Sigrid Runarsdottir

Sigrid, a character in The Royal Heir series, is the Queen of Vallenheim and a member of Via Imperii. She is first seen in The Royal Finale, Chapter 2.

Appearance
Sigrid has gray long hair, gray eyes and light skin. She wears silver earrings, a pearl necklace with a green emerald, and a green dress with silver embroideries.

Personality
According to Hana's research, Sigrid has the reputation of being friendly, but is a bit vapid. At first she seems welcoming and kind, but it is later revealed that she's cruel, greedy and selfish. She's also very pretentious and claims that she cares for her people, but in reality she only cares about her court and her wealth, and has no regard for her kingdom and its people.

Background
Not much is known about Sigrid herself, but "Liam" states that Vallenheim is equally unremarkable as far as global politics go, being a small Nordic country known for frigid weather and winter sports. The country is the "opposite" of Lythikos, preferring ski lodges and saunas to sword fighting.

The Royal Finale

 * Chapter 2: Courted
 * Chapter 3: Crossroads (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 4: Belle of the Ball, Belly of the Beast

Via Imperii
Sigrid claims that she's not very high up in Via Imperii, and as such, she only knows the names of a handful of members, since Via Imperii keeps that information secret.

Your Character
You meet her for the first time when visiting Vallenheim. You and your friends watch how she treats her servants, the nobility, and learn how she treats her people. Sigrid tells you that the Via Imperii gives her material wealth to enjoy. She doesn't believe being a member is a blemish on one's character. When you confront her after you find out about what's happening with Sergio and her people, she claims that you misunderstood the situation and that she knows that Sergio is the one running things. She then continues to say that she didn't realise that you cared for that sort of thing, and that the reason she has mercenaries is to keep her people in line.

You meet her again in Chapter 4 when you attend the Masquerade Ball to join Via Imperii. When you ask her for any advice or information, she tells you to pay close attention to the members, and that any word could be a hint and any question could be a test. She also informs you about the Via Imperii motto when making a toast.

Lena Rys
Sigrid raised Lena in Vallenheim as her own child. If you take the flashback scene in Chapter 4 with Lena, she tells her that she can't be treated as a princess yet because Via Imperii has big plans for her, and that until then, Via Imperii has to protect them and Lena shouldn't reveal the truth of her birthright. Sigrid then tells Lena that after her latest escapades, she and her superiors have agreed to accept her request to train in Captain Silvia's guard.

Eleanor Rys
Sigrid mentions being close friends with Queen Eleanor, and that while it is possible that Eleanor was a member of the Via Imperii, she had no reason to believe so.

Sergio
Sergio is Queen Sigrid's assistant. He helps Sigrid rule the kingdom by signing important documents, taking care of the rest of the affairs, and handling the gatherings and protests of the people around the palace. According to the citizens of Vallenheim, Sergio is behind everything and is in fact the one ruling the kingdom.

Trivia

 * The Via Imperii helped her grandmother ascend the throne of Vallenheim, by overthrowing the previous royal line.
 * Her crimes include treason and embezzlement.
 * Her character model resembles Elise Goeffe from The Elementalists, Book 1.