Beleriach

Being a member and quasi-leader of the Ring of Wardens, the current First Warden, Lady Beleriach is stoic, yet kind lady who only acts in the best interest of Silverfall. She rules with an iron but just fist. She is revealed to be severely branded, granting her unique powers.

Her disappearance fuels one of the main arcs of the story, she is later found to be inflicted by vesselbane (silverbane), transforming her into a vessel-like monstrosity. She is responsible for creating the first vessels, a concept that seemed honorable prior to the rise of Silverfall. Once the required amounts of vessels were increased, she has withdrawn into seclusion as to contemplate its effect on people, debating whether their sacrifice is truly beneficial to Silverfall. The first ever vessel created was her daughter. Over time she became obsessed with the concept of branding and vessel creation, growing her marks further, trying to understand what being a vessel feels like. Her experiments eventually lead to the accident which transformed her. Her marks were found by High Botanist Edwin in his conservatory.

She frequently visits the Silentarium.

Powers
Lady Beleriach is one of the first branded. Her brand is ever-expanding by her secret experiments, giving her more and more powers. Originally, she had power over scriptures and names, she knows the names and identities of everything she sees, and can also create and hide writings of all sorts. This allows her to effectively manager her library, and to pass along messages throughout the city, or leave behind secret messages (as seen when she left hidden notes, prior to her succumb to madness)