Matron

Although her papers would tell you that Niara Cheboi has been alive since just prior to World War I, Matron has walked the Earth for significantly longer. First in Africa, then Europe, then the rest of the world, she has lived, conquered, healed, and grown, moving on when her age raised too many unpleasant questions. She has observed a great deal of suffering in those years—some of it she even caused, when that was what society expected of her—but has also seen humanity make huge strides toward equality, solving problems that were once overwhelming. Matron is under no delusion that the world is perfect, but she is absolutely certain that “the good old days” are nowhere near as good as things are now, or could become in the future.
Niara speaks little of her past prior to the 20th century. She prefers to focus on the present and the potential future, though in her wistful moments she waxes on about the grandeur of Mali—a 13th century empire fabled for its riches—and the politics of Byzantium. She tries to temper immortal patience with empathy, knowing she will outlast most problems but appreciating that the people around her may not. She has never found an explanation for her apparent inability to die, and after so many years she finds she no longer cares about the causes of things—her powers included—so much as their effects.