The next character in the On Wings of Air bio series is the Queen of the Groundbreather realm, Sequoia.

Sequoia is no nonsense, possessing a fiery, abrasive personality and very little patience. With her husband, King Tillman, she rules over the ground realm, and while Tillman is the hereditary ruler, Sequoia is typically the mouthpiece for the couple. Furthermore, Sequoia is a strong protector of the Groundbreather people against the constant raids of the Skychildren, and she likes nothing more than to show captured Skychildren the superiority of her people.

For all her seemingly uncompromising inflexibility, Sequoia is actually a good ruler of her people. She has no patience for fools and demands excellence from all those under the realm of her influence, but she is also compassionate, working continuously for the good of her people. While her relationships with her children are generally good, she is sometimes exasperated by her younger daughter Tierra’s tendency to dream of far off places and adventure. Sequoia’s pragmatic viewpoint allows her little use for such frivolities.