User:Zoey The Edgedancer/Nia

Summary
Nia (Japanese: ニア, Nia) is one of the main playable characters in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. She is a Driver and Blade that formally worked for Torna, but later defected to the side of Rex and fought against her former comrades.

History
She was once the Blade of a wealthy lord in Gormott, Echell. Her Driver had a weak and sickly daughter. Who he spent all of his time and money on in an attempt to cure her of her illness, until it led him to losing his status as a lord.

The loss of their status led them to having to live a harsh life as drifters, which took a tole on his daughter, and eventually led to her death. Following her death, Nia was forced by her Driver to consume his daughter, becoming a Flesh Eater, and began addressing the lord as her "father."

Shortly after she became a Flesh Eater, her Driver perished, and Nia found a Core Crystal of his and resonated with it, bonding her to Dromarch. Her status as a Flesh Eater quickly reached the Indoline Praetorium, and led to them hunting them down and capturing them. But despite their imprisonment, Jin managed to free them, leading Nia to join him and the rest of Torna.

She quickly became known amongst governments around Alrest, especially Mor Ardain, for terrorist activities across the world.

Chapter One
She first met with Rex when she, Jin, and Malos went to the Argentum Trade Guild to find a Leftherian to help them reach the Aegis in an ancient sunken ship. She bonded somewhat with him over the trip to where the ship was found, though she laughed at his ideas of Elysium.

She went into the ship with Rex and the rest of Torna to look for where the Aegis was stored, and she saw the moments in which Jin killed Rex after he accidently bonded with it. Seeing this filled her with horror and rage, and left her hesitant to continue working with Torna. This caused her to get caught in the Monoceros' attack on the sunken ship, though she and Rex were ultimately saved by Azurda just in time.

Chapter Two
They all crash-landed on Gormott, and she and Dromarch were captured by Ardainian soldiers due to their status as terrorists; and were locked in a prison cell on the Titan Battleship docked at the Torigoth Relay Base for questioning and eventual execution. But her life was saved by Rex, Pyra, and Tora.

Personality
She is a rather sarcastic and cynical person.

She tries her best to hide her identity as a Flesh Eater Blade, even from her closest friends.

This secrecy lasted until the events at the Spirit Crucible Elpys.

Dromarch
She and Dromarch have a very close relationship of mutual respect.

Dromarch refers to her exclusively as "My Lady" (お嬢様, Ojōsama), as a sign of his respect for her, and to signify his status as her Blade.

Despite his respect for her, he does often judge her for various things, such as not being very ladylike. He also often apologizes on her behalf when she offends other people, such as the manner she acted towards Rex when she met him.

Dromarch only allows Nia to ride on her back, and refuses to allow anyone else to do so.

Jin
Nia grew to hate him after he murdered Rex, and it was what led her to turn against Torna.

Morag
She grew to deeply respect Morag and trust her with her life more than any other member of her team.

Rex
She originally laughed at his ideas of Elysium, though over time, she came to believe in him and his passion.

Zeke
She often calls him "Shellhead" in a form of friendly mockery.

Powers and Stats
Name: Nia, My Lady (By Dromarch)

Origin: Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Age:

Gender: Female

Classification: Gormotti, Driver, Blade, Flesh Eater, Garfont Mercenary, Member of Torna (Former), Leader of the Katty Kompany Group

Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Healing (She has extremely potent healing abilities that can even bring one back from near-death states), Regeneration (As a Blade she is capable of healing from nearly any wound)

Key: Driver | Blade