Lady Alexandra

"Even in darkness, there is light." -The Arbiter's Creed Sworn into a life of secrecy, Lady Alexandra kept an intensely low profile implementing the grimmer aspects of Tya's factional struggles. Though operating independently under The Star Piercers as a mercenary for hire, those with access to information knew her as the hired blades of the North. Born not of royal blood, her life became intertwined with the crown's fate through tragic circumstances. Raided during the dead of winter by several goliaths scavenging for food, Lady Alexandra watched in horror as her parents were savagely impaled and cooked alive before her very eyes. Amused by the impotence of a human child, they smashed apart the house and left her to freeze to death in the snow. Although later rescued by a band of Northern patrol, Lady Alexandra's heart had already gone cold. Tempered by such fierce cruelty, her conscience numbed, and her thoughts bordered on nihilism. There was no bringing them back; grief was merely a weakness of the mind. Beyond life and death, there was only power, and the art of administering it. Robbed of her childhood and all that she knew, Lady Alexandra began taking bounties from wealthy merchants and despots alike; her blades bore no loyalty. She became known as a ruthless assassin with a wicked shot and a penchant for crossbows. It wouldn't be too long before monarchs and war planners learned of her reputation. As fate would have it, Lady Alexandra's path intersected with the Arbiters through Valkyra. Though not directly associated, Valkyra was aware of this indignant figure and could sense her struggle. Secretly, Lady Alexandra's soul had ached violently for redemption, but found it difficult to reconcile with her past. Viewed as a potential force for good, Lady Alexandra was let in on this organization forming in pursuit of harmony, order, and righteousness, ideals that, in the deepest recesses of her mind, she intensely yearned for. She would ingratiate herself with the Arbiters in exchange for her skills, and eventually was granted audience with the gods, who admired her callousness, and found her naïveté useful. Vowing to uphold order in Tya at all costs and combat against the forces of darkness, Lady Alexandra pledged her allegiance to the Arbiters and was thusly anointed with a divine power, a form of validation which she had so deeply longed for. Blessed by the gods themselves and infused with their power, Lady Alexandra no longer harbored any qualms. Her zeal was palpable, and her conviction unwavering. As a proponent of absolute order, all ends justified their means. Above all else, reason would dominate; above all else, pure power would reign supreme.