Sofia Strand

Lady Sofia of House Strand (or of House Gale after her marriage) is a noble of the Union and last carrier of the Strand name. She is Mikhael Strand's sister and mother of Lukkas Gale. Reserved and rigid, as well as rather intelligent, she lives with her husband Lord Martin Gale in Hillgrove, but seem to hold little to no warm feelings for neither him nor her children or her deceased brother.

Appearance
Sofia Strand is a woman with small and frail frame. She has raven black hair - usually tied to a tight bun - wide eyebrows and eyelashes, light blue eyes and a rather large straight nose on her oval face. Sofia also has a pronounced wrinkle on her brow. She usually dresses formal but simple - dresses with intricate patterns, yet little frill.

Personality and Traits
Sofia is not a very open person - she tends to keep to herself and use words sparingly. Grounded and realistic, she tends to dismiss things that cannot be logically proven or are based on speculations and guesses. She also doesn't seem to like confrontation and aggression, preferring to use diplomacy or just plain pleading to preserve the status quo.

To her children, Sofia was mainly absent-minded. She rarely spoke to them and when she did, it was in a formal manner. The task of their upbringing and education was completely left to her ladies-in-waiting.

However, Sofia was shown to have a more open and warm side to her during her meetings with her secret lover Shtera the Elf-Killer. It is not known whether their relationship continued after the Void crisis, nor if Shtera is even alive currently.