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Revision as of 19:01, 30 August 2014
Winnamine Balitang (pronounced WIN-ah-meen BAHL-ee-tahng), born Winnamine Fonfala, was Mequen Balitang's second wife and mother of Petranne Balitang and Elsren Balitang. Winnamine was a luarin noblewoman, unlike Mequen's first wife, Sarugani Temaida. Before Sarugani's death, Winnamine and Sarugani had been best friends. Accordingly, she had a good relationship with both her stepdaughters, Sarai and Dove and acted as their mother in every way. Though their relationship was not perfect, since Sarai was angry at her for acting as her mother and taking away fighting lessons.
Tanair
In 462 HE, when Alianne of Pirate's Swoop was purchased as a slave for the Balitang household, Winnamine and her husband were forced into exile by King Oron, who was convinced of Mequen's treachery. They were forced to sell many of their slaves, and let many servants go. Before she and her husband could sell Aly, Kyprioth came to them in the form of Mithros to trick the Balitangs into thinking Aly was a Mithran emissary. With that knowledge, they welcomed Aly into their household. Winnamine was just as sharp as her husband for noticing Aly's odd traits and characteristics, things that would give her away. When Bronau Jimajen visited Tanair, Winnamine was shocked and pleased to learn that Aly knew how to read lips. When her stepdaughter, Sarai, got the better of one of the assassins that were sent to kill Mequen, Winnamine restarted Sarai's swordfighting lessons.
When Mequen died, Winnamine went into a deep state of grief. However, she did not lose her wits, and even remembered some safety precautions when Baron George Cooper visited, disguised as a slave merchant. She was quick to discover the relationship between him and Aly, and was also quick to give them some alone time. When Rubinyan Jimajen came to Tanair to mourn the death of Mequen, he invited the Balitangs back to Rajmuat. Winnamine declined the offer and begged him to allow her family some time to recuperate before they had to brave court functions. He acquiesced, however he told her that he and Imajane expected to see them back in Rajmuat after the season.
Rajmuat
When the Balitangs landed back in Rajmuat, Winnamine was shocked to see what damage the regents had done while they were away, including the deaths of Hunod and Dravinna Ibadun, who used to be friends with Rubinyan. She is acutely aware of the dangers that surround her and her family in Rajmuat, and warns them all. She argues with Imajane Rittevon when the woman offers, and then demands that Sarai be a lady-in-waiting at the palace, and Elsren serve young kin Dunevon Rittevon as a lord-in-waiting, so to speak. Winnamine, however, received backing from many of the great noble houses of the Kyprish Isles, staving off the day when her children would be taken from her.
After the Rittevon (the ship) fiasco on the sea, Winnamine is heartbroken to learn that Elsren did not survive the wreck. She then goes into a deeper state of mourning. She, along with Nuritin Balitang, become a part of a group of noble luarin who are bent on resisting the mad rulings of Imajane and Rubinyan. Winnamine learns of the raka rebellion and offers her support to Ulasim. When the man says that they need money and weapons, Winnamine says that they have all of that, and are offering finances to the rebellion. Ulasim Dodeka accepts.
When Dove took the throne of the Copper Isles, Winna became one of her trusted advisers.
Personality and Traits
Winnamine is an intelligent lady and understands strategy and finance. She is considered the equal of her husband, and can communicate with him without speaking—in a non-magical sense. She is strong-willed, but is willing to change if she sees that her viewpoint isn't the correct one. She has a very demanding presence, but she's also very caring and a good mother.
Physical Description
Winnamine is an elegant woman with brown eyes, brown hair, and a sharp straight nose. Her neatly curved mouth gives evidence of a strong will. She usually shows restraint in jewelry for an Islander, only wearing a few pieces.
Winnamine was based on Sigourney Weaver. She shares this real-life model with Lady Sabine.[1]
Family
Balitang Family Tree
Notes and references
- ↑ Randombuzzers: Chat with Tamora Pierce - Tortall - retrieved on March 11, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Trickster's Choice (electronic edition), Ch. 2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Trickster's Choice (electronic edition), Ch. 3.
- ↑ Given that Saraiyu and Dunevon Rittevon were second cousins (Trickster's Queen (electronic edition), Ch. 12), this was the logical point for the marriage. The Rittevon woman must have been Oron Rittevon's aunt.
- ↑ Trickster's Queen (electronic edition), Ch. 2.
- ↑ Zaimid was a distant cousin of the Carthaki emperor, Kaddar Iliniat. Trickster's Queen (electronic edition), Ch. 4.
- ↑ Zaimid and Saraiyu planned to name the child with whom she was pregnant in Trickster's Queen Mequen if the child were a boy, but it was not confirmed whether the baby was liveborn and male or not. Trickster's Queen (electronic edition), Ch. 12 and Ch. 21.