Beka

NOTE TO SELF: IF SHE LEAVES, DO ANYTHING TO GET HER BACK!!!

Beka, Kora and Aniki's sister, is based off of Rebakah (or Beka) Cooper from The Legend of Beka Cooper/Provost's Dog.

Who is Rebakah Cooper?

Rebakah Cooper (pronounced REH-bah-kah COO-puhr), nicknamed Beka, was a Tortallan commoner of the 3rd century HE. She was a member of the Provost's Guard, the country's law enforcement. Beka is the ancestress of George Cooper, his children and grandchildren; Eleni Cooper; and Rispah Cooper and her children. She became famed throughout the land of Tortall for her work in law enforcement, especially when she helped stop the rebel conspiracy and save Gareth of Conté in 249 HE. She is also one of the main reasons why King Roger III outlawed slavery in Tortall, as Prince Gareth knew that she would want it as her reward for his rescue.

Personality and Traits

Beka describes herself as being very shy and she even fears that this might get in the way when she is on duty.^[30] It is true that her shyness causes her some trouble, especially when she has to speak in front of many people and even more so when these people are nobles or higher in rank than herself. This being the case when she has to present cases to the Magistrate's Court, Beka doesn't particularly like Court Days.

But Beka is also quite able to forget about her shyness when she is doing her work. When she is in uniform and chases criminals she has no problems with arresting them, even when she is still a Puppy and thus not strictly allowed to arrest someone on her own, like in the case of Orva Ashmiller. She also disagrees with Ercole Hempstead, a senior guardsman, on his treatment of Achoo, proving that her care for maltreated animals—or humans—is greater than her shyness^[31].

In spite of her shyness Beka likes festivals and dances on the Common. Indeed dancing is the social acitivity she prefers to all others, because she doesn't have to talk while doing it. Beka couldn't imagine a life outside of Corus, without markets and all other things going on in such a big city^[32].

"The Lower City is mine. Its people are mine -- its children are mine. If I find them that's doing all this kidnapping and murdering, they'd best pray for mercy. Because once I get my teeth in 'em, I will never let them go."

—Rebakah Cooper, written in her journal

Physical Description:

Beka is five feet eight inches (5'8") tall, muscular, and slender. She has light blue-grey eyes that are unsettling when she glares. Mostly people dislike her eyes and Dale Rowan once even described them as "ghost-eyes"^[23]. However, Hansevor Remy once compared her eyes to moonstones^[24]. She has dark blond hair which she tight-braids from the crown of her head and braids a spiked strap into so as to surprise opponents who try to grab her hair in a fight.^[25] Beka's hands are callused from regular baton work^[26] and also show several scars from knife-wounds.