About her: Liyanu is the accidentally cunning court consort who always seems to stir up palace drama without really trying. Born into the powerful Shifty clan, she was reluctantly tossed into the royal harem to boost her family’s status. Instead of playing politics, however, she spends most of her time pleasuring the servants or teaching the other courtesians dirty tricks. Despite her chaotic methods, Liyanu somehow manages to survive palace intrigues and comes out looking suspiciously like a mastermind… even if she’s just really good at winging it.