Lady-Knight Beatrice Solaris is known to be somewhat older than 250 years and younger than 300. It's known she followed her family's tradition of taking military service by signing up under Prince Benedict when she was a young woman, and followed him into shadow when he left some two centuries ago. She then returned a century later. Those paying very close attention might note it was around then that her son, Henry, was born, though the family never exactly heralded loudly that he was her son. Many assumed she'd found some husband in shadow but came home to give her son a proper Amber education.
She joined the Defenders of Kolvir about 85 years ago and rose through the ranks fairly swiftly, finishing as their XO before, in a move which surprised many though not all, she resigned shortly after the battle of Kitezh, though she retains a presence at MHQ as the Prince Marshal Benedict's knight.
Lady Beatrice is also known as an accomplished lute-player and composer and as a collector of songs and histories.
She is the second-eldest child of her father, the late Baron Melchior Solaris, and her mother, the dowager baroness Lady Laura Solaris. Periodically in the absence of her brother Godfrey, the current baron, she has taken over most family business.
She is currently resident at Rose House, though she maintains a room at House Chantris. For some time the understanding within the family was that though she and Benedict shared a roof, political impossibilities prevented their marriage. Out of courtesy, they were treated as more-or-less married by House Chantris. At last, however, the political ground shifted (for whatever reason, though it's noted this was some months after Julian took the throne), and they married, and completed their family when Benedict formally adopted Henry, thus legitimizing him as their son.
Her duties frequently take her to various fronts or on diplomatic errands, though when she is in town she's often found at-home at Rose House. It's known she's spent a fair amount of time in Cibola and Penglai/Jade.
Of all her cousins, she is known to be particularly close to Cyrus and Quina.
