Salda Tal'Dorei

Empress Salda Tal'Dorei is the wife of the late Sovereign Uriel Tal'Dorei III and mother of their children. She barely survived the attack of the Chroma Conclave, thanks to Shaun Gilmore. Vox Machina evacuated her with her children to Whitestone. As an NPC, she is played by Matthew Mercer.

Background
Shortly before Vox Machina arrived in Emon for the first time, there was an attempted assassination on the royal family, which was thwarted by General Krieg. Following the attempt on their lives, the family grew strange and withdrawn, keeping Uriel away from the Council of Tal'Dorei. Salda demanded to be present at all meetings, and was often seen whispering into Uriel's ear.

Vox Machina went to the palace to speak with Uriel, but were barred entry. There they met Allura Vysoren for the first time, who was also trying and failing to enter. During their talk, Allura voiced her suspicions regarding the recent actions of Empress Salda.

Allura took Vox Machina to her home, the Ivory Tower, where she and Keyleth scried on the palace. Their vision revealed that Salda and her children were all under the influence of a demonic force and had been addling the mind of Uriel to use him as a mouthpiece for their plot.