Lady Vasque Desmarais is a formidable woman in her forties, with ash brown hair and piercing mahogany eyes. Large, thick silver hoop earrings serve as her only jewelry, and she notably has no wedding band. Handsome, tall, and businesslike, she is accustomed to getting her own way, both in business and in pleasure. She is at once merciless, vindictive, calculating, and beautiful; her manners and comportment are flawless, and her intelligence formidable.