Mistress of Fiana

Hello there! Here's some information about Eyvel.

(FE4 & FE5 Spoilers)

She comes from seven years after the Holy War, following her ending card in Thracia 776, wherein the pact she made with the dragon that took her memories has now faded, allowing her to recall everything from before her life as Eyvel.

Such as being born Brigid of Yngvi, being lost to sea and ending up with the Orgahil Pirates, encountering Sigurd's army and reuniting with Edain—all the way up to having her children, Febail and Patty, and losing many of her comrades during the Battle of Belhalla.

She also retains memories of her time as Eyvel, rounding up the bandits on the east coast of Thracia, becoming leader of Fiana and establishing the Freeblades, adopting Mareeta, and harboring Leif, Nanna, and Finn during their time as fugitives from the Empire.

Since reclaiming her memory, she has left Fiana and returned to Yngvi, reuniting with her two children. And though she has come to investigate Garreg Mach on her house's behalf, she can't deny that there is a certain restlessness within her... as such, instead of a knight or professor, she is acting as a mercenary stationed in the monastery town.

Excited to explore her in a new light, and as always, am happy to write with you all!

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Accept that someone is settling for her?

Hell no.

But I love that you asked this, because two out of three of her lover convos actually do touch on this. (Which I find annoying that most of her "pre-destined" lovers are guys who originally had a thing for her twin, but alas, I do like how it informs the characterization.)

Brigid: Midir, listen. I know about how you mooned after Edain all those years. You sure you're happy with just me? Midir: Of course! Yes, I liked Lady Edain... But it was never real love. You're the only one I've ever really loved! ~~~~ Brigid: Are you happy with me? I sorta know what you were like about Edain... Jamke: Oh, come on. This again? You're the one I love, Brigid. You're the one I want to spend the rest of my life with.

With Midir and Jamke, Brigid exhibits a rare insecurity when it comes to their past feelings/connections with Edain. A woman who not only looks like her (cemented by Brigid and Midir's first meeting being him fawning and mistaking her for Edain), but is much more gentler, elegant, and noble. A proper lady that sits as a stark contrast to the rough, former pirate Brigid is.

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I don't think there's anyone she knows in her current life that she would want to change—if anything, maybe Leif's insecurity, especially considering all the skill she sees in him. But from her point in the timeline (seven years post-FE4), I would imagine that's improved with time.

If she's looking back on her past connections? Andrei. What evil possessed him to kill their father, and ally with Lombard and Reptor? Why couldn't he have put his family first? Why couldn't their reunion have been a happier one, instead of the bloodbath that it was?

None of it had to happen, and to this day, she hates that she really never understood why—that she wasn't around to have the opportunity to understand why.

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🔥 — To what extent does your muse chase others? Do they have a point where they know when to give up?

She's not the type to chase after anyone, really. Whether it's Brigid or Eyvel, she simply is. She settles in whatever life she's found herself in, and lives in that comfort. She doesn't aggressively pursue relationships (romantic, familial, platonic, etc) so much as they come to her... and when she does pursue something, such as rescuing a loved one, or even killing them—she will keep pursuing it until it's done.

🔔 — What's the one thing or person that your muse can never forget?

There are so many memories that will stay with her forever. Like her time with the Orgahil captain, or meeting Edain again. The birth of her children, the Battle of Belhalla, taking in Mareeta, and then Leif and Nanna...

But above all? I think killing Andrei sticks with her the most. If she had to make the decision again, she would. He murdered their father, killed Annand and so many other pegasus knights in Silesse—he committed injustices that tarnished the family's name, and so, she felt it was only proper he be punished for them.

Brigid: ...I'm going to kill Andrey. There's no other way. Whatever the evil is, he has to be stopped. Right here, right now. You get what I'm saying, right, Edain? Edain: Brigid... Brigid: Andrey's crimes are House Yngvi's crimes. They're our crimes, too. They reflect badly on us, even though they really shouldn't. I know I'll have his blood on my hands for the rest of my life, but... Edain, I want you to understand.

