Briallyn
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Overview
According to the Ravens, the youngest human queen entered the Cauldron and emerged immortal and Fae, but without the youth she valued.
Briallyn is a hostile human queen whose ambitions and alliances threaten to ignite another war among the Fae.
Robbed of the youth she prized, Briallyn bends her schemes toward the Dread Trove — gambling that its Made essence will lead her back to the Cauldron that punished her.
At the end of the Blood Rite, she tries to force Nesta to surrender the Trove, but when Nesta's power returns, Briallyn is Unmade and only the Crown remains.
Briallyn is dead, though her former ally Beron remains enraged by her loss.
Appearance
The Ravens describe the youngest human queen as having the withered body of a crone despite her immortality.
Seen in person, Briallyn appears as an ancient crone and speaks in a withered voice.
Relationships
The Ravens claim that the youngest queen hates Nesta, blaming her for the Cauldron's retaliation, and intends to take revenge after the war with Hybern.
Briallyn has a secret alliance with Beron and exchanges gifts with him that are linked to her scheme.
She works with Koschei as a willing ally rather than merely serving as his puppet, accepting his influence because their partnership advances her own aims.
Despite her alliance with Beron, Briallyn conceals her pursuit of the Dread Trove from him.
Abilities and Skills
Amren believes Briallyn's Cauldron-Made nature gives her an affinity for tracking the Dread Trove.
Possessions
When Briallyn appears to Nesta through the Harp, she is explicitly wearing the Crown.
Briallyn uses the Crown to compel Cassian, forcing him to attack Nesta and threatening to make him kill her.
Important Events
By the Ravens' account, the youngest queen eagerly entered the Cauldron after Nesta and Elain. The Cauldron granted her immortality and a Fae body but retaliated for the power Nesta had taken by stripping away her youth.
Briallyn seeks the Dread Trove so its Made essence can lead her to the Cauldron, where she hopes to restore her lost youth.
After gaining actionable awareness through the Harp encounter, Briallyn sends Autumn Court soldiers into the Prison to seize Nesta and the Harp.
Briallyn arranges the sabotage of the Blood Rite and the abduction of Nesta, Gwyn, and Emerie, intending to exhaust Nesta while her power is suppressed. She uses Bellius and Cassian to force Nesta's surrender because she needs Nesta's blood to unlock the wards around the Trove. When Nesta's power returns, Nesta overpowers and Unmakes Briallyn, leaving only the Crown behind.