Riesenlied

Riesenlied
IC Information
Full Name:	Riesenlied
Gender:	Female
Age (Birthdate):	422 years old (79 PC)
Hometown:	Wayside
Hair Colour:	Ashen Blonde
Class:	Heritor
Role:	Drifter
Bounty:	600,000 gella (as the Deceiver)
OOC Information
Theme:	Original Character
Major Group:	None
Minor Groups:	Wayside Outreach
Player:	User:Merilan

"I shall spread my wings... I shall seek the new world where we can all flourish!"

Riesenlied is a 400-year old Tainted and leader of the Wayside Outreach, an international non-profit organisation dedicated to providing the services of humanitarian aid, integration and research throughout Filgaia. She is a pacifist at heart, long estranged and rejected amongst the Metal Demons, espousing a collaborative path and a desire to nurture peaceful culture for her people to seek coexistence with the other races of Filgaia. With the Photosphere destroyed, and with Mother and her father Siegfried gone, only time will tell what the future holds for the Tainted... and whether or not she will see the new world she seeks, with her degenerating body and the rejective Original Artificial Medium of Life grafted within her.

Powers and Abilities

• Leadership and Charisma - More than anything else, Riesenlied is known for her ability to inspire and lead others; it is what brought about her rise to fame from nothingness, and leadership in the face of physical weakness was what made the Tainted go to where they are now. She is experienced and versed at mentoring younger Demons and finding ways to make them excel and reach their potential.
• Empathy - Riesenlied is empathic, and bears the ability to sense others' thoughts at a surface level. She is especially receptive to pain and suffering, which has led her on several wild errands throughout the world... -- which was ultimately revealed to be her empathising with the Ley of the world and its screams. This self-same power eventually was twisted and pushed into her Ley Dragon form, and nearly brought about disaster during the Photosphere sequence.
• Life Medium - Riesenlied possesses the Original Artificial Medium of Life grafted at her neck, which allows her to channel the Ley at cost to her. Though Riesenlied is a novice shaman, she is especially sensitive to the Ley and is capable of channeling it intuitively.
• Crystal Sword Mistilteinn - Retrieved from her ancestral village, the newly christened Mistilteinn is a translucent crystal blade that has seen remarkable wear and tear. Restored to functionality by Prissa, Riesenlied can channel the Ley through this blade to restore some semblance of her old swordplay in a spellblade fashion, even without the appropriate physique left for it.

Weaknesses

• Tainted physiology - Riesenlied's liquid metal is extraordinarily impure and, as a result, brittle and inflexible. This results in her physiology being quite weak compared to other metal demons -- she has about as much strength, agility and endurance as a normal person, and is incapable of transformation. As a result, she has to compensate with cunning, skill and tactics.
• ARM desynchronisation - The other significant drawback of the Tainted is that they're incapable of forming signatures that allow them to bond with most Metal Demon ARMs, and one of the reasons they're so ostracised by their peers. Riesenlied is no different.

Logs and Cutscenes

Chapter 1, Act 3

Cutscenes
2018-07-30: The Little Unit That Could

Chapter 1, Act 4

Cutscenes
2018-11-16: Who Am I Now... 2018-11-18: ...Now, I Am To Be

Chapter 1, Epilogue

Cutscenes
2019-03-19: Blue Bird

Chapter 2, Act 1

Cutscenes
2019-03-24: Another Pain of Loss 2019-08-21: Tales from after the Gutter

Chapter 2, Act 2

Cutscenes

Chapter 2, Act 3

Cutscenes

Chapter 2, Act 4

Cutscenes

Chapter 2, Epilogue

Cutscenes

Chapter 3, Act 1

Logs
2024-01-07: Crossing the Sea 2024-02-29: The Great Wayside Bake Sale 2024-06-27: Aquarium Day

Cutscenes

Relationships

I have been ever so privileged to encounter so many people in my time outside of the Photosphere. Travelling to Ignas, and having met so many Drifters thus... it has been an eye-opening and changing journey for me.

NOTE: Updated for the end of Act 3.

