Journey to the stars and worlds of imagination: Meet Mirabeesh

To finish the series of posts introducing some of my favorite people (or people I love to hate) from First Change, a collection of short stories and novellas from myth and legend from the Dragshi, you are invited to meet Mirabeesh, Empress of Eruichin.

Physical Description

At the time of Fire and Ice, Mirabeesh is twenty-five years old. She has the almond-colored skin and dark brown eyes of her kind. There are those that say her eyes that actually spark when she's angry, but that is just a legend

Her long straight black hair, falls to her waist and is usually worn in a braid held in a bun at the nape of her neck by a pair of ivory sticks.

Background

Her family are the leaders of a small island nation several weeks sail off the coast of Eruichin. At the time of the story, she has been married for three years to Kai, the Emperor of Eruichin. However, the marriage is childless which sets the stage for an attempted coup by Xelme, head priest of the temple which serves the god, Tagachim.

Mirabeesh's selection as diovi is presented in the post D is for Diovi and Daxa.

To see whether her fate is the fire of the volcano or the ice of the glacier on the mountain, read "First Change."

More About Her (Secrets or Public)

Mirabeesh is loved by her people. When chosen as diovi, the woman to be sacrificed to Tagachim, Mirabeesh thwarts Xelme's plans, but at a cost.

Her garden was a place of solace. Although she loved it, she was not above sharing it with her friends and family, as well as those she served.

She headed to her favorite spot, a bench beneath the spreading branches of a dragon fruit tree. Tiny green buds heralded the upcoming blossoms—and reminded her of the earlier portent she would never see the trees bear fruit. To push back the dark thoughts, Mirabeesh strained to recall the dreams. For the past season, a vision of flying over a vast ocean or the lingering whisper of silver tones filled her sleep.

I hope you enjoyed this introduction to Mirabeesh Find excerpts by clicking on the cover in the banner. For more of First Change: Legends From The Eyrie and the rest of the Dragshi Chronicles, select the desired title in the pull-down menu. Or to skip the excerpts and go straight to buy links, here is a one-click link to online sellers.