A Court of Thorns and Roses · Character
Clare Beddor
Also known as Clare
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 33
Clare Beddor is a supporting character in A Court of Thorns and Roses (Book 1).
- Gender
- female
- Age
- not specified
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 33
- Books
- 2
Clare Beddor is a young human woman from Feyre's village whose name Feyre offers as a false identity when questioned during the Calanmai Fire Night, a lie that dooms her. Captured by Amarantha, Clare is tortured and killed, her broken corpse nailed to a wall Under the Mountain as both punishment for Feyre and a warning to all who defy the queen. Though she never appears alive, her fate haunts Feyre into A Court of Mist and Fury, where the memory of her mutilated, spiked body resurfaces as an emblem of the guilt and trauma Feyre carries from her time Under the Mountain.
Description
The body shows severe burns across the skin with blackened, damaged areas. Her fingers are bent at odd, unnatural angles from violence inflicted upon her. Red lines have been carved deliberately across her naked form in patterns that suggest ritualistic torture. The corpse shows advanced decay with a rotting, desiccated appearance. Her posture is twisted and broken from being nailed to the cavern wall in a display of cruelty. A human woman with a broken body and welts, dead and naked, spiked to a wall.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
Feyre Archeronvictim
A fellow villager rather than a friend, Clare becomes the unwitting victim of Feyre's lie to Rhysand. Her death weighs heavily on Feyre, transforming from a shocking sight Under the Mountain into a recurring source of guilt and trauma.
Amaranthavictim
Amarantha is Clare's torturer and killer, using her death to punish Feyre's lie and displaying her corpse as a warning of the queen's cruelty; this act lingers as one of Amarantha's defining atrocities.
Story so far
BOOK 1A Court of Thorns and Roses
- Feyre gives Clare Beddor's name as her own when confronted by Rhysand on Calanmai, Fire Night
- Amarantha's forces capture Clare, mistaking her for the human girl tied to Tamlin
- Clare is tortured and killed by Amarantha as punishment for Feyre's deception
- Her mangled body is displayed on a wall Under the Mountain, confronting Feyre upon her arrival
- Feyre is later told that Clare's family was also killed, deepening her guilt
BOOK 2A Court of Mist and Fury
- Clare's naked, broken, welt-covered body spiked to a wall resurfaces in Feyre's memories and nightmares
- Her death serves as a lasting symbol of Feyre's trauma and survivor's guilt from Under the Mountain
Appearances
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