Hortensia

Second princess of Elusia and Ivy's younger sister. Though selfish, she loves her family and all of those close to her. Appears in Fire Emblem Engage. Name: Hortensia Gender: Female Race: Human Birthday: June 3 Age: 14 Height: 4' 11" Relatives: Hyacinth (Father), Unnamed Uncle, Ivy (Older Half-Sister), Unnamed half-siblings Occupation: Princess of Elusia Weapon: Staffs </Personal Information> Hortensia is a short teenage girl with pale skin, pink eyes, a pink heart marking on her right cheekbone and pink hair tied into ring-shaped pigtails. Her attire consists of a navy blue dress with cyan highlights, a red-black tiara, cyan leggings with black stripes and blue heels. Hortensia is a playful girl who likes to tease her foes in battle. She has childish tendencies and is a little vain about her cute appearance, but ultimately is a sweet girl deep down. She often compares herself to others in her pursuit of being considered charming and cute and can be competitive in this regard, even if it is one-sided, such as with Céline. She dislikes being seen in an unflattering way, such as telling Rosado to discard a picture he had drawn of her staring off into the distance and demanded that he redraw her in a cute pose instead.

Hortensia's insecurities and desire to be seen as cute come from the early court life as the daughter of one of Hyacinth's mistresses. Despite the ire her mother dealt with as a concubine, she handled them with poise and charm that won the hearts of Elusia. This became Hortensia's primary motivation to be seen as charming. Despite losing her at a young age, she dearly loves her mother and looks up to her.

Hortensia dearly loves both her father Hyacinth and older half-sister Ivy, and faithfully obeys their commands without question. She admires Ivy above all as she worked hard and was even quite prodigious in mage academy to stand alongside her. She values praise from Ivy and is eager to hear about her mother through her older sisters eyes. Ivy comments that Hortensia takes heavily after her mother as she displayed similar resilience within Elusia's hostile royal court environment. The two vow at the end of their support chain to always be there for each other. Hortensia is the second Princess of Elusia, the daughter of its King, Hyacinth, and the younger half-sister of the Crown Princess Ivy. Hortensia's mother was a concubine of the King and was viewed with disdain as a result. According to Ivy, her mother's smile, charm, and perseverance eventually won over even the Queen, all of which were passed down to her daughter. Hortensia's mother passed away when she was seven. Hortensia would join the Mage Academy in Elusia becoming a prodigious student, even skipping a few grades due to her natural talent. During her time there, she met Goldmary and Rosado, and the three became quick friends.

Hyacinth allied with the Fell Dragon Sombron, leading to an alliance with Gradlon. The two nations would launch a campaign against the other nations of Elyos to steal the Emblem Rings and revive the Fell Dragon. To assist in the plan, Hyacinth summoned Hortensia to Elusia castle with Rosado and Goldmary tagging along as her friends. For his mission, Hyacinth gave his two daughters Emblem Rings, with Hortensia being given the Ring of the Princess Exalt.

Shortly after Alear and their forces arrived in Brodia, Hortensia leads a small army against Alear at The Grand Crossing, threatening to steal the Emblem Rings they had thus far. Despite putting up a fierce fight, aided by the Corrupted Ring of the Princess Exalt, Hortensia is ultimately repelled and forced to retreat. Later, King Hyacinth manages to capture the King of Brodia, Morion, to sacrifice him to Sombron. At Destinea Cathedral, Hyacinth orders Hortensia to stall the Divine Dragon's forces while he completes the ritual to revive Sombron. Hortensia manages to hold Alear back long enough for her father to complete the ritual before retreating from her injuries.

The ritual to revive Sombron ultimately succeeds, however the Fell Dragon devours Hyacinth to further bolster his strength. Ivy disappears after Sombron revives himself and had stolen the Ring of the Lady of the Plains and Princess Exalt. Hortensia, lead to believe that Hyacinth could be revived if she reclaimed the last remaining Emblem Rings, sieges the Solm Palace, taking Queen Seforia hostage. Ivy, having defected to the Divine Dragon's forces, attempts to convince her sister to end her siege. However, Zephia places Hortensia under a mind-control spell and gives her the Corrupted Ring of the Instructor in a bid to kill the Divine Dragon and their forces. Hortensia is ultimately subdued and the brainwashing is removed. Convinced by Ivy to fight for the Divine Dragon to purge Elyos of the Fell Dragon's influence, Hortensia joins Alear's forces. Hortensia uses staffs as her weapon.