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\|world=Lumar \|universe=[[Cosmere]] \|~~books~~first appeared=[[Tress of the Emerald Sea]] }} ~~{{update\|tress}}~~ {{quote }} '''~~Glorf~~Tress''', ~~more~~who ~~commonly~~was ~~known~~given asthe name of '''~~Tress~~Glorf''' at birth, is an eighteen-year-old girl who is the captain and [[sprouter]] of the ''[[Two Cups]]'' on [[Lumar]].{{book ref\|totes\|21}}{{book ref\|tress\|30}}{{book ref\|totes\|53}} She is known by the name of '''Tress''' because of her wild hair. She was born on anthe island ~~in the~~ [[~~Emerald~~Diggen's ~~Sea~~Point]] ~~called~~in the [[~~Diggen's~~Emerald ~~Point~~Sea]],{{book ref\|totes\|1}} where she lived until leaving to rescue [[Charlie]] from the [[Sorceress]].{{book ref\|tress\|5}} == Appearance and Personality == Tress is an avid collector of cups, and goes out of her way to get her hands on them.{{book ref\|tress\|1}}{{book ref\|tress\|2}} She used to wash windows to earn money, of which she would spend on ingredients to make pies for trading with sailors visiting the island for more cups. Tress loves showing off her cups to Charlie, and would always go to him to show new ones off when she got them.{{book ref\|tress\|2}} Her cups are some of her most prized possessions, and she takes some of her favorite ones with her when she heads off to rescue Charlie.{{book ref\|tress\|8}} {{image\|Tress by ~~ohnoesaxel~~lururoart.jpg\|side=left\|width=250px}} == Attributes and Abilities == == Trivia == * Although never stated by the text itself, the painting by [[Howard Lyon]] depicts Riina as trying to cast the [[Aon]] Shao on Tress. This aon is about transformation and also uses illusion magic, indicating that the Sorceress was planning to have Tress's curse revolve around an illusion or transformation.{{file ref\|BattleOfWits.jpg\|Battle of Wits}} This art should not be taken as fact and Aon Shao is not necessarily the Aon that was used.{{wob ref\|16370}}▼ ▲* Although never stated by the text itself, the painting by [[Howard Lyon]] depicts Riina as trying to cast the [[Aon]] Shao on Tress. This aon is about transformation and also uses illusion magic, indicating that the Sorceress was planning to have Tress's curse revolve around an illusion or transformation.{{file ref\|BattleOfWits.jpg\|Battle of Wits}} * Some of Tress's attributes such as her pragmatic nature and not wanting to impose on people, are inspired by [[Brandon Sanderson\|Brandon]]'s wife, [[Emily Sanderson\|Emily]], though Tress is not meant to be a direct parallel of her.{{wob ref\|15464}} * The inspiration behind Tress's agency in setting out to rescue her beloved, comes partly from [[Wikipedia:The_Princess_Bride_(novel)\|The Princess Bride]] where the character Buttercup does not pursue her love. Brandon and his wife Emily agreed that Buttercup should have done something more than just falling into despair. What if Buttercup was more proactive?{{wob ref\|15423}} == Notes == <references /> {{~~partial~~complete}} {{tress}} [[category: Viewpoint characters]]