Hild MacLowan

## Biography

*Hild MacLowan*, twin sister of Osgar MacLowan is the daughter of *Empress Celia MacLowan* of the Aventis Empire.

Born through illegal Rothian Union genetic experimentation, *Hild MacLowan* was renowned for her beauty, tactical cunning and combat skills, something that was source of envy by her brother, who was considered somewhat of a spoiled child within the Aventis Empire.

Unlike her brother, Hild did not suffer from the same fits of violence through her childhood and remained a studious and well balanced young lady outwardly with her teachers remarking on her incredible educational achievements.

However her studious nature masked an inner conflict of her being when she turned 18 and it was revealed to her that she was sterile due to the genetic engineering that had been used to create her. This revelation turned her rather detached and cold as she felt that there was no need to protect lives if she herself could not create any.

Hild possesses a remarkable resemblance to legendary Empress Penda I, with the same facial features, hair and body type, however this may have been intentional traits selected by Celia when creating her.

When Hild discovered that she had been genetically engineered, she suppressed all knowledge of this, having all the people that knew about Celia's trip to Exorna Regalis executed as the revelation of her genetic engineering would cause her to be illegitimate to inherit the throne, which she still saw as her birth right.

Hild also began plotting to overthrow her mother as her relationship with Celia became increasingly strained due to the circumstances of her birth. Celia had never provided an answer as to who her father had been and Celia refused to discuss it.

## Ascension to the Throne

Following the suspicious death of her mother over *New Roth* in January 2421, Hild took steps to ensure a successful transition to the throne, despite the objections of her brother Osgar MacLowan, who claimed that because he was Celia's sole male heir, under Aventis law, he should inherit the throne. However Hild was able to convince the *Aventis High Council* by using the *Female Empowerment Act*, put in place by legendary Empress Penda I to nullify her brother's argument.

Despite her brother preparing for open civil war to take the throne, Hild essentially ignored him, confident she would be able to best him in combat and had more support within the Empire.

In her first official move as Empress, Hild took steps to formally patronise all Rothian Union citizens that had been conquered during the Aventis/Roth war, protecting their cultural freedoms and rights into Aventis Law and allowing former Rothian planets to maintain their own internal governance so long as they remained loyal to the Empire.

This move was deeply unpopular with the Aventis people, many of which still shared the centuries of hate towards their long standing enemy however it was successful in winning Rothian support to Hild's cause, further supporting her rule.

Hild even went as far as to allow Roth, Nitavis, Othanis and Megalodon representatives to sit on the *Aventis High Council*, causing outrage within the Aventis members of the council but causing her to earn the respect and allegiance of all previously conquered minority powers.

In 2452, after the Aventis Empire had officially joined the Galactic Commonwealth, Hild married *Sky Marshal Leogryn Romeli* of the Commonwealth, further cementing the new Aventis position as members of the Commonwealth in a way that only her people understood. Although this was a marriage, it was more a political union to bring peace to the majority of the Zeta Quadrant.

## Tragic Accident

On the 25th April 2453, Hild was gravely injured during a riding accident on Aventis, while preparing for the *Festival of the Hunt*, an ancient Aventis tradition commemorating the struggles the people of the Aventis Empire first endured when emerging on Aventis Prime. Queen Hild was repeated advised against participation in the ceremony due to her pregnancy and was riding a *Altarn*, a specific breed of Aventis horse that is several times larger then the Terran variety.

During the rehearsal for the ceremonial charge, it was believed that Hild's baby kicked against the horse's back which was charging at full speed, causing the horse to panic and buck Hild off. She sustained significant injuries and was left in a coma. She died peacefully at *Shattershield Palace* on the 4th May 2453.

Having left no heirs, her death marked the beginning of a period known as the *Aventis Civil War* and unknowingly at the time, led to the fall of the Galactic Commonwealth, which she had always been a strong supporter of.