Aveza Anchor

**Aveza Anchor** was an officer of the World Police and a friend of Walpurga and Beata Sinclair. Following in the footsteps of her grandmother, the Netsuma entered the police force and helped to combat crime throughout the Evillious region. After helping to investigate the Toragay Epidemic, Aveza joined the International Works Department as an investigator.

## History

### Early Life

Born in Lucifenia in EC 586, Aveza's father named her after her grandmother who had been abandoned at a monastery, named "Aveza" by the priest who had raised her and eventually became the first commissioner of the World Police. Following in her footsteps, Aveza eventually joined the World Police and was stationed in the city of Rolled.

In EC 606, Aveza was made part of the investigation into the Père Noël assassin Fifth Pierrot. When they were tipped off that Fifth Pierrot was planning to make an appearance during the Cirque de Lune performance at the newly constructed Milanais Theater, Aveza was tasked with infiltrating the troupe by disguising herself as a clown. The night of the performance, Aveza waited backstage for her target when she suddenly saw a lion attack its tamer just before the show, Fifth Pierrot taking the chance to flee in the commotion.

Aveza pursued the assassin into a back alley where she heard a child, Frederica Coates, being kidnapped by two thugs. Letting her target go, she confronted the thugs, Castor and Pollux, and swiftly defeated them. After the two brother fled, Aveza tended to Frederica, who thanked "Mrs. Pierrot" before reassuring her that her house was close by. Letting the child return home, Aveza returned to searching for Fifth Pierrot to no avail, receiving criticism from her superiors for allowing the assassin to slip away.

Sometime during the Père Noël investigation, Aveza met the Justea investigator Beata Sinclair and fell in love with her; she also learned about the unique gun she carried. She later met the officer's sister, the Schuburg Newspaper reporter Walpurga Sinclair, repeatedly crossing paths with the meddlesome woman after being stationed in Elphegort. During their many encounters, Walpurga persuaded Aveza to help her by telling her tales of heroes such as Leonhart Avadonia. Later on, Aveza confessed her feelings of love to Beata and the two dated for a week before the latter admitted that she had no feelings for the investigator. Heartbroken, she accepted this and they ended the relationship while agreeing to stay in touch.

### Death of the Marquis

After Dr. Marx Felix reported the death of Marquis Kaspar Weingartner on August 31, EC 609, Aveza joined the investigation team and went to the Weingartner Mansion to see the body, only to see Walpurga already there after having come to interview the Marquis. After warning her not to interfere, Aveza examined the corpses of Kaspar and his mistress. As she did, she made small talk with Walpurga about how Beata was investigating an attack on Aceid's Deputy Mayor by a member of Père Noël.

After finishing her examination, Aveza listened to Dr. Felix's diagnosis that the two died of tobacco poisoning; the doctor also testified that he and his daughter Mayrana discovered the bodies that morning. Over the next few weeks, the investigation learned about Kaspar's financial losses and expensive purchases. Suspecting that he was involved in the black market, Aveza searched the mansion again to look for anything related to this.

She was later pressured to stop her investigation into the underground market, suspecting that the Freezis Foundation was behind this. With Dr. Puerick Rogze finding no conclusive connection between the deaths and tobacco, the investigation accepted Dr. Felix's testimony; during this time, Aveza learned from a colleague guarding the Weingartner Mansion about Mayrana's unique condition that caused her to lack the ability to sleep.

On September 19, Walpurga visited Aveza at the Toragay police station and she ended up explaining to the former how her investigation was going, including what they had learned about Kaspar. After she admitted that she had been pressured to drop the case, he suggested that Walpurga continue it in her stead. Once she did, however, Walpurga inspired Aveza to take action herself; she then told her about how her namesake, her grandmother, had been named after a brave soldier from Toragay.

Feeling inspired to continue solving the case of Kaspar's death, the two then discussed how he may have been poisoned. When pressed, Aveza directed Walpurga to see Dr. Rogze and ask him about the matter. She then shared Dr. Felix's diagnosis with her, as well as what she had learned about Mayrana's sleeplessness, and confirmed that there had been no witnesses to the crime. After agreeing to help set up a meeting with the marchioness, who was still under police protection, she watched as Walpurga left.