Name	Group	Dragon's Tear	Comments
Noeline	Soulmate		Noeline... what can I say about where we've ended up? We've gone through so much, been through what I don't believe any of our brethren have gone through... I've said as much, and... I can only hope that the world finds a way to accept us both. My love for you has not diminished in the slightest, even in these bleakest of times. I think of our household, the way it has grown from literally nothing. I think of how I wake up by your side, with Mikaia snugged in her blanket beside me; how the first droplets of frost start to melt away to the typically harsh Filgaian dawn at our windowsill. More times than not, Janey is already up and about -- or perhaps she didn't sleep! She's always clattering with machinery, keeping Trouble and Strife company even when they must recharge. And just when I'm sure I can slip out without waking you... you turn to me, hold my hand, and greet the morning with me. I'd never trade that for anything else. Even if we must change the landscape of our hearth, the warmth that it has provided for us in the days since we arrived at the Badlands... shall never fade away. This is our family. This is our love. Together...
Lily Keil	Black Wolves		My mirror. She has a power that I do not understand, but she has a confidence and poise that is infectious to me. I ... will try hard to make the talents that work for me aid you.
Leon Albus	Black Wolves		You are Lily's guiding light, Mister Leon. You may have told me you're no hero, but I think your heart is in the right place.
Lydia Seren	Family		It is a bad habit, but I've come to see myself as a mother to you, Lydia. You've saved Wayside with your skills.
Fei Fong Wong	Black Wolves		You've been there for Wayside at its worst time, Fei. You are a true friend... but... what is this that I sense when you are near?
Ambrosius	Veruni		Ambrosius... I respect that you must fend for your people and follow your master's orders. But... please do not lead yourself down a slope you cannot climb back from... I trust you.
Jacqueline Barber	Caravan Kinship		You've fostered a wonderful community, Miss Jay. Let's... be kind to each other, and not overburden ourselves. It's a promise.
Maya Schrodinger	Wayside Outreach		Maya is a steadfast friend who has seen me through thick and thin and saved my life. I will repay her any way I can.
Dean Stark	Wayside Outreach		Thank you, Dean. You've helped guide me through my darkest times... and I truly believe that optimism will see you through. As you say -- I'll never give up!
Rebecca Streisand	Wayside Outreach		When I look upon your frustrations, I sometimes wonder if Noeline goes through the same. Please, never give that spirit up.
Avril Vent Fleur	Wayside Outreach		We met by accident, and yet we have done so much together. I hope that your past will not come to haunt you... I know a kindred soul when I sense one.
Matilda Whitehead	Caravan Kinship		It is my hope I can speak eye to eye with you, Miss Matilda. You're very important to me.
Kaguya	Veruni		You are still my daughter, no matter what. I love you, Kaguya, and I will continue to seek a solution for your ills.
Jean	Vile Fiends		You are still Jean, our friend, no matter what. A shadowy hand cannot steal the bond we've all created.
Lemina Ausa	Vile Fiends		You've been of so much kindness in our time in Vane. Thank you, Miss Lemina.
Hiro	Vile Fiends		You've given me so much to think on. After what happened in Zulan... I can only hope your relationship will grow deeper and stronger.
Ruby	Vile Fiends		Odjn looks so much happier with you, that I wonder if I am a good partner for her sometimes...
Siegfried	Metal Demons		The man I wish I could call father... and the one who gave me my name. I... have taken too long to speak my mind, and we have both suffered for it. Arctica and now Adlehyde... just how far down the slippery slope will you go, Lord Siegfried? I love you, but I cannot follow where you go...
Sephilia Lampbright	Fox Company		You're home now, Sephy. I hope your trip to Filgaia has made you grow.
Arleph Ardan	Caravan Kinship		A pleasant man indeed, with a bit of a drawl to his accent. Accents are a curious thing, one I've never quite adapted. I wonder if it is because of our physiology?
Talise Gianfair	Fox Company		Talise has been a strong ally at our side... but I scarce know what her relation in Lunar is...
Vash the Stampede	None		I won't let you bear your sorrows alone. This is something I have learnt for myself, through Wayside, through Noeline, through my children.
Shalune Amira	Caravan Kinship		Stay strong, Shalune. You're the light in Lunata and Jacqueline's life, I can see it.
Kourin	Caravan Kinship		I wonder if I can yet still impart fencing lessons, weak as I have become.
Catenna	Caravan Kinship		You have taught me of your kin, and I will not forget the mercy you've offered me.
Cyre H. Lorentz	Caravan Kinship		I hope Wehaca will stand strong on its two feet again. We will aid you.
Gwen Whitlock	Vile Fiends		Let us look to the stars together sometime, once more.
Lucia	Vile Fiends		I feel a deep empathy in how the world has treated you, Miss Lucia. I will do all in my power to aid you and your friends.
Xantia	Black Wolves		Powerful, but untempered... Miss Xantia, I have hope you will rekindle your memories one day.
Bart Fatima	Yggdrassil Alliance		Untamed and young... but with a drive deep within...
Sorey	Shepherd's Retinue		Sorey seems a very kind young man, and he was more than willing to listen to me when others would not. I am grateful for that... and he looked after Odjn, even though he didn't have to.
Cecilia Adlehyde	Dawn Chasers		I do not expect to be forgiven. I have not forgiven myself either. But... thank you, for your patience, Princess.
Rudy Roughnight	Dawn Chasers		There is too much sorrow in this world. Living as long as I have, you can simply see it in people's eyes. What does it take, to dispel that sadness? There is no easy answer.
Claude C. Kenny	Dawn Chasers		He does remind me of Zed, in a strange way... human boys will be human boys, as I often hear the saying goes.
Tethelle Cirdian	Dawn Chasers		I felt reservation and hesitance from her, but... she aided me from a mortal blow against Heldalf. I hope we can see eye to eye some day...
Jack van Burace	Dawn Chasers		You are welcome, Mister Jack. When I said I will not fail you... my efforts will not end there and then either.
Ethius Hesiod	Caravan Kinship		I am afraid that Mister Ethius may see me as an irreconcilable existence in the end....
Seraph Ragnell	Crucible		Miss Ragnell has been at my side and provided useful information, but I feel a faint kind of sorrow from her... a kind of lingering regret...
Ida Everstead-Rey	None		How will you fare now, that you are past the dark, Miss Ida? I can only wish I could aid in that process of recovery, but...
Rosaline Calice	Fox Company		I'm glad the Malevolent shroud is past you, Miss Rosaline.
Lady Harken	Metal Demons		Lady Harken... your memories do not seem consistent from each of our meetings. What has Alhazred done to you?
Kalve	Metal Demons		Ferroflora... Kalve, you are a genius -- and you may well be the one to physiologically save our kin from destruction. But... where does your heart lie, now that Ida has turned to Malevolence?
White Knight Leo	Althena's Guard		You've a distinct struggle ahead of you with the way Althena acts, Mister Leo...
Amelia Rose	Althena's Guard		I can sense the kindness within you that your experiences have tempered. I just hope... we can find a way to coexist.
Fenrir	Metal Demons		Enthusiastic, yet I hope that she can forgive herself in time. ... I know the sorrow such scars can bring.
Janus Cascade	None		What is is that you seek, Janus? You would work with Kaguya, but... to what end?
Yarobeleedt	None		Yaro... I've wounded you. At that time when I first told you I do not believe Mother and Lord Siegfried were in the right... I know I've hurt your expectations, no matter how low they may be. How can I... best help you? I want to, but I do not know if I can get through to you...
Agatha Pyrelight	Crucible		Despite her machinations, despite her provocations... there is something about her words... has the harsh truth of immortality worn her down so? Will I become someone like that, seeking the next thrill that only comes once every generation or so? Is this... the truth of what we are resigned to?
Kent Hauch	Black Ties		I cannot abide by how you have used those that only sought shelter. ... I... I cannot forgive that.
Alhazred	Metal Demons		I shall not hand over my Dragons or our future generation to you. You do not represent us!
Berserk	Metal Demons		Berserk... I pity you. Even if you wash your hate against me... and call me 'trash'... the circumstance of how you all landed a thousand years ago have made you what you are. I... will do better for our future generations.
K.K.	Crucible		That love that you hold within you... it is an indefatigable shine that transcends even death. Yet you turn to Malevolence and have corrupted a kingdom. I... do not believe your trial is what the world needs. Strength should not come from fire. This is not the new world I seek -- so Trial Knight... this I show to you -- I shall spread my wings and fly, for that is what birds must do

