnach and her various other students, which is one reason she has no [[spoiler:publicly known]] children. Later events however suggest that this was solely to spite her [[IWantGrandkids mother's desire for grandchildren]]. After [[spoiler:her mother is publicly declared dead]], she takes interest in [[spoiler:a broken Sharen knight, Jiaan, in the [[BrainwashedAndCrazy worst way]] [[GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul possible]]]].

* ButForMeItWasTuesday: When Mikilu'ligr finally confronts her about the terrible things she did over the years, including [[spoiler: engineering the Nidra'chaal War and the fall of the Dutan'vir clan]], she just laughs it off as if she heard it before and tells her to get on with killing her again.
* CainAndAbel: The Cain to both Sil'lice and Nishi'kanta's Abel [[spoiler:as she wiped out most her sisters' bloodlines during the Nidraa'chal War, while framing Sil'lice for matricide and treason, which forced her to become a fugitive hiding behind Sarghress protection]].

* CollectorOfTheStrange: With her "proteges" or students, or basically anyone whose rare and/or unique abilities made Snadhya'rune take them under her sway and take Felde by force from her rivals. [[spoiler:In chapter 49, she also attempts to steal the Kyorl clan's "[[{{Telepathy}} Seers]]" through a clan alliance, which will allow her to predict the future and stay one step ahead of her enemies (in reality this is a misinterpretation as Seers only see the desires and experiences of other fae). She didn't count on the new Holy Mother, Anahid, being a Seer and exposing her sins to the Kyorl she attempted to ally with]].

** [[spoiler:Verthandi is an agent of the Nidraa'chal, but is still ultimately loyal to her clan, the Beldrobbaen. She helps Snadhya'rune and her own clan all at once by giving Waes'soloth an excuse to pull out of the District War. Nevertheless, she does not trust Snadhya'rune not to screw her clan over, and Snadhya'rune's reassurances are completely unconvincing]].

* DeceptiveDisciple: To Sha'sana [[spoiler:and her mother]].
* DemocracyIsFlawed: [[spoiler:Snadhya'rune views the old Val and caste system as obsolete and to some extent agrees with the Sarghress creed of allowing everyone a chance to prove themselves. But she still wants her own line to rule. It is heavily implied that Snad intends to take advantage of this particular trope, giving drowkind democracy, but one she and her family puppeteers]].

** While both are horribly abusive parents, Quain'tana will, at least, happily acknowledge any and all offspring that live up to and embody the clan's ideals while Snad [[spoiler:will outright ignore any and all accomplishments done by her lackeys and own children in her name, unless the wind blows ''just'' right, and she finds some way to gain glory for herself in the process]].

* GoodIsOldFashioned: [[She views the ways of her mother's followers to be old-fashioned and tragically self-destructive. She looks down on the Dark Elves for being so averse to tainting and towards the Dutan'vir for being completely devoted to their duties. She views her cult-like "new" ways as the future for the drow race and has been causing considerable amounts of turmoil to impose them]].

* {{Hypocrite}}: She perceives herself as a peacemaker, despite manipulating most of the conflict in the setting into being. Worse, she claims that Diva, and anyone still loyal to her, deserves to die, or worse, in the cruelest way possible "because she refuses to be a tool." What are the last words she will ever tell her own daughter? "You are just a tool. Tools don't get to make claims."

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: In Chapter 49, [[spoiler:she tells the Kyorl's new Holy Mother Anahid that everything she did (including committing [[SelfMadeOrphan matricide]] and [[OffingTheOffspring killing her own daughter]]) was so that she can ensure a peaceful future for everyone. Anahid doesn't buy it, especially when she learns that Snadhya planned to steal her clan's [[TheEmpath Seers]] as her own]].

* InsaneTrollLogic: After daring Erelice to stab her, as she's done to so many others, and gets enraged when Erelice actually does, Snadhya reveals that she actually thinks people should ''thank'' her for every rotten thing she's done. [[TheGlovesComeOff And promising there will be "no more nice Snad!"]]

* LargeHam: Just like [[spoiler:mommy Diva]].
* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Mother, Like Daughter]]: [[spoiler:As much as Snadhya hates to admit it, she seems to inherit her LargeHam and ControlFreak tendencies from her mother, Diva]].

