Briar

Briar (ブライヤ Buraiya) is a member of the Black Magic Cult, Avatar.

Appearance
Briar is a fairly tall, curvaceous, dark-skinned woman who has curly eyelashes and thin eyebrows; her long hair flows freely in the back, but her bangs, however, are slicked upwards, save for one lock which dangles down in front of her forehead. For attire, Briar is scantily clad, wearing a dark, polka-dotted cloak (fastened with a brooch of sorts), under which she dons a black bandeau with tassels. Around her waist, Briar wears nothing but a black loincloth, and up and down her legs are black bands that are crossed for form several X's. On her feet she wears simple black sandals, and she decorates her ears with heart-shaped earrings.

Personality
Briar comes off as fairly relaxed individual, and after having intruded upon Priest Arlock's prayer, her demeanor suggests that she doesn't have much respect for the sacred duties of the cult and its leader. Despite this, she has care for the cult's overall goal: the "Purification Plan"; though her lack of respect for Arlock's prayer time could also be attributed to the fact that the Magic Council has become aware of their Purification Plan, due to a spy being amongst their ranks. However, even though their is a spy among them, Briar also puts much faith in her fellow cultists, as they have all spent much time together; she goes as far to even include Gray amidst her circle of trust, all regardless of whether or not he was part of the former number one guild in Fiore, and whether or not his family and close friends were slaughtered by Zeref's Demons. She also has a habit of giving people nicknames that are indicative of their personality or appearance (i.e. Jerome is dubbed "Scruffy" and Mary "Poisontongue").

Avatar arc
During an Avatar meeting, Briar sits at a round table with her comrades, and as Arlock chants to them that the time of Avatar has come, Briar repeats their creed: everything they do is for the sake of Zeref.

After the meeting, Briar ventures to Arlock's private chambers and interrupts his prayers alongside Jerome, supporting his claim that the Magic Council is aware of their plans and adding that they should remove the spy from the cogs of their plan. However, she and Jerome are dismissed by Arlock, and the members of Avatar convene privately, where she defends Gray from Jerome's accusation of being a spy. Then, when Gray reveals that he is using Avatar to get a hold of the Book of E.N.D., Briar notes that his lust of vengeance has turned his soul, as well as his body, pitch-black. She then shows surprise when Jerome tells her that he is okay with his nickname ("Scruffy").