Lagertha

Lagertha Moreau Aulian, the Queen of Nidaros, High Queen of Valreach and Head of House Moreau. She ruled alongside King Vin Helianthus of Nidaros for 6 years, up until the unification between the Kingdom of Nidaros and The Isle of Nujh, where Lagertha held the title of Queen of the West, referring to her family's strong hold over the first capital of Valreach, Eradios. After a failed rebellion led by Lagertha's husband, she took over as Valrean Diarch.

Lagertha ruled alongside King Vix for 14 years as Diarch, where she faced a cold war against neighbour nation, the Republic of Amarillo. After marrying Vix and merging house Moreau and Aulian, Valreach was formed as a constitutional monarchy. After a short uprising in the South of Valreach, West Drakaar, Lagertha is left as High Queen of Valreach where she currently sits on her throne in the Castle of Nidaros

Early Years
Lagertha grew up homeless on the streets of Akirashalam, on the north coast of Aristios, her parents abandoning her. As a young girl, she was forced to fend for herself, surviving on stolen food and water. At the age of 10, Lagertha was found and adopted by the mayor of the city, Boru Bureika. By 14, Lagertha was a renowned fighter, skilful with both short swords and Dane Axes. She spent her days training, exploring and hunting in the forests of Aristios.

Nido Games
The Nido Games was when the 18 year old Lagertha, met her first husband, King Vin of Nidaros. The two married on the last day of the Games, on top of the Royal Balcony in the mist of the fighting within the stadium arena. The marriage was a turning point in Lagertha's life, making her the First Queen of Nidaros.

The First Queen of Nidaros
Lagertha encountered a very peaceful reign over Nidaros, fighting in the Second Virconian Kibris war, defeating and killing Ananas within the Kibris keep. Her reign over Nidaros ended after 6 years as Queen due to the the reunification between Nidaros and the Isle of Nujh.

Valreach
After the reunification between the two kingdoms, Lagertha was consort Queen and first heir to the Helianthus throne. She stayed as Queen to the Helianthus throne for 9 years up until the Holy Drakaen Empires rebellion against the central Valrean government.

The Helianthus Fire
Helianthus Manor: Elowin -

After the celebration of the marriage between Bjørn and Maria Helianthus, the family met in the Helianthus Manor. There at the Manor, a grand feast was prepared by both Lagertha and Elowyn. Elowyn, gathering plates from the kitchen, to her disbelief, notices a fire raging from underneath the door of the storage room. Desperately shouting to warn the family of the danger they were in, and sprinting through the house to reach them. Once the panicked Elowin had found the rest of the family, the second floor of the manor was almost entirely alight. Seeing this she tried to scramble to her husband, but, before she could reach him, one of the pillars supporting the floor of the landing above collapsed, separating her from her family. Realising there was no way for her to rejoin them through the house, she tries to escape. This was the last anyone has seen of Elowin Helianthus…

Ares and Maria -

Amongst the flames on the other side of the burning pillar, the rest of family struggled in finding an exit out of the burning manor. Prince Ares and the newly appointed Princess Maria, searched for the basement hatch. Maria, finding the hatch, attempts to open it. Ares, seeing the hatch as the only thing supporting the crumbling stair case. Dives in to stop her, just as the stairs give way. Ares is impaled by the burning supports right before Maria’s eyes. She was pushed through the hatch falling to the basement bellow, with the blood of Ares splattered on her face. Prince Ares Helianthus, was dead.

Vin, Lagertha and Bjørn -

Oblivious, to what had just happened Lagertha, Vin and Bjørn, wheezing and spluttering due to the smoke, desperately searched for an exit. After stumbling around the crumbling house, Bjørn finds the top bathroom window, climbing on Vins shoulders, starts vigorously pounding on the glass, breaking through it in a few heavy punches. He then lifts himself through the window, ready to pull Vin and Lagertha through with him. He pulls his mother up to the window ledge, jumping down in the process. Lagertha, reaching for Vin to pull him up too, is suddenly yanked to the ground bellow. She lay there in a daze for a few moments. Awaking from her daze she hears a distant clash of steel. Picking her self up and looking behind her reveals her son, Bjørn, engaged in heavy combat with two masked warriors. To the side of this, Lagertha notices a hooded figure aiming a loaded crossbow at the distracted Bjorn. Seeing this she instinctively reached for her sword, realising she must have lost it in her escape, takes her dagger from the scabbard on her hip, and sprints at the figure. A bolt clips Lagertha in the leg as she tackles the insurgent to the ground. She fought ferociously, managing to slit the throat of the attacker, spraying blood across her face. Still hearing the clash of steel behind her. Lagertha limps over to aid her son.

Bjørn, skilfully fighting for his life, battling two masked warriors at once, is stabbed in the side by one of his attackers. He falls to one knee, wounded. As his attacker rises his glistening blade to finish him off, a bloody dagger, pierced through the killers neck, causing blood to splutter out his neck, killing the man in a few moments. He falls to the ground. The second attacker runs at Lagertha who efficiently cuts him down. Killing him too.

Lagertha catches the injured Bjørn, on the verge of collapse. Mother and son sit there, embraced, gazing at the burning manor. After a while, they both are hit by the danger they are in, fearing the return of more assassins. They retreat to the docks, clambering onto the last ship left. Sailing away from the chaos, heading for their home, Eradios.

Vin -

Vin, seeing Lagertha pulled violently down from the window. Shouts after her. He stumbles back from the window. On his knees, coughing hard, he glanced back at the bloody body of Ares. Using the last of his strength, he crawled over to his eldest son, embracing him whilst the fire engulfed them both.

Lagertha and Bjørn -

Lagertha and Bjørn, arriving in Eradios a few hours after the fire. Are informed by some Eradian locals of the arrival of a burnt raft, carrying a distraught Maria. The remains of the family reunited. Traveled to the city of Motu, to inform the Aulian household of the struggle. Upon the survivors arrival. Patrols where dispatched, searching for surviving assassins.

After days of rest. The survivors of the Helianthus attack decide to return to their home. They set sail with a small fleet, to discover the remains of the Helianthus manor, as well as the fate of the rest of the family.

Heliathus manor -

A short while after docking, a few of the soldiers find the bodies of Vin and Ares, still embraced. Almost unrecognisable, they were properly buried in the back of the grounds. With stone markings of where they lay. Bjørn examining one of the bodies of the assassins, finds a small note with the words, ‘Helianthus … no survivors’ The rest is covered in blood and unreadable, in the corner a black dragon with a broken crown impaled by a spear.

"Three days later""Lagertha, now head of house helianthus, decides that her family is no longer the same as it used to be. After meeting with Bjørn and Maria, they decide that House Helianthus will be reorganised into House Moreau. A shadow of the former Helianthus family"