* ManipulativeBitch: Hoooo boy. Including fooling everyone up to and including [[spoiler:her own mother and Sha'sana]], and it's implied that her usual M.O. is to find someone in a vulnerable situation, i.e. Kiel's mother and Kyo'nne, and offer to help them.
** [[spoiler:Her lover, Mel'arnach Val'Sarghress, is also a victim of this. Snad emotionally and psychologically manipulated her into a submissive position as a "pet", and dresses her up in what WordOfGod describes as "dental floss". Her lover is on some level aware of this, but remains [[SelectiveObliviousness Selectively Oblivious]] due to the fact that Snadhya is [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe one of the few people who's treated her well]]]].

* TheMirrorShowsYourTrueSelf: In a room prepared for a special, sinister ritual, her reflection is shown in a mirror, revealing a twisted demon.
* MySecretPregnancy: Played with. [[spoiler:She herself was never pregnant (at least through traditional means), but had Kalki with the help of the Jaal'darya]].

* {{Narcissist}}: She views herself as a savior, forcing her "enlightened" ideals onto everyone for their own good. During the Felde conference, she forces everyone to kneel to her with spellsong, and the entire event comes across as one massive ego trip. When a Sarghress enemy manages to make her bleed, she screams in outrage over how little gratitude the "low-born filth" have shown her.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Her attempt to force Ariel to steal the arm of one of her squad-mates, something [[{{Hypocrite}} Mel'arnach]] justifies by calling her squad "nothing more than mere tools," to try and blackmail Ariel into her service, actually being disappointed when Ariel outright refuses, and pulls away. But in the process she teaches Ariel how to do it, leading to the LaserGuidedKarma inflicted on Kalki later.
** [[spoiler:By deciding to seal her mother Diva'ratrika in her own throne room and not bothering to check any hidden passageways for anyone who could use them to escape being killed by her, Snadhya allowed her to find an ancient aura fusion ritual and use it to escape and cheat death by fusing her aura with Ragini, a young surviving slave, to become "Diva".]]
* NoSell: When [[spoiler:Rann'dirk]] attacks her with earth sorcery, [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=9759 she calmly stops it before it even reaches her]] and serenely comments that it reminds her of [[spoiler:Kalki's]] childhood games. And possibly with the aid of her own empaths, she has also proven immune to empathic attacks.
* NotSoDifferent: With Quain'tana, and there are hints that [[spoiler:Mel'arnach]] realizes this on some level but chooses to ignore it. [[spoiler:Also seems to be the case with her mother Diva'ratrika, being a LargeHam and a ControlFreak like her, but either doesn't notice or is unwilling to admit it]].

* ParentalNeglect: Most of the issues [[spoiler:her daughter Kalki]] has can be attributed to this on Snadhya's part. While [[spoiler:Kalki]] had all the material resources she could need, she lacked an emotional attachment, and thus grew into an AxCrazy AttentionWhore whose desperate attempts to earn approval disrupted Snadhya's plans [[spoiler:and eventually led to her death when Snadhya got sick of dealing with it]].
* ParentalIssues: Diva'ratrika and Snadhya'rune had a very tempestuous relationship, to say the least. Snadhya'rune herself implies that this was the main reason [[spoiler:for the coup and subsequent murder]] of her mother.
* PetTheDog: [[spoiler:Subverted with her relationship with her lover Mel'arnach Val'Sarghress, which has been heavily implied, and confirmed in chapter 46, to be just another manipulation on her part]].

* PlayingBothSides: [[spoiler:When the Kyorl start struggling with TheCoup, Snad plays the Judicators, Valla'drielle, and Anahid in an attempt to install a PuppetQueen and acquire influence over the clan. It backfires when she helps install Anahid due to Anahid's ability to read hearts]]

* StalkerWithATestTube: One of her biggest reasons for using [[spoiler:Mel]] as her lover. She hopes to acquire certain valuable abilities from her bloodline and add them to her own, especially [[spoiler:Quain'tana]]'s AntiMagic ability.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Presents herself as this, at least, stating that drow should be ruled by drow rather than by dark elves. More specifically, she believes that the old guard has clung too strongly to outdated ideals and is trying to usurp them with people that will accept new ideas. She also agrees with the Sarghress dogma that everyone should have the right to prove themselves regardless of ancestry. Doesn't excuse [[spoiler:basically committing genocide through the Nidraa'chal, murdering her mother, ''and'' deliberately tainting people with seeds that will eventually kill them]]. In Chapter 49, [[spoiler:the new Holy Mother Anahid uses her empathy to look at Snadhya's sins, which are so terrible that she rejects an offer of negotiation with the Nidraa'chal. When Snadhya presents the IDidWhatIHadToDo excuse and asks for forgiveness, Anahid doesn't buy it and suggests that she look for forgiveness elsewhere]].

