striga

Striga is the high general of Styria and its greatest warrior. She tends to be blunt, preferring honest and "honorable" tactics. Lenore notes that while most of the sisters play with their prey, Striga would rather kill it and move on. Striga is not afraid to share her honest advice with Carmilla.

Appearance: Striga is a female vampire with androgynous features. She has long black unkempt hair, dark gray lips, and light green eyes. Compared to the other members of Carmilla's Council, Striga is not only more stocky and muscular, but is also considerably taller than her peers. She wears a dark blue cloak which hides her black suit of armor, a red sash, a dress in a darker shade of white, and a leather belt. The left pauldron of her armor appears to be fashioned after a raven or crow's head. Striga also wears an ornament in her hair that is based on the original Carmilla's mask (which first appeared in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest).

Striga is the commander of the Styrian army and a member of the Council of Sisters which rules the country.

Her past is obscure. Striga mentioned once in conversation with Morana, how hard it was to get to their current position, and that she "can't shake the past", likely meaning something that troubles her until the present day.

When Carmilla wanted to expand Styria's borders after Dracula's death, Striga and her fellow queens voiced their concern about stretching their weakened forces wide, though they promised to help with her plans. Striga and Morana would later head out to survey land that was intended to be annexed by the country, speaking in the middle of the day. Suddenly, a group of humans attacked the camp, prompting Striga to tell Morana to hide while she donned her day armor to protect herself from the sun. Striga slew the attackers and returned to Morana, relieved that she was still alive. Striga remarked that the humans she had just fought were not trained warriors, but instead farmers who fought to the death despite being vastly outmatched. The two then remarked that Carmilla's plans would mean that they would never have time to see each other and contemplated their choices, only for Carmilla to contact them as their night creatures were ready.