"I'll have his blood on my hands for the rest of my life."

That she had to be the one to do it? While her responsibility, it does stick with her. That's her brother. That's family. And no matter where she finds herself and what memories she may or may not have, family is something she consistently values.

And she will always regret that the situation got so bad that she had to take out one of her own.

📺 — What's your muse's favorite kind of story? Do they enjoy seeing performances?

She likes a good adventure story. She loves a happy ending. Something where the heroes face tremendous trials, but weather through the hardships to triumph in the end. Gotta love the underdogs!

Now, she's not so much into operas as she is more impromptu, carefree performances—plays on the street, friends acting out a story at a party, interactive story times for the village children.

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I think, if anything, it's her strong and assertive air, as well as the high standards she holds herself to. I think that can be pressuring not just for herself, but the people around her. It can be something to admire and respect, but at some point those other people can feel as though those expectations are being pushed on them too. That what she stands for? Is something they have to live up to as well.

In all her lifetimes, Eyvel has subscribed to a very strong sense of honor and justice. I think it's particularly strong because of her upbringing with the Orgahil. It would have been one thing to grow up as Yngvi's heir, as one of Grannvale's nobles and descendant of a Crusader, where one is expected to adhere to the values preached by Bragi and the gods and the like.

But to live the criminal life of a pirate, and be under a captain who makes the conscious decision not to give into his worse vices, but to help the people most in need of it? Left a strong impression on her indeed.

It's this sense of justice that leads her to confronting Andrei to kill (for he has disrespected Yngvi, and Ullr's, honor), and what leads to her being a freedom fighter in Thracia, even reforming and recruiting some of the bandits that used to terrorize the area! Miss Brigid slash Eyvel's conviction is incredibly strong, and as such, it has a strong effect on the people around her.

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Definitely one to think on. She's a leader, she's an heiress, she's a mother. That's simply who she is. I don't think Eyvel intentionally slots into any one role to keep others happy—but I DO think she has insecurities that have stuck with her in her lives as Brigid and Eyvel that she keeps hidden for the most part.

As Brigid? She was fearless and confident as the daughter of Orgahil's captain, and then as the crew's leader after he died. The people of Agustria admired and respected her for being an honorable pirate captain, specifically known for championing the weak. She was completely sure of who she was and what her place in the world was,

Until her crew mutinied—

Brigid: Damn it, Duvall! The only reason they're coming is because you lot all went pillaging, against my orders! You've got nobody but yourself to blame! Duvall: Keh, enough! I can't take yer arrogance anymore! Shut it an' open yer ears! Ya actually ain't the daughter o' the late cap'n, y'know. Yer just some li'l girl what the boss found, cryin' alone in this ship we raided. Th'boss jus' picked ya up an' raised ya 'imself. 'Fore we knew it, ya'd all grown up an' were bossin' us all 'round, all nonsense-like! Brigid: W-what?! I... that's... Duvall: But yer li'l act's worn its welcome out. No point keepin' ya 'live, eh? Brigid: Damn it all... You really think you clowns can take me that easy?!

And revealed her origins. She's NOT the captain's real daughter. Just some brat they picked up. She's not the REAL captain, or heir to the crew. She's just some little girl that these pirates clearly have no issue betraying at the drop of a hat. No love, no loyalty. This was supposed to be her people, her home, her family.

So, fine. She escapes and is recruited to Sigurd's army, where she meets Edain, obtains Yewfelle, and reclaims her memories of her true lineage: the heiress to Yngvi. The game doesn't put much focus on her thoughts about this afterward, but she's found purpose, and her old home. She seems accepting enough of this truth, and embraces her role.

But judging from Andrei's comments:

Andrey: What? Could it be... Brigid?! So, not only do I hear that you sunk as low as piracy, but now you are party to treasonous deeds... No matter what it takes, you - the shame of my house - must be put to a timely death. Brigid: Enough! You murdered your own father! You, Andrey, are the disgrace to Yngvi's honor, and to the good name of the Crusader Ullr!