!!Khaless

!! Sin'cani and Svala

!! [[spoiler:Kalki]]

* MindHive: There are [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7913 references]] to Khaless being a "consensus of beings".

** She also totally didn't have the foresight to [[spoiler:give added protection to a valued Jaal'darya scientist who was working on a cure for her flower poison as part of a PoisonAndCureGambit, allowing a Sarghress squad to assassinate said scientist and steal the cure. This is the first time Snadhya had a VillanousBreakdown]].

* DoubleStandardRapeSciFi: [[spoiler:The way she got Mel's egg to make Kalki is an in-universe example of this trope, since Mel's egg]] was taken under false pretenses, even if Mel would've consented under normal circumstances. This also adds yet another NotSoDifferent point between Snadhya and Quain'tana]].

* AxCrazy: Although she keeps it contained under a facade of reason, her [[UnstoppableRage outburst]] after she is [[BackStab stabbed]] and sees her blood tells a lot about how much of an animal she is without the veil of civility.
* AmbitionIsEvil: As more and more about her is revealed it seems she's a case of this.
* AntagonisticOffspring: [[spoiler:To DIva'ratrika, big time.]]

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Not only is she ''currently'' a VillainWithGoodPublicity (although the veneer on that is starting to crack with the public reveal of the PoisonAndCureGambit), but in "The Longest Wait," she was good, as a child, at pretending to be a loyal daughter to Diva, ''after'' being tainted, despite most of Diva's available research on the subject showing that tainting causes its victims to become more, and more violent and insane with time... until she taints two of her other sisters, Zala and Sarv'swati and they combine their efforts to seal Diva in her own tower until she dies. Zala would grow to regret this, at least publicly. Sarv... not so much, until it's too late [[InsaneTrollLogic and then blames Quain'tana for it.]]

* CainAndAbel: To Sil'lice and Nishi'kanta.
* TheCaligula: For a long time presented herself as one of the more rational choices for Empress, and even had Kyo'nne [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=8530 call her the only one advocating peace]]. At the Felde conference Snadhya finally lets her true colors show and it becomes obvious that she's even worse than even Sarv'swati.
* TheChessmaster: Big time.

* CollectorOfTheStrange: With her "proteges" or students whose rare and/or unique abilities made Snadhya'rune take them under her sway and take Felde by force from her rivals. She also attempts to steal the Kyorl clan's "[[{{Telepathy}} Seers]]".

** It's telling that the first man she shows affection towards is [[spoiler:a guy who was mindraped for weeks to make him subservient to her before "mastering" his Taint, a process that seems to have [[GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul changed him]] to make him even more loyal to her]].
** Her preferred mates are her own students that she molded into her playthings. She even dresses up Mel similarly to Kalki's "Pets", something [[spoiler:Zhor]] does not fail to notice, which heavily implies that she does not see Mel as an equal.

*** This is made explicitly clear shortly thereafter when Snadhya informs Kalki that she was just a tool. [[spoiler:The realization that Kalki apparently won't obey her causes Snadhya to follow up on her threat and kill Kalki]].

** She made this sort of offer to [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=449 Kiel's mother]], which was apparently so heinous that Kiel's mom was considering writing to tell the other clan leaders her plans and had the Sharen attack them when they refused.

** [[spoiler:Verthandi is one the Nidraa'chal, but is still ultimately loyal to her clan, the Beldrobbaen. She helps Snadhya'rune and her own clan all at once by giving Waes'soloth an excuse to pull out of the District War. Nevertheless, she does not trust Snadhya'rune not to screw her clan over, and Snadhya'rune's reassurances are completely unconvincing]].

* DevilInPlainSight: The population at large sees her as an enlightened peacemaker. WordOfGod states that despite the sinister signs and her smug, all-knowing demeanour, the people around her do not see it and cannot pinpoint the source of their unease.
* DidntSeeThatComing: It's evident from her [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=10304 expression]] that [[spoiler:Erelice coming up from behind her and stabbing her]] took her by complete surprise. Likewise, despite her claims to the contrary, it's clear [[spoiler:Kalki's little arm stunt]] was ''not'' on the agenda.

