Malenia is a tall woman with long curly flowing red hair. She wears gold armor with a prosthetic right arm and both her legs are prosthetic. She rarely takes off her golden helmet. Her body is covered in scarlet rot, including her eyes, making her blind and her eyes hidden. The rot is causing Malenia to lose her mind. Malenia is a child of Queen Marika and Radagon. Her twin Miquella is cursed with eternal youth, while she is cursed with Scarlet Rot. She is waiting Miquella's return.