Anne Lucifen d'Autriche

**Anne Lucifen d'Autriche**, born as **Anne Swee**, was the Queen of the Kingdom of Lucifenia. The childhood friend of both her future husband, Arth Lucifen d'Autriche, and Prim Marlon, Anne's friendship with Prim ended after the latter was suspected in an assassination attempt on Arth. After her husband's death, Anne ruled Lucifenia in his stead and secured the territories captured in the kingdom's previous conquest.

## History

### Early Life

Anne was born in the Kingdom of Lucifenia in EC 457 and raised as a member of the noble Swee family. While growing up, she became close friends with another noble, Prim Rogze. Over the years, Anne excelled in her academics and music studies, more so than her frind. During her childhood, she also met Prince Arth Lucifen d'Autriche and, together with Prim, the three became close friends until their adulthood.

In the early EC 470s, the king and queen were assassinated by political dissidents. Following this event, Arth rose to the throne and soon after became famed for his conquests over Beelzenia; during this time, he also proposed to Anne and she quickly accepted. After becoming queen, Anne adopted a white mare named Francoise who became her favorite horse.

When the royals told Prim of their engagement, she gave them her blessing. Soon after, though, Arth was poisoned with Gift, with all individuals suspected of the crime being barred from meeting with him, including Prim. When the insulted Prim met with Anne and asked why they were ostracizing her, Anne explained what happened and how someone close to the king was suspected of being the culprit, although insisting that they still trusted her.

### Wife of a Warrior

In the years after Prim moved across the sea to Marlon, Anne and Arth's relationship suffered for years without any children being born between them. Anne eventually became acquainted with the Beelzenian defector Leonhart Avadonia and in EC 477, she met the Asmodean defector Mariam Phutapie, both of them joining her husband and helping with his war efforts. Around EC 480, Anne met the mage ESSENCE and all three warriors became her close friends.

In EC 482, Prim came to visit the royal couple and stayed in Lucifenia for several months before returning to Marlon; during this time, she told them of her marriage to the King of Marlon and that she was now the Queen. Afterwards, Anne and Arth's relationship improved and she eventually became pregnant with twins, giving birth to Prince Alexiel and Princess Riliane in EC 485.

Over the years, Anne raised the twins strictly. When Riliane grew old enough, Arth suggested they engage her to Prim's son, Prince Kyle Marlon, and Anne agreed to the proposal. Once she suggested the arrangement to the Marlon royal court, she and the Lucifenian prime minister were delighted when they agreed, and so Riliane was to marry Kyle once she turned fifteen.

Later on, Anne's horse Francoise gave birth to a grey foal and subsequently died from birthing complications. Realizing that the foal was intersex, she believed that it was cursed. Wanting to avoid calamity, the queen ordered its death, threatening a servant with execution if they disobeyed. Watching as Riliane suddenly stormed into the stables, Anne was shocked when she begged her mother to spare the foal's life. Convinced by her words, Anne agreed as long as ESSENCE examined it to see if they were truly cursed. When the examination proved that the foal was free of any curse, Anne allowed Riliane to adopt them.

### Conspiracy of Evil

Around December of EC 491, Arth suddenly disappeared, with his death publicly stated to be due to the Purio Disease; Anne then rose to the throne in his stead. When a political dispute brewed over who would succeed her, she declared that Riliane would inherit the throne after her death, while her brother Alexiel would become her prime minister. Although there was some disagreement about this, Anne managed to persuade most of them to change their minds; she was also puzzled when a few of these individuals later turned up dead.

Afterward, Anne lessened Lucifenia's military campaigns with its neighbors, focusing more on expanding national power and securing the country's existing territories. Around EC 496, Anne contracted the Purio Disease and eventually became bedridden due to the illness. The year before her death, she met with her son one last time, charging Alexiel with protecting his sister. She later succumbed to the disease in January of EC 499 and passed away.

## Skills and Abilities

Anne was an effective ruler as the Queen of Lucifenia and managed the nation effectively. She excelled in expanding Lucifenia's national power to maintain control over the country's acquired territories, in contrast to how her husband Arth ruled. Employing a strong demeanor, Anne was effective in earning the respect and admiration of her peers in the political arena and was able to make difficult political decisions when necessary. She also knew when to seek the guidance of others, such as the Three Heroes, in times of need.

## Character Connections

Arth Lucifen d'Autriche: Anne's husband. She fell in love with Arth when she was young and cared for his deeply, marrying him and having children with him, though their marriage was distant during the Lucifenian Expansion War. Despite this, her love continued to stay strong even after his death.

Prim Marlon: Anne's childhood friend. The two initially had a close relationship, but Anne's regard for Prim slowly disappeared after the latter was suspected of trying to poison her husband. Nonetheless, Anne remained friendly with her, often visiting Prim or being visited by her and agreeing to wed her son off to Anne's daughter.

Riliane Lucifen d'Autriche: Anne's daughter. She loved Riliane deeply, putting in every effort to train her to take over the throne after Anne's death.

Alexiel Lucifen d'Autriche: Anne's son. She loved Alexiel deeply and showed a great care for his well-being. Anne also appreciated his judgment and maturity, tasking him with watching over his sister for her after her death.

Leonhart Avadonia: A soldier working for Anne. Anne and Leonhart had a close friendship, with the former enlisting his help during political or military disputes. She also appreciated his simpler way of thinking when giving her advice.

Mariam Phutapie: An assassin working for Anne. Anne became good friends with Mariam over the course of her employment and enlisted her help during political or military disputes. She often appreciated Mariam's advice, but thought that she over-complicated things.

ESSENCE: A mage working for Anne. Anne tried to become good friends with ESSENCE over the course of her employment and utilized her advice during political or military disputes. However, after her husband's death and the mage's subsequent disappearance, she assumed that she had defected to another country and let her be.