Gwyneth Forgesteel

**Gwyneth Forgesteel** is a highly respected Nordic warrior who joined the NEW/G, eventually becoming a member of the Command, the lead division of their organisation, that is lead by Fiona Vance. Known for her strength in conviction and war, she was rewarded with a legendary, technological sword that can expand or collapse its blade at will. One of the Legion's most capable combatants, Gwyneth possesses the highest kill count of all the Legionnaires.

However, she ultimately met her demise at the hands of Salazar Progektö, causing a huge blow over the Legion, thankfully she was later avenged by Fiona Vance, despite not killing him but opting to leave him to suffer.

## Biography

### Antecedent Background

Once a swordmaster in the war hosts of Nordival, Gwyneth is an expatriate in a land she previously tried to conquer. She rose through the ranks on the strength of her conviction and brutal efficiency, and was rewarded with a legendary Tempest sword and a warband of her own. However, on the Losterian front, Gwyneth's faith in her homeland was tested and ultimately broken. Having severed all ties to the empire, she now seeks to find her place in a shattered world, even as rumours abound that Nordival itself has been reforged...

The year is 3026. Gwyneth believes that a time loop caused her to travel to that year and timeline, which explains her lack of familiarity with futuristic technology, believing that mechas are giant beings made of metal and aircraft are "flying balloons," because the only aircraft she saw in Nordival are Zeppelins, old-era jets and planes. She is currently planning an uprising against the Nordic king, claiming that he is corrupt and deserves to die.

### New Generation of Heroes

#### Exile, Welcomed

Gwyneth was deported after attempting to kill their leader, suspecting him of corruption, murder, and genocide, as a new year dawned on her and PROJECT was finally destroyed for good. Knowing that Nordics typically kill a lot of their enemies, this did not go well for her, as the leader of Nordival dismissed her concerns, even proving that he has no participation in those areas. He even takes advantage of her outmoded ideas on the country, which irritated her and resulted in the deaths of a few soldiers. As a result, she was exiled once more and sent to an empty desert in Masada with nothing but a few supplies and her sword.

She later snuck aboard an airplane and managed to make to the Panamoan Republic. After establishing a Panamoan citizenship, somehow knowledgeable about modern and futuristic customs, she made it to Vulcanuschetts. Gwyneth knew that the G/NEX is now the NEW/G, a bastion of heroes for the newer generations. As expected, she barged in the headquarters, causing a tension until Fiona Vance met her. Spartacus Brightspear then became suspicious of her, easily identifying her as a Nordic. This causes an argument, and her request to join has been revoked.

Until she demanded a duel, which Spartacus Brightspear glared at her, before leaving and telling Vance that he'll search for more potential recruits. Fiona mocks her showboating attitude, which the latter counters by stating that she was a Nordic exile. Vance later acknowledge her words, and the duel starts, without warning as they literally used **their** swords, not caring about anything they might slice apart in the training room. The fight was intense, and it almost ends on a draw, as Fiona ended the duel by kicking her, which knocked Forge off her feat and submitted. Vance stated it was a draw, and she has earned her place in their Command Division.

She is also curious about Fiona Vance's secret recruit, confirming that she knew the legend of Ashe Clement, the Iceborn warrior who united their former rebellion that stood up against oppression, and destroyed a regime. Gwen managed to take a glance upon the file Vance has left afterwards, which indicates that Clement has a secret ~~all along~~, which she simply proclaimed:

*"Why the hell did she kept her daughter secret from your fellow G/NEX warriors?!"*

Spartacus Brightspear later laughed at her for receiving no response, while House Vance's family members just stare at her for a brief, awkward moment before returning to resume their work. That was way too awkward. Vance is still out there with her intention of bringing the recruit to base.

#### New Year, Same Problems

Gwyneth Forgesteel introduced herself to the "Trinity" as they have made it into their headquarters. She quickly realised that the Corporate Renegades must have tailed them and caused a fight, and congratulated them for making it to their base. However, she even taunted them for choosing an auxiliary roles, and the trio were forced to train. They didn't complain, fortunately. Napieralski has realised how harsh she is into training, which Forgesteel admitted that it will be helpful just in case they get involved in combat in spite of their intelligence division role. Prescott later credited her for being extremely efficient, owing to his desire for something that makes him productive.

