Editing Laritza (section)

==Character==

Laritza is powerful, exacting and deeply committed to the hierarchy of Altierra. She is a Criada Mayor, and she takes her duties seriously, especially when it comes to discipline, training and maintaining order among the Bestia. She is not kind in any ordinary sense, but she is not random in her cruelty either; her harshness is structured, deliberate and rooted in her belief that obedience is necessary.

She is one of the central figures in shaping Meg’s experience in Rocosa and Sometria. Laritza is responsible for the purification ceremony, the training regime, and much of the punishment Meg receives. She sees Meg as a problem to be managed and corrected, and she is irritated by anything that complicates that task. At the same time, she is practical and politically aware: she understands the High Priestess’s orders and adjusts her actions to suit them, even when she dislikes the burden.

Laritza is also controlling and suspicious. She dislikes having to supervise Meg, but once that task is assigned, she manages it with ruthless efficiency. She is protective of the institutional order above any individual feeling, and she expects others to think the same way. Her treatment of Toia, Brisa, and Vila shows that she values compliance over sentiment, though she can still be subtly strategic when needed. In short, she is a rigid enforcer of Altierra’s system, not merely a bully.