Seraphina au Raa

Also known as Sera

Minor
First seen · Book 3 · Ch. 42

Seraphina au Raa is an 8-year-old wild child in Morning Star, embodying the untamed spirit of the Rim's Raa lineage in Red Rising Saga (Book 3).

Gender: female
Age: 8
First appears: Book 3 · Ch. 42
Books: 3

Seraphina au Raa begins as an 8-year-old wild child in Morning Star, embodying the untamed spirit of the Rim's Raa lineage. By Iron Gold, she has matured into a fierce, athletic young woman of twenty, marked by scars and a feral presence, navigating political intrigue and personal loyalties as a daughter of Romulus au Raa. Her arc culminates tragically in Dark Age, where she fights as a Rim warrior against Darrow's forces before her death in battle, transforming from innocent emblem to martyr.

Description

Pale-faced with short-cropped messy hair, 8-year-old Seraphina has large eyes a third bigger than normal, giving her an intense, otherworldly gaze. Her tender long bones suggest a wild colt's frame, slender and energetic. She wears dirt-stained pants with knees marked from play, gripping a small shovel, her presence feral and unbound. A tall athletic woman of barely twenty with pale skin and short golden hair buzzed close and notched on the right side to reveal her proud neck stands with laconic power. Her face holds full lips often set unsmiling, a slightly hooked nose, and large dull gold eyes that appear sleepy yet flash with lonely fire or incandescent passion beneath thick eyelashes, giving her a distinctly feral and wild aura unlike the polished Aureates of Luna. Subtle curves and powerfully muscled legs show beneath her loose tunic and gray wool cloak fastened by a charcoal sash, practical rubber-soled slippers on her feet and the hidden scar from the brutal Io Institute completing the portrait of a burning one who walks with a storm in her veins. A tall young Gold woman, barely twenty, with a lean, agile, athletic build and long muscled legs. Her hair is buzzed close and notched on the right side; large, sleepy dull Gold eyes framed by thick lashes sit above a slightly hooked nose and full lips. Her expression is often unsmiling and guarded, with a fierce, wild quality, and scars from her travels mark her. She wears a loose Io tunic beneath a gray wool cloak fastened with a charcoal sash, rubber-soled slippers, and two rings: a dragon eating a lightning bolt on her left middle finger and an iron Institute ring bearing House Diana’s stag antlers on her right hand. Seraphina au Raa is lean and shabby, her wiry frame honed by Rim hardships, with long dark hair often tangled from desert winds. A distinctive notched eyebrow marks her sharp, angular face, while her Rim eyes are chromed out, gleaming like steel in the harsh light. She wears drab robes over her starShell suit, accented with Grimmus paint, paired with simple leather boots and a kitari short sword at her hip. Dust clings to her like a second skin, giving her the air of a feral, dusty little mouse—compact, intense, and ever-watchful.

Connections

Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals

Diomedes au Raasister
Protective brother-sister relationship; Diomedes is pained when their father confines her but believes the punishment preferable to execution, and reproaches her for the danger she brought upon the Rim.
Lysander au Luneconflicting source relationships
Mutual attraction and intellectual tension develop between heirs, complicated by family conflicts and political opposition; evolves from rescuer and love interest to political adversary as Seraphina supports her mother's war against Darrow while declaring war with her razor raised toward Lysander.
Romulus au Raafather
Father-daughter bond where Romulus loves and protects Seraphina, concealing her role to save her from punishment; his confession and execution leave her devastated and estranged in grief.
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Bellerephoncousin
Cousin relationship; Seraphina grieves and grows angry when Cassius kills Bellerephon.
Dido au Raamother
Mother-daughter relationship where Dido sends Seraphina into the Gulf to pursue truth about the docks, later determined to recover her daughter and embraces her after taking control of the situation.
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Marius au Raasister
Sibling conflict where Marius admits ordering Hjornir's torture and blames Seraphina for jeopardizing peace; she spits at him and condemns his actions.
Cassius au Bellonaconflicting source relationships
Initially an enemy when Seraphina fights him at Dido's command after other Raa challengers fall; evolves to rescuer when Cassius helps rescue Seraphina from the Ascomanni, earning Dido's hospitality.
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Pandora au Raaconflicting source relationships
Captor-interrogator relationship where Pandora captures Seraphina and questions her violently about the object she sought; Diomedes intervenes to protect her.

Story so far

BOOK 3Morning Star
- Appears briefly as an 8-year-old wild girl holding a small shovel, knees dirtied, symbolizing the untamed Raa spirit.
- Her tender, colt-like frame hints at the Raa clan's raw vitality amid alliances.
- Serves as a touching emblem of innocence in the war-torn world.
BOOK 4Iron Gold
- Rescued from the Ascomanni by Cassius and Lysander, leading to their introduction to her family.
- Fights Cassius au Bellona at her mother Dido's command, disarming him before Lysander intervenes.
- Grieves her cousin Bellerephon's death at Cassius's hands and her father's execution.
- Develops a complex romantic and political relationship with Lysander au Lune amid mutual attraction and suspicion.
- Testifies about her father's protection of her, leading to his confession and execution, leaving her devastated.
BOOK 5Dark Age
- Fights as a lean Rim warrior scouting deserts in her starShell against Darrow's forces.
- Kneels for the Blood Benediction beside her Grimmus-painted machine, loyalty to her people burning hot.
- Killed in battle by a rail slug, her starShell shattered and body bisected, becoming a martyr for the Rim.