After that, Skullface has joined them and is assigned as a clandestine operative of the same division. She didn't train him, knowing that the creepy, masked individual is a former special ops operative with a lot of combat experience. Following that, a ruckus caused by the corporation known as S.O.L.A.C.E at Ravenclaw forced Forgesteel to fight, but Fiona Vance prevented her as someone quickly interfered sent them to retreat. Afterwards, they broadcasted themselves to counteract their propaganda.

As expected, she is a showboat and posed with her sword in the camera, menacingly.

#### Rise of a new Evil

Alarmed by the Corporate Renegades' convoy at Na'Raka, she alerts Fiona Vance of the situation. The Leader acknowledged her report and soon travelled to Avarshi via a chrono-portal created by REDEEMER-865's portal creation ability. To Forgesteel's displeasure, she is ordered to stay put, knowing the fact that Fiona has the ideal candidate in mind to handle the matter. She even mocks Vance, claiming that a recruit won't survive a mission to prevent the Renegades from delivering a shipment containing a load of Aether, but the latter silences her by remarking that it was the prodigy's moment to prove herself. She couldn't deny her leader's statements.

All she can do is to nod in agreement and be drowned of boredom. To alleviate her boredom, Spartacus Brightspear gave her the recruits he found and she ruthlessly trained them, to a masterful degree. Despite her cruel nature to the recruits, she was respected as her leadership among them was well received, and her methods are effective.

### Operation: New Troubles

Gwyneth was busy handling the recruits of the NEW/G while Spartacus Brightspear monitors the base in their day-to-day operations. Obviously, she was aware of the Aether loaded convoy, which prompted her to teleport through Avarshi, but Fiona Vance stops her; Much to her chagrin, loudly confirming that it is her secret recruit that will do the job instead, rather than a seasoned warrior. Fiona stops her doubts as she had faith on the recruit, knowing that she is a prodigy. Gwen did nothing but to approve, stating that she should be worth the assignment, which infers that Gwen hates it when younger heroes die immediately in battle.

She then later witnessed the prodigy, Lunar Frost; But also bringing her friend, going by the codename of Night Breeze. Contrary to her expectations, they both gave her a respectful nod as Fiona leads them to her office in the higher floor. Afterwards, she asked Spartacus if she knew the recruit. He only shakes his head in annoyance, disliking her curiosity, knowing that he does not know her, yet he has heard of Ashe herself. After a while, the prodigy reveals her true name as Madeleine Clement, and finally admitting that she in fact, is Ashe's daughter.

Everyone is shocked, except for Fiona who knew all along. Gwyneth later patted Fiona in the shoulder for keeping her in secret for so long.

### Brightblasting Adventure

#### Rise of Nextech

It has been reported that Gwyneth stocked up on Nextech from Nexima Robotics Corporation and used it to improve her suit. She wanted to be as strongest and fastest as possible while wearing the suit, all while Fiona Vance discovered it and they both had a minor fight about the use of Nextech. She became concerned, though, when a thief codenamed Cadence Shatterer took their base's power source and the building went dark. As a result, she, Spartacus and Fiona Vance have gave pursuit. She was NOT impressed by the time hopping thief.

#### Rise Again, for an Adventure

As the time hopping thief is spotted across Heliga, Fiona, Spartacus and Gwen has decided to pursue him, but with the use of advanced manoeuvres to maintain their speed and momentum against him. However, Gwyneth becomes impatient due to his speed, forcing her to unleash the SWORD OF THE EXILE, ending up causing some property damage as she used the sword in full power in an attempt to impair his movement. However, it only gets worse when the latter keeps throwing TIME CONVERGENCE spheres that slows their advance. After failing to capture him, Spartacus finally makes the decision to starfall into the fugitive, only for the fugitive to counter his starfall through the CONTINUUM BREAK, reversing time to prevent his arrest. Cadence mocks the three of them until he gets blasted in the chest with a barrage of plasma.