And this conversation between Patty and Febail, years later:

Febail: Ugh. Look, I don't care if you're just stealing from the enemy. I don't like you stealing at all! Knock it off, okay? Patty: What, d'you think I like doing this? That I'm stealing for the fun of it?! This army needs to eat, y'know, and we need gold for that! We don't have all that many options here! Febail: Yeah, but haven't you heard what people are saying about you? I caught this guy mocking you, like being a thief's a walking punchline... "What else didja expect from a pirate's brat? Like mother, like child," he kept saying. Of course, I wiped the floor with him for that...

There is, understandably, a negative sentiment against Brigid being a former pirate. Yngvi's heir, having once engaged in piracy? I wouldn't be surprised if that caused her to lean even deeper into acting suitably as the head of her house, most reflected in the fact that she decides to kill her own little brother, because she feels she must to wipe away the stain of his crimes, and restore Yngvi's honor.

And in her lover convos with Midir and Jamke, she clearly feels some insecurity being their second choices after their interest/history with Edain. Her twin who is much more elegant, much more noble—the perfect picture of the lady she probably would have been.

After getting her memory wiped as Eyvel, those insecurities are also erased, but they come with new ones. She admits to Leif that not knowing anything about her past left her questioning her identity, but it's also what spurred her to look out for him and Nanna, so she could give them a happiness she didn't have.

Eyvel: Ten years ago, the villagers of Iz found me washed up on the shore. I don't know anything about what I did before that... Who was I...? Did I have a husband? Kids? I don't have the slightest idea. But when I first met you two, I realized something real bad must've happened to me in my own youth, too. So I figured, if I couldn't remember my own childhood, I could do the next best thing and give a childhood to two kids that needed one.

So if anything, Eyvel doesn't really play roles, but rather embraces what is expected of her. The Orgahil need a leader? She'll be that leader. Yngvi needs its heir? She'll do her damnedest to represent that good name. Wayward kids need a mom and stable childhood? She'll give that to them.

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She lived with her biological family, House Yngvi, until she was about five. Even if her memory of that time has been restored, Brigid was still too young to really retain much about her first few years. But one thing she knows is that she did have love for that family: Edain, Andrei, and their father Ling.

Edain: Oh, thank the gods! You remember! That bow is your birthright, Brigid. It is Yewfelle, the sacred bow of Yngvi. Legends tell that the exalted weapons of this land, such as this one, can only be wielded by a single heir per generation. For House Yngvi and Yewfelle, that rightful heir is you, Brigid. I trust this proof will suffice? Brigid: Oh, Edain... Come here... Let me get a good look at you... How's our father doing? And our brother... Andrey, right? Edain: I've so much to tell you, too... Brigid... My sister.

She's overjoyed to be reunited with her twin sister during their first meeting after so long, and immediately asks about their father and brother. That indicates care, to me.

But her childhood? That's Orgahil. That's sailing the seas with the captain and his crew. It's being trained in combat under him. Getting into skirmishes with other pirate gangs. Practicing her archery, learning all the crass language and sea shanties. It was seeing how the poor of Agustria suffered under a tyrannical lord (specifically, Macbeth of Anphony... which is apparently now officially translated as Infini.)

Yet still watching how her crew made use of the corruption of Macbeth and the Anphony military (taking bribes from pirate gangs on their sanctioned seas, thus turning a blind eye to vessel attacks and criminal activity), to line their pockets, as well as the poor's.

If those other bad pirates would attack innocent ships, then the Orgahil was there to protect them. For a price. They were usually rich people on pilgrimages anyway, so they had plenty of wealth to spare. To protect the weak, and use these earnings to support the less fortunate? It was an honorable way for a pirate to be.

(And if they didn't pay, they would attack them too, but hey. Pirates!)

Hello! With all her starters and replies out, I have now set up Miss Eyvel's thread tracker. This will be linked on her pinned post and Stats page going forward.