* DoubleStandardRapeSciFi: The way she [[spoiler:got Mel's egg to make Kalki]] is an in-universe example of this, since [[spoiler:Mel's egg]] was taken under false pretenses, even if [[spoiler:Mel]] would've consented under normal circumstances. This also adds yet another NotSoDifferent point between Snadhya and Quain.
* EvilCounterpart: Arguably to Quain'tana. Fans have noted a great many similarities between the two, however, as hard as it is to fathom that anyone could be ''worse'' than Quain'tana at running a clan, or being a sentient being in general, Snad has spent considerable effort in doing just that. To wit, while both are horribly abusive parents, Quain'tana will, at least, happily acknowledge any and all offspring that live up to and embody the clan's ideals while Snad will outright ignore any and all accomplishments done in her name, unless the wind blows ''just'' right, and she finds some way to gain glory for herself in the process. Quain only reluctantly killed Syphille, after the latter both came at her with a crossbow and officially challenged her to a duel to the death, and even then, it was arguably a MercyKill, as Syphille was showing symptoms of "demonification," the end stage of tainting. Quain is still bothered by it, post time-skip. Snad killed Kalki with a summon, and didn't look back or even give it a second thought. While Quain may be the one who broke Mel's arms and locked her in a dungeon, for treason (which is arguably the '''minimum''' acceptable sentence, in universe), Snad is the one who put Mel ''in that position'' by convincing her to go give a fake apology to Quain, and then sported a psychotic smirk when the two were reunited. Lastly, while Quain is a very "what you see is what you get" anti-villain in the story, Snad is a full blown BitchInSheepsClothing who hides behind a MaskOfSanity, and is just as dangerous to friend and foe alike, even going so far as to drink a poison specifically designed to cause madness, and death, just to show that a cure exists.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: After the TimeSkip, her eyes have the swirls indicating mastery over her taint. She eventually reveals that the actual demon a victim was tainted by doesn't generally matter. Anyone can achieve this with the right guidance. She uses this as part of a massive PoisonAndCureGambit intended to force her "enlightened" views on everyone and present herself as a savior to the very infection she spread.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Given what [[spoiler:Zhor]] says in chapter 46 about the way Snadhya dresses up [[spoiler:Mel'arnach]] like one of Kalki's pets, [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=4094 the imagery Snadhya summons up]], mainly a wolf with a Sharen collar, when talking about the possibility of bringing Ariel in to control her is more than a little suggestive.
* FreudianExcuse: Claims this in regards to [[spoiler:killing her mother and hiding the existence of Kalki]] and says that the "death" of her protector twin Khaless made her crack.
* GetOut: Her [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=10163 response]] to Kalki [[spoiler:chopping off Ariel's arm]] is to use a summon to fling her against a wall and then tell her this.

* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: ...maybe. She's certainly not a "good girl" by any stretch of the imagination, and Sil'lice [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=15 references]] Snadhya "murdering her children while they are in the womb", but there's quite a bit of debate among fans as to what exactly this means. [[spoiler:Now that we know about Kalki, it's speculated that if she did abort her pregnancies it was some sort of {{plan}}, possibly to throw Diva'ratrika off her's, or even something even more sinister, given what happened to Shinae's baby as a result of her taint]].
* GoodIsOldFashioned: She views the ways of her mother's followers to be old fashioned and tragically self-destructive. She looks down on the Dark Elves for being so averse to tainting and towards the Dutan'vir for being devoted to their duties. She views her cult-like "new" ways as the future for the drow race and has been causing considerable amounts of turmoil to impose them.
* TheHighQueen: Styles herself this way, and in the canon sidestory ''Empress to Be'' she brags about the fact that she'll one day be the Val'Sharess, and it's now been confirmed that her ultimate ambition is to be Empress.

* InTheBack: [[spoiler:Gets stabbed in the back by Ere'lice after getting preoccupied with attempting to get Khaless to finish off a wounded Mikilu. This just makes Snad mad]].

* KneelBeforeZod: [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=9798 Does this]] in chapter 44, though it's [[spoiler:Shodun]] giving the command rather than Snadhya herself. All the guests, even those who would never do so willingly, find themselves obeying.

* LargeHam: Just like mommy.

** Her lover, [[spoiler:Mel'arnach]], is also a victim of this. Snad manipulated her into a submissive position as a "pet", and dresses her up in what WordOfGod describes as "dental floss". Her lover is on some level aware of this, but remains [[SelectiveObliviousness Selectively Oblivious]] due to the fact that Snadhya is [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe one of the few people who's treated her well]].

* MySecretPregnancy: Played with: [[spoiler:she herself was never pregnant, but had Kalki with the help of the Jaal'darya]].