Eion Brightblast later greeted and introduced Gwyneth. The trio then carried Benjamin Timewatcher to the NEW/G headquarters and locked him up. She lets both Lunar Frost and Night Breeze guard him, knowing he must have some sort of escape plan. Frost later told Fiona about his alias, which seemed very familiar to her, implying that the thief was once a warrior.

After that, the NEXTECH Man offers them to have an adventure. Eion takes the lead, and they all fought in the Aryaine Kingdom, Radrenia, Masada, Glaz'Ian Islands, Evalka and later, the Panamoan Republic. As they all proved themselves, Fiona has included the veteran into their ranks, and the NEXTECH Man has managed to earn his spot as a hero. However, Gwyneth knows that both Eion and the costumed superhero NEXTECH Man is unaware of Ashe's true background. Little did they know, was that Corporate Renegades have sent those creatures and monstrosities sent after them.

#### Renegades, Now Strike!

**Gwyneth Forgesteel** later awaited orders from Fiona Vance as Spartacus Brightspear discusses their tactics as they will fight in Avarshi. Forgesteel explains her hatred of its cold, which Lunar Frost messages her to simply adjust to the frigid nature. She partnered up with Spartacus as they familiarise themselves with the terrain. They later discovered their base, a mining site in Vuraki. As she shivers in the country, it is cold but she tried to manage it, whilst the information is relayed by both Lunar Frost and Night Breeze. Owing them both, she teases them to get a *room*, which the latter only laughed through the comms.

She later followed NEXTECH Man's lead as they penetrated the base, destroying everything in their path, renegades and Aether. The fight seems one sided for most of the time, until the renegades deployed the enhanced brutes, forcing them to retreat outside the giant cave, though they were quickly saved by Lunar Frost through her long distance support via sniping, whilst Night Breeze ends the horde of large brutes by detonating an oversized explosive she planted in the site prior. Gwyneth saw it as an easy victory, only for the Corporate Renegades to deploy a WAR MACHINE mech, forcing everyone to disperse.

Fiona Vance orders everyone to disperse and attack all of its vents, and most of them, including Gwyneth have avoided its stomping attacks, whilst Lunar Frost gathers the two wounded heroes to a safe place, and pulls out an FH-900 AA launcher, to help the heroes out. However, the Warbot or WAR MACHINE flees after receiving a fair amount of damage, then aims its mouth-emplaced plasma cannon, which fires it at Ashe's tomb. The tomb survives the hit but a large chunk was removed due to the impact. Angered, Frost unloads numerous missiles with the intention of destroying the huge machine.

Forgesteel later managed to cut off one limb, but was tossed aside as the flames have caused her to retreat. However, as it gets destroyed, she was able to caught a glimpse of the mech, seeing a silhouette come out. Fiona Vance ordered everyone to stay put, but Gwyneth suggests that they should watch, stating that it would be their time to relieve their exhilarating battle against the Renegades early on. After the entire commotion is over, Gwyneth notices the blood on Madeleine's hands. She concludes that the prodigy must've snapped under stress from the pilot of the mech who fired a shot against the tomb of her mother.

Fiona's family welcomes them back to the base with hospitality while they all recover their wounds. Gwyneth saw Alissandre soothing Madeleine, who is still mute following her last outburst, which left Mimeographer for dead in the cold. After checking on her peers, she spends the entirety of the night training herself to pass time.

#### Resuming Threat

Gwyneth sensed ADLEHR locating their base as he stood in front of their door. She shrugged, knowing Eion Brightblast's intervention in his cameo had forced him to leave. As Eion returns inside, she inquires about what transpired. He simply tells her that he wants to fight her in a private duel someday. She gulped, knowing that if he faces the reaper alone, he could be in grave danger.

