Anri Claymore
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 Boons: 3
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Character
Description
Anri Claymore is introduced as the impetuous and vigilant second daughter of House Claymore of the nation of Arma, the lady and twin to the first born Soar Claymore. Her unrelenting mother Asmi Claymore, the Spymaster for Arma, and her father were largely absent for the duration of her life, leaving Soar and Anri to raise each other. She is a warlock to Scrios, the Demigod of Entropy, who is just as absent from her life as her father and mother, as well as a seasoned martial artist, specializing in hand to hand combat, preferring her fists over a blade.
Anri is content to remain far from courtly intrigues but is unwavering in her view of duty as a Lady of Arma. Finding herself a key player in the escalating feud between the Glaive and Gladius families, Anri struggled as her own sense of duty drew her into a match with a man she didn't know to protect her and her family from social ruin. As the story progresses, she began to see the importance of finding her sense of self and actualizing it to achieve her desires but is ultimately forced to choose between her family's safety and her own happiness.
Standing at 5'7, Anri has porcelain blue skin, honey brown eyes, and short platinum white hair that resembles a pixie cut when worn up, but if let down is just as long as her twins. Being an identical twin, her features mirror that of her sister Soar, who's beauty is rumored by the common folk to be of the divine, but where Soar has leaned into the regalia of her position in life, lending her figure to be soft and gentle, Anri has not. She has mastered her body to the utmost of her ability giving her a chiseled and defined build all but devoid of the features high society deems befit of a lady of her stature. In public she is adorned with the colors of her house and her clothes seek to compliment her complexion while subduing the sturdiness of her form.
Storylines
Background
Anri Claymore is the second daughter of the Lady Inquisitor, spymaster of the Catval, a group that answers to the royal family of Arma. Anri spent her childhood with her identical twin sister Soar learning the trade of the Claymore name to one day take a position as the right hand to the Baronetess of the house, the prospecting Dame, Soar Claymore. Years before the events of episode one, the young, quiet, and shy Anri spent her time, between lessons and martial training, sneaking out of the estate to spend time among those without titles to escape the pressures of her family name.
During one of these escapades, on the way home Anri was caught by a member of the Claymore Catval, posing as a guard, but before she could be returned to the Claymore estate to be admonished, Scrios the Demigod of Entropy, apparated in the form of Anri as a shadow. He murdered the Catvali in front of her eyes leaving her a necklace adorned with an upside-down bishop and a warlock pact she carried with her to the current day. Upon the day of the opening ceremony she welcomed her cousin, Amina Monsoon, to join the Claymore family as the twins debuted for their first matching season.
Castleton Part 1
The story begins with Anri and her sister Soar, twin daughters of Dame Claymore, sharing some banter with one another as they tentatively attempted to eat breakfast. Anri, the younger of the twins, is heavily concerned herself with her sisters wellbeing while trying to ease the tension building for their eventual departure. As preparations were being made Lady Amina and her mother, the twin to Dame Claymore, arrived at the Claymore estate after having moved back to reestablish themselves in the kingdom of Arma in the wake of her fathers death.
As both families make their way to the Castle via airship, the Claymore family established themselves casually with the Glaives, Troyllus, and his daughter Skylark, and with Anri's encouragement to try and win good will with others in attendance, Soar entertained the young girl with light music and magics where upon Anri notices that the child, Skylark, has a pawn that was identical to the bishop she was given by her Patron ten years ago, piquing her curiosity. Upon arriving at the Castle the twins' respectable entrance was overshadowed by Amina's entrance that quickly followed theirs. In an attempt to help bring more eyes back to her sister, Anri tried but ultimately failed in the use of magics to direct the tons attention back to Soar. However, rather than elevating her image to the ton, Anri attracted the ire of the ton to herself in the attempt to elevate her sister's public perception.
After some preparations and dichotomous apparel choices, the Claymore twins made a head turning entrance into the inaugural ball of the season, quickly splitting ways to chat with potential matches on the floor. Anri, arriving with the intention of seeking out the father of the child who shared a pact with her patron Scrios, locked eyes with Duke Troyllus Gladius, who was seemingly also looking for her. Anri, letting her curiosity get the better of her after seeing her sister dancing and conversing with Prince Elyan, and resigned from her duties she was given by her mother, making her way to Duke Gladius. They exchange small talk after some confusion about which twin he was talking to before chaos erupts on the floor. Both Duke Troyllus and Anri were stranded on a platform together where after seeing the chaos unfold before them, both agree to help one another get out of the ballroom alive.
In an attempt to find a safe haven from the battle around them, Anri smashed a piece of the floor tile with her fists, taking one chunk and tossing it up to the barrier above to test if they could get through. However, the tile went wide and hit the Demigod of Pride, Othena, entering her form of dread in anticipation of retaliation. As the platforms moved about the ballroom, Gilgamesh Von March III intervened and assaulted Troyllus, nearly killing him in the process. Anri seeing this retaliated and dealt as equal a blow to Gilgamesh, upon which in a moment of desperation Gilgamesh lets out a final spell in an attempt to finish off the Duke. With help from Skylark's residual magic linger on Troyllus, Anri shielded Troyllus from the spell as the floor under Gilgamesh gives way, leaving Anri cradling Troyllus' sobbing form.
