Sheikha Karima al-Nassar is the ruler of the town of Yunefas in the Sultanate of Karaganda. She relocated to Alent with the other refugees after the Battle of Vanna. After losing both her parents in the attacks of the Northern Horde, she assumed the title of sheikha as the new leader of her tribe, which makes her the youngest representative in the Sarquil council of elders. She owns many slaves, one of whom is Nisiopi, Imam of the desert elves.