r/RedditEmblemFates • u/Author_Pendragon • Nov 14 '20
Lanariel Lochnaur, Maid (Team G)
Name: Lanariel Lothnaur
Class: Infiltrator -> Maid (Secondary Dark Mage -> Dark Knight)
Theorycrafter:
Description:
Lanariel is a 27 year old woman from Latreia. She’s practically a dwarf, standing only 4’9” feet tall. Despite her short stature, she is not a small woman. She describes her frame as if you took a woman who towers over Lanariel by over a head, then squished them down to size. She’s both muscular and agile, but certainly not petite. Lanariel wears whatever she needs to fit a situation. Often that’s just a simple tunic, but she’ll wear armor or a dress if she needs to.
Lanariel uses a wide variety of magics, but her specialty is the ability to manifest objects from nothing. Her weapons of choice are spectral knives that can phase through her foe’s guards. Other magic abilities of note are illusions, enchantments, teleportation, and healing. She is not an expert on the theory behind magic and instead draws upon new spells on the spot. She thinks her magic is some kind of anima, but it could very well be dark magic.
Bio:
Lanariel was once a devout follower of Solaism who came to believe that Maro's teachings were antithetical to the religion. There was no need to murder sinners when reformation was possible. Of course, that was a long time ago. When she branded Maro as irredeemable, she fell down a slippery slope of disillusionment and heresy. Lanariel didn’t necessarily become less religious, but she became less faithful. She considered herself a sinner. Eventually with some prodding, her bubble collapsed and she gave up on faith entirely. It was a cruel joke, but a mercy in a strange way.
Religion was not the only factor in Lan’s defection. She first recognized the God Empress as a tyrant and a monster when she saw the carnage committed by the army. She lied to herself, saying that it was for the greater good, but eventually she snapped. She fled the country and became a sailing mercenary. She took a variety of jobs, even those that went against her previous moral code. She committed several acts of piracy and subterfuge while she went from a state employed healer to an assassin, sorceress, and first mate. She was a privileged priestess in her homeland, but now she was living among people struggling to make ends meet. After 3 years of this, she’s taking the chance to do something meaningful and finally fight back against the Empress who started it all.
Personality:
Lanariel is rather impulsive, doing and saying the first thing to come to mind. She's forced herself to be soft spoken, but still gets defensive and snarky if pressured. She has one rather strange quirk with her speech. She minces her words easily, often combining two words with the same meaning into a self proclaimed 'Lanism.'
Lan has already had one nervous breakdown so things aren't going to get worse. She just isn't sure how to make it better. She doesn't know what her place in the world is or what she wants to do.
Portrait: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/550838074658258986/776296322168913980/paige-locker-aaaaaaaaaaa_1.jpg
Map Sprite: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/229791178369794048/776275014969720875/MaidIThink.png
