In her self-titled book, Artesia is given very little introduction except for a few lines of narrative.
Attitude
Artesia is represented as having a very alpha personality, both as the leader of her personal organization but also how she takes charge of most events that happen around her. She rarely asks for opinions of others.
Appearance
In the first book, Artesia wears the same black and red armor that consists of chains and plates. The breastplate is pinup armor with its shaped breasts. In the earlier issues, even though her upper body was armored, her legs and hips were left bare.
Abilities
Artesia is a competent fighter and horsewoman. She also has magic, inherited from her mother, that allows her to summon spirits to aid her in battle and also knowledge. Later, she gathered the ghosts of her bed sisters.
Relationships
Inside her military company, Artesia is mostly surrounded by male warriors except for her second-in-command, Umasza. She is the commander of her company and, therefore, primarily gives orders except when the author is using her conversation for exposition.
Artesia has a close relationship with her “bed sisters” in the king’s harem. This includes Lysia, the old woman who manages the harem. Later, when the sisters are kill, they join her as spiritual entities that she uses for the her magic.
- Lysia of Sess Pogue
- Nema of Myr Iras
- Maras of An-Athark
- Hethis
- Sura
- Arraca
- Iolande
Sexuality
There are a number of scenes were she is naked, using before, during, or after sex with one or more men. In all of these cases, she is unashamed of her body even when people come rushing to her defense.
History
When she was young, Artesia saw her mother, Argante, burned at the stake as a witch.
Links
- Introduction by the author including a brief blurb of her history.
- A brief description of other characters in the Known World was written by the author and included on his website.