### Finding the Black Market

After Dr. Felix was reported to have fallen into a coma later that day, Aveza took part in the subsequent investigation. Over the next few weeks, the investigation team learned from different witnesses that Marx had eaten dinner with his daughter before heading to bed at 11:00PM, suffering similar symptoms to Kaspar sometime during that period. On September 28, Aveza watched Walpurga be thrown out of Kaspar's funeral when she began laughing uncontrollably during the eulogy.

Once the doctor examining Marx failed to conclusively diagnose the cause of his condition, the World Police concluded that there was no foul play and that Marx was suffering from an unknown disease. Unsatisfied with this, Aveza volunteered to remain in Toragay to investigate and make sure there were no more infections in the future. On October 6, Walpurga visited Aveza again and she related the situation to the reporter as well as her intention to look into the black market. During their conversation, she dismissed Walpurga's suggestion that she have Beata come to help.

Later on, Aveza conducted an investigation into Toragay's black market and discovered a potential warehouse where the illegal goods were stored, while also deterimining that Kaspar Weingartner was the head dealer. After finding the dealing site, Aveza discovered it empty besides one remaining dealer; told that the black market had been moved to a different location north of town, she began suspecting that Calgaround had become the new dealing site and that Kaspar had been replaced as the head dealer. On October 17, Aveza assisted the construction workers that were repairing the damage to a local inn, hearing that Beata had wrongfully broken into it during her search for the diva Rin Chan.

During her work, Aveza was greeted by Beata and the former explained how she was helping to repair the damage to the inn. Learning that Beata had come to see her sister on personal business, Aveza explained that Walpurga had gone to see Dr. Puerick Rogze in Lucifenia, but would be back by nightfall. She also informed her that Brigitta, the innkeeper, was out shopping. As she took a break from work, Aveza told Beata about her and Walpurga's investigation into Kaspar's death, Marx's coma, and Mayrana's involvement in both; as she started sharing her results, the two heard a sudden commotion to the west of town.

### Mysterious Epidemic

With Beata, Aveza went to check out what was happening at the Charity Institute and found the caretaker, Rita Flohn, screaming hysterically that the children weren't waking up, and recognized the pharmacist Egmont Greeonio trying to treat them. Finding that the children had the same symptoms as Kaspar and Dr. Felix, she shared the grim news with Beata and soon after questioned Egmont, learning that the only two people with medical experience in town were Marx and his daughter Mayrana, both of whom were in Aceid.

As she discussed their options, Aveza was urged to fetch a doctor and prepared to leave to do so, only to hear Rita claim that the children weren't breathing before losing consciousness herself. Afterwards, Aveza brought in a doctor from Aceid, spotting Mayrana while she was there. Over time, the mysterious illness spread throughout Toragay and the town was subsequently put under quarantine. Aveza later learned that Walpurga and Beata had been summoned to Lucifenia and then arrested by Ward Lucif on false charges.

Meeting with the head of the International Works Department, Hob Homer, the two conspired to break the sisters out of prison as the situation in Toragay worsened. Entering the headquarters of the World Police, she quickly unlocked Walpurga and Beata's cells and assured them that she knew of their innocence. As the four prepared to leave, Aveza and Hob filled the two women in on the situation in Toragay; before they left, Walpurga revealed that she was really the mage IR before knocking out Aveza and Hob with a powerful gust of wind. When they awoke later, they found that the sister had disappeared.

### Rolled Serial Killings

Once the "Toragay Epidemic" case was declared closed, Hob promoted Aveza to a full investigator. In the time shortly after, she learned about the veteran officer Willus Zorach and how he had been the one to finally slay Fifth Pierrot. In early EC 611, she volunteered to participate in the investigation into a series of murders being perpetrated by a new Fifth Pierrot, and was dispatched along with Willus to the town of Rolled.

After checking into an inn, Aveza headed to the sight of the latest murder and an officer on-site brought her up to speed on the victim, a prostitute by the name of Eloise Huguenet. Shortly after, Willus staggered drunkenly onto the scene. After briefly quarreling with him over his unprofessional behavior, Aveza watched as he examined the body, noting that the woman had likely been killed without much resistance. As they discussed the killer's motive, they eventually determined that the killer may be looking for a woman in her late twenties to early thirties. With this hypothesis, the investigators set out to search for the culprit's target.

