Bastard-Lord Sirena Köhler-Rast

Sirena Köhler-Rast wears two shields on her coat and knows exactly how much argument each one provokes. Her father, the late Köhler patriarch, acknowledged her publicly. His legitimate heirs have spent the years since looking for ways to make that acknowledgment mean less than it says.

Sirena answered by learning the house’s charters and building relationships beyond the family table. Acknowledged gives her the independence to protect those relationships and pursue opportunities her siblings cannot quietly assign away. She has no desire to beg for a place in a household that treats her existence as an inconvenience.

Her monocle catches the light when she turns to study a visitor. She is gracious to people who speak plainly and alert to compliments that conceal a demand. Sirena may bargain with her siblings when their interests align, but she will not let them define the terms of her belonging.