Merriss Tant

Origin
Merriss Tant was the daughter of two brilliant scientists on the planet Calvijus. After her planet was taken over by King Drall's forces, she was plagued with Ganton disease. Her mother, Yelir Tant, died of the same disease when Merriss was very young. Her father, Zytanian Tant, married her off to Drall since he thought he had the resources to save her. Little did the Tants know, Drall planned on using The Winds of Beyond to save her.

In The Winds of Beyond
In the stage play version of The Winds of Beyond, Merriss is introduced with the court of Borrianna. King Drall uses a jaggox created by Zytanian to wipe the mind of Kath Volt and give him the memories of a made-up person called Cal Moricas. Merriss did not get along with her husband and came up with a plan with her father to assassinate him. Her attempt failed, which led to Drall killing her in a fit of rage and confusion. Merriss was saved at the end of The War for the Winds when Lyla Stone brought her corpse into the Winds with Drall. With the combination of her Ganton and Drall's Sunmaker blood, Merriss was resurrected. Shortly thereafter, she was named the single ruler and queen of Serrellia.

In Bluesword's Retribution
Merriss' rule was distraught with controversy. While many agreed she was a kind ruler, they also believed her to be not as effective as a ruler as her predecessor. A rebellion in the Borriannan continent of Bluesword led by former Krightlock Lethran Nakada. Nakada killed her advisor and captured her ambassador, Faen Noth Borrianna. Nakada and his army eventually attacked Merriss' castle but was met with defense from the people of the planet Tace, Merriss' own Krightlocks, and the crew of ''The Starstorm. ''The castle was eventually overrun and Tant was captured. She was rescued by Lyla Stone and Cal Moricas after a week of captivity. Just before Lethran and his forces retreated, Nakada used Zytanian's jaggox to give Cal his old Kath Volt memories back, turning him back into the tyrant. Moricas went with The Larrow to safety while Merriss continued her rule.

Behind the Scenes
Queen Merriss Tant was portrayed by Julia Poetzinger in the stage play version of The Winds of Beyond.