Cordula Adalric

Cordula is a POV character in The Songless Bird, The Endless Night and The Last Dawn.

She is the youngest daughter of Xanthus Adalric and Medea Adalric. She has six siblings: brothers Achilles, Romulus, Remus, Cassius and sisters Ulrica and Zelia. She is cousin to Letha.

Cordula is an exceptionally powerful magician, born with what Hinissians term the 'Gift', wherein she has two musa. She also has very unusual mera, being able to control all five elements and is the first woman since the Origin Era to be able to wield offensive magic.

She is the Caohmna of Larkin Hendrick.

Character and Appearance
Cordula is of medium height, with red hair - a rare trait in Faerin - and blue eyes. She is of athletic build and is consistently described as being exceptionally beautiful with high cheekbones, very pale skin and a full mouth.

Cordula is often fiery and confrontational but she has extraordinary control over her magical powers, aware that an accidental release of power due to temper could harm those around her. She demonstrates that she places little value on appearances when she meets Larkin as she is completely unfazed by his scarred visage.

Despite not being that 'book-smart', Cordula is a savvy politician and well able to manoeuvre round the other women at the Hendrick court such as Cyra Corbinian and Amilia Corliss. She also strikes up something of an unusual friendship with Leonarda Mordecai as Cordula's cynical ideology often comes into conflict with Leonarda's more idealistic world-view.

History
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The Songless Bird
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The Endless Night
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The Last Dawn
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