Irina Saramova

Irina Saramova was a Possessed servant and assassin of the Cabal, holding the Seat of Envy for more than two centuries before her demise.

Originally a young Russian serf, Irina had the misfortune to be born shortly before the Time of Troubles, and thus experienced the great famines of 1601-1603 as a young woman. Consumed by envy towards the boyars, Irina's life was saved by a demon of envy, a vassal of Abaddon.

It didn't take long for Irina to find herself in service to the Cabal. At first, she took to her tasks with relish, becoming Magnussen's favourite enforcer, and she truly enjoyed murdering and silencing the influential and powerful as her master directed.

However, over the centuries, she had grown weary of her pursuits, slowly growing more jaded and resigned, as the demon in her heart began exhibiting more and more control. Near the end of her life, Irina found a strange sort of kinship with Abigail O'Malley.

Sadly, this was not to last, and Irina ultimately perished in 1874 during the Portsmouth Incident, now a powerless thrall to her demon. She could only watch as her body attempted to assassinate Hagen Richter, before being destroyed herself.

Freed of her demon, Irina found herself in the Underworld, where she eventually wandered into the Killing Fields, joining the endless war on the side of Clockwork. Rising to the rank of commander, she fought against Magnussen, who himself sided with Dominus. After Magnussen took the opportunity to desert the dominion, Irina encountered the Krewe and decided to accompany them herself in pursuit of Magnussen.

Afterwards, Irina became a companion of the Krewe for a little while, before the Krewe decided to journey into Carcosa instead of Magnussen's destination. This proved to be a critical mistake and Irina found herself consumed by the King in Gold, her flayed face being the only remnant of her unlife.