Lasri Sanimir

Lasri in her royal formalwear. Art by Asa

Princess Lasri (now known publicly by her alias, Ophelia), is the past heir to the throne of Kairken who the Fated Four met in Targrave through a staged kidnapping. After the Fated Four discovered that it was faked by her and (her now-wife) Zianma Peacemaker to escape a forced betrothal, she joined the party on a journey out of the country to find a safe place to settle. Since then, she has learned to fight, started to break out of the training and trauma of her upbringing, and moved in with the love of her life in the Rutsen Prairie.

## Description

### Appearance

Lasri has tan skin with patches of blue and four eyes. She used to have long blonde hair that seemed to shimmer like candlelight, but in the pursuit of disguising her, she cut it to a choppy bob and dyed it black. Before she left the country, she was known for her long, flowing dresses that seemed prohibitively hard to get in and out of--though thankfully, she had her trusted handmaiden to help her with that, of course. Now, she wears much simpler clothes, and seemed interested in looking into things like armor. She has a light, high-pitched voice that resembles an English accent.

### Personality

Lasri's outward appearance, especially in high society, is refined and polite. She is soft-spoken and carefully conditioned into a rather reserved personality, preferring to speak only when spoken to or when necessary. These are all mainly habits drilled into her by her suppressive upbringing, though, and when she is in safer environments, is known to be deeply gentle and just a little mischievous. She is deeply devoted to her wife and, due to her previously demonstrated levels of facades, likely has several more layers to her personality only seen in private with Zianma. Despite her quiet nature, though, she has had her moments of intense ferocity, including the use of scalding holy fire in battle to protect her wife.

## Biography

### Background

Lasri grew up as the older of two children, heir to the throne of Kairken. She was very close with her younger brother, Earnest, growing up, and both of them were dutifully dedicated to their destinies to be royals for many years. However, while they both consistently attended their tutoring and represented their family well, they both carried with them a healthy skepticism of their roles and their surroundings. Of the two siblings, though, Lasri was the more obedient, tending to buckle under the responsibility of being the heir. Her father, King Galladin Sanimir, was infuriated by their disobedience, but particularly lashed out against Earnest for his more blatant rebellion. When forcing his children to live in fear did not succeed in suppressing their doubts of the family's divine right to rule and questions about the King's cruel style of ruling, Galladin changed to more extreme means. Lasri watched in horror as her brother's doubt was punished by her father slowly poisoning him until he died bedbound and hidden from the world. From that point on, a further shadow of fear was cast over Castle Lova, and Lasri fell into line out of grief and terror for her own life.

Her only remaining point of rebellion was her secret relationship with her handmaiden, Zianma. She was completely devoted to her. For the sake of appearances, she still was forced to consider several suitors (most notably among them Lord Ambrose Robinhall and Sir Elias Daysong). Behind the scenes, she and Zianma spent nights in secret, planning a grand escape to flee the country. However, despite her protests, her father chose to have her engaged to Lord Ambrose Robinhall, and their plans were sharply moved forward. She was forced to reignite her old rebellious spirit and leave her status behind.

## Relationships

**Zianma Peacemaker**

Zianma Peacemaker (now known publicly by her alias, Ripley) is Lasri's wife and her constant source of stability and safety. Lasri first met Zianma as a single face in a crowd of servants, but both of them consider their relationship to be love at first sight. After eventually promoting her to become her personal handmaiden, Lasri's flirtatious curiosity turned into absolute devotion. She thought Zianma was the most brilliant and beautiful person she'd ever met. They carried on their relationship in secret behind closed doors, showing their love for each other through stolen nights and coded messages in poetry. They created a pipe-dream plan to run away together, and Lasri tried to develop some practical skills to help them survive. After they had to speed up their timeline and try to escape the country on a moment's notice, she was willing to uproot her life immediately to try and start anew. Zianma and Lasri, now married and living safely under new identities in a small commune in Othus, consider each other to be soulmates. Lasri would trust her with anything.

**Armani Auxilium**

Armani, alongside Nomos, taught Lasri the basics of self-defense and swordfighting. She treasures this gift of self-sufficiency, but she feels a special connection to Armani because of their similarities in upbringing. Lasri looked up to Armani as a warrior and an example of the path to her own freedom. She felt like they spoke her language and understood her, and she felt she trusted Armani the most out of the Fated Four.

**Nomos Afsolis**

Nomos, alongside Armani, also taught Lasri the basics of swordfighting. While not as close to Nomos as Armani, naturally somewhat suspicious of his faith in Elnet, she still trusted him. She trusted him so much that she allowed him to officiate her marriage with Zianma before the two settled down in the Prairie. He gave her a shortsword, which she carries and practices with to this day.

## Trivia

* In a journal entry left behind by Earnest, it references Lasri carrying a "family curse," the nature of which has not been revealed to the party.