### Anti-Corporations

#### Rise of the Reaper

ADLEHR has risen. He has unleashed the souls of the damned as he straight up tears through the cities of Heliga. Beginning from Rasuk, Tiamat, Nickoti, Vuramasi and Lachmann, forcing the NEW/G to absorb their Intelligence Division's intel regarding the reaper. She notably thanks The Trinity for the information. As they all teleported to Heliga and anticipate the reaper, one things is certain: He brought an army of damned souls, from hell itself. She pulls out her sword in a desire to fight, wanting it to be very difficult and not expecting a one sided win. The NEW/G then now confronts ADLEHR, and all subsequently attack him in all directions, whilst Gwyneth leaps from the top to slice him in half. However, the reaper unleashes a SOUL PASSAGE, which hundreds of thousands of souls interact and launch themselves in front of them, forcing the heroes to group up and be on the defensive. She hated how the souls have easily cornered them, and Eion Brightblast insults the reaper for using the souls to fight them.

Meanwhile, Spartacus Brightspear has enough of the souls, using his starfall to obliterate hordes of them, while **Gwyneth Forgesteel** efficiently takes them one by one, whilst Fiona Vance manhandles the rest of them. Due to that, the reaper throws an ETERNITY PRISON, preventing them from reaching him quickly for a killing blow, which forced NEXTECH Man to fight him one-on-one, starting by a HAMMER DOWN! He relentlessly smashed the reaper with his hammer, until the latter uses his powers to become intangible and slows him down with a FLAY DESECRATION.

Gwyneth briefly matched ADLEHR in a fight using melee weapons, but when she got the upper hand, she was simply knocked out cold as the latter threw a giant piece of armour at her. She was able to witness the NEXTECH Man getting outmatched by the reaper until Spartacus Brightspear saved him. All of them were later incapacitated as ADLEHR has won and massacred over a thousand people in Heliga. She sweared and vented over the fact that they just lost against him. Lunar Frost later comforts her, knowing that victories are not always possible, and they can learn from defeat.

However, the prodigy quickly left to search for Night Breeze, as Forgesteel has suspected that she left without their consent, likely claiming that Alissandre betrayed them in favour of meeting her father and siding with the renegades.

#### Renegade Firepower

As the Corporate Renegades have caused a rampage throughout the Aryaine Kingdom, NEXTECH Man will not allow his country to be ransacked. They all deal with the threat, even if they launched multiple beasts, they will not falter. Fiona Vance took care of protecting the innocent, which allowed them to minimise collateral damage whilst fighting the enemy. However, all of them has shared the same feeling that someone took longer than expected to do such task.

She later questioned on what it is taking so long for Lunar Frost. The latter informed her calmly that she went somewhere to find Night Breeze. The Nordic warrior shrugs, knowing Alissandre must've turned on them, which enraged Fiona, who concluded that Forge must've been aware of the hacking expert's heinous past, despite her good nature and being the best friend of the prodigy.

#### Familial Confessions

Gwyneth became impatient and has grown concerned over Madeleine's prolonged search for Alissandre. As a result, the NEW/G has tracked down the meeting point at Ruj, wherein she wanted Fiona Vance and everyone else to focus their efforts on finding both women. Disliking the lawlessness of Ruj and its chaotic atmosphere, they blended in with local clothing to conceal their suits, and wandered around the country to locate them. As they find them, they noticed Night Breeze has a drastic makeover and has now betrayed the heroes, and declares her new codename, Bloodlust.

As they noticed that Madeleine has beat her up, presumably because they fought, Fiona later decided to bring her back to base and imprison for her actions, Forgesteel being the first to realise that she shared valuable intel to the enemy by exposing their subsequent operations and plans. Madeleine is undeterred in her fulmination and gladly requests that Gwen should lock her up in their base, but since Alissandre has showed some signs of atonement, the prodigy requests that they treat her fairly. Forgesteel actually complemented Bloodlust's new look before taking her away.

This was also the time where Gwyneth became closer to Madeleine, as she comforts her over her "best" friend's act of treason. When Madeleine can't clear her mind, Gwyneth resorts to sparring with her in Hand-to-hand combat, likely curious to see the extent of her own skills.

### Unshakeable Revelation

#### Prelude

Gwyneth discovered that Madeleine had become Alissandre's girlfriend, but she knows that this was mostly forced and that the prodigy was seduced. Fiona Vance later offered her the chance to boost the morale of every hero and warrior in the base, as they all prepare to defend their base at all costs. Notably, she is the one who requested assistance from the Panamoan military, to which they quickly responded by sending an entire infantry and tank battalion that encircles the base, all while aircrafts hover overhead. They, like everyone else, gave their all to defend their base, despite the obvious presence of a superweapon above their headquarters.

