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Maevyth Bronwick

The Eating Woods · Character

Maevyth Bronwick

Also known as Maeve, Miss Bronwick, Maevyth Arsyn

  • Major
  • First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 2

Maevyth Bronwick is a major character in The Eating Woods, first appearing in Anathema (Book 1).

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Gender
female
Age
19
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 2
Books
2

Maevyth Bronwick begins as a wary, small-statured young woman marked by a silver-flecked eye and a black trinity-cross choker, fleeing an unwanted betrothal to the monstrous Mr. Moros while protecting her sister Aleysia. Across the series she discovers her blood-tied power to walk between the living and the dead, manifests a glyph-covered, metallic-scaled hand, and is revealed as the prophesied Vasmora chosen by the death goddess Morsana. Her journey takes her from captivity in Moros’s mansion and the Eating Woods into the realms of Nyxteros and Aethyria, where she trains in combat and glyphs, bonds with the dragon-like Raivox, and ultimately becomes the mate of Zevander Rydainn. By the second book she has embraced her role as protector and avenger, slaying former tormentors and resisting divine manipulation while striving to reunite with and safeguard her family.

Description

A young, slim, petite woman with long, unruly black curls and gray eyes; the lower part of one iris has turned icy silver, with a silver streak in the left iris and a feather-shaped scar with metallic silver accents on her arm. She is most often seen in a simple black dress, sometimes with a cape or hooded cloak, and a black trinity-cross choker. Later, her eyes become more fully silver; the palm glyphs and blackened fingertips are changes to her hands, not a different body. A small, not entirely petite young woman with long, unruly black curls and pale gray eyes bearing a silver streak in the lower part of the left iris. She has full, bow-shaped lips and long, thick black lashes. Her clothing varies, commonly including simple black dresses, weathered boots, and a black choker with a trinity cross; later, a black scale-like growth with silver glyphs and sharp metallic nails covers one hand.

Connections

Friends & mentorsRivals

  • Dolion GevarysMentor

    Initially sends Zevander to kill her, later regrets it and guides her studies; remains an uneasy ally whose shifting loyalties leave her wary across both books.

  • RaivoxFriend

    Hatched in Maevyth’s room in book 1 and acts as her danger-sensing rescuer; by book 2 they share a soul-linked magical glove, allowing her to ride and command him in combat.

  • M

    MorsanaOther

    The death goddess whose voice tempts Maevyth to kill Aleysia in book 2; Maevyth is simultaneously recognized as her chosen Vasmora.

  • TC

    The Crone / ElowenMentor

    First appears as a woodland guide in book 1; later revealed as Elowen whose blood-binding altered Maevyth’s eye, and whose death may have broken the spell.

  • Mr. MorosEnemy

    Former betrothed who imprisoned and terrorized Maevyth in book 1; she rejects his claimed protection and remains haunted by his cruelty into book 2.

  • SC

    Sacton CrainEnemy

    Initially a condemning religious authority in book 1; becomes the murderer of Maevyth’s mother, whom she personally executes in book 2.

Story so far

  1. BOOK 1Anathema
    • Flees the arranged marriage to Mr. Moros after being sold by her step-grandmother Agatha.
    • Manifests latent power during a public confrontation, prompting Sacton Crain to brand her an abomination.
    • Kills the reanimated corpse of Agatha and later the transformed Felix after they attack her.
    • Is captured by Zevander Rydainn’s forces upon crossing into Nyxteros and brought to Eidolon.
    • Survives the sablefyre ritual at the mage ceremony, turning the flame against Magelord Akmyrios.
  2. BOOK 2Eldritch
    • Tends the unconscious Aleysia while resisting Morsana’s whispered command to kill her.
    • Kills Sacton Crain upon learning he murdered her mother Allura.
    • Bonds with Raivox through a soul-linked magical glove and rides him into battle.
    • Becomes the acknowledged mate of Zevander Rydainn after centuries-old memories resurface.
    • Refuses the wrathavor’s offer of queenship and destroys its attempt to use Zevander’s flame.

Quotes

  • Its worth isn’t diminished by impermanence. Sometimes it’s best not knowing what lies below.

    Book 2 · Eldritch

  • I never asked for anything more than your kindness, and all you could spare was sufferance,

    Book 2 · Eldritch

Key events

  1. Book 1
    Ch. 7    The First BanishingA condemned prisoner is branded with a B and dragged into the Eating Woods by an unseen force during a religious ceremony in Foxglove Parish.
  2. Book 1
    Ch. 27    Aleysia's BanishmentAleysia is seized by Vonkovyan soldiers for her pregnancy and taken to the Eating Woods for banishment alongside Uncle Riftyn.
  3. Book 1
    Ch. 27    Crossing the UmbravaleMaevyth crosses the shimmering barrier into Aethyria, leaving Aleysia behind; she is captured by Imperial Guards.
  4. Book 1
    Ch. 29    Zevander's Rescue of MaevythZevander arrives at Bonesguard as a giant scorpion, kills the guards, and takes the unconscious Maevyth away on horseback.
  5. Book 1
    Ch. 39    Maevyth's First GlyphDuring training, Maevyth accidentally summons a bone-whip glyph and later etches a force glyph into her palm.
  6. Book 1
    Ch. 64    Maevyth's First Intimate Encounter with ZevanderAfter breaking Zevander's abyssal binding, Maevyth and Zevander share an intimate encounter where she touches him for the first time.
  7. Book 2
    Ch. 2    Aleysia's Rescue from the CabinMaevyth and Zevander recover Aleysia from a hidden space beneath the Crone Witch's cabin, finding her unnaturally cold and unresponsive.
  8. Book 2
    Ch. 24    The Spider Attack on the CottageEnormous spiders emerge inside the cottage, forcing Maevyth and Aleysia to flee; they are saved by Raivox.
  9. Book 2
    Ch. 43    Zevander's Memory of Marking MaevythZevander touches Maevyth's sigil and remembers marking her nearly two centuries ago in Caligorya, realizing she is the girl from his past.
  10. Book 2
    Ch. 52    Maevyth Kills Sacton CrainAfter learning Sacton murdered her mother, Maevyth personally kills him in the parish tomb.
  11. Book 2
    Ch. 53    Maevyth's Vision of Her MotherMaevyth is visited by the spirit of her mother, who offers comfort and reframes her fate as destined, urging her to embrace her strength.
  12. Book 2
    Ch. 64    The Church SiegeFlesh-eating vyrmish swarm from beneath the snow, attacking Maevyth and her companions in a ruined church.
  13. Book 2
    Ch. 69    The Lyverian Vein TestMaevyth is tested by being bound to a dead vein to prove she is Vasmora; the vein remains cold, confirming her status.
  14. Book 2
    Ch. 70    The Dead Vein IgnitionCadavros uses Zevander's sablefyre to ignite the dead vein in Caligorya, drawing the Gods' Glyph and beginning his plan to destroy the Umbravale.
  15. Book 2
    Ch. 74    Maevyth's Bond with RaivoxMaevyth receives a metallic black glove that fuses to her hand, allowing her to command Raivox soul-to-soul.
  16. Book 2
    Ch. 77    The Rotting Tree ConfrontationMaevyth enters the colossal Rotting Tree to rescue Zevander, confronting the wrathavor/Moros and Cadavros.
  17. Book 2
    Ch. 83    Zevander's Fall into NethyriaZevander is overwhelmed by creatures and falls into the bottomless chasm while fighting Cadavros.

Gallery

Book 1: Anathema

Black-Dressed Young WomanAnathema

Book 2: Eldritch

Silver-Streaked EyesEldritch

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