Andromeda Fierra

Andromeda Fierra is an artificer, a beautiful aasimar with golden hair and bright eyes. The Avalanche has met her in the Jungle of Daggers, wherein she spoke of her grand plan of uniting Aegeron once again.

Ancestry
Her celestial ancestry apparent from a distance, Andromeda is the granddaughter of a deva, her mother being an aasimar herself. However, she didn't divulge details of her angelic ancestor, the reason likely being that, as most aasimars, she hasn't met him and knows few, if any, details about him.

She also has royal blood in her veins: she is the illegitimate child of King Bodvar Magnusson, ruler of the Kingdom of Nordterra. The Magnussons are the only dynasty that can claim to be related to the emperors of the Imperium, and thus Andromeda is also a direct descendant of the first emperors.

Background
Andromeda was born to Sophia Fierra, a courtier in King Bodvar's court and an admired aasimar herself. Most of her childhood was spent in isolation, in a comfortable house in Rockbell, the capital of Nordterra. She later learnt the king himself has provided this home for her mother.

She has spent her childhood listening to tales of princes and princesses, and basking in the admiration of the common folk, who have always found her and her mother the most amazing beings they have ever laid eyes upon. She has grown up with dreams of grandeur, meanwhile, not knowing her full ancestry.

Becoming an artificer
As soon as she came of age Andromeda sought out several of the great artificers in Nordterra and the neighboring Iregion, only to be turned down as a pupil by most. That is, until one of them, Scygbert Hardshard, an ancient gnome who intended to take no more apprentices in his life, has finally agreed to mentor Andromeda in the art of magical inventions.

She has worked under Scygbert, in the Kingdom of Iregion, in the city of Orannaes, for several years, and became a capable artificer herself. When her mentor passed away, Scygbert left her all of his workshop and possessions, and most importantly his life's work: the plans of a working airship.

Andromeda spent the next years building Scygbert's vision, a beautiful, light, double-ballooned airship, which she named "The Angel's Flight".

"The Magnusson Restoration"
During her apprenticeship with Scygbert, Sophia Fierra finally shared the secret of Andromeda's ancestry with her daugther. This revelation made Andromeda realize where her aspirations were originating from, and finally helped her dreams to form shape. She was smart enough to realize that laying claim to the Nordterran throne was out of the question (at the moment, at least), but there was something much more appealing she suddenly aspired for: to unite Aegeron under one flag once again. She has seen enough of the constant, destructive wars, the widespread racism (e.g., in Dwarrowdale), the cruelty of rulers who feared no one above them (e.g., the wizards in Iregion), and she decided she would return the continent to the old ways. To the days of the Imperial Peace, when the lords and wizards feared the Law. This must be her mission, she was sure of it.

Thus, after finishing The Angel's Flight, she has gathered a group of loyal friends and followers, and set out on her mission. Her first stop was deep in the Jungle of Daggers to seek out the former Archmage Travenus of the Imperium. In this, she received considerable help from the Avalanche Adventuring Company, and her airship has left the jungle with the archmage on board. Only time will tell whether the mentorship of Travenus, and learning about the powerful magic used by the Imperium to conquer the continent would prove to be useful in her mission.

The first piece: the Angel Queen of Iregion
To restore the Imperium and become the rightful ruler of Aegeron, Andromeda needed a base from which to grow her empire.

The Kingdom of Iregion was the perfect starting point for her grand campaign, a realm with immense internal strife, a universally reviled leader and a strategic location that prevented other powers from intervening. She also knew that the people of Iregion would embrace her as liberator, if she tore down the kingdom the mages built. After almost a year of preparation she and her conspirators had established a vast network of agents in Iregion, and had secured aid from all over the continent. She also adopted the name Angel Queen, which is how most of her supporters refer to her.

After much preparation, one fateful night, they struck. The plan was to remove King Carric and the archmages loyal to him in one swift strike. While most of the archmages did perish in the ambush, Carric has escaped, starting the Iregion Civil War.

After months of brutal war Andromeda's forces managed to slay Carric, allowing her to take control of Iregion. While most other rulers are somewhat wary of the Angel Queen of Iregion, they still prefer her over her predecessor King Carric, who was immensely unpopular over all of Aegeron. Few know that her ambitions are far from satisfied.

A minor setback
It is known by most that the Angel Queen led a force to the coordinated mission into the demon-infested Imperial City. It is unclear what exactly transpired in the heart of the city, but some of her returning men reported their queen's disappearance, and her death was almost certain. At these news, Iregion plunged into another civil war. Two months were spent by Carric-loyalist wizards and Andromeda's generals fighting each other, until one day the tide turned. One of the generals was attempting to seize back the Royal Palace of Orannaes from a group of wizards who have previously won it be means of deceit, when the Angel Queen herself descended from the sky in the middle of the main square. It was witnessed by thousands of her soldiers: she had angelic wings and a gold aura emanated from her, stunning everyone in the square. Then, both sides laid down their weapons, and she simply walked into the palace and re-seized her crown.

Historians will debate, of course whether this tale is embellished, but no one could deny that she was back from her (rumored) death. Whether by a miraculous escape or by resurrection, nobody knew for sure. The Iregion Civil War II, however, has ended within a month.

Then there were those, especially among the outer villages of Iregion, who reported seeing undead wandering the countryside, and merchants complained about trade routes being blocked by entire undead garrisons in the mountains. Enemies of the Angel Queen and conspiracy theorists were quick to point out that these problems started to crop up just when the queen miraculously returned from death.