Edelgard von Hresvelg/Synopsis

NOTE: This is only talking about her protagonistic deeds in Heroes Wiki rather than her antagonistic deeds.
The story of Princess Edelgard von Hresvelg of the Adrestian Empire from the Fódlan Saga of Fire Emblem.
==Background==
Edelgard von Hresvelg was born as one of eleven children of Emperor Ionius IX of Adrestia, being the ninth child and fourth daughter in the family. She was declared as heir to succeed her father as the new emperor of the Adrestian Empire.
In the Imperial Year of 1171, during the Insurrection of the Seven, she was taken by her uncle, Lord Volkhard von Arundel, to Fhirdiad in the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus. Volkhard was one of the main conspirators in the Insurrection, and thanks to him, Duke Ludwig von Aegir was able to strip the emperor of power. Unknown to both Edelgard and Volkhard, her mother also escaped to Faerghus under the alias Patricia and married King Lambert, the king of Faerghus. During her time there, she met Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd, the crown prince of Faerghus, and the two became friends, although neither were aware that they were step-siblings. One time, when they were spending time together, Edelgard taught him how to dance. She eventually returned to the Empire in 1174, but not before Dimitri gifted her a dagger as a parting gift, and she has since hold on to the dagger despite forgetting how she obtained it. 
Upon her return to the empire, she was abducted by a cabal of corrupt Adrestian nobles along with the rest of her siblings and forced to undergo horrific experiments in order to implant a Crest which is a token of draconic power passed down through one's bloodline. The experimentation lasted for up to 2 years and Edelgard was the sole survivor of these experiments, gaining a second Crest which was the Crest of Flames, and her hair was turned white as a result of the experiments. 
Traumatized by the experiments and the torture her siblings went through (with some of them killed as a result), she swore revenge on both "Those Who Slither in the Dark", the ones who masterminded the experiments, and the Church of Seiros, who she blamed for propagating the worship of Crests in the first place as well as for maintaining the corrupt divine right feudal based system that has been in place for centuries. To this end, she took up the secret identity of the Flame Emperor and began orchestrating attacks on the Church while beginning the process of seizing power in Adrestia. She also entered a reluctant alliance with "Those Who Slither in the Dark" to further her ambitions, intending to dispose of them once she no longer needed them and to avenge those that were wronged by them. The only one who knew of her true identity and plans was her servant and childhood friend Hubert von Vestra, who chose to keep her plans a secret and support her in achieving her goals.
Edelgard before the attending the academy has tried to find ways to free Fodlan from TWSITD and the system that the Church of Seiros maintains but despite her attempts to not go to war she could not overcome the inevitable war due to TWSITD controlling the empire and the empire nobles wanting to have more land; so with much pain she decided to take the lead in that war to not only avoid a horrible outcome from TWSITD leading the war but to also realize her goals of reforming and freeing Fodlan. She has also seen the human side of Jeritza and helped changed him from killing innocents to going after targets.
In 1180, Edelgard would become a student at the Officers Academy in Garregg Mach Monastery to complete her education, while determined to reclaim what her father had lost. Due to her status as heir to the Empire, she became the house leader of the Black Eagles House. Edelgard would later became re-acquainted with Dimitri, who was the house leader of the Blue Lions House of Faerghus, while meeting Claude von Riegan, the heir to House Riegan, the main leaders of the Leicester Alliance. 
== Fire Emblem: Three Houses ==
=== Part I: White Clouds/The Academy Phase ===
In the beginning of the game, Edelgard hired a group of bandits led by Kostas to assassinate both Dimitri and Claude, mostly likely to make her conquest for Fódlan easier. However, her plans were thwarted when Claude flees and stumbles upon a mercenary group led by the veteran mercenary Jeralt Reus Eisner, and his child Byleth Eisner, aiding the three nobles in fighting off the bandits. During the battle, Kostas came nearly close to killing Edelgard but she was luckily saved by Byleth, whom Edelgard stared in awe of his strength and quick thinking. Eventually, Kostas was defeated and forced to retreat. 
=== Part II: The Crimson Flower Route/War Phase ===
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== Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes ==
=== Prologue ===
TBA
=== The Scarlet Blaze Route ===
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