Anathea Dusksense

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Anathea Dusksense is the leader of the Rank 7 guild, Grace of Amare as well as being the 7th Apostle.

She is considered to be the strongest Bard in Vayeron but is better known for being the most beautiful woman in Astrune.

## Description

#### **Appearance**

Anathea is a strikingly beautiful woman with fair, glossy skin; bright blue, sparkling eyes; and fiery red wavy hair that she wears long and freely. She is often referred to as the most beautiful women in Astrune, known for her tall, voluptuous figure and ethereal appearance.

She typically wears full length, flowing dresses that accentuate her figure and elegant appearance.

#### **Personality**

To the majority of people, Anathea presents herself as highly confident and self assured. She is extremely flirty and plays on the fact that so many people lust after her in Astrune. However, only a handful of people understand that this personality is a big façade. She loathes the fact that the vast majority only perceive her based on her beauty, ignoring anything about her with any meaning. Over the years she leaned into the flirty personality to protect herself, playing on her looks and manipulating the superficial people that flock to her.

Deep down, Anathea, is a soft and vulnerable woman who is tired of never being seen for who she really is. She craves authenticity and yearns for connections with real meaning.

## Biography

Little is known about Anathea's background, except that she one day appeared in Astrune taking the Grand Solis Guild Hall by storm. She founded **Grace of Amare** with Yessenyia Greziros and quickly climbed the ranks becoming an Apostle. Word quickly spread of her incredible power as a Bard leading her to be highly sought after for Guild quests.

Over the years, the continent of Vayeron stabilised and the dangerous quests dwindled resulting in the people of Astrune slowly forgetting about Anathea's strength and prowess, instead remembering her for her otherworldly beauty. People began seeking her out for romantic purposes, wishing to indulge in her company, seeing her as nothing more than a sexual object to gawp at. Tired of the attention, Anathea decided to seize control of her situation and play into the flirty, sexual stereotype, allowing her to at least receive money and favours as a result of the unwanted attention.

## Campaign

### **Prologue**

#### Voxis

Anathea first met the Twilight Crusaders after requesting their aid, wishing to test their mettle as a fresh Grand Solis Guild. Anathea posed as Theanna, a beautiful woman who falsely reported young women going missing off the Coast of Voxis. The Twilight Crusaders accepted the quest and found "Theanna" being attacked by two Sea Hags - a situation Anathea had orchestrated, as she was simply toying with the monsters. They quickly dispatched of the Sea Hags "attacking" her where she was then healed by Ludovicus Highwind and carried back to Voxis by Nereus Zale.

During the fight, Anathea noticed the Sea Hags suddenly switch their attack to Claudia of Valentia. Knowing Sea Hags fly into a fit of rage when they see someone beautiful, Anathea quickly became jealous and defensive feeling as though her one weapon - her beauty - was threatened. This resulted in her treating Claudia of Valentia coldly, much to the irritation of the rest of the Twilight Crusaders.

Back in Voxis, Yessenyia Greziros met the Twilight Crusaders and began scolding Anathea for messing with people, revealing the quest to be fake. Despite being paid for their time, this disappointed the Twilight Crusaders, mainly Vulgar Nevideno who openly expressed his dislike of Anathea for lying and wasting their time.

Feeling guilty over her actions, Anathea attempted to win over the Twilight Crusaders by inviting them to a lavish meal, providing them with expensive lodgings and giving them a homemade packed lunch the next morning before leaving Voxis. She also apologised to the group and extended a personal apology to Claudia of Valentia, offering her a place in the **Grace of Amare** should she ever want it.

#### Grand Solis Guild Ball

Anathea met with Claudia of Valentia at the ball after expressing an interest in seeing her again in Yessenyia Greziros' letter to Ludovicus Highwind. Her first attempt to chat with Claudia of Valentia ended abruptly due to the latter being too intoxicated.

After being slapped by Lord Beric Dusksense, Anathea attempted to talk to Claudia of Valentia again, this time by strutting over to her and taking her by the hand to the **Royal Elven Gardens**. Feeling at ease, Anathea dropped her usual façade and the pair had a deep, meaningful conversation in private which ended in a passionate kiss - an act they were later caught in by the Twilight Crusaders.

A short while later, Claudia of Valentia invited her to be her partner in the slow dance, which ended in another kiss after they both fell under Adelina Von Lavendus' musical love spell.

Interested and wanting to know more, Claudia of Valentia also invited her to breakfast the following morning.