Cuccos

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  Let's go Cucco! ?

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  I found a Cucco! ??

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  Riesenlied, Chapter 1 Act 2 clothing (Fereshte Dress)

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  Riesenlied, Chapter 1 Act 3 clothing (Baskar Dress)

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  Siegfried and young Riesenlied, circa Day of Collapse

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  Noeline and Riese

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  Losing a father...

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  Riesenlied, Chapter 1 Epilogue (with Cucco Scooter)

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  The 5 Stages of Riesenlied

Soundtrack

Act 2 Tracks

• Battle Theme - (幻想少女大戦永 OST - Dream Balancer～少女綺想曲) Gensou Shoujo Taisen Ei OST - Dream Balancer - Maiden's Cappricio

With this, I have the ability to hope...

• Main Theme - (うみねこのなく頃に散 - The End Of The World ～世界の終わりに祝福の鐘は鳴る～) (Umineko ni Naku Koro ni Chiru - The End of the World - The Bell of Blessings Rings at the End of the World)

Even if this world were to announce its end now,

The bell rife with happiness shall surely reverberate.

Ah, it's almost like praise for pure love...

If someone is definitely able to love deeply...

Then surely the arriving future shall exist.

Act 1 Tracks

• Battle Theme - Drakengard 3 DLC OST - Ashes of Dreams

Stories of danger, fearless attack,

Specters of plague and pain.

All of these ghosts of our own delusions are back;

Have we been fighting in vain?

• Battle Theme II - Valkyrie Anatomia -The Origin- OST - Unfinished Battle with God Syndrome ~ Second Attack

Come to me, Ebony Wings! Battle awaits us!

• Main Theme - NieR: Automata OST - Weight of the World

I wish that someway, somehow

That I can save everyone of us

But the truth is that I’m only one girl

Maybe if I keep believing my dreams will come to life, come to life...

• Anime OP Theme - Unlucky Morpheus - Le Cirque de Sept Couleurs

Here in an enclosed garden of Hellfire she is born upon an inhuman path!

Turning against the heavens, a harlequin on the end of a puppet’s wire!

This young girl challenges her accursed fate

Set in the forefront of a devilish midnight tragedy

• Digger Theme - (紅魔城伝説 OST - 乾坤の巫女) Koumajou Densetsu: Scarlet Symphony OST - Shrine Maiden of Heaven and Earth

• Digger Theme II - (幻想少女大戦妖 OST - 桜上絢爛～アルティメットトゥルース) Gensou Shoujo Taisen You OST - Brilliant Cherry Blossom - Ultimate Truth

• Yuri Overflowing Theme - Shoujo Kakumei Utena Movie - Adolescence Rush OST - At Times, Love Is