Tsovinar

"MAKE NO CONTRACT WITH ANY GOD. PLACE NO TRUST IN THEIR WORDS. A LUST FOR DIVINITY SHALL BE YOUR RUINATION."

- Tsovinar warns the rulers of Antaram

Dzovin-nar-Izael, commonly known in what she considers the "barbarian reaches" of the Tarim Peninsula as Tsovinar, is the Goddess of Waves, a scholar of divinity, and recently an unwilling addition to the ranks of the undying. She is known for her fearsome power, strict sense of morality, and tendency to meddle in the affairs of others.

Early life
Tsovinar was born around the year 798, her parentage and birth name unknown. She was discovered unconscious and bereft of memory on the streets of Soronanin at the age of fourteen, and taken in by the God of Truth Diadem Correl, whose teachings she respects greatly.

A few references are made to Tsovinar's life as a young adult in Soronanin. She knew Rashk, Solornel, Bradamant, Marzban, Vlinder, and Clarion who gifted Tsovinar with an Aspect in a decision she later comes to regret. Vlinder and Diadem both died tragic deaths at a young age, an experience which likely contributed to her sour personality.

Tsovinar published multiple novels in her youth which Hayr enjoys, but she herself later finds idealistic and embarrassing. Ziazan suggested that one of the characters resembles Rodomond Veraldo if he were more Chaldic, implying that Tsovinar harbored romantic feelings for him before taking an oath against the touch of men. Conversely, Evren states that Eodar "wanted her to be a mother for him" but his affections were not reciprocated.

A broadly traveled woman, Tsovinar spent several years in the far west, which she remembered fondly as a gentler place with few gods. She is one of the few people to have seen the ruins of Erelhoen firsthand in her attempts to understand the true nature of the Goddess of Iron.

Objection to Katarosi's marriage
Tsovinar first appears at the gates of East Moon Castle in Ostmenye, furious and seeking Vahagn. She demonstrated her power by deflecting a bullet fired by Oseni with her voice alone. Unable to find the God of Secrets, she left bellowing a warning at the royalty of Antaram not to consort with him, an unheeded caution which was later shown to be wise.

Tsovinar, Hayr and Solornel
Hayr first encountered the Goddess of Waves when she arrived at Rashk's mountain fortress of Idenmuthir, where she was compiling her research concerning the madness often inflicted by divinity. Her interactions with the other residents were tense, particularly Ziazan, who she resented for holding the soul of her lost friend Vlinder and yet not being her.

When Solornel left with the intent of murdering his potential successor Barsamin, Tsovinar was convinced by Hayr to pursue. They intercepted him at a riverside, where the Witch of the Waves defeated the God of the Storm, breaking his ribs and taking him captive. En route to Kandakari's Court, however, Solornel escaped by knocking her and Hayr from Keromeir mid-flight, leaving them stranded in the mountainous reaches of Tokhar.

The two were left to wander until they encountered Aramaz, who lead them to Lord God Marzban. She informed the court of Solornel's crimes, but it was soon thrown into chaos as Aramaz defied a command from the God of Law and was forced to kill him in self-defence. Tsovinar bestowed Marzban's free star upon his chosen successor Tamal in a decision she did not wish to make, and fled with her young charges from the vengeance of the Tokharika.

Ascension to the undying
Tsovinar brought the wounded Aramaz to Ostmenye in search of medical aid. There she encountered Rashk and left Aramaz in the custody of Ziazan to discuss recent events with the God of Sight. Outlining her concerns that Aramaz would become an undying (and very problematic) God of Law should the star pass to him, she expressed her sympathy, fearing an inevitable madness that would follow should she be granted eternal life.

Rashk did not share her concerns. Upon being presented with Marzban's handgun for inspection, he used the rare opportunity to surprise Tsovinar's defenses and murder her. Moments later, a great pulse shattered the windows of the surrounding houses, and Dzovin-nar-Izael arose from death to contemplate her now certain immortality.

With the voice of the Will of the World battling inside her, Tsovinar threw herself from the great waterfall of Ostmenye, shattering the earth and destroying much of East Moon Castle in the process. Her subsequent fate is so far unknown.