Riesenlied
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Full Name: | Riesenlied |
Gender: | Female |
Age (Birthdate): | Approximately 420 years (79 PC) |
Hometown: | The Photosphere |
Hair Colour: | Ash-Blonde |
Class: | Dark Angel |
Role: | Antagonist |
Bounty: | None |
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Theme: | Original Character |
Groups: | Metal Demons |
Player: | Merilan |
"Seek the new world, my brethren. Let us create a new home that we can flourish in!"
Riesenlied is one of the older Metal Demons in the Photosphere, second only to the veterans of the Metal Demon Wars and the Quarter Knights. She is the commander of the Metal Demons' Ebony Wings division, an elite unit of Metal Dragon-riding knights that serve as their aerial cavalry and bombardier unit. Riesenlied's charismatic presence and Dragon-riding skills have garnered much respect and trust from her Dragoons, who call her "Dark Angel". She is a veteran of many Metal Demon campaigns, most recently participating in the raid of Arctica Castle two years ago. Riesenlied highly values honour and integrity, and despises deception and terror, never incorporating them into her battlefield strategy or tactics. She despises wanton cruelty and carries her missions out with strategic and bloody precision, a divide in philosophy that has spawned many rumours about the tension between her and her Metal Demon peers.
Background
Humans
The Drifter known as "Olivia" does not share much of her past, only saying that she is merely from a very far away away. She claims to be a Beastman from a distant land, which may explain her wings and horns, which she frequently attempts to hide. The reticence she has about herself seems to have been brought about by possible discrimination against her physical features.
Metal Demons
Riesenlied was born as far back as 79 PC, to a time when living metal was at a dire shortage. Demons produced during this year were of particularly defective quality due to impurities found in the batch, leading to a sizeable number of Demons to become branded as the Tainted. Though she does not speak much about it, many other elder demons are often quick to comment how she was, and still is, a demon of inferior quality -- something that is often used against her in demon politics.
Riesenlied is the commander of the Ebony Wings, an elite division within the Metal Demons' hierarchy, and owner of the Ebony Roost, a facility within the Photosphere that is dedicated to producing elite Metal Dragons. Currently, she's largely cut off from the both of them -- management is largely delegated to other members of the Ebony Wings back home, and the Roost has always had its own staff of experts as Riesenlied is not a scientist, but largely serves as a stakeholder and planner in the future of the Roost.
Riesenlied's accomplishments include leading the Tainted as an impromptu scouting unit, eventually discovering a large cache of superior dragon fossils that they hauled back in 80 PC, ending the living metal shortage and allowing the impurities to be engineered out.
In 389 PC, the Ebony Wings joined with the Metal Demons when the Veruni assaulted them. The Photosphere came under massive siege, one that pierced its forcefield and damaged the ship's structure. Riesenlied collaborated with the Quarter Knights, and led the Ebony Wings to charge the mountains and create a snow avalanche that split the Veruni forces clean in half. Even divided, it was only with the combined efforts of all the Demon's forces that they repelled the Veruni and defended their home from destruction.
In 497 PC, the Ebony Wings participated in the assault of Arctica Castle -- a lightning assault that was preceded by the long-range bombardment of the castle's siege weapons and fortified walls, allowing for the Demons' ground forces to infiltrate and overwhelm the rest of the castle's defenders.
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.
- Swordsmanship - Though Riesenlied's strength may pale to her more powerful peers, the technique she has refined over the centuries has made her a swordswoman to be rightfully feared. Riesenlied uses mundane human swords under cover.
- Dragon Riding - Riesenlied, like the other Ebony Wings, compensate for their weakness through peerless collaboration with their Dragon counterparts. When Riesenlied rides Odjn into battle, the two work well in tandem, able to become more than they are alone.
Odjn
Odjn is Riesenlied's lifelong companion and Metal Dragon, found deep within a mineshaft that had apparently struck proverbial gold when it unearthed the site of a battle dating back from the Metal Demon Wars. Odjn is a sassy smartmouth, always with a quick quip or a witty repartee to her so-called 'mistress', a term she uses in a rather vitriolic manner. She also appears to have a deep love for singing, especially from a genre that ancient records would show is the 'power ballad' genre. Odjn's smart-alec comments often conflict with Riesenlied's mild and collected manners, though perhaps in this case it is true that opposites do attract.
Relationships
Any information on relationships, however you'd like to organize them.
