Kris

Hero of Shadow, Kris

Kris is the Hero of Shadow, knight of Altea, and bodyguard to Prince Marth. She has dark navy hair, stormy gray eyes, and is 5' tall.

## Early Life

Kris was born to Rameses and Nox Asuchill, a priest and a traveller in the small village of Sera. Nox died giving birth to her daughter in the dead of winter, leaving Rameses to raise her alone. The only thing Kris has of her mother is the scarf she wears. Kris trained to be a cleric until she was around ten years old, when tragedy struck her home. Bandits raided the church where she lived with her father, stealing its valuables and setting the building aflame. Making his way to the loft, Rameses sheltered Kris from the smoke with his heavy robes at the expense of his own life.

An orphan, Kris was now to be raised by her grandfather, Maclir. Seeing femininity as a weakness, he ordered her to give up her healing staff and learn the way of the blade. She became highly proficient in the fast fighting style of a Myrmidon. War struck Altea when Gra invaded shortly after she was taken in by Maclir, and the two lived through three tumultuous years trying to protect their village from thieves and Gra's forces. During one raid, Maclir went out, certain he would die. Kris followed despite orders, and was saved from the bandits by a mysterious girl.

Maclir died a year after Prince Marth overthrew the Shadow Dragon and returned peace to Altea. Following her grandfather's dream for her, Kris left the village to become a knight in the capital.

## War of Heroes

Kris trained under Jagen and Cain to become a knight, becoming commander of the 7th Platoon. On the day she was to be knighted, her best friend, Katarina, was revealed to be an assassin sent to kill Marth. Defeating her and her forces, Kris was appointed Marth's bodyguard.

The Archanean emperor, Hardin, had grown corrupt from a possession of the Darksphere. Kris supported Prince Marth in his endeavors to put an end to the reign of terror he held over the continent, which ended in the resurrection of the Shadow Dragon. Marth and Kris, the Heroes of Light and Shadow, put an end to the war, but Kris refused to take credit, giving all the glory to Marth, as she had fallen in love with him and wanted him to be elevated far above her.

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## Askr

Kris was summoned to the land of Askr, wielding a strange weapon she was unfamiliar with. The Spear of Shadow turned out to be an extension of her soul. Choosing to use this weapon instead of her signature Lady Sword, she became a lance fighter.

Kris had been totally forgotten by history - it was only by Marth and Katarina telling their story that she was able to be summoned.

In Askr, Kris uncovered a disturbing truth. She met another Kris - one and the same as her, except this Kris was male. No one summoned from Kris's world knew her - even Prince Marth himself did not recognize her. Everyone instead knew the male Kris to be the Hero of Shadow. Kris discovered she was a mere alternate to the other Kris, a truth that rattled her deeply and left her very sad.

Kris and Kris were found to share a soul, making them the exact same person. It was because of this that Kiran was able to summon them both - and the weapon they bore took different forms to show this. Female Kris's Spear of Shadow was a longer range weapon to show she was the lonelier half of their shared soul, while male Kris bore the Sword of Shadow, a closer ranged weapon to show his closer bond with the others from their world.

Despite the others being unfamiliar with the girl, they still tried to welcome her as they did the male. Kris and Kris became very close, finding comfort in each other's presences, but female Kris would always feel a little lost knowing she was nothing more than a forgotten version of the male.

## Trivia

* Kris does not know her birthday.
* Kris is traumatized by fire and dissociates when she smells smoke.
* Kris is the surrogate mother of Prince Marth's heir, as Caeda, his wife, is barren.