Childhood and Marriage
Elisabeta was the eldest daughter to a noble family near the end of the Fifteen Years War. Her father used to be employed by the Romanian royal family, which allowed the daughter to frequently interact with the crown prince, Grigore. This facilitated intense maiden training and education for Elisabeta in order to impress the royal family into marriage. She had little interest in marrying this man, but had been pressured into accepting the conditions for the sake of her family. By fourteen, Elisabeta had become the queen consort of Romania.
The marriage set off a crack in the young woman's psyche, giving birth to her first alter: Elsa Maria. This had been an affectionate nickname given to her by Grigore, allowing this personality to manifest without getting caught. Elsa Maria lovingly expanded the family by four children and had been loved by the people as a fair queen. She barely had much power in the court and despite her popularity, her lineage occasionally received questionable looks. The queen could not leave her country and family, and yet she had no clue where to find meaning in her life.
Newfound Life
Elisabeta and Elsa Maria co-existed without knowledge of each other, yet the queen did not rise any suspicion towards her in that regard. Years passed since her coronation and the woman soon found herself exhausted from the responsbilities without any power to resolve them. It didn't help that the tense feud between her and the Hungarians refused to wane; her husband constantly feared that the two countries would fall into war with each passing day.
One evening, Elisabeta encountered a German noble during a royal meeting; his name was Franz von Thuringen and he sparked a feeling inside she hadn't felt before. The two began to meet each other and eventually began courting into a secret affair. The pair would share intimate secrets in a house away from the castle, encouraging the queen to run away from her family. She eventually agreed.
On the night the couple planned to run away, Franz revealed his hand to her: he was a vampire. Their final embrace led to Elisabeta being sired into a kindred as well. By the time she woke, her lover was nowhere to be found; he didn't seek her out in a long time. These bodily changes inside her had been left unexplained and the woman had no idea how to cope with the thirst. At first, she tried to keep it a secret until Elisabeta couldn't hold it any longer. She attacked her entire family, starving and unleashed with power, and once she came to: nobody survived. The court immediately tried to subdue their queen and even her people turned on her; how could someone murder the royal family and her own children? Elisabeta had to run away as a rebellion stirred up in Romania against her authority and crimes.
Franz finally returned to her once Elisabeta found herself lost and alone in the forests. He explained to her that he sired her in an attempt to reclaim the Romanian court alongside her. He claimed her attacks and murders were unintended, but still resulted in the same intended outcome. This is where the story changes. Elizabeta couldn't believe what she had been made to do and in that moment, her entire being shattered into pieces. Franz used this to his own advantage and decided that the woman would be better used as a bargaining chip than to leave her for dead; he then accepted her into his life as his new wife and queen.
The Mistress of Thuringia
Over the course of the next 400 years, Franz has kept Else alive for the sole purpose of boosting his prestige in the annual European Soiree. He parades her around without any resistance and has learned how to control her for his own whims. Now, Else is nothing more than a glorified servant for the Lord's wishes, contorting her body to inflict death upon his many targets. She has no wants or goals anymore. Else has become nothing.
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