Alystra

Natalya =

Alystra =

Alystra was a secretive member of Legio IV Alexandra Pia Fidelis in the Julian military. She was a member of a group known as "The Scouts", known for their stealth. She was under the direct command of Centurion Augustus Invictus, and indirectly under the command of Legate Alexander Argeas.

Bio
Not much is known about Alystra's early life. She grew up an orphan on the streets of the Julian capitol, living amongst plebeians and slaves. She became a street performer to get by, and one day, she was discovered and trained by the Scouts, who brought her out of her life of poverty and into one of adventure. From that point on, she was a soldier.

In 864 AD she was attached to the century of a newly-promoted Augustus. She instantly became infatuated with the centurion, admiring his qualities and appearance. However, she kept those feelings hidden for three years. In the meanwhile, she helped the young, rising officer to the best of her many abilities, Alystra soon being promoted to Optio, or Lieutenant.

In Story
Over the course of those three years, Alystra also developed a strange tendency of stalking Augustus during while he was on leave. Through this, she learned of his intent to slay the Plague Dragon, and joined his party. She would later follow him on his self-imposed exile in the Forlorn Whitewood, and would discover the manakete Ono. She flew on the dragon's back with Augustus, as to encounter the Plague Dragon together. They fought side-by-side, Alystra even maneuvering onto the dragon's head to stab it in the eye. However, when it fled, she gave chase, separating from the party.

She caught up to the group, and they found the dragon once more in the town of Bautze. The fighting was intense, but the dragon claimed her life.

= "Natalya" = However, in truth, she had avoided the dragon's killing strike, faking her own death. Discarding her identity as Alystra, she took up the moniker of a legendary spy, Natalya Romanova, the Black Widow. She kept tabs on the party after the events of the Plague Dragon Arc, and when Amaranth returned home to Astellia, Natalya followed after her. This proved to be a fortuitous turn of events, because when Amaranth was imprisoned by Finis to keep her out of the picture, it was Natalya who succeeded in not only locating but rescuing the Princess.

In Battle
Alystra is an extremely quick, flexible, and agile fighter. She wields a spear, and is a master of that form of combat, having been trained extensively by the scouts throughout her teenage years.