Roberta Attard

Roberta Attard is the Scuttling Queen of the Scion Citadel of Manchester. She is one of the two daughters of the former Scuttling King, Nerio Attard, who was beheaded by Scion. Her younger sister, Catrin, acts as her muscle. She is a capnomancer, someone who uses smoke as her numen.

The Song Rising
Roberta never stays in one place long. Instead she has a few retreats, and one never knows which one she will choose.

Roberta is killed by her sister Catrin. After the raid on the factory and the murder of Emlyn Price, Roberta confronted Catrin and the two ended up fighting for leadership of the Scuttlers. Paige knows that Roberta's murder would have been brutal and public so that Catrin could prove that she was the one their father should have chosen as leader.

Physical Description
Roberta is six feet tall, broad-shouldered, and has muscular legs. She appears to be in her early thirties. Her skin is the "sepia of shadows in old photographs." Her lips are the color of mulberry red and her voice sounds like sawdust. Her hair is a "bevy of tight black curls" and her bangs cover most of her left eye. Her cheeks are a patchwork of thin scars. When Paige meets her, Roberta is wear soot-smeared white trousers, a cap, and brass-capped boots with wooden soles. She also wears a sea-blue neckerchief and several belts on her hips, each with a polished buckle and sheaths for her many knives.

Personality
Roberta is confident in herself and her ability to lead the Scuttlers. She is not accustomed to people speaking to her like equals. While Roberta may have been viewed as a good woman who wanted the best for her people, she is unwilling to see the threat of Senshield for what it is.

Appearances

 * The Song Rising