Laura S. Arseid
Age: 17 (CS1, CS2), 20 (CS3)
Hobbies: Swimming, Sparring
Appearance
Laura's got striking amber eyes and long indigo hair styled in a high ponytail with one prominent bang framing her face. She's known for keeping her look polished and put-together.
At Thors Academy, she wore the standard Class VII uniform—red and white blazer with padded shoulders, white shirt, purple tie, green checked skirt—paired with laced knee-high heeled boots and a black ribbon in her hair. During the October War, her outfit shifted to a layered white and yellow shirt with a blue skirt that was longer in back, finished with leather boots and a black collar ribbon. By the time she graduated, she'd adopted a more sophisticated look: green collared shirt under a blue waistcoat and yellow cravat, topped with a blue and white coat with gold trim, black thigh-high stockings with lace trim, and a silver hair ring.
Her weapon of choice is a massive greatsword featuring a blue patterned fuller and the Arseid school symbol in amber at the crossguard.
Personality & Ideology
Laura carries herself with obvious pride and composure—she's not easily shaken and tends to roll with everything life throws at her. What really defines her, though, is her obsessive drive to get stronger. Every battle, every sparring match, every new opponent is just another stepping stone. She respects that same hunger in others, particularly Rean, and struggles with people she views as half-hearted or unmotivated.
Her noble upbringing shows. She's got a strong sense of duty and genuinely believes in doing what's right, which is why classmates sometimes compare her to a knight. She can come across as rigid—her clash with Fie over what she saw as moral failings is a good example—but she's self-aware enough to recognize when her own principles have blinded her. She's expressed real regret about her narrow-mindedness in the past.
The formal, intimidating vibe she gives off isn't intentional. She's genuinely willing to mentor people weaker than her and build friendships across different skill levels, as her relationship with Monica shows. It's just that her intensity and noble bearing naturally create distance.
Background
Laura is the daughter of Victor S. Arseid, Viscount of Legram, and was trained from childhood in the Arseid school of swordsmanship. She became a skilled greatsword wielder, though she didn't see her father often—he was constantly managing his duties across Erebonia. She understood the weight of that responsibility even as a kid, which probably shaped her own sense of obligation and discipline.
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