Liliana

"Ever since I began to believe the Council members were abusing their power, I have striven to find proof. If I can obtain substantial evidence, I may have grounds to have the Council dissolved. The Council knows this. That is why they are constantly sending me away from the capital, in an attempt to waste my time with false rumors and wild goose chases."

### Family

Elrick Gladsheim (father), Byron Gladsheim (brother), Elora Gladsheim (sister)

### Notes

A young princess who is not an Aion, and prefers to remain that way.

Liliana is the youngest princess of the royal family, and determined to protect her people. Unlike her older brother and sister, Liliana is not an Aion, and she believes that this puts her in a position to maintain good relations with the kingdom’s subjects. She feels a great responsibility to her citizens and takes her combat training and political duties very seriously. As a result, she is well-loved by the people, but not so well-loved by nefarious individuals on the Royal Council who consider her to be an obstacle to their plans. Seles and her friends meet Liliana on their journey and become involved with helping her protect her kingdom.

## Personality

Liliana is a noble and kind princess with a strong sense of justice, and a desire to put an end to the political corruption plaguing the Kingdom of Iidra. She tends to speak very formally and presents herself in a very proper way that is fitting of royalty. Liliana is not an Aion, which is unusual for someone of her social standing, but she believes that it is this which gives her the ability to connect with the people of her kingdom. As such, she refuses to undergo the Aionization procedure that would allow her to use Chroma, choosing instead to serve her family and country by training to become a knight.

Liliana has a gentle and trusting nature, which is taken advantage of at certain points throughout the story in order to get her into trouble. Liliana admits that the Royal Council is often sending her on wild goose chases in order to get her out of the way, because the Council knows that Liliana's commitment to her duty will prevent her from ignoring those in need; even if she is aware that the missions she is given may be traps. This also winds up putting her in great danger when she fails to realize that Elize, the person she trusted the most, was a part of the plot to get rid of her all along until it is too late.

## Story

### Iidra

Born as the third child in the royal family, Liliana was never set to inherit the throne, and therefore trained as a knight from the moment she was able to hold a lance, in order to make up for the fact that she was not an Aion. As she got older, she became frustrated with the corruption that was present within the Royal Council and disliked the aggression they showed towards the neighboring Rift. She was the only one of her siblings to voice dissent and the only one who tried to oppose them, which led the Council to begin sending Liliana on various missions all over the country to keep her out of their hair.

### Colette the Cruel

Fed up with Liliana's interference, the Royal Council pays the pirate Colette to kidnap Liliana, hoping to get rid of her for good. Although Colette is successful in abducting the princess, the plan is foiled when Seles and Liliana meet on the ship, and then team up against Colette alongside Aden and Eileen. Upon her capture, Colette confirms that she was paid by a Council member to abduct Liliana.

Liliana, wanting to confront the Council with this information, resolves to return to Alverona, and joins the party temporarily since they are making for the capital as well.

### Alverona

Upon returning to Alverona, Liliana splits off from the party but is unfortunately unable to provide enough concrete evidence that the Council was involved in her kidnapping. The Council tries to send her off to Malutina next, where an open rebellion is taking place against the Aion nobles, but Seles and company offer to go in her stead, allowing her to stay and keep an eye on the Council.

While the party is off in Malutina, Liliana is betrayed by Elize, who drugs her and has her sent off to Rift to be sold to slavers. The party once again sets off to rescue her, unaware that it is all part of the trap that Elize has been setting.

## Family

While Liliana herself does not like to talk about her siblings, the party learns about them through Elize. Byron, who is the eldest, is apparently a lecherous and carefree idiot who doesn't particularly care about becoming king or properly running the kingdom, and is content to let the Royal Council do whatever they want while he engages in whatever debauchery he pleases. It is revealed later on that Byron was aware of the plot against Liliana, but did nothing to stop it, and even goes so far as to try and prevent Liliana from returning to the capital.

Elora, who is the second child and Liliana's eldest sister, is said to have disappeared after the death of their father, and no one knows where she is now. According to Elize, Elora disliked the responsibilities that came with being a princess, and likely ran away.

Not much is said about Liliana's father, although Liliana does mention that she doesn't think he ever forgave her for refusing to undergo the Aionization procedure.

## Combat

Though she is not an Aion, Liliana is able to do powerful physical damage, and boasts high DEF as well as several defensive skills that make her a good tank in battle. Her MDEF is lacking, though this can be mitigated through the use of cards, and she also has low AGI which makes her slow to act during combat. She is able to learn a few Chroma skills with cards found throughout the game, although her low MATK means that said cards are likely better used on either Aden or Chelsea.

### Strengths

* Good physical damage
* Good defensive capabilities

### Weaknesses

* Poor MATK and MDEF
* Low AGI

## Trivia

* It is heavily implied that Liliana may have feelings for Seles, but not outright confirmed.
* The game's writer has stated that Liliana is her favorite character.
* Though she is not an Aion, the Chroma Spear that Liliana can equip in the late game grants her access to a few Earth Chroma skills, which suggests that she has an affinity for Earth Chroma.