She proves this by resisting torture at the hands of the Confessors, willingly letting Marielle flog her, and standing up straight when the Administraii hammer her slave mark into her check. Mia is an exceptionally strong-willed individual, as she never gives up no matter what obstacle is in her way and is highly endurable. She considers her body to be a tool, sex a weapon - one she has grown to wield shamelessly and with ease. She does not shy away from self-sacrifice of any kind, perfectly willing to do whatever is necessary to achieve her goals. While she prefers clean and honest killing, she is capable of great deception and manipulation. Mia is exceedingly clever, as well as well-versed in court and political intrigue, thanks to her mother's teachings. She will not take an innocent life and will not abandon or betray her companions in their times of need. Mia has proven time and time again that while she desires little more than vengeance for her familia, there are lines she is unwilling to cross. She proves this in Godsgrave, when she risks herself and jeopardizes her carefully constructed schemes to save the lives of not only her fellow gladiatii, but their domina, Leona, whom Mia warns of her own treachery - again, jeopardizing herself and all she had worked for - so that Leona might survive Mia's vengeance and evade punishment for her champion's actions. Her pursuit of vengeance may drive and motivate her, but it has not defined, consumed, or corrupted her, as she has a very strong sense of justice and will always do what needs to be done. She demonstrates her innate goodness further after being rejected and shunned by the Red Church for her failure as she rushes to their aid in their most desperate hour, saving the Ministry from the devious machinations of the Järnheims.Īnd in the same vein, although she outwardly seems to be utterly consumed by her desire for vengeance, she has not lost herself in it. She goes on to prove this, when she sacrifices her future in the Red Church to spare an innocent life. During her training at the Red Church, she is told multiple times that she does not belong and that she is better than the rest of them. While she is outwardly vicious and cold to even those closest to her, she has proven to be, one of the most sympathetic and kind characters in the Nevernight pantheon. In Godsgrave, she does not balk at all at the notion of sending them away, on errands or whatnot. As Mia faces her inner demons and begins to build self-confidence, she finds it far easier to overpower her fear without her daemon companions. Over the course of the novels, this becomes less true. At the beginning, she was dangerously dependent on her shadow passengers, often crippled and consumed by her fear in their absence and unable to process it on her own. This has proved to be both an asset and a hindrance to Mia - her fearlessness can sometimes lead to recklessness and brashness. Mia is fearless (literally) because of her shadow daemons, Mister Kindly and Eclipse, who drink her fears. She was, as the narrator puts it, " not a beauty lovers would die for."Īfter the events of Godsgrave, she gains a double circled slave mark on her right check and a sickle shaped scar on her left check. She was short and stick-thin, barely enough flesh to fill her clothes. Her bow-shaped lips and flesh beneath her eyes seemed perpetually bruised, and her nose had been broken at least once. She had crow-black hair that reached her ribs and self-inflicted crooked fringe. Her skin was pale, her cheeks hollow, lending her a hungry, wasted look. Prior to her Weaving in the Quiet Mountain, according to the narrator, Mia was not a " pretty thing". In Darkdawn, she discovers the truth about being Darkin. She has little understanding of her powers, and out of the two other Darkin she has met, one died before divulging any hidden knowledge he might have withheld on the subject, and the other knew even less than her. She is also Darkin - one who controls the darkness itself. Though she failed the Church's trials, she was inducted as a Blade all the same after rescuing the Church's Ministry during an assault by Luminatii legionaries by the Lord of Blades, Cassius, shortly before he succumbed to his wounds. In pursuit of vengeance against the men responsible, Mia sought out the Red Church in the hopes of becoming an assassin skilled enough to enact her revenge. His actions caused the complete destruction of the Corvere familia. She was born in Godsgrave to a wealthy marrowborn familia that enjoyed much power and influence until her father tried, and failed, to overthrow the Itreyan Senate and reinstitute the monarchy. Mia Corvere is the main protagonist of The Nevernight Chronicle. If you have not begun reading the books or are not too far into the story, please do refrain from reading or at least proceed with caution. This article contains plot details and potential spoilers for The Nevernight Chronicle.
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