Aveza then began searching the local slums for women around the target's age range. After a few months, she and Willus visited a small church for religious minorities and met with its owner; there, they learned of a woman named Isabel Ismael, whose past before coming there was a year prior was unknown. Deciding that she may be the target that Fifth Pierrot was looking for, the two planned to interview for before learning that she had passed away. In the following days, no murders occurred and their trail grew cold.

On May 17, Aveza bemoaned the dead end with Willus while they rested in their room, confused by Isabel's alleged death by the Purio Disease. After discussing the woman, the conversation turned to Fifth Pierrot and how someone new must have taken up the title after the death of the previous one. Afterwards, Willus shared how Hob had given them orders to return home and end their investigation, discerning that he had been pressured by Ward Lucif to do it and was subtly letting them know.

Willus then told Aveza about how he received information from one of their colleagues who was looking into Ward's affairs. As Aveza read through the document herself, she listened as Willus pointed out that Ward was going to be in the area around when they were to end their investigation. She then agreed with Willus and stated that if Fifth Pierrot was involved, then they might be able to catch Ward, the assassin, and their leader First Minister. They decided to continue looking for clues at the church and ignore the termination order.

### Unmasking Ward

Around 3:00PM, Aveza and Willus visited the church where Isabel had died. There they met again with the owner, in actuality a disguised IR who had brainwashed Aveza into not recognizing her as Walpurga Sinclair. She then led the two officers to a storage room that held Isabel's personal effects, with Aveza noticing a crystal ball and considering that she may have worked as a fortune teller. Aveza then investigated Isabel's belongings and found no weapons among them, while Willus looked through her documents; the two also found a vial of medicine among her items.

During their search, Willus found an old customer list; noting that it contained the names of both men and women, with arrows between them, the officers speculated on what it could mean before finding Kaidor Weingartner and Ward Lucif on the list. Aveza then explained to Willus how Kaidor was Kaspar's father who had disappeared after killing his wife twenty years ago. Aveza was then instructed to investigate Kaidor Weingartner, while Willus would look into Ward. Given the deadline of May 23, she departed to begin her investigation.

During her investigations, Aveza discovered that Isabel had once been a fortune teller under the name Yuzette Ora, whom Kaidor had visited shortly before his disappearance. She later spoke to Rin Chan in Aceid and learned that the woman was able to change a person's face, with Rin claiming to have had her own face changed by Yuzette. Aveza promised to keep this a secret as long as Rin testified in court if necessary. Aveza also learned that Ward Lucif had gone missing on one occasion after a visit to Elphegort, unable to account for his location around the time that Kaidor also disappeared.

Realizing that Kaidor likely had his face changed to that of the "real" Ward Lucif, she learned that Kaidor had a twin dragon tattoo on his back which could be used to identify him. Aveza then rejoined Willus and the two compared their findings, the latter having found evidence that Ward was planning to assassinate his fellow vice-president Nob Nicole. With their case against Ward Lucif established, the two hurried to confront him during a meeting between the Freezis Foundation head, Aai Freezis, and the Lucifenian government.

Hurrying to the Lucifenian Royal Palace, Aveza and Willus entered and found everyone outside the meeting room besides Prime Minister Velda Coates, Aai Freezis, Nob Nicole, and Ward Lucif. Realizing that the assassination was going to happen soon, the two argued their way inside and burst into the room. Aveza then stood by as Willus talked, explaining the results of their investigation to the officials and how Ward was likely trying to take out his colleague. Afterwards, Aveza took over, unveiling her evidence and Rin Chan's testimony that indicated "Ward Lucif" was actually Kaidor Weingartner. The two investigates then had him arrested, obtained his testimony, and had him incarcerated for the time being.

### A Villain in Facepaint

Kaidor was eventually assassinated after having refused to leak any more information about Père Noël; similarly, Rin Chan also provided useful information about the criminal organization but nonetheless refused to identify Fifth Pierrot. As Aveza and Willus exhausted their leads, another series of murders began, this time being opponents of Velda Coates. Determined to solve the case, Aveza collected all the documents and evidence related to the murders and checked into an inn to go over them. While in her room, she was startled by a message thrown through the window by Beata, telling her to meet the officer in front of the Coates Estate the following morning.

