Lamia (Stardust)

Lamia is the leader of the Lillim witches and one of the main antagonists. She was portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer in the film. She is based on 'the witch queen' or 'Morwanneg' from the book.

Overview
In a canyon in deepest Stormhold live three witches collectivily known as the Lillim. Lamia, the eldest, once ruled in Carnadine as a witch queen, but that was four centuries ago, before that city was lost, and is quite another story. Even now, though, living hidden from the world with her sisters Mormo and Empusa, Lamia remains the most powerful witch in Stormhold. Time has not dimished the Lillim's powers of sorcery but has destroyed their beauty and made them frail. Consuming the heart of a star can give them enternal beauty as the sisters know all to well- using magic counteracts the effect. The last unfortanate star to fall in Stormhold did so 400 years ago to their distress, there is very little of her heart left. If they are to gain youth and see the future in their lives, Lamia and her sisters will be needing another heart--which puts Yvaine in grave danger.

DescriptionEdit
Lamia is very old with lots of freckles and very little hair. She is around 500 years old. She has lots of stretch marks. When she's in her beautiful mode she blonde long hair, smooth skin and very few freckles.

Search for YvaineEdit
When Yvaine fell Lamia of the Lillim was the first witch to see Yvaine. She woke her sisters Mormo and Empusa telling her a Star has fallen. She was going to use a Babylon Candle but she used the last 200 years ago. With the animal information it said that Yvaine lay 100 miles away. Mormo got the animals kidney, Empusa got the animals liver and Lamia got its heart making her the one to seek Yvaine. She The goat 'situation'Added by DannusByrneused what was left of the last star making her extremley beautiful. She threw off her clothes making her sisters jealous. Mormo and Empusa gave Lamia a dress, runes and a knife promising she will not fail. She meets the farmboy Brevis/Bernard and turns him to a goat and makes a chariot, after receinv information from him that one goat was simply not enough to pull her along. she later encounters Madame Semele/Ditchwater Sal and Semele Added by DannusByrnegave her Limbus grass forcing Lamia to tell information of Yvaine. Sal or Semele realising Lamia is the Dark Witch Queen she begs not to seek the star. Outraged, Lamia puts a spell on Sal/Semele to not see yvaine, touch her, smell or hear her or not even see her even if Yvaine stands before her. Her runes to locate Yvaine were uselless so her sisters Mormo and Empusa gave information that Yvaine was coming to her. Lamia made an inn as a trap. When Yvaine came Lamia gave her a hot bath, food and water. When she offered her Added by DannusByrnea massage she told Yvaine to close her eyes so she can cut out her heart. Primus and Tristran knocked on the door. Added by DannusByrneOutraged, Lamia attempts to poison Primus but he didn't want the wine. She murdered him by slitting his

throat. She sets fire to the inn and so she trapped for Tristan and Yvaine she was going to cut her heart out saying "The Burning Golden Heart of a star peaces so much better than your frightend little heart even so, better than no heart at all". Tristan used the Babylon candle to telport to the clouds. She screamed in anger for her fail.

For days, she spent looking for Yvaine in Primus' carraige. At one point she gets close when she realised that Added by DannusByrneCaptain Shakespear's ship had landed near by but was to late. She put an animal curse on the trader when he tried to court her.

Then finally she meets Yvaine near the wall, kills Ditchwater, captures Una and Yvaine and brings them to her Lair. There she attempts to cut out her heart. Septimus barges in with Tristran and Empusa throws the element of fire at him. Septimus uses a sword and stabs Empusa. Lamia gets a voodoo doll and drowns Septimus. Tristran goes and fight when Added by DannusByrneMormo uses her pyhsical strength but the animals let go by Tristran eat her alive. Lamia attempts to turn Tristran into a frog or tadpole but the protective flower protects him. Lamia bashes a pot but with the lightning from Captain Shakespeare blasts Lamia back. Lamia gets the voodoo doll and starts fighting an undead Septimus. Tristran with the rope of the chandeleir bashes Lamia. Lamia angered sword fights but instead of killing Tristran she lets Yvaine go. She closes the door and smashes glass. Yvaine uses her shine and blows Lamia to a million peices and Lamia dies.

PersonalityEdit
Lamia is very obssessed about being young. To be young she turned Bernard into a goat, killed Ditchwater Sal, try to turn Tristan into a frog, killed Primus and Septimus. She also thanked Tristan for getting rid of her sister so she can be young to herself. She was vain aswell. She does most things wicked witches do, cackling, using powerful magic to her advantage and being very ruthless.

AbilitiesEdit
Lamia the Witch queen is very powerful in Magic. She was also so powerful she was a Witch Queen. She could do Transformation, Animation, Controll of Humans, Potion Making, Fire Making, Beauty making and voice making spells. She is the most powerful witch in Stormhold.

In the BookEdit
In the novel Lamia is not named and merely referred to as 'the witch-queen'. She states that her true name was lost when her homeland of Carnadine sank beneath the waves. At one point she employs the name Morwanneg as a twisted irony because Morwanneg means "wave of the sea". It is also implied that the queen is in fact older than the world itself. In the novel, the queen once boasts that the squirrel has not yet found the acorn which shall grow into the oak which will be cut down and carved into the cradle of the infant who will grow to destroy her. It is interesting to note that, after the witch's encounter with Ditchwater Sal, there is a brief description of a squirrel finding an acorn nearby. This implies that the witch-queen's days are numbered, though nothing more ever comes of it. This prophecy is not mentioned in the film.

The Lilim in the novel are hidden from the world and have been for centuries. Many believe that they are long dead. They live in a squalid cottage in a wood "so thick it was almost a forest". The wood is literally younger than the witches, as they were ancient before it had even surfaced upon the land and began to develop. In the film, the witches live in a decrepit castle in a gorge and no rumour of them being dead is ever mentioned. It appears that other witches knew of their existence, as Lamia displays her true identity to Ditchwater Sal in the film, who is at once terrified.

The Name Lamia comes from the mythical beautiful queen of Libya who was the devourer of children