As the ballroom brawl came to a close, Anri shouldered Troyllus' battered form using magic and carried him out of the ballroom and back to the Glaive estate to rescue his daughter from Kestrel, his sister who Gilgamesh had mentioned briefly before assaulting the Duke. Anri confirmed that they would be staying at the Claymore estate before being informed by Skylark that Anri looked like her late mother. The three made their way to the Claymore estate where they waited for Soar and Amina's eventual return.
The night passes and the following morning Anri begins to search for answers to her problems, calling on Scrios for the first time since her pact was forged. The demigod of Entropy meets her with indifference, but is given the charge to kill Kestrel as doing so will alleviate the dangers on the Gladius family. After which the twins and Amina finally come together to discuss what should be done in the wake of Anri's actions and the potential scandal it could create. The argument caused a rift between the twins as Anri decided to declare with Troyllus to avoid the ire of the ton, much to the dissatisfaction of Soar who proceeded to evict Anri from the Claymore residence.
Anri, Troyllus, and Skylark then move back into the Gladius estate where they live together, navigating their relationship together and what it will mean for their future. When the snow begins to fall in the Castle, at the behest of the Duchess Skylark, the three decide to make an appearance publicly since their declaration to match. A moment of brevity is allowed to exist between the three where they can forget the troubles of the season as they turn into different animals due to Mimi's chaos goats influence. Anri, Troyllus, Skylark, Mimi, and Mimi's date, Arialoth share a moment of joy together before becoming acquainted with another. The four become loose friends and bond over the moment. Later that same day, Anri attends the Torrent Masquerade in an attempt to gather information regarding the events of the past week while also seeking an audience with Prince Elyan of Cerul. However before she can accomplish said task, the party comes to an end when the chess piece around her neck shatters as the gods decree that "no violence will be permitted in the castle". While collecting the pieces Anri looks to anyone who is near for comfort before locking eyes with Soar who sees her sister in a state of extreme distress as she feels that she has lost the last remnants of her identity. Soar unsure of what to do, eventually turned away from her and walked away, seemingly abandoning Anri in her panicked state.
Castleton Part 2
Anri picked herself up off the floor and entered a panick fueled fugue state as the words of her mother echo in her mind, ripping off her shoes in order to sprint home without regard to the snow and ice, her skin splitting and tearing as the cold and ice tear at her feet. She returned to the Gladius estate, demanding Troyllus tell her where Skylark was before disappearing in the direction of Skylarks room, leaving bloody footprints behind as she ran. Anri is met with the Duchess Gladius awake in her bed holding the shattered pieces of her pawn in her hand and comforting words to Anri that "everything will be okay". Anri apologizes for potentially waking her and takes the pawn pieces from Skylark as she tucks herself back into bed, saying "I love you" for the first time to Anri. She returns the words to the child before exiting the room and collapsing.
Troyllus upon seeing this, walks away to prepare an area where he can tend to Anri's injuries while the two discuss the events of the Torrent Masquerade. It is revealed that Anri is beginning to feel a deeper connection for the duke and his daughter as her actions were fueled by a fear of their potential death in addition to the lamenting of her fear of losing them. The conversation turns to Anri's goal in going upon which Troyllus responds coldly to the notion of her meeting with the Cerul Prince, stating that "Cerul is not an option" before confiding in Anri as to why that is the case. Troyllus ends the recollection with the oaths he made to himself upon which he tells Anri that he cannot love her due to said oath. Anri is deeply hurt by this but hides her feelings under words she had told the Duke previously that "she is okay with their match being one of cordial civility".
The next day, Anri is summoned along with her sister Soar to a secret council meeting created by Desta following the death of the empress, news hidden from the ton at large. Anri briefly reconnects with her sister before learning of the Empress' demise and the plot regarding the note and knife that warns to "not win the matching season".
Some time passes before Troyllus and Anri are seen again by the ton.
Weeks later, Anri and Troyllus attend the Cloud Ball together, where they share in a night of genuine joy, dances, and companionship with their blooming friendship with Mimi and Arialoth whom they have visited regularly over the past weeks at Serendipity's tea shop. The two seem to be genuinely happy with one another and there is a newfound bond between the two, with Anri having a new endearing nickname for her declared, "Grumbles". However, the night is interrupted by the arrival of King Zander Torrent of Cerul. Anri, sensing the tension towards the king from both Arialoth and her declared Troyllus, confides to herself that she must meet with her sister as soon as possible.
Credits
Rin_Vixen (Rin), who plays Anri Claymore, has performed in a few APs prior to Castleton but is newer to the TTRPG space. She is a full time streamer on Twitch that seeks to make the world a better place one laugh at a time.
She has previously performed in "The Posties" on ZacSpeaksGiant before being invited onto Winters Tales "48 Hour Calamity".