Logs and Cutscenes
Chapter 1 Logs
- 2017-03-09: Soldiers of Sult
- 2017-03-12: Wherein Zed Makes Someone Stop Crying (No Really)
- 2017-03-13: Most in the Bar
- 2017-03-17: In Which Siegfried drinks from a Straw
- 2017-03-18: Drinkin' At The Drippin' Oyster
- 2017-03-18: Ruin in the Hillside
- 2017-03-21: A Journey of Learning
- 2017-03-22: Flirtatious Capriciousness
- 2017-03-22: Sacrifice
- 2017-03-25: Witch Watch
- 2017-03-28: A Bunch Of Smart A-Lecks
- 2017-03-28: Return to Linga Aftermath
- 2017-03-29: No Shortages of Opportunities
- 2017-03-30: Spice Girl
- 2017-04-03: Stardust Cuccsaders
- 2017-04-04: Lady Riesenlied's Fan
- 2017-04-07: A Sudden Reunion
- 2017-04-09: Advance of the Demons
- 2017-04-11: Shifting Alliances
- 2017-04-13: Zed's Bizarre Adventure Part I: Yuritopia
- 2017-04-16: Yuri Shall Conquer the Earth for Us
- 2017-04-20: Hellions and Demons
- 2017-04-21: To Kiss and Tell
- 2017-04-22: Royal Raiders and the Bandit Canyon
- 2017-04-22: Wine and Roses
- 2017-04-29: Attack on Descartes's Base!
- 2017-05-04: Curling Up
- 2017-05-04: The Sniffles
- 2017-05-05: The Sidekick
- 2017-05-06: A Farewell to ARMs
- 2017-05-07: The Weight of the World
- 2017-05-08: A Gift from the Departed
- 2017-05-09: To Those Who Lay Hollow
- 2017-05-10: Of Truth and Lies
- 2017-05-10: Rest Now
- 2017-05-10: Threads of Life
- 2017-05-12: To Defy War Itself
- 2017-05-13: Draw me like a French Girl
- 2017-05-14: Gravity of the Fall
- 2017-05-14: Holding Hands against the World
- 2017-05-17: Look to the Stars
- 2017-05-18: The Chains of Command
- 2017-05-18: The Chains of Heresy
- 2017-05-20: A Solemn Vow
- 2017-05-21: A Tale of Many Swords
- 2017-05-21: Sworn to Protect
- 2017-05-25: Don't Leave Me
- 2017-05-25: Those Scorned by Magic
- 2017-05-25: Turning your Convictions
- 2017-05-27: Operation Gungnir
- 2017-05-29: Tears for Fears
- 2017-05-30: New Hopes
- 2017-05-30: Under the Moon
- 2017-05-31: Crunk
- 2017-05-31: Kindred Spirits
- 2017-05-31: Tide of Hatred
- 2017-06-01: Birds Birds Birds
- 2017-06-04: The Promised Land
- 2017-06-05: Memories Buried Deep
- 2017-06-06: Those Cast Off
- 2017-06-07: The Hug Method
- 2017-06-07: To Those That Hunt Technology
- 2017-06-07: Veruni and Hyadean
- 2017-06-10: Joint Operations
- 2017-06-11: For As Long As You Need
- 2017-06-11: Miss Ragnell, I Implore You!
- 2017-06-12: A Vampire, a Demon, and a Ghost Walk Into A Haunted House...
- 2017-06-14: A New Start
- 2017-06-14: Between Worlds
- 2017-06-14: In Mother's Absence
- 2017-06-15: A World So Distant
- 2017-06-15: New Blood
- 2017-06-16: Literal Shoujo Sparkles
- 2017-06-18: The Missing Child
- 2017-06-20: In Light
- 2017-06-20: Mercy
- 2017-06-21: The Meaning of Love
- 2017-06-22: Glint of the Core
- 2017-06-24: Gylfaginning
- 2017-06-26: Under Your Wing
- 2017-06-27: The Fallen Knight
- 2017-06-29: Affixed On A Fixing
- 2017-06-29: Perfecting the Art of Love and Peace
- 2017-06-30: The Day The Sky Turned Red
- 2017-07-01: The Place Once Called a Temple
- 2017-07-02: Rejected Ones
- 2017-07-03: Recuperation
- 2017-07-03: Rumination
- 2017-07-04: The Toll of Malevolence
- 2017-07-04: To Kill Mother God
- 2017-07-05: Kindred Spirits Once More
- 2017-07-06: Fear Itself
- 2017-07-08: Hone Your Mind
- 2017-07-09: Hold my Hand
- 2017-07-09: Partake in Me
- 2017-07-10: Xantia vs. Jean
- 2017-07-11: Just a Hint
- 2017-07-12: Between the Vile
- 2017-07-12: Hope for Change
- 2017-07-15: A Wish and a Plea
- 2017-07-16: An Abused Hankie
- 2017-07-17: Corgi!
- 2017-07-17: The Next Step
- 2017-07-18: Kids Run Around the Corner
- 2017-07-19: Weight of the World
- 2017-07-21: The Bird's First Step
- 2017-07-22: Bad Things Happen In Lacour
- 2017-07-22: Giving Way to Life
- 2017-07-23: Missive from the Dark
- 2017-07-23: Unlimited Icecream
- 2017-07-25: Oww!
