Ophelia Oakbeard

Book(s)	SLAY
Introduced	SLAY Book III
Gender	Female
Age	30-ish
Occupation	Druid
Species	Human
Fan Name	No
Height	6-foot-4
Weight	170
Hair	Auburn
Eyes	Brown

Magical Abilities
Class	Druid
Loom	Tattoo magic
Affinitas	Yes
Naturalis	No

Ophelia Oakbeard is the daughter of Oleus Oakbeard.

Character Overview

Ophelia has spent her life studying the verdant school of magic. She is a full-fledged druid. She is a devoted daughter to Oleus and looks out for him.

She is also a sexually active person and enjoys seducing people. Her conquests include Lincoln Franks and Callista. Oleus wants to kill Franks to "restore his daughter's honor."

Attributes

Ophelia is covered in nature tattoos.

Description

From SLAY:

• “Little?” Callista laughed. A tired laugh, but a laugh all the same. “Ophelia is two meters tall with forty double-Ds and a tongue like a buzz-saw. If you leave now, Oakbeard, I won’t kill her after I kill you.” Sigler, Scott; Otto, Rob. SLAY (The Slay Series Book 1) (p. 342). (Function). Kindle Edition.

From SLAY Book III: Easy Kill (draft edition):

• A young woman who’d slashed her own forest-green robes to reveal long legs and expose her midriff. He shivered with fear, as he should. She should have been doing the same, but the petulant girl instead stood with fists on hips, her jade green eyes glaring with defiance.
• She wore her auburn hair up in a bun fixed with oak twigs. The ivy-vine tattoo wrapped around her neck seemed to flutter in a stiff wind, as it did when she got angry, when she became insolent. The raven tattoos on both of her whorishly exposed collarbones flapped in irritation.
• Eyes painted with far too much green and blue makeup squinted in anger. Her upper lip curled, revealing the pictish runes etched in silver on each of her white teeth.
• Wavering beams of emerald light fluoresced from Ophelia’s hair and ears—the same thing had happened to her mother when she’d grown furious.

Personality

Ophelia enjoys her life as a druid. She believes she is a grown woman and no one can tell her what to do (or what not to do) with her body.

Family

• Father Oleus Oakbeard
• Mother Affinity Dovemaiden (deceased)

Known Associates

• Oleus Oakbeard

Magical Abilities

• Her tattoos each channel a different type of magic attack, defense, or manipulation.

Identifying Mannerisms

• Tagline: "Father! How dare you!"

Gear

Signature Weapons

Ophelia wields a pair of rune-carved deer antler shivs named Velthorn and Bramblekiss. Grown from the magically preserved antlers of a druid-blessed stag, the twin blades are jagged, wickedly curved, and etched with living glyphs that shimmer when fed filament.

Abilities:

• Symbiotic Growth: When wielded by Ophelia, the blades subtly change shape over time, adapting to her grip and fighting style. If broken, they regrow within days from the root runes on her palms.
• Entangling Strike: On contact, Velthorn can cause thorned vines to erupt from the wound, ensnaring the target and rooting them to the ground.
• Poisoned Kiss: Bramblekiss carries a slow-acting natural venom, brewed from nightshade and wasp filament. Victims feel drowsy, compliant, and emotionally open—useful for interrogation or seduction.
• Nature’s Recall: When thrown, either blade can be summoned back to Ophelia’s hands by whispering the druidic command word (”éirigh”).
• Filament Reservoir: Both blades can store a small charge of Ophelia’s filament, allowing her to cast minor tattoo spells even if otherwise drained.