Umasza is a leading member of the Ban Bres clan. Umasza was the second Highlander captain to seek out Artesia. She commands 258 Highlanders and three sub-captains â Basi, Thersus, and Nicea â in her own right as the commander of the Marauders, called by many the greatest of the Free Companies, founded by Urian the Black to serve King Cynan himself. Her company is drawn mostly from the Ban Bres, Fallas Av-Tane, Fallas Av-Inis, and Av-Faelan clans. Umasza is known to have met Urgrayne the Witch Queen, and is widely considered a member of the Witch’s Host. She could have claimed the chieftainship of the Ban Bres clan, but instead ceded to her younger sister Iva Valen, and now serves as Artesia’s second-in-command.
