Feisty Matriarchs

Portraying feisty Matriarchs is among my specialities.  Here are a few examples from my novels:

 

Devonia Shanahan is a Virian warrior.  She wears armour at all times, even to weddings!  She is feisty and formidable but also nurturing.

Galea Nentofore is a Carpathian Matriarch.  She is tough, intelligent and devious.  She mostly wears overalls as she is fond of gardening in her spare time.  She smokes a pipe and is rarely seen without it.  She is hugely wealthy but loathes any sort of pretension.  She rarely buys anything new, only if it needs replacing.  She drives a 30 year old truck.  She is fiercely protective of her vast extended family.

Bodah Conder is another Virian warrior.  Again, she wears armour at all times.  She is harsh and unforgiving.

Veveen Ohrivaal is a Sartorian desert dweller.  She refuses to wear clothing of any type, apart from a few occasions when her Carpathian husband manages to persuade her.  She is harsh but loving, and very protective of her extended tribal family.

Dhradze is Malvanian.  She is one of the forest-dwelling Geheimsvaak (Secret People).  She wears old robes or only a covering of mud.  She is wise and nurturing but can be tough and tricky.  She is known for her culinary skills as well as her love for her extended family.