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She is tall and blonde. Her badge is the vixen.
After her brother [[Rurisk]] dies, she becomes heir - [[Sacrifice]] - to the Mountain Kingdom.
== Farseer Trilogy ==
Kettricken at first has difficulty adjusting to the differences in culture between her homeland in the [[Mountain Kingdom]] and the [[Six Duchies]]; she prefers austerity and is looked at askance by the Six Duchies' folk who expect their rulers to favor opulence. However, she eventually wins the hearts of several of the royal soldiers when she rides into battle during the [[Red Ship War]]; [[Foxglove]] becomes the leader of the Queen's Guard and proudly wears the Vixen Badge.
Fitz makes every effort to help her fit in and becomes her friend, which eventually makes her a threat in [[Regal]]'s eyes. At Fitz's suggestion she embarks on a project to restore the [[Queen's Garden]], but her ideas of gardening differ wildly from the lush greenery traditional to the Six Duchies. Her life is and unborn child are threatened when [[Rosemary]] smears lamp-black on the long stair to the tower where the garden sits, but she survives. [[Regal]] tries to use Kettricken as a pawn in his struggle to defeat Verity for the throne. After the death of King [[Shrewd]], [[Chade]] and the [[Fool]] spirit the pregnant Queen away from the vicious Regal, although Regal succeeds in hampering their progress. During her time in the mountains, her child is stillborn. When [[Fitz]] makes his way to the mountains and presents her with evidence that her husband lives, she embarks on a quest to find him even as Regal declares Verity dead and is crowned King. With Fitz, the Fool, [[Starling]], and [[Kettle]], she treks across the mountains to find Verity, who has found the quarry of the [[elderling]]s. While there, she becomes pregnant again with Verity's heir, Prince [[Dutiful]]. == Tawny Man Trilogy == Kettricken reigns as Queen while her son [[Dutiful]] is King-in-Waiting. With [[Chade]], she arranges a match between [[Dutiful]] and [[Elliania]], a [[Narcheska]] from the [[Out Islands.]] When asked by a delegation from [[Bingtown]] and the [[Rain Wilds]] (at [[Tintaglia]]'s request) if the dragons that flew during the [[Red Ship War]] can help Tintaglia in her search for a mate, Kettricken graciously and regretfully refuses to share information, keeping the secret of Verity's dragon.
And my love rode behind her.
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