- 2017-07-31: What Lies Within the Tomb
- 2017-08-01: The Two Ice Queens
- 2017-08-02: Statue and Limitations
- 2017-08-04: Picnic Date
- 2017-08-05: Ruin
- 2017-08-05: The Sorcery Globe Reconnaissance
- 2017-08-06: You're Not The Only One
- 2017-08-08: Brooching The Subject
- 2017-08-09: Let My Mirror See
- 2017-08-09: The Lotus Sets Its Roots
- 2017-08-11: Facing Further Rejection
- 2017-08-13: Bandits in the Ruins
- 2017-08-14: Sentimentality
- 2017-08-15: Berry Intimate
- 2017-08-15: Just a Friend
- 2017-08-16: A Pledge To You All
- 2017-08-18: Water Margin (Side A)
- 2017-08-18: Water Margin (Side B)
- 2017-08-19: Geas
- 2017-08-20: Through the Fire and the Flames
- 2017-08-21: They're Sensitive
- 2017-08-22: Desert Cuccos
- 2017-08-22: Wayside
- 2017-08-23: Nightfall at the Wayside
- 2017-08-23: Within the Coil
- 2017-08-24: Answers and Doubts
- 2017-08-24: Rescue in the Desert
- 2017-08-27: Jailbreak at Camp Kislev
- 2017-08-28: A Nicked Cage
- 2017-08-29: A Show of Support
- 2017-08-29: Lemina Buffs a Goat
- 2017-09-03: A Crossing of Faiths
- 2017-09-04: Degeneration
- 2017-09-04: Soup's On
- 2017-09-05: By Any Means
- 2017-09-06: For Ill or For Better
- 2017-09-06: One in a Million
- 2017-09-07: Proof of Peace
- 2017-09-07: What We Have
- 2017-09-09: The Heart of Battle
- 2017-09-12: Cucco Blocked
- 2017-09-13: Scorpions and Puppies
- 2017-09-14: The Insurer
- 2017-09-15: Calling
- 2017-09-19: Sharks and Sandworms
- 2017-09-19: The Tyranny of Bookwords
- 2017-09-20: The Genuine Article
- 2017-09-23: Curious Jane
- 2017-09-24: The Mention of Fear
- 2017-09-24: The Quality of Life
- 2017-09-25: Talk of the Town
- 2017-09-28: The Wayside Wayfarers
- 2017-09-30: If You Give A Jerk A Cookie
- 2017-09-30: Riesemama!
- 2017-10-01: The Unkind Reality
- 2017-10-02: Locked
- 2017-10-02: Riesenlied's School for Monsters
- 2017-10-03: The Weight of the Guilty
- 2017-10-04: Give Them A Chance
- 2017-10-06: Under Cover of Night
- 2017-10-07: A Talk with the Captain
- 2017-10-10: Nothing Personal, And Yet...
- 2017-10-11: The Littlest Alchemist
- 2017-10-12: Phantom Lemons
- 2017-10-13: Shots From Hell
- 2017-10-15: A Coil Of Slimes
- 2017-10-15: Alliance in the Night
- 2017-10-16: Get Married Already
- 2017-10-17: Little Miss Demon Sunshine
- 2017-10-18: Welcome Home
- 2017-10-18: Welcome Home!
- 2017-10-19: Endlessly Forward
- 2017-10-22:Chance Encounters
- 2017-10-23: Sacred Halls of Learning (and Ghosts)
- 2017-10-25: Ship of Shackled Souls
- 2017-10-26: Inside
- 2017-10-30: He Can't Be Vash the Stampede!
- 2017-10-31: Rest Now
- 2017-11-01: To Know Someone
- 2017-11-04: But Not Too Salty
- 2017-11-09: Farewell...
- 2017-11-10: A Needle and Threads
- 2017-11-12: Hurt and Comfort
- 2017-11-13: The Progenitor
- 2017-11-14: Sharing the Story
- 2017-11-19: Mission Underway
- 2017-11-22: Black Market Research
- 2017-11-22: Bundling Up
- 2017-11-22: Consumer Boycott
Chapter 1 Cutscenes
- 2017-05-08: Tales from the Gutter I
- 2017-05-09: Tales from the Gutter II
- 2017-05-11: Tales from the Gutter III
- 2017-05-19: Someday, together...
- 2017-05-20: On Wings of Darkness
- 2017-05-28: After Action Report: Gungnir
- 2017-05-29: Their First Taste of Battle
- 2017-08-19: The Fall
- 2017-10-04: 'Self'
- 2017-12-10: A Fateful Proclamation
- 2017-12-13: The Truth of You and I
- 2018-01-10: The Legendary Cucco
- 2018-01-22: The Darkest Hour
- 2018-03-05: Truth and Fantasy
- 2018-07-30: The Little Unit That Could
- 2018-11-16: Who Am I Now...
- 2018-11-18: ...Now, I Am To Be
- 2019-03-19: Blue Bird