Beatrice

Origins
Beatrice is inspired by the character of the same name from The Divine Comedy.

Story
Beatrice is the adopted daughter of King Jabir and King Kahlil. She was found on the doorstep of the Grand Castle of Sanitaria, where the two kings took her in as their own and raised her, with Kings Caetano and Langford serving as supportive uncles. Together, the four kings vowed to raise her strong and healthy to be their successor when they passed away. As she grew, Beatrice grew to despise her parents’ teachings; not because she had no desire to rule the kingdom, but because of their strategy. The four kings usually spent their time locked away in the castle while their subjects fought for their side of the war with King Dexios, while Beatrice wanted to fight alongside her future warriors in battle

So, when her parents were not keeping her under watchful eye, Beatrice would study the art of the blade, practicing through the night in the woods. She eventually became friends with the blacksmith, who fashioned her some plate armour to replace her uptight royal dress. Once she turned 18, she left the castle and, thanks to the money she acquired from doing brave tasks for the townsfolk, bought her own small castle on the outskirts of the county. She had it specifically designed so that there were no doors or steps, and she would have to climb up and down with a rope. This would keep people from bothering her while helping her increase her muscle mass from all of the climbing she would have to do.

Her parents, though they wanted to respect her wishes, were not happy with that. They wanted to see their child still, but knew if they went up to her they would be rejected. So they came up with a solution; whenever a soldier came up to them asking to be made worthy of fighting for them, the kings would appoint them the task of going to Beatrice’s castle to “save a princess from a tower”. Naturally, Wiglaf was the first to accept this challenge, which is why Beatrice has such disdain for him.