Zenobia Nevrakis

Zenobia Allisandra Nevrakis is a character in The Crown & The Flame series.The spoiled and sadistic daughter of Luther Nevrakis, Zenobia rules the city of Lykos and the Nevrakis family's home territory of Abanthus in her father's name. She is first seen in Book 2, Chapter 7.

Appearance
Zenobia has red hair and brown eyes. She wears a short-sleeved black dress with cyan and white sleeves attached underneath, and a flower tiara on her head. She used to wear a sapphire necklace until it was stolen by Raydan for his sister, The Adder of Lykos.

Personality
Zenobia is said to be the most ruthless and vicious out of all of Luther's children. She is completely sadistic as one of her forms of entertainment is forcing her prisoners to fight to the death in a pit, while her threats and insults are equally ferocious. According to the asset loading screen, Zenobia's servants tend to meet a brutal fate; it is rumored she beheaded her last handmaiden simply because she accidentally pricked her. She has also stated to have slit a merchant's throat for selling her a fake diamond bracelet he claimed came from Aurelia.

In Book 3 however, it is revealed that her selfishness hides a more pragmatic, though still highly materialistic, worldview. In Chapter 14, she warns Kenna not to restore Luther's control over the Abanthus army, as power in the hands of her treacherous father will lead to more wars between Abanthus and Stormholt - she suggests instead trusting her brother Diavolos. She also claims to hate war, as it leads to her having to learn the names of new servants and results in the closures of her favorite shops. In Chapter 17, she says she does not hold any grudge towards Kenna and she understood why she had to kill her father.

Zenobia tends to value her appearance over battle strategy, as she was easily convinced to open Lykos Castle's gates after Kenna threatened to shave her bald. She is also greedy, buying an entire sapphire mine so all its minerals go exclusively to her.

Luther Nevrakis
Luther is her father. Not much is said about their relationship. He doesn't get angry when Diavolos narrates the Nevrakis Ball in which he mentioned that Zenobia has a crush on Tevan of Fydoria in Book 3. Zenobia nonetheless is well aware of her father's negative points, and urges Kenna to limit his freedom as much as possible.

Marco Nevrakis
Marco is Zenobia's brother. Not much is known about their relationship, but they seem generally cut from the same cloth, both being rather cruel and sadistic. Zenobia, however, is much more intelligent than Marco.

Prince Diavolos Nevrakis
Diavolos is Zenobia's half-brother. She trusts him the most of all her relatives and urges Kenna to place the Nevrakis troops under his command rather than Luther's.

Vassilios Nevrakis
Vassilios is Zenobia's uncle. He has a habit of spilling secrets, making Zenobia extremely irritated with him.

Helene Leventis
Helene is Zenobia's bodyguard who becomes loyal to Queen Kenna based on the player's choices. Helene disapproves of Zenobia's sadism and immaturity, but is nonetheless protective of her while serving her duty. Luther mentioned that Helene once silenced Zenobia when the latter offered her courting advice, showing that Helene is not completely lenient on her.

Tevan Drammir
Zenobia is attracted to Tevan Drammir, and she freezes up due to nervousness whenever she faces him.

Family

 * Hector Nevrakis (Great Grandfather)
 * Luther Nevrakis (Father)
 * Unnamed Mother
 * Vassilios Nevrakis (Paternal Uncle, deceased)
 * Marco Nevrakis (Brother)
 * Diavolos Nevrakis (Half-brother)
 * Baltair Nevrakis (Brother)
 * Seoras Nevrakis (Brother)
 * Olivia Nevrakis (Descendant)

Trivia

 * Zenobia's portrait is reused for Olivia, a character in the Royal Romance, which led many fans to suspect that she is Olivia's ancestor and that Cordonia is a modern-day Stormholt and/or Abanthus.
 * If Marco is executed by Kenna at the end of Book 1, and Diavolos is executed by Kenna/Sei at the end of Book 3, Zenobia will be the last surviving member of the Nevrakis dynasty following the end of the war.
 * This explains why Olivia's roots trace back to Zenobia, seeing that she is the only Nevrakis who is guaranteed to survive the war no matter what the player's choices are.
 * Luther reveals her full name in Book 3 Chapter 5 if Kenna lets Zenobia threaten her.
 * Zenobia is possessive of her handmaidens, believing that they must serve nobody but her.