Shekinah

Shekinah is the High Priestess of all of the vampyres. She first appears in the fourth book of the series, Untamed. She was born "a scant century" after the Burning Times, which happened in the seventeenth century. This makes Shekinah about four hundred years of age.

Physical Appearance
She is physically described as being tall and thin with mahogany skin, dark almond shaped-eyes, a long, straight nose, full lips and "impossibly long" black hair. Her Mark is in the exact shape of the goddess figure which all adult vampyres have embroidered on their breast pockets. While most adult vampyres appear to be in their twenties, Shekinah appears to be in her forties.

Her Presence at the Tulsa House of Night in Untamed
She comes to the Tulsa House of Night due to the slayings of Professor Patricia Nolan and Professor Loren Blake. She commands that Neferet put a stop to the initiation of war between vampyres and humans. Shekinah's overwhelming presence seems to command respect, a fact made obvious when Zoey notices that Neferet's cool façade completely cracks when dealing with Shekinah.

Her Death
She is killed by Neferet, Queen Tsi Sgili, at the end of the book she was introduced in, Untamed.