Anne Bardolph IV

Queen Anne IV or Anne Katherine Bardolph is the current queen of Qesten, an inland southern country of Helios known for its farming and agricultural achievements. Anne is the only daughter of her father, King Arnoldt Bardolph. During her reign, the country of Qesten has seen a time of major mining and agricultural growth, especially in techniques and equipment.

Appearance
Anne is often stereotyped for not aging or for being blessed with eternal youth because through all the years of her life, she has kept her same beauty and her wrinkles and crinkles have only given her a finer quality, often compared to the qualities of wine. Anne frequently wears the plainest garments she has access to, disliking wearing heavy, warm, pompous regal robes or dresses and instead opting for plainer, almost unisex clothing, including: a frill-collared shirt, gloves, silk trousers and brown boots.

Personality
Anne is most often portrayed as a stern and humourless woman who gets things done and doesn't spend her time busying herself with being pleasant or feminine or demure with her royalty but instead is a powerful and dominant figure. However, she is a charismatic, kind and gentle woman however does not spend enough time publically for her subjects to see that side of her.

From her portraits to her public speeches, she is a very stressed and pressured woman and thus appears glowering or miserable on a surface level. others such as her maids, advisors, friends and family have seen her fully as a stone-faced but kind and accepting woman, especially to her children and her friends as they are the only people who are close to her that are not constantly obsessed about her status and importance and instead speak with her as a fellow person and equal instead of a noble, powerful queen.

Abilities
Anne was taught from a young age about self defence and usage of a sword and shield, she never liked it and only did so to please her father. After his passing, she progressed to statesmanship and public speaking, preparing herself for being a queen as opposed to a military commander or leader.

Mark
Anne was given the Mark of Etia, giving her a birthright to master the earth, and considering she did not choose to take advantage of its affinity for earth magic, she has not faced any of the cumulative negatives that occur for a frequent earth magic user, such as cracking skin.