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Name: First Lieutenant Hildegard Eberhardt
Age: 21

Appearance: Around 5’6”, fairly well-built though not bulky. Has neck-length bluish-silver hair that manages to keep itself straight after being tended to until Hildegard goes off and does something that gets it all messed up. Her blue eyes tend to look droopy quite often, even if she is wearing a smile or even just a smirk. Doesn’t usually care about her outfits, often just throwing on the first thing she grabs out of her drawers even if the shirt and pants mismatch awfully (though they tend to not do so, as she often just wears very plain clothes). When in combat, she does have the decency to wear a breastplate and gauntlets yet not much else.

Personality: Hildegard is a collective mass of poor decisions. She drinks a bit too much from time to time and comes back in a drunken stupor, and whenever there’s an opportunity to gamble she will more than likely take it. She loves a good gamble— the thrill provides her with something that she finds she tends to lack in her otherwise rather dull life. There is also the potential of being able to get some more dough for more savory reasons. She can throw a mean punch if she gets angry, has a hair trigger especially when she’s drunk, and even flirts when she probably shouldn’t (though doesn’t really give her targets of flirting much, not having any particular interest in them).

Despite all of her flaws, there is still a heart within her. Namely, when it comes to her sister Arturia, Hildegard finds the one thing that will make her guilty. In fact, bringing up Arturia will be the only surefire way to actually get her to stop doing whatever poor decision she was making. Her number one goal is to get enough money to get her and Arturia far away from their mother— also her number one motivation for gambling.

Element: Earth
Weapon: A long monk’s spade that is not difficult for Hildegard to maneuver around with due to her just-enough upper body strength. While the flat edge functions as normal, the tip of the crescent edge is able to ‘stretch’ materials out by dragging the tips across an area which she wishes to drag the material. By doing an overarm slash and touching the ground behind her, she can cleave her opponent while smashing them with a large stretched block of earth. If given a sturdy yet thin pole of metal, she may touch it with the tips of the crescent and run in a straight line to create a long, yet still sturdy wall of metal. At any time, she may hit the stretched material in order to send it back into place with a snap— the recoil may also hit targets if they are unfortunate enough to be standing too close to it.

Virtue Assessment
Faith: D
    Whatever hope was once dormant in Hildegard was promptly stamped out by her mother. Even when she gambles, there is always that understanding that she might lose out on her winnings and have to start from square one. Despite all of this pessimism, she knows that there is that glimmer of hope that she may be able to save her sister and help her become a better, and hopefully just a little bit more selfish person.
Love: C
    Though Hildegard’s care for most people is essentially nonexistent, her love for her sister ends up triumphing over anything else. Arturia gives Hildegard the strength to continue on when things seem tough. However, there isn’t much love for Hildegard to spare for anyone else.
Reason: D
    Hildegard’s problem-solving and initiative to actually uncover what is wrong with the Church is limited mostly in part due to her own motivation. She isn’t unintelligent by any means, she just doesn’t care enough to really speak out and do her own digging.
Ego: A
    Hildegard believes that an ego gets you far in this world. People who don’t have an ego are just going to be trampled by those stronger than them; despicable, but unfortunately true. She doesn’t let anything get to her head if someone attacks her character (minus the few occasions where one would compare her to Arturia), and she doesn’t learn from her mistakes very easily especially with all of her bad habits.
Power: C
    Hildegard can sometimes be a bit power-hungry. Though she doesn’t have any sort of power and doesn’t care for it much in the military, she does want to rise above anyone else who gets in her way. She takes satisfaction in beating others in games and fights, and ultimately wants to show her mother who’s the real boss of their family. Otherwise, however, she doesn’t care to change the world around her very much or have a higher status.
Fear: F
    Fear is another weakness that Hildegard does not dare to have within her. If she has fear for even a brief moment in the middle of a fight, then she’s dead. If she has fear for even a brief moment at the table when she’s gone all in, then she’s dead. Fear equals death, and that is simply unacceptable. Alternatively, Hildegard has little respect for those who allow themselves to be consumed by fear without a decent justification for it… such as her sister.
Luck: A
    She doesn’t often cherish how lucky she really is. By being the little sister, she avoided the torment that her mother put Arturia through. Even while in the middle of a gamble, she doesn’t realize that her so-called skill can be brought to some dumb luck. Truly, however, Hildegard’s adaptations are extremely flexible in the face of needing to change. As far as she’s concerned, if something needs to get done then she will get it done.
Hope: B
    Though Hildegard might be considered a pessimist at times and easily gets pretty down on herself, she actually does have a lot of hope for the future. All she can think of is getting herself and her sister away from their mother— when they could do that, they could wake up in the morning without having a nightmare. Sometimes that thought of the future is all that keeps Hildegard from staying in bed in the morning despite what anyone else would say.
Fortitude: F
    There is no sense of unity within Hildegard. As far as she’s concerned, she is by herself and she couldn’t give less of a damn about the Church or its steadfastness of women. All she cares about is her sister’s safety, which meant getting her away from said Church. Otherwise, she is wholly independent and doesn’t want anyone getting in her way. Once she’s done with her service, she’s out.
Eternity: D
    Though she doesn’t really care much about history or even any other time frame that does not refer to the now, she has just an ounce of respect for history. After all, considering Arturia’s interest in it, she pretty much forced herself to get into reading about it. If it helps her survive her service, then she’s willing to learn the basics.