Beatrice Chevalier

## Description

Beatrice is the heiress of a formerly prominent noblehouse that lost it's influence after sustaining heavy losses during the Masteman war. She is currently in her second year at the Hearth. Having founded the Chevalier Gang, she acts as a vigilante.

## In Game Description

Heiress of the Chevalier Knighthood and leader of the Chevalier gang.

Despite being incapable of magic, she seeks the title of Arkada.

She seems to be fiercely competitive towards others of the Hearth.

## Appearance

Beatrice is a well-built girl with a noticeably muscular lower body. Nero describes her as heavy. Being 172cm, she is on the taller side for a human female. Her hair is long, spiky, and of a blue colour. She also has an upwards tuft of hair that Varsha playfully describes as an "antennae". She lets her hair down most of the time but seldom ties them in an upper ponytail. Her eyes are red and under her left eye she has a noticeable beauty mark. Elly says she has a "resting bitch face"

She favors red tones in her clothing, emphasizing her eyes.

## Personality

Beatrice is a brash and stalwart girl. She is hard-working and amongst the most rigorous characters in the game. Her restlessness in training can result in her crashing down sometimes, as she works too hard for her body to handle. She is a victim of her insecurities that stem from an inferiority complex, hence her going over the top with training. She harbors some resentment towards Nyla as she perceives her to be a genius born with everything she has to work so hard for. This rivalry is pretty much one-sided though, as Nyla barely gives the time of day to Beatrice.

She is a "shoot first, ask questions later" kind of soldier, not displaying particular analytical qualities, moreover, her lack of talent in magic leads her to rebuking the discipline, claiming to prefer studying battle tactics and logistics.

Beatrice admits herself that deep down, she doesn't want to fight and take on the family legacy, but she does it and does her best nonetheless because as she was born into this position, she doesn't feel like she has other options. If given the choice, it is possible that Bea wouldn't have become a soldier.

She drills her men hard while Nero is the one who drills her in another, more pleasant way.

## Powers

#### Peak physical abilities

Beatrice boasts some impressive athletic capabilities, above the human average, as a result of her intense training

#### Magical skills

While severely lacking in magical skill, she is not incapable of magic. Of her own admission she struggles to do the basics, however she is able to fortify herself enough to survive fatal blows.

## Affiliation

#### Chevalier Gang

Beatrice is the leader of the Chevalier vigilante gang, as such, she is often on the streets picking fights with thugs

#### Chevalier Knighthood

As the heiress of the Chevalier Knighthood, Beatrice has the future of her House resting on her shoulders. This pressure is something she'd rather not have to face but she does it out of duty.

#### Syrnia

The Chevalier Gang and the Syrnia unit have a rocky alliance, being somewhat at odds with each other while never turning up to be enemies. They seem to set their differences aside at times and work together.

## Relationship with Other Characters

#### Nero

She was initially distrusting and contemptous against Nero, as she deemed him to be a coward hiding in Nyla's shadow. Her hostility towards Nyla has most likely played a role in her initial bad opinion of Nero. As time goes by she grows more fond of him, the two of them forming a relationship that's physical and possibly romantic as well, though she is unwilling to admit her romantic sentiment towards Nero. Nero is among the very few, if not the only one person with which Beatrice shows her vulnerable side.

#### Varsha

The two of them are close friends, and spend a lot of time together, although their friendship seems to be distinctly marked by heavy banter. Beatrice feels some measure of jealousy towards Varsha, though this doesn't translates into hostility. As Varsha can be somewhat lacking in common sense, Beatrice also feels like she needs to protect her.

#### Finley

Finley and Beatrice are mostly civil with each other and seem to get along despite the occasional spat. Beatrice describes her as "annoying" but nevertheless hopes to help her too when she has become an Arkada

#### Nyla

Beatrice harbors some bitterness and resentment towards Nyla, as she feels Nyla was a genius born in the position that she has to work hard to obtain. Despite that she still respects Nyla's capabilities and gets more amiable towards her as the time goes. Nyla on the other hand doesn't care much for this rivalry, choosing to either ignore Beatrice or sometimes goading her during their arguments. Despite this apparent hostility, Beatrice doesn't hesitate to help Nyla when she's in potential danger, and Nyla is willing to extend a helping hand towards Bea as thanks.

#### Astrid

Beatrice and Astrid have a very rocky relationship, as Astrid manages to annoy Bea like no one else. Beatrice elects to avoid Astrid as much as she can, and never misses an occasion to display her hostility towards her. Astrid on the other hand, while probably holding some contempt for Beatrice, seems to be weirdly fond of her, or rather very fond of pushing her buttons. Astrid seems to have a nefarious plan involving Beatrice and her gang, for reasons yet undisclosed.

#### Mira

Beatrice and Mira have a civil relationship, with Beatrice giving her the moniker "Miss Thundertits" in reference to Mira's voluptuous curves, though Mira dislikes that nickname. Beatrice also admits to being uncomfortable with Mira because of Mira's Vim. When Mira was in apparent trouble Beatrice didn't think twice before helping her.

#### Elly

Elly and Beatrice's first encounter was a woefully bad start, with Elly goading Beatrice for fun. The two of them hold a grudge for each other, with Elly ordering a murder attempt on Bea out of spite.

#### Kalista

Although both girls often frequent the library, they don't seem to cross paths often, possibly due to Kalista's solitary personality and Beatrice being busy heading the Chevalier gang. Despite them not being particularly friendly, Kalista is worried about Beatrice's possibly becoming a witch, and asks Nero to watch out for her.Beatrice on the other hand seems to avoid her, most probably being repelled by Kalista's reputation as a witch

## Trivia

* *Beatrice* is the English variant of a common name in European languages, the English variant being derived from the French *Béatrice.* The name stems from the Latin *Beatrix* which can be translated as "Blessed one" or "Happy one"
* *Chevalier* is the French word for *Knight*. *Cheval* means *horse* in French, as medieval knights are derived from the *Equites* in ancient Rome

## References

1. ↑ Kalista character event 3
2. ↑ Beatrice character event 8