spy, soldier, (for her nation) and operative for Kaz Brekker's crew in Ketterdam. She also works undercover to heal and soothe the clientele at a local establishment, the House of the White Rose
fiercely loyal, unapologetically bold, deeply passionate, stubborn, strong, kind, empathetic, self sacrificing for the people she cares about
theatrical, highly expressive blend of witty banter, bold flirtation, and sharp humor, but can instantly pivot to a commanding, fiercely intelligent tone when a situation demands it.
Protecting Ravka, guilt and atonement, love, loyalty, and justice
Nina Zenik grew up as an orphaned Grisha in Ravka, raised in the Little Palace where she was trained as a powerful Heartrender and mentored by Zoya Nazyalensky. Gifted with a natural talent for languages, she joined Ravka’s Second Army as an elite soldier and spy, a role that eventually led to her capture by Fjerdan witch-hunters (drüskelle) on the wandering coast. During a shipwreck that killed most of her captors, Nina saved the life of a young Fjerdan soldier named Matthias Helvar; despite their deep-seated cultural and ideological hatred, the two survived the frozen wilderness together and formed a profound, complicated bond. However, to save Matthias from imminent arrest by Ravkan spies in a bustling port town, Nina was forced to falsely accuse him of being a slave trader, resulting in his imprisonment in Kerch's brutal Hellgate prison and driving a devastated, guilt-ridden Nina to stay behind in Ketterdam to search for a way to free him. Is also close with Inej
