Rajamala

A dark-skinned female Tamilan with ritual scarification along her arms, adorned with fresh jungle flowers woven into her long dark hair, wearing traditional warrior attire suited for jungle combat.

Nayaka Meenakshi is a cunning and deeply charismatic leader, known for her strategic mind and ability to inspire fierce loyalty. She is often underestimated by her enemies due to her composed demeanor, but she is a formidable warrior-queen who commands respect through both intellect and combat prowess.

Nayaka Meenakshi Maruthur is the revered ruler of the Maruthur Jungle Confederacy, a coalition of jungle clans united under her fierce leadership. Known as the Matriarch, she rose to power through her cunning strategies and charismatic presence, most notably leading a daring night raid that repelled a Hindayan incursion into her lands. Her rule is marked by a blend of warrior strength and diplomatic acumen, commanding respect and loyalty from her people. However, beneath her composed exterior lies a dark secret: over the past two years, she has been undergoing a mysterious transformation, growing stronger, more agile, and exhibiting predatory traits that hint at an infusion of Shvetaraj blood, a cursed lineage of vampiric tigerfolk. This secret threatens to unravel her carefully maintained rule and could change the fate of the jungle confederacy forever.