- "She was a Poisoner, and when she finally admitted it to herself the world shivered to the sound of her damnation."
- ―Five Stories[1]
The Poisoner is an Evil Name. The Name is first introduced in Book 6.[2]
Abilities[]
While making poisons, the Poisoner finds a knack for making her own poisons, even undocumented ones.
The feeling is described "as if there was something guiding her hand, and it was the same when she was attempting to find servants and kinsmen who would turn on a target."[1]
Even before settling into the Name, the Poisoner has killed by baking and serving two pastries full of nightshade.[1]
The Poisoner is able to make harmful substances that are not technically poisons, such as by mixing Manticore venom with blood and rhododendron, creating an acid powerful enough to destroy a Named undead.[2]
Known Holders[]
Angelique: A plump and smiling middle-aged woman, she has red plump cheeks with watery eyes and an impressively creepy titter.[2]
Angelique began her road to being the Poisoner after paying for her brother-in-law, Henri, to be poisoned with arsenic in his ale. She didn't intend him to actually die, but profited handsomely when he did, and then personally poisoned the assassin with nightshade-filled pastries when he tried to extort her. She fully came into her Name while fleeing from the Saint of Swords.
She joined the Painted Knife's band of five discovering the secret danger of the Ealamal, noteworthy for being one of the first bands to openly mix heroes and villains under the Truce and Terms. The band later traveled to Mercantis to eradicate Praesi influence there, ultimately exposing a devilish impostor.
Killed during the siege against Keter by the Hawk. [3]