Astaria kom Azgeda

> I went to azgeda for myself; my family. I tried looking, but I didn't find them. They didn't want me to, because they didn't want me.
>
> **Astaria kom Azgeda**, to Belmar kom Trikru

Astaria kom Azgeda is a character created by Pearl

## Astaria kom Azgeda

Cailey Flemming is portraying Astaria kom Azgeda

## Biographical Informaion

### Alias

AstariaTara

Natblida

Birdie ("by Jackson Scott")

### Affiliation

GrounderNightblood

Azgeda

## Family Information

### Family

Nelise kom Azgeda(biological sister)

Belmar kom Trikru

(honorary guardian)

Lavallette kom Trikru

(honorary sister)

Luka kom Sangedakru

(honorary brother)

### Significant Kills

Three warriors: attempted to murder her and the other nightbloods

## Early Life

The second she was born and found as a nightblood, her family in Azgeda sent her away to polis. A fairly reasonable act for a family to do considering their society's rules. However when Astaria was growing up, the nightbloods around her drastically changed; some died, while others showed up after her. Yet she was still one of the youngest. Which meant they had been in hiding for longer than she was alive. It got her wondering how that could be? She was then told that these people who arrived late, were in hiding because their families wanted to protect them. After years of reflecting on that, Astaria came to realize that the reason her biological family so willingly gave her to polis was because they didn't care about her the same way the older nightbloods' families cared for them. It hurt to know that her family didn't want her. There was no other reasonable explanation. It wasn't a feeling that she often spoke on, but she was angry at them. Astaria loved and accepted her life as a nightblood in polis, however, she was only human, she always wondered what it would be like to have a family that cared for her. She eventually found just that when Belmar was found. He was another nightblood who had been in hiding for longer than she was alive; just about 15 years. Astaria was 5 years old at the time but she got along great with the older nightblood and his baby sister.

Astaria showed him around polis and introduced him to everyone. She warned him about the old Heda's training methods. Although, since she was the youngest nightblood there, she got the easiest training. She figured heda would be much more strict on Belmar because he was close in age with Iris, Heda's second.

When Astaria was 7, the commander died. She was never told how. She was just told he was dead. She was too young to fight in the conclave. Part of her was relieved. At this point in her life, she didn't want anything to do with the throne, all she wanted was to live her best life. Besides, Belmar and Iris were in the conclave, even if she were to win (which was very unlikely seeing as those two were the best warriors in polis), Astaria cared about those two greatly and didn't want to be the cause of their deaths.

Then, Iris died, unexpectedly. *Right* before the conclave. According to one of the healers, she had killed herself. Astaria was young at this time. She understood the concept of suicide but she hadn't heard of any warrior dying that way. Iris was the strongest warrior she had known and the girl had chosen death. It was confusing, but she respected the nightblood's decision.

The next most favored to win the conclave was Belmar, and he did. Although, watching him in the conclave was weird. He was completely different. It was the first and the last time she had ever seen her friend with such rage and bloodthirst.

It was a surprising shift when Belmar became Heda. After the several months he took to himself, he trained the nightbloods in a very different way. He trained them in a more of a 'slow and steady wins the race kind of way'. There was no starvation, no punishment for losing a fight, no fear tactic. All of it was about using resources and people to your advantage. She learned how to predict movements and create strategies. It was admirable. For the first time in her life, she got to see a more humane way of commanding. Seeing Belmar as commander ultimately made Astaria want to become commander too, and thus the determination started.

She did everything she could to train and be at the same level as the rest of the nightbloods, despite her being the youngest and least developed. Astaria trained extremely hard. It was nonstop. She *needed* this. If another conclave were to happen, Astaria would be the one to come out as top.

When Belmar was choosing his second, Astaria had no doubt that it would be her. They were the closest out of all of them. She loved him dearly and vise versa. She was a good warrior. She thought she showed potential. Not to mention Belmar knew damn well how badly she wanted to become heda.

So when he chose Arker over her, Astaria was pissed and confused. She didn't talk to Belmar for weeks. Afterwards, she shifted her anger towards Arker. He was no better than she was. Well, okay he ended up becoming the favored warrior to win the next conclave, but Astaria figured that was only because he was Belmar's second. It was no fair. He didn't deserve it. It didn't even seem like the boy wanted it. *Astaria did.* Why would Belmar choose Arker over her?

Regardless, Astaria was still close with Belmar. He was still one of her closest friends. However, since he was commander their friendship shifted. Before, it was more like a sibling relationship. Afterwards, she had to show him respect that she wasn't forced to show him before. It was more of a guardian-child relationship. She could still trust him, but she didn't tell him everything she used to because she was scared of him being disappointed.

When Luka showed up, she was 9. Astaria showed him around the same way she showed Belmar years ago. Astaria was curious about him because he had a strange personality. He, much like Belmar, was trustworthy. However he was far more aggressive and straightforward. Astaria thought he was cool so she probably annoyed him more than she should have by hanging out with his introverted ass. She was determined to figure him out. She knew nothing about his family, the war, or anything that happened to him prior to being in polis. All she knew is that she wanted to be his friend.

It took a little while, but she could tell he was warming up to her. Especially after she went to him about her family. She almost always talked to Belmar about her wishing she knew her family, but this time she spoke to Luka. It was the first time they really got close.

When she ran away for a couple weeks to find her family, Luka was the only person she told where she was going. She didn't tell Belmar because she figured that the commander would stop her. She knew Luka wouldn't. He was loyal and trustworthy. He is the only person that she thinks she can trust anything with.

## First Kills

When she was 8, she was almost murdered by a group of rebels in her sleep. They advocated for a more fair system of leadership and wanted to eliminate the nightbloods in attempt to kill off the heirs to the flame. While Belmar was distracted by the rebel's leader, Astaria and the other nightbloods were ambushed. Luckily, the nightbloods had been trained for such attack and worked together to kill all 10 of the rebel warriors; three of which were Astaria's first kills. Since then she hasn't killed anyone and she doesn't regret it. She hasn't needed to kill anyone. She only kills when her life, or the lives of those around her are at risk.

## Throughout the Seasons

### Season One

Astaria is 11 in season one. She is kept in the dark throughout several of the first episodes about Iris' return with a child and the intrusion of the 100. Astaria does not appreciate being left out of the loop, so when the intruders visit Polis on word of peace, she sneaks out and she finds the 100's camp. During her spy mission, Astaria falls from a tree, into their camp and becomes concussed. The delinquenst (thinking that the exploration group was captured or killed) abduct Astaria. From episode 3 to episode 5, Astaria is their captive with a few failed attempts at escaping and a growing bond with two delinquents; Brenner Hayes and Dorian Gleason.

In Episode 5, reapers come and Astaria pretends that they are warriors from polis, in attempt to trick the delinquents into letting her go free to stop the attack. The reapers, however, expose her bluff by leaving when the acid fog horn blows. All of the delinquents leave her outside and she burns and gets blinded by the fog, but does not die.

In Episode 6, Brenner takes Astaria back to polis because Dorian was stabbed in combat with a reaper.