Thread:LucidPigeons/@comment-2175012-20160509175734/@comment-2175012-20160529022921

I see; I had mentioned earlier that she had two sisters; Ivy (the current queen), and Recluse, respectively, but they aren't monsters. For one, Ivy's initial goal boils down to generic world domination. One thing that I can tell you about Ivy's character is that she's most likely the most powerful of the Weavers, and she generally has those that are the strongest of the races that she had conquered battle her, which often means that after they had lost, their planet is ransacked, the Weavers eat their fallen victims, etc. She essentially wants to be the strongest there is.

Part of the reason as to why she isn't a CM is because of several different factors. For one, she absolutely loves her husband, Sargon (who acts the General of her army) which is actually somewhat odd in Weaver culture. Essentially, the female would consume the male after mating, but that's a story in and of itself. Additionally, despite her reputation as being ruthless, she does have a code of honor; this is shown whenever she were to compete against a foe, she would offer to give them a sword, shield or dagger to fight with. She absolutely adores her children, and is willing to take anyone on if they were threatened, etc. As for whether or not she loves Schwarze, it's somewhat of an odd situation. There is a blood code, meaning that no member of the Witwe family is to take vengeance on another member. This is why Schwarze was exiled rather than killed for her treachery. Shortly after her defeat, she slowly started a path towards becoming an anti-hero.

Recluse, on the other hand, is somewhat hard to label as "evil." She's lazy, gluttonous, generally annoying...While Ivy loves her, she sees her as giving a bad name to the warrior nature of the Weavers. That, and she later befriended a cat girl, which developed into something more.

Lastly, I'm sure that you're wondering on Schwarze's mother; after all, it was her mother that triggered her hedonistic behavior. Isopheres was the name of Schwarze's mother, and when she was young, her twin sister had lost her child, and taking this as an opportunity, she murders her mother in her sleep, and makes her twin sister a servant. Isopheres, otherwise known as the "Fashionista Queen," she pillages planets for their precious metals and material as to create a series of clothes for herself. From what you can see, she values looking good over anything else. That, and she became akin to Bloody Mary Tudor in that she would torture or execute political enemies who refused to adapt to her religion.

Despite being highly sadistic, she actually does care about her children, albeit she favors Schwarze more, because she was a budding sociopath.