Jessamine Kaldwin

Empress Jessamine Kaldwin was the reigning monarch of Dunwall and the Empire of the Isles. She is the mother of Emily Kaldwin, who is a child in Dishonored and later becomes a playable character in Dishonored 2. Jessamine's death at the hands of the witch Delilah Copperspoon is the inciting event that leads to Emily being deposed from the throne in Dishonored 2, as the game's story begins with Delilah deposing Empress Emily Kaldwin. Jessamine's role is established through her relationship to Emily and Corvo Attano, who serves as her Royal Protector.