Cecilia von Valdreach

Cecilia von Valdreach was played by Viomelia. She is the great granddaughter of Keizerina Amelia II von Valdreach, the co-founder of the VIR. She currently lives in Tvear in the von Valdreach Family manor and serves as the Regent of Foreign Affairs for the Consulate of Valdreach.

Early Years
Cecilia was born in the hamlet of Adenoria to Rozenn von Valdreach and an unknown other parent. She grew up tinkering, mining, and listening to stories of the old VIR days from her grandmother Princess Amelia III before she passed away of old age. The two were very close, and the loss was devastating for Cecilia.

Mechanics and Tinkering
Cecilia loved to tinker with redstone gadgets, and uses several devices regularly. Like most members of the von Valdreach-Sappho line, she suffers from blindness in her left eye. It is a traditional coming of age ceremony to construct a redstone eye to replace the blind one. After she got in a serious mining accident, she built a mechanical arm and leg to replace the ones that she lost. One of her first devices was her goggles, which still wears and tinkers with to this day. She built the mechanical door in the von Valdreach family manor, and made minor fixes Castle Tvear's automatic gate.

In the Consulate of Valdreach
Cecilia recieved a letter from the newly founded Consulate of Valdreach inviting her to join the new state due to her family's important history. The decision was difficult, as Cecilia had never ventured far from her home in Adenoria and her mother insisted that she should stay. Ultimately she chose to go, as she wanted to rebuild the legacy her grandmother spoke so fondly of. At first she was unsure of what she intended to do in the new state, and busied herself with construction projects in Outtsmouth, building much of the town's current structures. After nearly a month in Valdreach, she decided to return to Adenoria to visit her mother, and invite her to Cecilia's new home. When she arrived, all she found was ash, the charred corpse of her mother, and the desecrated grave of her grandmother. Cecilia was heartbroken, crying over her lost family for the entire night, before collecting herself at sunrise and burying her family. She returned to Valdreach a changed woman, steeled in her resolve and noticably colder. She vowed that she would make Valdreach a strong and proud nation to honor her family and to protect others from the same fate. She quickly rose up the ranks of the government and was appointed as the Regent of Foreign Affairs, where she currently serves.

Second Purple Insurrection
Cecilia was approached by a Soleannen Spirit, Loic dem Sphensicidae. At first she was skeptical given his reputation but the two became fast friends, bonding over a shared vision of a strong and united Southeastern Rathnir. They struggled to resolve their Valdreacher and Viodoxan nationalism, but eventually came to an understanding that a new state could be forged where both exist as equals: The Imperial Archonal Union. To solidify future cooperation, they agreed to marry in Viodoxa City should Loic's Army be successful. Cecilia was met with significant resistance from the Valdreacher leadership and citizenry upon announcing her intentions, which slowly led to her losing faith in the cause. Some time following the first Siege of Viodoxa City, Cecilia took some time to reflect on her actions. She realized her aggression towards Aezenfjord and Viodoxa flew in the face of the will of the people who actually resided in those territories and that she had no right to force them to kneel. She reached out to Lord Panda of Aezenfjord to attempt to reconcile, and slowly distanced herself from Loic and his army. A week later, she reached out to Hazel McSpiegel to attempt to reconcile with her as well, leaking military info about Loic's forces as a show of good faith. She then publicly renounced support for Loic and declared her neutrality in the conflict.