Vriska Serket

Vriska Serket is the primary antagonist of Towerbound.

History
Nothing is known of Vriska's early life. The first time she appears is when she attacks and destroys the same mercenary compound that Terezi Pyrope was being held in. After finding her ready to be executed, Vriska felt a pang of pity and rescued the girl, taking her back to her lair and nursing her back to health. After this, Terezi pledged her loyalty to her, and she gained a powerful weapon in her arsenal.

Vriska is responsible for Terezi turning into a troll/dragon hybrid, a transformation that she found desirable as it: She knew, however, that Terezi was now too powerful for her to have a hope of stopping were she to end their association. Thus, she created and installed a disobedience deterrent device onto Terezi, providing Vriska with a means of reigning in her vassal in the event that she began having insubordinate thoughts. The device also allows her to effectively take control of Terezi for a time, although this function was kept secret. Vriska is the mastermind behind the imprisonment of Karkat Vantas. She collaborated with Eridan Ampora in order to capture and contain him (Eridan believes them to be equal partners, although Vriska is clearly the dominant party in their association). In time, she hopes to harness his immense magical energy reserves - although for what purpose it is uncertain.
 * Enhanced Terezi's power - as well as her size - to previously unreachable heights, which in turn furthered her interests.
 * Placated Terezi's addiction to gaining more power and allowed her to maintain control.

Following Karkat's successful escape, Vriska modified a potion originally prototyped by Eridan to amplify Terezi's size in a bid to aide in her re-capturing the prince. This backfired when the substance re-ignited Terezi's addiction to becoming more powerful. She was within her lair while Terezi destroyed it in her search for more of the growth-inducing elixir, and she has not been seen since.

Appearance
Vriska has eight spider legs protruding from her spine (hence the title of "Spider Sorceress"). It is unknown whether these legs are functional, or if they are strong enough to support her weight.

Character Differences from Homestuck
Judging by the fact that the disobedience deterrent device allows her to take control of Terezi, it can be deduced that Vriska does not possess mind control abilities - although it is entirely possible that the device only serves to amplifies her psionic signal due to Terezi's mind being stronger than average.

Works Containing this Character
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