#### Invasion

As S.O.L.A.C.E have stormed the are with mechas and radical troops, it gave them a hard time to deal with, which forced Gwyneth to become reckless as she ventured outside the base and somehow able to destroy three mechas by destroying their limbs as she slices them apart, all while running back to base after being targeted. She questions Fiona is the base's shield integrity, which Vance assured that it is more than enough. Unfortunately, they were all left in desperation as the CHIMERA fires upon the base, destroying the shield and turning the base into ruins.

She is presumed dead, as the enemy saw her getting blasted by S.O.L.A.C.E troops. Yellowjacket Wolf mistakenly declares her as KIA.

#### Grounded, Divided

Gwyneth has suffered the most compared to the rest, as she was fighting for her life throughout the aftermath and narrowly escaped a gruesome death as the last warrior to leave the base after the survivors fled; she was even found by SCODOK, only to survive by cutting his arm off, explaining the latter's desire to remain in the ruins of their destroyed headquarters. It is unknown whether she fled or committed suicide. She knew the renegades now controlled Avarshi, and knowing Madeleine had survived, she believed she was the key to fixing everything and turning the tide of war.

It is clear that Forgesteel's main person to find was Madeleine, as she can tell that Fiona grew distressed since Night Breeze has betrayed them. She spent most of her time recuperating in Nordival, spending her days training and planning her ways to reunite with the heroes. Fortunately, she managed to establish contact with Skullface, who is in Avarshi. Without any further doubts, she knew all the bad things are happening in the Northern Lands, and now embarks on a journey to save all of them, particularly Lunar Frost.

#### The Next Warmother - Anticipation

Gwyneth then ends up being captured by the renegades, only to escape within two days. This was after Lunar Frost was captured and then escaped. Perhaps the main reason she survived was she was is through wearing her armour and keeping her sword with her, whilst having a plethora of knives concealed on her suit to escape her confinement. Some say she managed to cut off Salazar Progektö's left arm, which explains the Aether on his body recreating his arm.

Knowing that Seeker has been buried inside the Inner Haven, she is powerless to do anything to get her compensation in case her relatives are alive. However, knowing that Madeleine will do anything to redeem herself and everyone else, she placed her hopes on her, and decides to find her. Realising that she has been tortured in the base before she escaped, she followed the footprints. She stumbled upon Frostvile, payed her respects to Ashe before realising that Frostvile is the only place the renegades can't take control of. She stumbles upon the *Great House of Clemirosa*, seeing Madeleine with a tribe.

#### Legion's Reunion - Meet Tribe Clemirosa

She assumes the tribe belongs to the late Ashe and it looks like her parents serve as the de facto leaders. However, she leaves in order to give them privacy and anticipated Madeleine becoming a true warrior should the entire trial has been completed by the prodigy. Gwyneth later discovered that the NEW/G, minus The Trinity has reunited, she decides to regroup with them. She quickly questioned Fiona about Lunar Frost, which she replies that they are looking right at her.

Gwyneth has displeased, stating that she looked forward to save Madeleine from the renegades. Fiona assures her not to treat her like they used to be, as she is now a Warmother and has vowed to protect her own people, and lead their tribe. Forgesteel later was invited to a remote location, known as *Area 91*. Much to her surprise, Fiona wanted them to celebrate as they have finally saw and defeat their mortal enemies, the Corporate Renegades.

### New Heroes, Another Ultimatum

#### The Calm Before the Storm

Despite her rants about not being able to persuade Madeleine to rejoin their ranks, Fiona helps her snap out of it, allowing her thoughts to focus on REX-ARCHIBALD's training that she received. Gwyneth became so excellent at it that she was able to excel in every element, even flirting with Archibald, only to be turned down, much to her chagrin, which garnered Fiona's amusement, claiming that Archibald has fallen in love once and does not desire to meet a new woman. She claims she will be the next one very soon. Despite this, Forgesteel is confident that her will will be able to withstand their final battle for the new era and their bright future.

