Anne Vixel

Anne Vixel I is the first queen of Anboly, Soldier Queen and the founder of the Vixel Dynasty. She is known for the foundation of the Kingdom of Anboly and efforts in the Eter Civil War. She is the only one of the original ten knights that was not of noble origins.

## Biography

Anne Vixel's story begins in the outskirts of the Eter city of Brines, born as the only daughter of a grain merchant she took an interest of books at a young age, particularly taking an interest in the stories of Leonard Medici of Artis and Gervasius the Lionhearted. Growing up she had interest in many kinds of different topics from trade to intrigue to politics and finally to military.

Emerging from childhood she was enrolled in the Imperial cadet school, to pay for her tuition her family had sold their farm and lived as serfs. Despite her interest Anne failed to graduate and had to return to her family which now lived as serfs in Mentrie. For the next three years she lived as a farm hand until she enrolled back with the support of her lord whom made the decision upon seeing her apprehend several bandits who tried to raid the farm. Second time she managed to excel her classes and graduated the academy as a officer-of-the-rear.

After meeting the current Emperor's Knights the genas glew in her hand meaning that she was in fact eligible for the role of an Emperor's Knight. Upon proving his valor in several wargames hosted by the Empire she was picked as a candidate by the Emperor. After ascending to the position of Emperor's Knight Anne was mostly isolated from the rest of the knights for her humble origins, during Betrayal of the Knights she was leading an army of a singular thousand to quell a rebellion in southern Etermine. Upon hearing the news she announced support for the Emperor, in response King Cistern I Lavois declared her a traitor to the newly established Eter crown. Seven out of twenty provinces announced their support for the Emperor, these were mostly southern provinces that shared naval borders with the former empire, seeing the division between these provinces Anne bolstered them together and created the unified province of Anbolia, which was a pro-Imperial faction in newly established Eter politics. Eter response was not late however, only two days after the proclamation of support for the Emperor Cistern marched an army of ten thousand men, in response Anne created a levy force of four thousand fresh conscripts, alongside the professional thousand men she already had at her side the twin battles of Senvil and Laillon took place in which Anbolians won two tactical victories, with her success the Anbolians abandoned their Imperial ideas and declared the knight Queen Anne Vixel I. For the next three years a constant series of skirmishes took place in southern Etermine, which after victory upon victory earned her the title of Soldier Queen. However eventually her much weaker armies were starting to suffer defeats, not being able to replenish her losses like the Eters of the North the Anbolians were slowly started to get pushed back to the coast.

With one final battle at the fields of Viennereville Anbolians were crushed. Despite her defeat many of the Anbolians kept their loyalty, which resulted in the queen and her subjects being exiled en masse. Close to a hundred thousand people were dislocated towards the Halki Isles. Upon landing the exiles founded the city of Vixelshri named after the queen.

Until her death in 5th Era 28 she led the kingdom through hardship and created the newest state in Aradil.

## Legacy

Vixel dynasty abdicated in 5th era 110 during King Henry II's rule, Gunmar dynasty acquired the throne which led to a mass feudalization, something Anne Vixel strictly avoided.