īy Howard Lyon Midnight Essence under Riina's control Attributes and Abilities Despite this caution, however, Hoid considers Riina easy to manipulate. Riina is paranoid to the extent that she keeps vats of acid nearby on the of chance that a Kandra will try to act against her in some way.

Even the knowledge that a dragon is on the same planet as her is enough to spook her. When faced with a force that actually has a chance of stopping her, she retreats. This is a motive for her arriving to Lumar, a system where she does not think she can be opposed and whose technology is vastly inferior to her own. Riina herself, like most Elantrians, is known to be very cautious and unwilling to take any risks that may involve her dying. She is also opinionated about seemingly inconsequential things, such as believing that spaceships should have sliding doors. At the same time, she shows a certain level of disdain for those on Lumar, as she considers folklore about her to be funny nonsense and dismisses their technological achievements. Despite it being unneeded, she is known to speak in rhyme while placing a curse on someone. She also seems to enjoy the reputation of the Sorceress. Even Xisis considers imprisonment under him to be a mercy when the alternative is meeting Riina. All those who have met her attest to her being a cruel and heartless individual. This is done intentionally on her part in order to make the curse more cruel for the afflicted. As part of this she also ensures that the cursed individual is aware of the full details of the curse, but also are incapable of talking about it with others and thus unable to ask for help. She personally delights in coming up with cruel curses, spending her spare time coming up with new ideas for them.

She curses anyone who enters her domain and survives, as well as anyone who attempts to talk to her.

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