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26歳。ヒューラン族。ダルマスカ管区レアモンデ出身。
ボズヤ・レジスタンスの一員。「新生グンヒルドの剣」のひとり。
Race: Hyur
Age: 26
Birthplace: Lea Monde, Dalmasca
れっきとしたボズヤ人。両親はダルマスカへ逃れたボズヤ難民であり、ダルマスカが帝国の属州となった後、帝国が始めたボズヤ難民の帰国政策を拒否してレアモンデに移り住んだ。イソルデは帝国属州民として生まれ帝国式の教育も受けたが、彼女の興味はもっぱらボズヤに伝わる舞踏と歌であった。ボズヤの音楽の大きな特徴は速いテンポと激しい旋律の上下動である。歌詞も庶民の生活や自然をモチーフとしており、その大半が恋愛に関する楽曲であった。弦楽器と打楽器からなる演奏と共に踊り手が歌いながら激しいステップを踏む。イソルデは幼い頃からその踊り手に憧れ、いつしか次世代の踊り手として期待が集まるようになっていた。このボズヤ舞踏のもうひとつ大きい特徴が武器である弓を楽器として用いることである。弓の弦をもうひとつ別の弓で弾いて音色を作ったり、また弓の弦を指で弾いて打楽器のようにリズムを奏でることに使用する。これは狩猟をしながらボズヤの各地を転々とした祖先に対する敬いであり、踊り手は皆、弓矢の使い手でもあったのだ。
ボズヤに戻りレジスタンスに参加したイソルデはまたたくまに弓術士として活躍するようになった。
だが、彼女の心には庶民の生活と自然に対する深い理解と愛情が色濃く残っている。それはボズヤ人のみならず帝国人に対しても、同じである。「早く平和に、でもそれはボズヤも帝国も」それがイソルデの口癖であった。
Isolde's parents were respected Bozjans who fled to Dalmasca when war engulfed their homeland, only to look on helplessly as their new haven was forced to join the growing number of imperial provinces. Exhausted by conflict, the Coveys declined the Empire's offer to return them to Bozja with their fellow refugees, electing instead to settle in Lea Monde. Thus was Isolde born a provincial citizen, and educated in the imperial doctrine. Her heart, however, was ever drawn to the traditional music and dance of her Bozjan heritage─the frenzied tempo of its rhythms; the soaring peaks and plunging valleys of its melodies. Its lyrics told the tale of her people's lives and bond with nature, stories of love plucked on strings and beat on drums. Atop this was layered the dancers' song, strident voices blending with the booming steps of their furious measure.
From a young age, Isolde dreamed of becoming such a dancer, and so intense was her passion that others began to see her as the hope for a new generation of performers. To realize this dream, however, she would also need to learn the bow. The weapon doubled as an instrument in Bozjan dance, using one bow to saw on the string of another, or twanging the bowstring to keep time. But custom dictated that the bow be no mere prop. As a mark of respect for their ancestors, who were once nomadic hunters, all dancers were fully trained in its use.
Thus when Isolde joined the Resistance she was already an accomplished archer, her steady hand and keen eye soon earning her a place as one of Gunnhildr's Blades.
Yet even amongst the ceaseless violence, she harbors an abiding love and respect for what the people of the land once had...and hopes they might one day have again. Isolde yearns for peace to come swiftly, not only for the sake of Bozja, but for the Empire as well.