Isador¶
"A witch vs a war veteran." — on why the Warrens is better off believing in Berek (S039)
Isador is a witch, the "Mystic that controls Berek and Stone Syndicate" (S068). Since the death of the original Berek Beetleslayer she has ruled the Stone Syndicate of the Warrens from hiding through a simulacrum of him (S038). When the Warrens was annexed, her house was ransacked and sealed, and she went into deep cover (S051).
Berek's seer¶
The first arcs know her only as Berek's secret: "He uses a seer/witch … whom he keeps a pretty closely guarded secret. She has a secret cave" (S028). From her the Syndicate knew that the White Hand was tied to Teneb'Urat (S028).
The truth came out when Berek was killed: he "was a simulacrum … a version of the original Berek, who died some time ago. A Mystic named ISADOR has controlled things from the shadows. She took over when the original Berek died. She rarely steps foot herself into the PIT" (S038). "ISADOR has 2 simulacrums. One of herself! And one of BEREK. Her own simulacrum runs her shop and uses charms created by the real ISADOR. She calls her simulacrum, 'little sister'" (S039).
Character and aims¶
"ISADOR is EVIL. She is not content to kill just the traitorous crew bosses … but their crews as well" (S039). She marked the voting tokens at the Syndicate's election "to plant a scrying signal on everyone that voted for Dunstan", and set the new Berek to hunt them (S039). She does not trust those who work for her without a hold over them, and her chosen insurance is a Withering Death laid on a leader, "Hidden from detection. It's basically a horrible death", woven so that "any attempt to dispel it is likely to trigger it (a bit of a lie)" (S039).
"What does ISADOR want? She wants VENGEANCE and she wants POWER. Her Older sister was killed by a powerful warlock of the Blue Flame (member of the Circle). Her sister's Spirit is the one she draws power from" (S039). She will downplay her bond with Berek and "certainly not admit she is controlling him" (S039).
Her magic is that of charms and familiars: a charm that "Petrifies first demonic attacker -OR- Non-detection" (S044), the Eye of Isador by which she can be reached (S051), and a Ten'gumorat, a guardian bound into a dead-bird charm that becomes "a large monster (undead bird head, skeletal arms with long claws, cloaked in shadows)" when its bearer is threatened (S039, S040).
In hiding¶
After the annexation of the Warrens as the County of Claydun, "Isador is nowhere to be found. Her place has been ransacked and is sealed by the authorities"; she is "hiding in deep cover within the Warrens" (S051).
Gap
The sources do not name her sister or the warlock who killed her, say where her cave or shop is ("Her actual hideout is WHERE?", S038), or give her people or age.