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"You and I must come to an understanding." - Solovet, before locking Gregor in the dungeon

Solovet was the leader of the Regalian army and Luxa's grandmother. Under her orders, Dr. Neveeve synthesized the plague to be used as a biological weapon, killing thousands of rats and near hundreds of humans. She died ambushed and outnumbered by rats within the final stages of the Code War.

Appearance[]

Like the rest of the Underlanders, Solovet was described as having violet eyes and skin so translucent that you could see the veins underneath. She also possessed gray hair and a low, warm voice. In addition, she was tall and looked strong.

Personality[]

Solovet was a brutal, ruthless woman, despite giving off the impression of being respectful and calm. She was however a good, experienced leader and knew how to make people follow her.

History[]

Solovet was behind the attack on Hesperides. Her son, Hamnet, led the charge, and was later maddened by guilt. He fled, and never returned to Regalia.

Biography[]

Solovet makes many appearances throughout the series, but toward the later end she becomes a minor villain. She uses Gregor's loved ones as leverage to make sure the warrior stays put and does his job. When she flies out on Ajax in The Code of the Claw to speak to the spinners, they are ambushed by gnawers on the way and killed. The rats inform others of their kind about this via the Code. It is intercepted by Vikus and Gregor. The knowledge that his wife has been slain caused Vikus to have a stroke. He spent most of the rest of the book in the hospital.

Skills and Abilities[]

  • Swordsmanship: She was well versed in sword fighting.

Relationships[]

Gregor[]

Solovet treats Gregor with a kindly respect. However, this is probably only because she knows the power he will give to the humans against the Gnawers. She ruthlessly pushes forward in the war, doing whatever is necessary to win. During book 1, she knows that Gregor wants to leave, so she imprisons a person in his family in the Underland, a continuing occurrence in the series due to Gregor's fierce loyalty to his family members. After Gregor refuses to follow orders and goes to the Firelands, Solovet throws him in the dungeon upon returning, to teach him a lesson, and to weaken his mind into capitulating to whatever she wants of him. Then, to test his resolve, she, after watching him fight at the city wall, tells him to go train. He fails the test by getting angry at her, but goes to train anyway. After she dies, Gregor is only slightly saddened by her death because of the way she treated him during the war.

Vikus[]

Vikus and Solovet have a fairly rocky relationship. They often argue about how to solve problems, with Solovet clamouring for war, and Vikus trying for peaceful diplomacy. However, he did love Solovet, as, when the news reached him that she died, he was unable to do anything, and suffered a stroke that impaired him greatly for the rest of his life.

Hamnet[]

Hamnet and Solovet had an incredibly strained relationship. When Hamnet once angered his mother in a war council, she had him thrown in the dungeon, without light or social contact, for a month. Hamnet ran away, from Regalia after ordering the dike to be opened in the Garden of Hesperides.

Hazard[]

Hazard is Solovet's grandson. Despite this, Hazard remarks that they had a nonexistent relationship. He then goes on to speculate that Solovet did not like him much, as he was Hamnet's son.

Ajax[]

Ajax was Solovet's bond and they were extremely close as a result.

Trivia[]

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