The Eating Woods · Character
Melantha
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 32
Melantha is a supporting character in The Eating Woods, first appearing in Anathema (Book 1).
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- Gender
- female
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 32
- Books
- 2
Melantha enters the series as the Magelord’s ambitious new apprentice, wielding aura-reading magic and a sleeping spell to aid Maevyth’s escape from Solassion soldiers. Her red hair is later noted, but her role remains defined by her determination to prove Dolion is alive and her complex ties to former prisoners and enemies. Across the books, her actions shift from interrogating suspects to actively intervening in Maevyth’s fate, while her past suffering in the Solassian mines hints at deeper motivations.
Description
Melantha is a young woman with auburn hair and flirtatious eyes. She wears a purple velvet cloak of the king’s mages or a black-and-purple mage robe. She smiles and taps a fingernail on a table; elsewhere, her eyes are described as viperous, and she cants her head to draw attention. Melantha has red hair.
Connections
Friends & mentorsRivals
Maevyth Bronwickwould-be rescuer
Melantha acts as Maevyth’s would-be rescuer, claiming she wants to reunite her with her sister and helping her flee the mage ceremony when soldiers close in; Maevyth remains suspicious of her motives.
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Magelord Akmyriosmentor
Melantha is positioned as Akmyrios’s apprentice with expectations to succeed him as Magelord; he publicly praises her abilities and supports her presence at the king’s council.
Rykaiaattacker
Rykaia recognizes Melantha as the flammellian who previously hurt her and accuses her of killing sexsells; Melantha responds by incapacitating Rykaia with a sleeping spell.
Zevander RydainnEnemy
Melantha begins as Zevander’s interrogator and suspector, probing him with truth magic over the disappearances; their shared history as former Solassian prisoners is mentioned but Zevander refuses to trust her, leaving their relationship tense and unresolved.
Story so far
BOOK 1Anathema
- Interrogates Zevander with truth magic, suspecting his connection to the Corvikae aura and missing guards
- Appears beside Maevyth and warns her about approaching Solassion soldiers
- Pushes Maevyth through an archway to safety and casts a sleeping spell on Rykaia
- Reveals an archway hidden in a wall using her magic
BOOK 2Eldritch
Appearances
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