Saura Umakra

Saura Umakra was a Red Wizard, and apprentice of Nusair Darkul. In Hammer of, she recovered the  Scalamagdrion and used it to kill her master, inheriting his red robes.

Description
Saura bore a dragon's claw tattoo encircling her left eye, which glowed at the touch of her master, and an intrincate tattoo on her throat.

Personality
Saura was ambitious and ruthless, apprenticing herself to the repellent and lecherous Nusair Darkul in order to become a Red Wizard. She also was treacherous, eventually setting a trap for her master so as to inherit his robes with the blessing of his enemy.

Abilities
Saura could employ light. In contrast to her apparently meager magical ability, she was able to master the Scalamagdrion within the space of three days.

Possessions
Saura carried a serrated dirk. She also had her master's robes, and eventually, the Scalamagdrion.

Activities
Saura was her master's lover as well as apprentice, though she detested it.

Relationships
Saura Umakra was Nusair Darkul's apprentice and lover, knowing him best of all people in Thay.

History
In mid-Hammer of 1372, Nusair Darkul sent her to Skuld, where she was to retrieve the Scalamagdrion from a private collection. In return, he promised to sponsor her as a Red Wizard.

While in Skuld, she spent two days surveiling the bookstore where her target was kept, and then broke in at night. She was caught by the proprietor, Mephnit Nandem, who told her that he had summoned the Guard; she tried to negotiate, but after realizing it was not going to happen quickly enough, she simply slew him and took the book.

Three days later, she returned to Darkul Tower. She was, however, passed up for promotion. Unknown to him, however, before Nusair Darkul's final reneging on sponsoring her as a red wizard, Saura had learned how to control the Scalamagdrion', and used it to kill the red wizard. She intended to reach out to Samas Kul afterwards for her sponsoring.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * Realms of the Dragons II: "The Book Dragon"