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“I am Steel, she who cuts through all. This is your end, Grand Cross!”
— Arianrhod's S-Craft, 영웅전설 섬의 궤적 III

Arianrhod (アリアンロード), also known as the Steel Maiden (鋼(はがね)の聖女(せいじょ)), is introduced as the Seventh Anguis of Ouroboros and leader of the Stahlritter.

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영웅전설 벽의 궤적

The Seventh Anguis of the Society of Ouroboros. A master combatant, she is known to be honorable and righteous, but is also unrelenting to any who oppose her.

영웅전설 섬의 궤적 III

The Seventh Anguis, one of Ouroboros' upper echelon. She is also the leader of the Stahlritter, the most powerful unit in Ouroboros' troops. A noble-minded and powerful warrior, her platinum armor and the way she wields her massive lance is reminiscent of the legendary hero, Lianne Sandlot, who played a role in the War of the Lions 250 years ago. However, the truth of her relation to this historic figure remains unclear. She arrives in Erebonia along with the Stahlritter in order to reclaim the Phantasmal Blaze Plan. However, she seems to have a different motive than Campanella and McBurn...

영웅전설 섬의 궤적 IV

A high-ranking member of Ouroboros and a nearly peerless master of combat, Arianrhod is one of the greatest warriors in Erebonian history. In order to assist with reclaiming the Phantasmal Blaze Plan for Ouroboros, she and the Stahlritter conducted experiments across Erebonia with the new models of Aion. Though she goes by "Arianrhod," her true identity is that of Lianne Sandlot, the Lance Maiden, a hero said to have fallen in battle during the War of the Lions 250 years ago. She was spared this fate, however, by virtue of having been the Awakener of the Argent Knight, Argreion. With the onset of the Great Twilight, it would seem her goals have at long last been accomplished, yet she still seems to be planning something. What lies behind her cold gaze remains a mystery to all...

Appearance

Arianrhod is a tall woman who has a youthful appearance with bright long blonde hair and blue eyes. Part of her hair is worn in a braid. She is always seen wearing an ornate set of silver plate armour which consists of a chest and neck piece, two pauldrons with three spiked protrusions each, a circular plate around the waist, gauntlets, greaves and large round elbow guards. She also has a face-obscuring helmet with a series of lines for vision and two curved horns. Part of her outfit is a large silver cape with a violet lining, and similar drapes of cloth around her waist with the Ouroboros emblem on them.

Arianrhod uses a huge cavalry lance in battle, which is taller than her. The handle is long and thin, ending in three spikes, whilst two thirds of the weapon is the lance blade itself. The lance has several tiers of metal bands which narrow to the tip, with turquoise and gems inlaid along. The tip has two blade like extensions.

Personality

Arianrhod is a noble-minded warrior, considered the strongest fighter in Ouroboros, rivaled only by Enforcer No. I, McBurn, and in the whole of Zemuria, it is believed that only First Dominion of the Gralsritter, Ein Selnate, would stand a chance against her in a fair fight.

Arianrhod is a woman who can be described as a saint. She has a noble personality and the disposition of a warrior having been raised since birth to be a knight. She can be considered well-educated and because of her noble lineage excels at military tactics and combat techniques.

With regards to Ouroboros, Arianrhod puts her loyalty for the Grandmaster above anything else, however, despite her loyalty to the Grandmaster, Arianrhod had gone out of her way to assist Lloyd and Rean, being a woman of pride who prefers to let her actions speak for themselves.

Arianrhod was also rather fond of Enforcer No. II, Leonhardt, as she would often spar with the Bladelord many times prior to the latter's death, and considered it a great loss upon learning of his passing, as she believed that he had the potential to surpass her one day.

Trivia

• Arianrhod is named after the Celtic Goddess of fertility and rebirth, responsible for the weaving of cosmic time and fate. Her name has been translated as "silver wheel" (from the Welsh arian, "silver", and rhod, "wheel"), a symbol that represents the ever-turning wheel of the year.
• The interpretation of Arianrhod as a goddess may derive from the mythical Welsh figure Arianrhod and her appearance in a medieval Welsh Mabinogion tale, Math fab Mathonwy, in which she places a curse on her son Lleu Llaw Gyffes.
• Arianrhod's design is inspired by Joan of Arc, also known as Jeanne d'Arc.
• In Cold Steel 3, Arianrhod's physical attacks cannot miss.
• She is both the oldest and only female Awakener.
• It is possible to fight Arianrhod in the evolution version of 영웅전설 하늘의 궤적 the 3rd. The requirements to this are to start a NG+ file on Nightmare and go to Sun door 3 and select Nightmare. Fight your way through the grand finale where you will be greeted by Loewe, Cassius, and Arianrhod.

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