#### Preluding the Finale

Gwyneth was the first to make it into Avarshi, not telling anyone that she found, what appears to be the new location of the secondary headquarters of the Corporate Renegades. When the legionnaires made it to the Northern lands, she took the lead and they all sneaked through the outskirts of Frostvile, prepared to finish it once and for all. However, she then took NEXTECH Man and Spartacus Brightspear alongside their younger Legionnaires as they split into two separate teams.

While on top of a mountain to observe, NEXTECH Man aims his cannon towards to what appears to be silhouettes on top of an almost inconspicuous hill, which Spartacus prevents him from shooting, seeing a renegade sniper has found their position. But before anyone does anything, Forgesteel unsheathes her sword, and it perfectly syncs with Sinister Teeth's head exploding from Nightfall's bullet, and followed by Brienne CRIMSONITE sundering them through the use of JUDGEMENT. With the momentum, the Panamoan Army comes and gives them the opportunity to engage the renegades, danger close.

#### Salazar's True Power

Not long after the combined forces of the Panamoan Army, the Clemirosans and the Legionnaires have viciously pummeled the renegades, they have turned the tables, much to their chagrin, as Salazar Progektö unleashed his true power through the firepower of the renegades, having sent hundreds of clones, tanks, mechas, aircraft and even a dropship, all just to kill them all. Gwyneth clearly had enough of them, and proceeds to unleash the **SWORD OF THE EXILE**, cutting and stabbing across every enemy she comes across, not showing any signs of fatigue nor she does stop. She proceeds to take out fifteen mechas by herself, until they have turned the tide, which was revealed to be Mimeographer.

Later on, Salazar Progektö becomes surrounded as they have killed almost every renegade on sight, while the rest have surrendered. Without further ado, he demands a fight from any of them, to which the Legionnaires agreed to face him all at once. Gwyneth smirks and admits that she'll enjoy it, as her sword is still on full power.

#### Salazar's Clear End

Gwyneth then warns him that going unarmed is a futile choice to fight them, but Salazar Progektö shrugs as he shows his left arm. Unimpressed, Spartacus Brightspear and Benjamin Timewatcher later worked in unison to fight him, which only ends in a stalemate. Angered by their fight being on equal grounds, Forgesteel shows him the strength and will of Nordic warriors as she unleashed her full skill on Salazar, overwhelming him in the process, and she managed to amputate his left arm, only for it to regenerate.

### Death

Salazar then turned the tides through Hand-to-hand combat alone, but Gwyneth was able to match him in a physical fight. The only difference is, his left arm gives him a strength gap that allows him to overpower her through left punches that are strong enough to discomfort her, despite her armour. When she got her sword back, she uses it to attack him relentlessly, until the Anarchist turned the tide on the Nordic exile by fatally stabbing her to death, which was revealed that Progektö managed to use her own sword against him. She drops dead on the floor, and REX-ARCHIBALD quickly grabs her corpse as he used his size to back him away.

Her death was extremely painful for the Legionnaires, as she had the strength and will that no other woman has. Fortunately, Fiona Vance was able to deliver justice by defeating Salazar Progektö and ending the war for good. When it is all over, The Legionnaires had a funeral for her, with the Panamoan, Aryan, Evalkan and Monterissan military providing assistance, such as gun salutes and howitzers, all to show respect for all the good that she had done.

Madeleine was able to hear of her passing, and managed to create a perfect replication of her consciousness as her soul is now peacefully living in Heaven, and the Astral world.

## Legacy

Gwyneth's death plainly disappointed the Legionnaires, who admired her for using her high rank to battle rather than being a thinker. Furthermore, the addition of a Nordic to their ranks has encouraged diversity more than any other organisation has ever done. Fiona Vance clearly wanted to avenge her, and she appeared to be correct when she defeated Salazar Progektö. In exchange, a statue of her physical appearance has been built in the almost-completed rebuilding of the *Legion's Pantheon*, a name chosen for the previously unidentified headquarters. Due to Skullface's setup for them to reconnect, it has been revealed that her will alone allowed the NEW/G to reform.

