Mara Shinomiya

Mara Shinomiya is a Varvani lady of middle years, who serves her world's uncrowned queen, Beatrix Vara, as Chamberlain of the Right (in court Varvani, 'Sarecamerlengo'). Her duties are numerous and ill-defined, ranging from welcoming illustrious guests to Sayo Station, to acting as the eyes and ears of her reclusive queen in the outer world.

Background
She makes no particular secret of coming from a family which has for generations provided House Cassimar with some of its highest court officials; or of having been away with an interstellar trading fleet when disaster struck at home.

How these disparate pieces of biography fit together, is not quite clear. But she has certainly always been found at the heart of the Varvani exile community, and has served Beatrix Vara in various confidential capacities.

She is an expert on Varvani history and court customs.

Description
A halo of pure white hair floats softly about the handsome, intelligent face of Mara Shinomiya. She is tall, like all Varvani, and there is no part of her that doesn't give an impression of length, slenderness, and grace.

Her eyes are black, set perhaps a touch too far apart for beauty; her mouth is full but crooked, tilting always to her right. She might be any age between forty and a hundred. Her flawless pallor speaks of a life lived in hiding from a thousand suns, and her teeth, it is difficult to converse with her for any length of time without noticing, are painted a gleaming black.

OOC Information
She is the secret identity of Beatrix Vara herself.