Appearance
Maerad is of average height. Unlike her brother, Hem/Cai, she is more Annaren than Pilani in appearance. She has pale skin, long black hair, a large strong nose and blue eyes. She is roughly 16–17 years old.
Since her kidnap and capture by the Winterking in the events of The Riddle, she has only one and a half fingers and a slightly large swollen thumb on her left hand, as a result of frostbite in the frozen wastes of Zmarkan.
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