Heaven's Bound/Heldana

Heldana is Avery's sister, and princess of the Aeria Isles. She also has the ability to Unleash Potential, though her skills are much more potent than Avery's. She is one of the first party members you recruit, and focuses on healing.
Heldana is the only playable character in the base game that Avery cannot romance.
==Profile==
Heldana is a spirited individual with big dreams. She tries to keep a positive outlook on things, even when the situation seems dire. Her ability to Unleash Potential manifests in her superior healing abilities, which she uses to help injured soldiers or prisoners. She seems to have a secret, and seems to have conflicting opinions on Avery.
Heldana was the second child of King Lir and Queen Morrigan, kept around because she demonstrated much more prowess in harnessing her bloodline's unique ability. Her father was abusive toward her, constantly pushing her to her limit in her magic training, and using his own ability to extend her limits. As a result, her hands are burned, and she is adverse to physical contact. When her father was on his deathbed, she offered to use her abilities to heal him, but he adamantly refused.
Heldana is much more powerful than she lets on. Secretly, she is the creator of the Valkyries, and referred to by them as "Mother". She wishes to force the Aeria Isles to ally with other kingdoms in order to fight against a single opposing force, ending the era of isolation that her kingdom has been in for so long. She won't rest until the Aeria Isles is once again the home of trade, and has forged strong connections with its allies, and she's willing to resort to whatever means are necessary. Heldana has tried to achieve this alongside her mother through her position as princess, but her mother sees no outcome where the two of them achieve this, instead granting the position of power that was once Heldana's to her exiled sibling.
Behind the scenes during Chapter ???, Heldana realises that her Valkyries are not being taken seriously enough, and takes a huge risk. She orders them to take out Queen Morrigan, with the intention of her, Avery, and the rest of the team defeating them before they can succeed. Her plan fails, and the Valkyries successfully kill her mother before her very eyes. At this point, Heldana abandons her once devout belief in Nadea, denouncing herself as a sinner - leading her allies to believe this is due to guilt from being helpless when the queen died. It is then that she begins to lean into the idea of the Valkyries being divine harbingers, and eventually leads her to proclaim herself a false god.
In the final pre-timsekip chapter, her plans are made known to Avery and their party, and Heldana's S-Support partner joins her. In a last-ditch attempt to stop Avery's party, she takes off her gloves and uses Unleash Potential on Avery, sending them into a five-year coma after being overloaded with energy. In this time, Heldana takes Taranis Castle for herself, and channels an impenetrable storm around her base.
===After the Timeskip===
In the final battle, the player gets to decide if they kill Heldana and her partner or not. Killing Heldana or her partner will cause their children in the Legacy Heroes story not to exist.
==In-Game==
Heldana is recruited in Chapter 1. She starts as a Princess. At Rest Stops, she prefers farmlands and bakeries, and doesn't like bars or dungeoneering.
Heldana is proficient in Light Magic and Elemental Magic. She has a budding talent in Bows.
===Stat Growths===
===Skills===
Personal Skill 	Personal Skill
Healing Words 	Heldana will heal her adjacent party members by 10% when using magic attacks.
S-Support Skill 	S-Support Skill
Golden Tear 	Once per turn, an adjacent ally will have their damage reduced by 10%.
Royal Bloom 	Royal Bloom
Variegated Carnations	Carnations variegated between yellow and burgundy. Lowers Heldana's resistance drastically, as well as lowering her accuracy. Increases her damage output.
===Moves===
A list of moves Heldana can use to power up weapon-based attacks.
True Aim 	Guarantees a hit, but lowers damage output. Cannot be blocked or parried.
Blowback 	Channels a gust of wind to increase knockback, knocking the enemy out of alignment.
Ethereal Drain	Heals unit by 50% of damage dealt to enemy.
Rupture 	Inflicts Bleed or Bloom on the target and adjacent allies.
===Learnable Spells===
A list of spells that can be learned by Heldana should she pursue magic.
Heal 	Heals a target. Amount is dependent on unit's resistance stat.
Gravity 	Lowers the target's speed. 3 power. Light magic.
Divine Shield 	Protects the party against light and dark magic for a turn. Grants resistance +5 to all allies.
Whirlwind 	A blast of wind. 7 power. Elemental magic.
Remedy 	Heals all allies of status conditions.
Sacrifice 	Heals a target by draining health from this unit.
Tempest 	Lowers the target's attack and resistance. 15 power. Elemental magic.
Golden Feather	Heals all allies dependent on Resistance stat and raises attack.
==Bonding Mission==
Heldana approaches Avery in confidence, and asks them some questions about the surface. When she is asked why she wants to know so much about the surface so suddenly, she tells them that she wishes to pay it a visit - specifically a large, white tree with red fruit that she's heard tales of. Avery agrees to escort her, but Heldana insists that it just be the two of them.
The pair descend to the surface, outside of a forest of dead trees, with Avery saying the tree in question should be in the center of this forest. They make their way through the forest, battling husks as they travel.
When they reach the great white tree, Heldana marvels at it, until Avery pushes her out of the way of a blast of magic. Heldana and Avery battle and defeat the husk of what appears to be a young child.
Heldana solemnly approaches it, places a hand on its forehead, and eviscerates it with her magic. "You can rest now," she says. She explains to Avery that she did once have an older sibling before them. When their father banished Avery to the surface as a baby, he and the queen took into their care a baby with a strong magical capacity. A blood transfusion was performed, and the child inherited the ability to Unleash Potential, but died an early death as a result of the power they were not meant to hold, and the plague that ravaged the kingdom at the time.
Heldana laments that her deceased sibling's birth parents were told that their child had died shortly after birth, and neither she nor her mother knew their identities. She heads back to the airship without another word.
==Endings==
Heldana cannot be romanced by Avery, as the two are siblings. At the end of the pre-timeskip story, Heldana and her S-Support will break apart from the Avery's party, and serve as antagonists for the latter half of the story.
Heldana is a unique case, as her traditional S-Support "ending" takes place after the timeskip. If you spare her and her spouse, she will get a traditional ending in addition.
♥ Heldana & Maeveen ♥Wings and Claws
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♥ Heldana & Viktor ♥Commanders of the Storm
When Heldana told Viktor the truth of her plans, who she is, and her goals, he was conflicted. He had devoted his life to protecting the throne, and to stage such a coup would go against his ideals. Heldana assured him that no harm would come to Avery unless they interfere. Viktor was swayed, and took to ruling the Valkyries alongside his true love.
♥ Heldana & Anise ♥TBA
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♥ Heldana & Sera ♥The Wind at Their Feet
Heldana fell for Sera, and felt sincere regret for what she had done to her mother. The pair worked tirelessly to identify her mother among the crowd of nameless Valkyries. Eventually, they found her, and although Heldana could not revert her transformation, she could restore her sanity and memories. Sera and her true love were married that night, with her mother officiating the ceremony. Both wished their siblings could attend.
♥ Heldana & Colette♥TBA
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♥ Heldana & Siran ♥TBA
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♥ Heldana & [Partner] ♥Spared Sinners
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==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
*Heldana's Royal Bloom, like other Royal Blooms, has hidden symbolism. Burgundy carnations represent love and affection, and yellow carnations represent disappointment or rejection. Variegation in carnations symbolise regret that a love cannot be shared.