Ilane of Mindelan
Tortallan character
Biographical information
Nickname
Aliases
Born
Died
Race
Nationality	Tortallan
Title	Baroness
Physical description
Gender	Female
Height	Tall
Weight
Hair	White
Eyes
Gift	None
Magic
Family information
Ancestors
Grandparents
Parents
Siblings
Husband	Piers of Mindelan
Wife
Lover
Children	Anders, Patricine, Inness, Conal, Demadina, Adalia, Oranie, Avinar, Keladry
Descendants	several grandchildren
Other
Affiliation
Rank
Teacher
Student/s
Position
Occupation
Affiliation
Bibliographical information
First mentioned	'
First appeared	First Test
Last appeared	'
Latest appearance	'

Ilane of Mindelan, née Ilane of Seabeth and Seajen, is the mother of Keladry of Mindelan. She is married to Baron Piers of Mindelan and they have nine children. She is honored in the Yamani Isles for saving their holy relics, the Sword of Law and the Sword of Duty, from pirates when her daughter Kel was five years old. Kel was also present at the time. Ilane gave Keladry her glaive, with which both are highly skilled. This skill continues as she practices with Keladry during the summer months, and later with the Yamani delegation who accompanied Princess Shinkokami to Tortall.

Ilane is a loving and forthright mother.  She used to rap her children on the head with her fan when they tried to fight a healing. On hearing that her daughters-in-law have described Keladry as being 'built like a cow' (something Keladry repeated to her mother), she set them to 'several years' worth of mending'. This led to her belief that Kel, on choosing knighthood, was settling for second-best, and had to be talked around very carefully.

On discussing sex with Kel, Ilane admits to considering the nobility's handling of sex as akin to horse-breeding, and tells Kel that since she has chosen to become a knight, and is therefore not necessarily expected to marry or be a virgin upon matrimony, she may bed who she likes.

Ilane's mother is described as 'ruling her descendents with an iron fist', while Ilane tells Keladry that her father once told a potential suitor that even though she had small breasts, she should 'foal with ease'.

Contents 1 Physical description 2 History 3 Notes and references 4 See also

Physical descriptionEdit

Ilane is described as a thin, elegant woman who has white hair, which she got very early in life, and a deep, musical voice. She is a head taller than her husband.^[1]

HistoryEdit

Ilane is speculated to have had a past brief relationship with Baird of Queenscove based on a comment made to Kel about dancing with her in their youth.

Notes and referencesEdit

1. ↑ First Test, Cp. 1 (p. 8; Random House paperback)

See alsoEdit