* {{Narcissist}}: She views herself as a savior, forcing her "enlightened" ideals onto everyone for their own good. During the Felde conference, she forces everyone to kneel to her with spellsong, and the entire event comes across as one massive ego trip. When one of her enemies makes her bleed, she screams in outrage over how little gratitude the "low born filth" have shown her.
* NewEraSpeech: At the Felde conference, Snad finally ends all subtlety and presents herself as a saviour. She denounces the old guard, such as her mother, for clinging to backwards beliefs in order to maintain their power, and heralds the dreaded taint as a means of seeking enlightenment. She also denounces Chel's leadership as warmongers and threatens to [[spoiler:kill all of them with an extremely deadly poison. The Kyorl clan is threatened with the same fate if they do not cease to persecute the tainted. Finally, she astounds her audience by unveiling the stolen Nuqrah'sharian airship, telling them that this will [[DawnOfAnEra end the Moonless Age]]. She closes her speech by asking them to share her vision of "interconnected worlds and unlimited landscapes to reconquer"]].
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Her attempt to force Ariel to steal the arm of one of her squad-mates, something [[{{Hypocrite}} Mel'arnach]] justifies by calling her squad "nothing more than mere tools," to try and blackmail Ariel into her service, actually being disappointed when Ariel outright refuses, and pulls away. But in the process she teaches Ariel how to do it, leading to the LaserGuidedKarma inflicted on Kalki later.

* NotSoDifferent: With Quain'tana, and there are hints that [[spoiler:Mel]] realizes this on some level but chooses to ignore it.

* ParentalNeglect: Most of the issues [[spoiler:her daughter Kalki]] has can be attributed to this on Snadhya's part. While [[spoiler:Kalki]] had all the material resources she could need she lacked an emotional attachment, and thus grew into an AxCrazy AttentionWhore whose desperate attempts to earn approval disrupted Snadhya's plans [[spoiler:and eventually led to her death when Snadhya got sick of dealing with it]].

* PetTheDog: Subverted with her relationship with [[spoiler:Mel'arnach]] which has been heavily implied to be another manipulation.

** [[spoiler:The taint is a sort of demonic plague, that infects a Fae's "soul" and gradually corrupts said Fae into a new demon. She has been deliberately spreading the taint, encouraging it as a form of warfare ''and'' as a sort of vaccination from demonic attack. All of the demon seeds she has been promoting, including the "vaccinations", are specifically designed to eventually kill their hosts. After the TimeSkip, in chapter 44, she promotes a peace conference in Felde, presenting herself as a savior. She starts promising not only deliverance, but enlightenment, by offering her victims guidance to help them master their demon seeds]].

* PrettyInMink: Her fur coats have become something of a RunningGag in the fandom, and there's official art of her in the fur-trimmed ''nightie''. Harming her coats seems to be one of the surefire ways to get her [[BerserkButton mad, too]].

* RevengeByProxy: A Sarghress squad causes significant damage to Snad's plans by assassinating one of her followers. When interrogating their leader, [[spoiler:Mel'arnach]] recommends [[ColdBloodedTorture cutting her up]] since she refuses to speak. Snadhya'rune replies that she is far too ''civilized'' for such a thing, and instead decides to conduct a dramatic PublicExecution of her ''squad''.

* SmugSmiler: Pretty much constantly. When the smile stops, it's a ''very, very'' bad sign.
* TheSociopath: An ongoing debate on the site's forums was whether she was one, with someone even running her through the [[http://forums.drowtales.com/viewtopic.php?f=88&t=18192 Hare Psychopathy Checklist]] and concluding that while not definitive, it was more likely than not[[note]]for reference, she scored around ''four times higher'' than your average person off the street, and most of the areas where she didn't have any points cover periods of her life that haven't been covered by the story or don't apply in context[[/note]]. [[spoiler:Zhor's]] comments about how Diva'ratrika "knew the sickness in her daughter" also heavily suggest it. And then the way she [[spoiler:callously kills her daughter Kalki]] convinced most of the holdouts.

* VisionaryVillain
* WeCanRuleTogether: Well, not so much rule, but in Chapter 46, Snad does offer one of her enemies, [[spoiler:Mikilu]], the chance to join her after she is defeated.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Presents herself as this, at least, stating that drow should be ruled by drow rather than by dark elves. More specifically, she believes that the old guard has clung too strongly to outdated ideals and is trying to usurp them with people that will accept new ideas. She also agrees with the Sarghress dogma that everyone should have the right to prove themselves regardless of ancestry. Doesn't excuse [[spoiler:basically committing genocide through the Nidraa'chal, murdering her mother, ''and'' deliberately tainting people with seeds that will eventually kill them]]. In Chapter 49, [[spoiler:the new Holy Mother Anahid uses her empathy to look at Snadhya's sins, which are so terrible that she rejects an offer of negotiation with the Nidraa'chal. When Snadhya presents the IDidWhatIHadToDo excuse, she doesn't buy it]].