[devilsgrin]

i love Salmissra too! All of the ones we meet are such distinctly different characters despite Belgarath, Beldin and Polgara often saying "if you've met one salmissra you've met them all" or to that effect.
I do think that the last Salmissra - Serpent Queen Salmissra (doesn't that sound like a cool action figure) is the best. So coldly cunning and brave - to stare down a raging Polgara. Drugged or not, that would have been tough.