A couple questions for the Mun | Accepting
➏ What’s the one thing you especially love about roleplaying your muse?
There’s a lot to love about Eirika! But I’m very happy that I decided to base my portrayal off of her Anamnesis Lady alt in Heroes. It’s not as huge a canon divergence as some others have done with their muses, but I like to think it still makes her kind of unique.
Being queen of Grado opens up opportunities for threads and interactions that she wouldn’t have had, or would have been very different, otherwise. For example, had she stayed as princess of Renais, she would always have been second fiddle to Ephraim - unintentionally so, of course, but still- a kingdom can only be governed by one monarch, not two. As queen of Grado, she is on equal footing with him and the other rulers of Magvel.
Gleipnir being dark magic also gives me opportunities to do fun stuff. Dark magic in the GBA games can get seriously messed up depending on how far down the rabbit hole you’re willing to go, and Gleipnir is one of the most powerful Dark tomes in the game. Obviously Eirika is no amateur when it comes to magic, but she’s already been affected by it in some small way. I haven’t had much of a chance to work with that yet, but it’s interesting to flesh out!
Overall, making her a little canon divergent in choice of weapon has made a big difference in how she’s written, and I love it!