Ismira was Sloan's wife and the mother of Katrina. She perished when she accidentally fell off of the top of the Igualda Falls while picking wild flowers.
Personal information[]
Ismira is said to have been a good woman, as all of Carvahall remembered her as a sweet, beautiful woman who had a tragic death. She was close friends with Birgit and her close friend would one day marry her daughter to Roran in Ismira's absence. Sloan constantly mourned his wife and this is evidence of a loving and close relationship with her husband, as well as of Ismira's character and moral standing.
Relationship with Sloan[]
Sloan had great mutual love for his wife, and during their marriage they had a single child named Katrina. While Katrina's relationships with her parents were initially whole and healthy, Sloan later became obsessive after Ismira's death.
Physical appearance[]
Ismira most likely looked like her daughter, as Katrina doesn't look anything like her father: very beautiful, with long copper hair, fair skin, and brown eyes. She might have also been tall, as Katrina is noted to be very tall for her age.
Death[]
Ismira went into the Spine one day and perished when she accidentally fell off of the top of the Igualda Falls while picking wild flowers. On page 92 of Brisingr, the third book, Sloan says "... only a piece of rope. I didn't mean to... Ismira... No, no, please no..." This could imply that Sloan had a hand in her death and feels guilty for it.
After Ismira's death, Sloan obsessively despised the Spine and was willing to even risk his beloved daughter's death so that she would not enter the Spine. Also, because of Ismira's death, Sloan became a withdrawn man and was obsessive about his daughter and her safety. Katrina mentioned she hadn't near the Spine in over ten years, meaning that Ismira's death happened at least a decade ago.[1] Many years after her death, Katrina and Roran named their daughter after her.
References[]
- ↑ Eldest, chapter "Wounds of the Past"