At the agreed time, Aveza arrived at the designated meeting spot and waited for Beata. When she failed to show up, she was lured to a nearby alley by the sound of a cat; there she spotted a young woman dressed as a clown. Recognizing her as Frederica Coates, she started to explain how they had met before, in spite of the girl's protests. Frederica suddenly began to attack her in a blind rage, Aveza dodging her attacks while trying to reason with her.

While dodging, Aveza suddenly tripped and fell on her back. Frederica then straddled her and prepared to stab her; just before she did, however, the child was shot by Beata. As Aveza got up, she was approached by both Beata and her sister Walpurga. She learned that the two had come to finally stop Fifth Pierrot, using the officer as bait. Aveza, dumbfounded, watched as Frederica slowly passed away, looking at Walpurga as she finally remembered that she was actually the mage IR.

### Send Off

In early February of EC 612, Aveza and Willus received a report that Velda had been found and taken into custody, with her claiming that she was a "noble princess" and other strange things. Traveling to the detention center in Elphegort where she was being held, Aveza and Willus found a much older Velda claiming to be a woman named Jahime Hatsume. In disbelief, Aveza watched as Willus patiently questioned Jahime, hearing her say that her mind had been taken over by a mage around a century ago.

After leaving the room, Aveza was further shocked when Willus suggested that she might be speaking the truth, even pointing out her rapid aging as evidence of what she said. As Père Noël was already crippled, if not completely destroyed, Aveza signed documents that would allow Jahime to be transferred to Lucifenia as she wished, taking custody of her. At some point after Jahime's legs gave out due to her aging, Aveza accompanied her on a temporary outing and wheeled her through Rolled.

Coming close to Milanais Square, the two heard Rin Chan performing for a crowd, and Aveza explained how the girl had resumed her singing career. After Jahime declined to move further into the crowd, Aveza pushed her onward and listened as the old woman commented on how different everything looked from her home country. After continuing their outing for another hour or so, the two returned to the officer's home; Aveza then continued to hold custody of the woman until she passed away in March.

### Later Life

After Jahime's death, Aveza returned to Toragay and helped the survivors of the epidemic in revitalizing the town. In June of EC 617, Aveza was called to the scene of a police standoff with a group of black market dealers, attempting to talk to them and get them to stand down. When one of the dealers suddenly raised their gun at the commanding officer on the scene, Aveza quickly jumped in front of them and took the bullet, being fatally wounded in the chest; though she was given medical treatment, she had lost too much blood and ultimately died.

## Skills and Abilities

Aveza was a stubborn and determined person, willing to work tirelessly on police cases until they were solved. As a constable, she did a majority of the physical work in investigations and was experienced in finding even the smallest clues. Similarly, she would stay behind and continue working late into the night on cases, even when pressured to give up.

Aveza also had strong deductive skills and was able to formulate accurate theories with the information on hand. As well as this, she was adept at questioning shady individuals to learn more about the crimes they were involved in, such as with the Père Noël black market dealings. Despite this, she was limited by the resources of her department and the ties that the World Police had with the Freezis Foundation, although worked around this following her promotion.

## Character Connections

Walpurga Sinclair: A friend of Aveza's. While often annoyed by the reporter and her constant interference in police work, Aveza aided Walpurga in her own investigations. Inspired by the reporter's stories of past heroes, she was quick to follow Walpurga's leads while solving a case. Similarly, Aveza trusted her and had faith that she wasn't a murderer, despite her reckless and selfish nature.

Beata Sinclair: A fellow member of the World Police. Aveza was initially put off by the officer's snarky and "unfeminine" demeanor, as well as her reckless methods when investigating. Despite this, she still trusted the woman, and even developed a crush on her and briefly dated her, though ending the relationship soon after.

Aveza Netsuma: Aveza's grandmother. Aveza greatly respected her for her service to the World Police and wished to follow her example by also becoming an officer.

Ava: The namesake of both Aveza and her grandmother. While originally not knowing anything about her, Aveza learned about her after being told her story by her friend Walpurga. Aveza was deeply moved to be named after such a brave warrior, wishing to follow her example and similarly defend the weak and persecuted.