Martha Liberty

Martha Liberty is an African-American wizard, and a member of the Senior Council. She is first seen in Summer Knight.

Description
Martha Liberty is described as being extremely tall, more than six feet with grey hair that coiled in a bun near her neck, her eyebrows were still dark. She had on a purple-gem necklace and wore the dark robes with a purple stole of the Senior Council. She carries a staff of some dark reddish wood. Her voice is a rich alto. Martha appears to have stern exterior yet has wise insight.

Biography
Martha Liberty lives with one of her multiple-great-granddaughters and her children.

In the Series
In Summer Knight, Martha Liberty and Joseph Listens-to-Wind hide under a veil eavesdropping on Ebenezar McCoy and Harry Dresden talking before the Council conclave. What they heard was Harry saying that he had no intentions of sucking up to the Council, Senior or otherwise to lobby their vote and would not offer favors or sell his vote to some bloc. It seems that Ebenezar was pushing Harry to say that for her and Joe's benefit. Once unveiled, Martha seems to be against Harry Dresden initially, citing him as having no respect for the Council and as being "arrogant" and "dangerous". But, then she moves closer to Harry and says that he has his mother's eyes. Then she waves a hand through the air on both sides of Harry's in a gesture similar to smoothing someone's hair and says that he's hurt and in great pain. And, she wasn't talking about his injured hand. Then, Martha Liberty says she'll support Ebenezar, and therefore Harry, with her vote.