Some Nordics have visited the Panamoan Republic and payed their respects, which was granted even if OMAR-CONSTRUCT is busy rebuilding the headquarters. She is gone, but not forgotten. According to Fiona Vance, even if Madeleine does not see her regularly or have the time to visit her, Madeleine is working a way to bring her back, not by reviving her, but in the Astral plane.

## Personality

> "Strength is forged through hard work. I cannot say the same for your fanatical society of vicious cutthroats."
>
> - Gwyneth's point of view regarding the Corporate Renegades.

Gwyneth Forgesteel is a strong-willed woman recognised for her strength, courage and determination. One of her great qualities is her resolve to do the right thing. As a Nordic exile, she knew what it was like to be an outsider and had grown accustomed to it. Heroic, tough, and competitive, she will go to any length to protect and serve her allies, as shown throughout the NEW/G. However, she is infamous for being competitive, claiming that she desired more and more worthy adversaries, and she had a habit of testing others in training to establish their worth, or skills.

Typical of a Nordic warrior, she has the aggression, due to the empire's Kratocracy culture. This can be seen when she engages in fights, showing the strength and ruthlessness of seasoned Nordic soldiers or warriors in combat, showcasing their skills and dominance over their foes, even going so far to punish her own opponents. However, she also shared the traits of Losterian people, which is none other than compassion. She is ultimately compassionate to her allies despite her trademark Nordic tough exterior.

Gwyneth becomes more likeable over time and is able to open up to her younger peers, which Fiona notices when she notices her recent change in behaviour. Notably, she has formed a friendship with Madeleine and even spars with her to pass the time and put the prodigy's hand-to-hand combat skills to the test. She still has a negative attitude toward Alissandre, blaming her for seducing the prodigy and "forcing" a relationship.

When Gwyneth saw the new Warmother, Madeleine, she changed her mind. Gwyneth began to respect the young, incredibly talented warrior who has now surpassed her own departed, famed mother, who was a legend, by no longer referring to her by the codename. She clearly respected her to the extent of standing up for her in case she needed assistance or a sacrifice.

## Abilities

Gwyneth Forgesteel is one the most deadliest warriors of the NEW/G. Equipped with nothing but advanced armour and a legendary, upgraded sword; She is a force to be reckoned with, relying on her raw skill to annihilate her opponents, while her conviction to do the right thing keeps her alive, no matter the odds.

### Moveset

* **TEMPEST**: Gwyneth's sword; Tempest, amplifies it own power through successive attacks. The sword can also unfold the blade for maximum power, for a limited time, through her choice.

* **SHATTERED WINGS**: Her signature move. She sweeps her sword in an arc, the opposite direction after the first one, and her final strike is a vertical slam that causes great damage, as her sword can easily damage the ground when the last hit occurs. Sometimes, she even cracks the entire ground upon repetitive strikes.

* **SPIRIT BURST**: Unleashing a burst of energy through her suit, which emits a plasma discharge that stuns all nearby enemies and disables enemy electronics within ten meter radius. She also uses this to break free from opponents that immobilised or trapped her in a risky location.

* **UNBROKEN VALOR**: Gwyneth generates a plasma shield that will absorb all incoming projectiles for 25 seconds. Activated through her feet, and launched when she dashes towards the aimed direction.

* **SWORD OF THE EXILE**: Forgesteel empowers her TEMPEST sword into its maximum yield output, granting it with full power and expanding the blade to the fullest. This allows her to slice and puncture through pretty much any material, even strong enough to cut tank or mecha armour with ease, while the drawback, it can be only used for a limited time.

### Skills

* **Master Swordsman**: Gwyneth is famed for her mastery with a sword. She is easily able to kill numerous foes with nothing but her own sword, skills and a keen conviction to complete her mission, whilst protect her allies. As a result, her swordsmanship is so extreme, that she can easily match Fiona Vance in a duel.

* **Master Combatant**: Gwyneth is no surprise, an extremely skilled combatant. Proficient in swordsmanship, Hand-to-hand combat and various melee weapons, making her one of the deadliest warriors in the NEW/G and the most feared heroes of the newer generations.

