Brianna Barter

Brianna Barter is the protagonist of The Chronicles of Rapina.

At fifteen, she catches the eye of her village parson, the Reverend Evangeline Avengene of the Church of the Vindicator. Her rape and subsequent killing of the reverend during her escape start off her adventures. The Avengene family declared her a murderer, and Brianna became a fugitive.

Names and Nicknames

 * Brianna thinks of herself as Rapina, and uses it both as a disguise and nickname for her friends. The name was given to her Aunt Audrey, and was the name Brianna thought of herself by. Per the author, the main character's name is a modified version of the word rapine. It is similar in pronunciation to rapine, but with an "ah" at the end. During many of her adventures, Brianna uses the nickname to disguise her identity while being sought by the forces of Marquis Byron Avengene.
 * She was presented as Serina for her hearing in Town of Granville, after she is captured by Guardian Thane.
 * She posed as a prostitute Leanna in order to infiltrate Castle Li'Yeiraun.
 * She also used the name Valkura to avoid apprehension in the Barony of Daelrath.
 * Brianna called herself Melina when captured by Orcs.
 * Brianna called herself Medusa in her trysts with men of Town of Vargrend.
 * She was disguised as Lady Bellany Norwit for a number of months, initially by Vulvilea as payment to High Shaman T'zar; and later by Brianna herself.
 * Brianna was presented as Tiffany by Peter Patel for an agreeable evening with his friends.
 * Brianna was called, playfully but accurately, Lady Lust by the ghostly Elaine Crabett Bristol.
 * Brianna was also called the Fallen Angel of Vargrend's by the students at Bristol Academy and Vargrend Academy, for her beauty and her no longer pure reputation.
 * Brianna assumed the appearance and name of Celena Medea to get employed by Baron Daelrath.

Family
Rapina's father, Edward Barter, and her mother, were under the sway of Reverend Evangeline, and considered Rapina's fun-loving ways a serious risk to her soul. Her mother's sister, Brianna's Aunt Audrey was a petty sorceress, herbal healer and seller of curses. She taught Brianna a few things about plants.

Rapina had brothers, whom her father taught about mathematics and coins so they could help him in his grocery. Rapina helped them practice at home and thus picked up these skills.

Appearance
Brianna was very beautiful. Her hair was jet-black, eyes green, her skin alabaster, and her bottom and legs shapely. Her breasts were very generous but firm. Later on, as she started to store magical energy in her body, her breasts expanded and contracted depending on her reserves; but even in depleted state she was very shapely.

As a child, she was a tomboy. While not boyish in the least after her mid-teens, she remained strong, especially due to her emphasis on combat training.

When disguised as Valkura, she had her hair dyed blond all over her body, with no other changes.

Disguised as Bellany Norwit, her hair turned ruddy auburn (she was often called a redhead), and her eyes were almond-shaped and hazel.

In the persona of Celena Medea, she had light strawberry blond hair, and sky-blue eyes.

Biography & Accomplishments
See Chronology for major dates in Brianna's life.


 * Brianna was born in Town of Evandell, where she lived for almost 16 years. During that time she learned basic math, reading, writing; as well as some herb-based healing.
 * She absorbed the powers of a lust spirit shortly before her 16th birthday.
 * At sixteen, at the pirate "basic training", she learned the rudiments of: unarmed combat, archery, shortsword and shield, rapier and main gauche, sailing and navigation, first aid.
 * At 16, she passed the tests and became a Deaconess of Mortaebius.
 * At 17, she finally learned to cast a spell under intentional control.
 * A few months before turning 19, she completed a year of an elite preparatory school, having learned quite a bit of history, mathematics, Elfish, drawing and painting, logic and rhetoric. She also became an excellent rapier fencer.
 * At not quite 19, she also passed the examination and became a Champion of Virtusar, a lay priest of Virtusar.