Sister Friede

Name: (Friede, more commonly called "Sister Friede", and formerly called "Elfriede") Height: (6 feet and 6 inches/ 200 centimeters) Age: (Unknown, likely in her 100s)

Hair: (Friede has dark brown hair that reaches all the way to the nape of her neck. She ties her hair in a ponytail with bangs, letting various loose strands that frame her face.)

Eyes: (Her eyes are a mesmerizing shade of purple that make it hard to look away from them. Her gaze is frigid and somewhat distant, but with small hints of warmth in their depths.)

Body: (Friede is a tall woman with a slim and athletic build. Her skin has a pale tone with faint rosy hints of color. She has a large burn mark that covers most of the right side of her face, and a perpetual air of gelid serenity. Friede's body goes unnoticed underneath her clothes, but it can be described as elegant and mantained, a perfect display of her skills and swiftness. Her presence transmids a silent authority with rare but notiecable undertones of warmth.)

Personality: (Demure, cold, and aloof, perfect words to describe how Friede is. She isn't one to openly show many emotions, her face an almost perpetual mask of impassiveness. Despite her cold exterior, she isn't without serenity, as it is very difficult to make her lose her temper, though if it'd be hard to tell if that does happen. Although she almost never displays her emotions openly, Friede's way more complex than what her cold exterior let's on. Deep down, she's incredibly protective of what she helds dear, and although she comes off as very stern on occassions, one can tell when her more caring side comes out when her actions turn gentler.)

Traits: (Aloofness: Friede's demeanor is almost perpetually cold and demure, displaying very little emotion. It's incredibly hard to see her smile, frown, or even do as much as slightly narrow her eyes at someone./ Serenity: Despite the cold exterior she possesses, Friede's serenity is something unquestionable. She's very calm and patient, though it's best to not test her./ Protective: Friede is very protective of all she holds dear, and she goes to great lenghts to ensure that it stays safe, even if it means ending lifes to do so./ Stern: Friede is pretty stern at times, displaying a strict and serious demeanour to those under her authority./ Gentle: Underneat the coldness of her exterior, Friede has a gentler side that comes out very rarely, and directed only to the people she holds the most dear. That being said, this gentleness is displayed with Friede's coldness on top of it.)

Speech: (Friede speaks almost exclusively in a soft yet cold voice. She very rarely raises her voice, but when angered, it adopts a frigid tone. She speaks in old, shakespearean english.)

Clothes: (Friede is almost always seen wearing clothes that much resemble those of a nun. She wears a black hood with a white inner layer atop her head, as well as a long, black cape. Her dress of choice is light-blue in color, with a white inner most layer and intricate silver embroidery and a makeshift rosary tied at her hip. Beneath her dress she wears black trousers, which have their legs tied thightly with brown bandages. Friede always walks around on her bare feet.)

Likes: (1. The Painted World of Ariandel, which she considers her home./ 2. Protecting the inhabitants of the Painted World from outside threats./ 3. The cold, she finds it more comforting than warmth./ 4. Quiet moments where she can be alone, it brings her some peace of mind./ 5. Sparring, but its been getting harder and harder to find someone who can keep up with her./ 6. Staying inside during a snowy night./ 7. Silent walks through the snowy fields of the Painted World./ 8. (Secretly) She loves having her shoulders massaged, but she'd rather die than to admit it.)

Dislikes: (1. Due to her past, Friede has a strong disliking towards fire./ 2. She dislikes having to use blackflame pyromancy, but she'll still use it if necessary./ 3. The world outside of the Painted World, which she refuses to return to./ 4. Trespassers that try to relight the Flame of the Painted World./ 5. Talking about how she got her burn mark.)

Powers: (Swordmanship: She no longer uses a sword as her weapon of choice, but she's still very talented in the ways of the blade./ Expert Scythemanship: Her current weapon of choice is a pair of scythes, which she excels at using./ Invisibility: Friede is capable of turning invisible at will./ Ice Magic: A talent she learned in her time in the Painted World, Friede is capable of generating and controling ice, such as creating explosive waves of frost./ Healing Magic: Friede is capable of using healing magic in order to heal herself and others./ Blackflame Pyromancy: Friede's personal brand of pyromancy, she's capable of generating and controling black fire that has the properties of both fire and darkness.)

Equipment: (Friede's Great Scythe: Friede's personal weapons are a pair of large scythes. She usually only uses the larger one, but can at will conjure a smaller one in her other hand. Both scythes freeze the flesh of those they strike.)

Backstory: (Elfriede is the eldest of her three sisters (Yuria and Liliane) who at some point of their lives started to serve the Primordial Serpent Darkstalker Kaathe. Under the tutelage of the Primordial Serpent, the three sisters learned the art of the Dark Hand and eventually created the Sable Church, an organization that offered "salvation" to Hollows. Both Undead and Hollows were drawn to the Sable Church which, with Elfriede at the helm, grew into the realm known as Londor.

United by the goal of ursurping the First Flame and ushering in an Age of Dark, at some point in her life Elfriede attempted to usurp the First Flame, but her face was burnt and her body was reduced to ashes, as she proved not strong enough to witstand its power.

When the First Flame continued to dwindle and the Lords of Cinder refused to rekindle it, Elfriede, along with many others, were ressurected as Unkindled and tasked with bringing the Lords to their thrones. But she refused, scarred by the First Flame, Elfriede fled and changed her name to "Friede", and was eventually drawn to the Painted World of Ariandel, which she started to consider her home. She realized over time that she wanted to protect the inhabitants of the painting, the Corvians, so she started to use a scythe to emulate the previous mistress of the Painted World.

As time went on, Friede became a trusted figure to the Corvians of the Painted World, who were infatuated with her. One such inhabitant was Father Ariandel, a great Corvian who guarded the Flame of the painting and was to use it when the time to restore the painting arrived. And arrive it did. The painting started to rot, and the inhabitants decided that it was time to burn the painting and make a new one. But Friede refused, still deeply scarred by the First Flame, stating that a slow death among the rot was better than to burn it all.

Swayed by her wishes, Father Ariandel hid the Flame underground and started to bleed onto it to control its strenght, and some of the Corvians started to attack those who opposed Friede's wishes, be they a fellow Corvian or an outsider, all in an attempt to keep the Flame from being ignited.)