* **Expert Blacksmith**: It has been known that she has fine skills in blacksmithing.

## Relationships

Gwyneth Forgesteel's warrior persona has earned her respect and admiration from her peers, but some has shown disdain over her tough attitude. Notable examples include Fiona Vance, Spartacus Brightspear and Lunar Frost.

### Fiona Vance

Gwyneth and Fiona have reciprocal trust in one other. They have few disagreements and enjoy serving in the Legion together. One thing to keep in mind is that Fiona acts as her partner as Gwyneth developed a penchant of killing every enemy she encounters. Furthermore, she softens her stern demeanour so that she may be friendly, to which Gwyneth disliked her for the shift in her own personality, but she discovered that it was fantastic. They had grown to be reluctant friends over the years, and when the final fight arrived, Gwyneth asked Fiona for a favour to arrange a funeral for her and lay her sword in the casket if she died in battle.

Her will was followed by Fiona when she was buried, and even a monument was created, bearing her image.

### Spartacus Brightspear

Gwyneth Forgesteel and Spartacus has a relatively normal relationship. They both respect each other, but Spartacus dislikes her nationality, as she is a Nordic. However, she quickly proves that she is no ordinary, savage Nordic.

### Lunar Frost

Gwyneth first chastised Madeleine for being "that deadly with gorgeous looks" and points out her secrecy on her background, something that a Legionnaire should not have. Madeleine quickly tired of her comments and absolutely astounds by exposing her ancestry with few words, and they soon became friends. Gwyneth was also responsible for making Madeleine tougher than expected, and when Alissandre betrayed them all, she offered her sparring to clear her head, and she covers up her absences when desired.

As time passes and the headquarters is destroyed, **Gwyneth Forgesteel**'s goal is to locate her, as there is little doubt that she is in Avarshi, while the rest are scattered throughout the Panamoan Republic and other regions. Despite their extremely privileged standing as Ashe's daughter, Gwyneth clearly got charmed of Madeleine's hospitality and unpretentious attitude. They just winked at each other in respect when she became a Warmother, but they have the leisure to send messages to one another.

## Trivia

### General

* Gwyneth clearly adored Madeleine and held her in high regard. This was first demonstrated in *Anti-Corporations*, when she allows her to spar with her to clear her mind after Alissandre's treachery, as well as allowing her to enjoy the seclusion while in Avarshi to help her forget it. Furthermore, she was visibly irritated by her absence in *Unshakeable Revelation*, hoping to find her. Gwyneth still respected her when she became a Warmother, and they had the leisure to communicate.
* She keeps upgrading her sword. Non-stop.
* Gwyneth is said to be the love interest of Shiro that he left as he became a PROJECT warrior, then later defected to a rebellion, the resistance movement G/NEX.
* Gwyneth is an exile of Nordival, and to this day, she has a negative view on the imperialistic nation, despite their lessened violence and good image.
* She treats Losteria as her own home, unlike Nordival where she did nothing but to prove her strength and will to serve their empire.
* Now a member of the NEW/G, she is one of the most skilled warriors of their Command Division, which she can even equal Fiona Vance in a fight.
* In her spare time, she trains their new heroes for the basics of war and how to utilise their powers, or innate combat skills to the fullest potential.
* Gwen shares the same height with Ashe Clemirosa, at 5ft 9. Both has a very dissimilar slim, but fit body.
* Dislikes vegetables. She claims to have a carnivorous diet.

### Developmental Notes

* Her name is originally *Rhea Sienna Forj*.
* She is clearly the first Nordic hero character in the series. This means, she originated from Nordival.
* Gwyneth is more of an aggressive person than a short tempered person.
* Her original sword is dissimilar to the Mk 20 TEMPEST, except it does not have any form of advanced technology.
* According to the original draft, Gwyneth is hunted by Nordic forces and is forced to stay low.
* In the original draft, Gwyneth cut ties with the Legion and embraced her Nordic heritage by repainting her armour and rejoining their warriors.
	+ She also claims that the most renowned warrior, Darius, is still alive. This is due to Gwyneth being ignorant of Alphas in general, or being clueless to the status of the people she is familiar with.