Desdemona Sarillius, née de Ardyn, is the Queen of Zion, wife of the vanished King Marcus Sarillius, and mother of Princess Alexandra Sarillius. She was a prominent member of the Order of the Black Rose and the House of Ardyn until both factions lost their power in early Fourth Age. Although she appears as a proper noblewoman, she hides a dark past which few know of. She is a clever politician who will do anything to hold on to what power she has left and increase it if given a chance.