Sister Tallow

Sister Tallow is a Red Sister as Sweet Mercy. She's also Mistress Blade, teacher of Blade Class, where novices learn to become deadly skilled in fighting, beginning with unarmed combat and then progressing to knives, throwing-stars and sword, as well as tactics and strategy. Tallow looks quite old, as old as Abbess Glass, her face a mask of leathery skin, small, tight wrinkles, seams of old scars, cheekbones making sharp angles, her mouth a short and bitter line. However, no age shows in the way she moves, and she may actually not be as old as she appears; as Sister Rose says, Hunskas race through their days. She has a formidable reputation, even High Priest Jacob seems to fear her.