Anara Batima Aliyev
BIRTHDAY: the 20th of the Lone Moon (March 20) AGE: 16 years old (before the war), 22 years old (during the war) GENDER: Female (she/her) OCCUPATION: Heir of House Aliyev and Leader of the Aliyev Horde CLASS: Noble --- > Sniper --- > Bow Knight AFFILIATIONS: The Kingdom of Almyra, House Aliyev PREFERENCE: Bisexual (with a leaning for girls) KNOWN LANGUAGES: Almyran, Common tongue, language of the Leicester Alliance (has an understanding but not fluent)
APPEARANCE: A young woman of a small and slender built with dark hair, dark eyes, and a tan complexion (though not as tan as those from the capital of Almyra). She often seen sporting the traditional warrior uniform of an Aliyev Horde leader complete with her golden badges of honor and status.
CHARACTERISTICS: (+) courageous, steadfast, ambitious ; (-) stubborn, outspoken, prideful
Keep in mind that Anara’s house has been placed in charge of defending the border between Fodlan and Almyra ever since the Alymran invasion of 961 and since House Goneril kept them in check with a fortress. She doesn’t take too kindly from folks from Fodlan at the beginning as she has certain presumptions instilled in her from when she was a young girl. She is patriotic and sometimes to a fault. Furthermore, the proud warrior spirit of Almyra lives in her and so she occasionally thinks more with her fists than head.
STRENGTHS: Bow, Riding, Sword WEAKNESSES: Heavy Armor, Faith, Flying BUDDING TALENT: Authority LOST ITEMS: Scarf of Almyran design, Book of poetry, Golden Jewelry RECRUITMENT REQUIREMENTS: Anara can only be recruited in the Golden Deer Route. When Nader comes to aid Claude with Almyran forces, Anara is there in support.
In her Student at Garreg Mach AU, Anara is a Golden Deer Student who can be recruited to Black Eagles and Blue Lions, but leaves if you choose the Church of Seiros. She requires Riding and Authority in order to join your house.
HER HISTORY
House Aliyev is an old and proud family of the Kingdom of Almyra. Based on the mountain range that separates Almyra from Fodlan, the House of Aliyev has long been tasked with protecting the border from its neighbors since their initial invasion of 961. The house trains recruits Almyra’s first line of defense – the Aliyev Horde – who are tasked with guarding the kingdom as tensions with Fodlan are always fraught and uncertain.
Born ANARA BATIMA ALIYEV, Anara is the eldest of seven daughters and the only biological heir of Lady Sezim. She was practically trained in combat since day one;; there are even rumors of the young heir learning to ride a horse before she knew how to walk. Her other mother, however, disputes such silly notions. Anara trains in hopes of joining the Horde and leading it in her mother’s stead when the time is right. Suffice to say, the warrior spirit of Almyra and the sense of duty and honor of Aliyev are strong in the house’s eldest daughter.
Due to her noble birth and family’s high standing, Anara was arranged to marry the King of Almyra’s son by a Fodlan foreigner, Claude, at a young age. While Anara wasn’t keen on marriage ( much less to a half-son of Fodlan ), her interest was peaked at the prospect of being queen. She grew side by side the young prince, and the two were often found playing games on each other rather than with each other. Through their growing friendship, Anara found that perhaps those of Fodlan weren’t too terrible after all.
However, the betrothal of Claude and Anara was never fulfilled as at the age of 14, Anara left to begin her official apprenticeship under her mother to take over the Horde. When she returned, Claude was gone. No details were given to her;; all she received was the ring the prince was instructed to give her on their wedding day. Anara didn’t bother to ask questions and simply left all of this in the past.
When war in Fodlan broke, the defense by the Goneril-Aliyev border doubled as Almyra didn’t want the battle of their neighbors to spill towards their lands. They Aliyev Horde was then split into two – the Right and the Left division – to better defend the border. Lady Sezim led the Left while Anara was appointed to lead the Right. Almyra was determined not to get caught in Fodlan’s conflict, but that changed when their lost heir prince requested aid from his people. Anara followed Nader to to support Claude – partially curious to see what happened to the boy she once called friend and fiance.
While the heir of Aliyev’s loyalty lies with the true Prince of Alymra, Anara cannot help but feel anger – betrayal even – at the fact he would hide his heritage with such seeming shame. But then again…Claude has always been better at schemes than she ever will be…
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