Marianne

Adopted daughter of Margrave Edmund. Came under her current, renowned adoptive father after losing both parents. Appears in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Name: Marianne von Edmund Gender: Female Race: Human Birthday: November 23 Age: 17 (pre-timeskip), 22-23 (post-timeskip) Height: 163 cm Relatives: Maurice (Ancestor), Margrave Edmund (Distant Relative/Adoptive Father), Unnamed Parents (Deceased) Occupation: Student at the Officers Academy (Golden Deer house), Heir of House Edmund Weapon: Tomes </Personal Information> Marianne is a young girl with an average height, pale skin, brown eyes and a long pale blue hair that is that is held together by a hair braid. She wears her student outfit: a black dress with golden accents, blue pants and brown boots.

After the timeskip, she wears a long dress with dark green and cyan colors, the dress's sleeves are cyan and she wears a dark green shawl over her shoulders. Marianne is one of the most unsociable members of the current students of the Officers Academy. She actively avoids most people as she fears that her presence will bring them misfortune and thus has a gloomy visage, complete with bangs that shadow her eyes and noticeable bags under her eyes. She often finds it hard to talk to others as a result and has spoken so infrequently that there are many students who have never heard her voice before. Even if she does speak, she is hesitant to express herself or her opinions, tending to speak in short statements and will try to detach from the conversation as quickly as she can. Marianne's speech is frequently punctuated by sheepish "um"s and "I'm sorry"s. Soft-spoken, but also polite, she tries to avoid inconveniencing people even in a minor manner. However, her self-deprecation sometimes makes people angry at her, especially short-tempered ones like Leonie.

Her gloomy, withdrawn nature is due to her Crest of Maurice, also known as the Crest of the Beast. Said Crest has a dubious reputation for cursing members of her family and is rumored to control a beast said to kill unsuspecting visitors of a particular forest. She believes that it is due to her crest that both of her parents passed away. Her adoptive father is among the few who are privy to her secret and genuinely cares for her. In order to protect her, he paid a large sum of money to the monastery to keep her crest a secret, so most staff are unaware of her crest. He also forbade her from telling anyone of her crest for her safety, of which she has honored. This resulted in her reclusive nature in which she fears having her secret let out if she becomes too involved, especially in battle where the crest can occasionally emerge.

After the timeskip, she has gained significantly more confidence and has lost some of her gloominess, notably looking much more lively and healthier as a result. The War provides many catalysts for Marianne to further grow and become accepting with her Crest, namely several A-Supports and especially her Paralogue. By completing this scenario, Marianne can absolve her guilt, learning that the rumors were not true and that she is not shackled to them. Seeing her Crest as a blessing rather than a curse, she will display her Crest more openly in battle, with the game reflecting this development by showing the true name of her Crest. While she does not fully wish to reveal her Crest to her classmates, she displays a more open acceptance of herself.

She has a fondness for animals in general as she is often seen conversing with them during her free time. She has a particular affinity for birds and horses, the latter of which has her bond with a horse named Dorte. When exploring the Monastery, Marianne is most commonly found near the stables. She appears to be deeply religious and prays to the Goddess every day. Marianne is the daughter of an unmentioned noble within the Leicester Alliance. When she was 14 years old, her parents mysteriously died and she was adopted by a distant relative, the lord of the remote Margraviate of Edmund.

Marianne enrolls in Garreg Mach Monastery Officers Academy in Imperial Year 1180 and joins the Golden Deer. Her main weapons are tomes.