- Berenene dor Ocmore
Berenene dor Ocmore, Empress of Namorn is the title character in the young adult
fantasy novel "The Will of the Empress " byTamora Pierce . Based upon theRussia n Empress Catherine the Great and Elizabeth I [ [http://www.sheroescentral.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=6&topic_id=61481&mesg_id=61481&listing_type=search#65861 Did you base Berenene on a historical figure?] , SheroesCentral, 2006-02-26.] , Berenene serves as an antagonist to the book's four protagonists, and especiallySandrilene fa Toren .Relationships with the other characters
andry
Sandry and Berenene are cousins, related through Sandry's mother, Amiliane fa Landreg, a Namornese noble and "Clehame" of
fief Landreg. Since Amiliane's marriage to Sandry's father, a lesser Emelanese noble, the money from the Landreg estate had been syphoned out of Namorn, first to Amiliane and then to Sandry.In the opening to
The Will of the Empress , Sandry reviews her account books and realizes that the Imperialtax es on her estate have been growing every year; it is Berenene's way of reinforcing her standing invitation for her cousin to visit the Imperial Court in Dancruan. Once she arrives, it is the Empress's mission to keep her and her money in Namorn, despite Sandry's continual statements that she makes her home in Emelan.Briar
Briar comes to Namorn with Sandry, and Berenene takes a special interest in him as he is a plant mage and Berenene has an interest in
gardening . She grants him special permission to do what he likes in her personal gardens, and tries to get him to stay in Namorn by offering him the post of imperial gardener. She appears uncharacteristically fond of him - "She feared she had lost the young man's regard, or worse, his friendship".References
ee also
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The Will of the Empress
*Sandrilene fa Toren
*Briar Moss
*Emelan
*Tamora Pierce
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