Lady Melissand is a famous Tastigon courtesan. She owns a beautiful brothel off the Street of Ribbons in the Silken Dark District. Master Galishan of the Thieves' Guild is in love with her. Melissand attempts to purchase the stolen Peacock Gloves from Jame during the Feast of Fools, to regain the hidden letter between her and Prince Ozymardien's bride, "the most beautiful virgin in the Eastern Lands". She takes interest in Jame, even after the issue of the letters is resolved.