the Lady
Names: the LadyEmpyrean LadyTiger PansyGreat Lady
First appears in Book 1: The Dreaming Void, chapter 3 (Inigo’s first dream)
Appearances
What you know
Book 1: The Dreaming Void
- Ch 10Tiger Pansy was Qatux's human wife; her last gift cured him of his human emotional weakness.
- Ch 12Tiger Pansy was a poor-looking actress with Wayside Production who vanished in the Starflyer War and was killed by Paula Myo; Qatux apparently loved her.
Book 2: The Temporal Void
- Ch 9The Lady's scriptures are a diary of the human arrival and Rah's founding of Makkathran, followed by homilies on living a fulfilling life.
- Ch 9The Lady was ashamed when Skylords said humans were too immature for the Heart; she devoted herself to elevating humanity and died with Rah atop Eyrie's tower.
Book 3: The Evolutionary Void
- Ch 18Tiger Pansy's face appears in Qatux's chamber wall; she died 1,199 years before and the Cat's death mirrored hers.
- Ch 19The Lady's marble statue still stands in her church; it depicts her older than when Justine met her.
- Ch 21The Lady was re-lifed after the Cat finished with her, with Qatux supplying her memories; she then boarded a Brandt colony ship.
- Ch 21Makkathran mistook her for a Raiel because her mind had shared so much with Qatux, and it called out to her.
Connections
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 10Qatux's tragic history revealed
Qatux explains he married Tiger Pansy, shared her torture-death at the Cat's hands, and has not known human emotion since.
- Book 2 · Ch 9Edeard's soul dream
Edeard wakes from another dream of souls rising from Makkathran; Kristabel comforts him and he reflects on the Lady's scriptures and his unease about the Pythia.
- Book 3 · Ch 15Inigo's tribute in Golden Park
Inigo manifests a vision of historical figures in Golden Park as a final tribute, then resolves to ascend once his home is in order.
- Book 3 · Ch 19Justine recognizes the Lady
Studying the Lady's statue, Justine realizes its features belong to someone she knew, and she laughs hysterically at the irony of two civilizations worshipping her.
- Book 3 · Ch 21Qatux says goodbye to the Lady
Paula accompanies Qatux through Makkathran to the Lady's church, where he strokes her statue's cheek and bids farewell.