Marlaika the Blade

“A renowned fighter, painter, diplomat, and advocate, Marlaika paved the way for women in Alsemarian dueling. Though she is memorialized by poets for her scandalous use of language, Marlaika is most known for the efficacy of her blade swings.

This remained even after her sword-hand was dismembered in an attempted assassination, which Marlaika’s blacksmith wife lovingly replaced with a prosthetic steel blade.”