Antitina

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Antitina (安蒂緹娜)
Alias(es)	Adviser Miss; staff officer; Moriah-Etalina-de-Xifah (royal name) 1427
Species/Race	Human; descendant of the Xifah Royal Family 1427
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Brando's retinue; Tonigell/Valhalla; Eluin's royal cause 98 1354 1376
Occupation/Role	Magitech designer, Brando's aide and staff officer, acting ruler of Valhalla 96 165 1354
Status	Alive; escaped the Throne of the End battlefield with Brando 1464
First Appearance	Chapter 95

Background / History

Antitina was born into the declining Neson family of Brags. Her father, Borg Neson—also called Viscount Neison—was an explorer and collector of unusual stones whose long absences concealed a deeper investigation. After he disappeared, creditors forced Antitina to sell the family’s assets; her mother later died of grief, leaving Antitina alone in severe poverty on Gray Rat Street. 821 922 928

Despite being told by her mentors that she lacked exceptional talent for magitech, Antitina spent her remaining money and effort studying magical devices. Her designs originated partly from an old drawing preserved in her family’s basement, and she refused to abandon her research even after being deceived by merchants and nearly losing everything. 96 105

Brando found her while seeking the inheritance named in Borg Neson’s will. She declined his charity and instead offered a blueprint for a primitive Mana Conduction Device as payment for her father’s debt. Recognizing its significance, Brando hired her, promised to fund her research, and brought her into his retinue. 95 96 98

Years later, Antitina returned to Brags to investigate intrusions at her old home and recover her father’s hidden possessions. Using her family necklace and blood to reveal concealed writing, she deciphered Borg Neson’s letter to Pamid and helped uncover an iron chest containing family letters, wealth, a recording-crystal map, and enigmatic stone fragments. 832 834

Her lineage was eventually confirmed: Antitina is a descendant of Elkan III, the last king of the Xifah Dynasty, through a branch that fled after the Battle of Gray Mountain. Her royal genealogy gives her the name Moriah-Etalina-de-Xifah. 1095 1427

Appearance

Antitina is a slight, fair-skinned young noblewoman, initially described as only reaching Brando’s chest. Her reserved bearing and formal dress give her an elegant, serene presence despite the poverty of her early life. 95 824

• Long black hair, described as having a subtle purple sheen, falling to her waist. 95 134
• Warm, dark eyes and thick eyelashes. 95
• Frequently wears refined noble dresses, shawls, or winter furs appropriate to her position as an aide. 389 563
• Her black-purple coloring is noted as unusual among Eluins and possibly connected to an old bloodline. 134

Personality

Antitina is composed, proud, and strongly self-reliant. Even while destitute and grieving, she refuses charity, insists on repaying debts, and maintains the dignity she associates with her noble upbringing. 95 105

Highly analytical and competitive, she initially measures her plans against Brando’s seemingly impossible foresight and becomes discouraged by her own inexperience. Brando’s explicit faith in her judgment leads her to accept the role of his aide and commit herself to his ambitions. 165

She is pragmatic without being callous. Antitina understands that leadership has costs and is willing to make difficult decisions, yet she remains troubled by the losses suffered by those under her command. Her refusal to accept Sader’s survival-of-the-fittest reasoning reflects her belief that strength does not remove moral responsibility. 176 242 1428

Abilities & Skills

Magitech Design and Manufacture

Antitina specializes in the design and practical development of magitech devices.

• Designed a blueprint for a primitive Mana Conduction Device, which Brando considered potentially transformative. 96
• Invented the Disintegration Crystal, an explosive magitech device later used by Romane against a Lizardman horde. 165 176
• Created an exclusive formula for Magic Bombs; Bai Jia later uses one in combat. 941
• Received complete, systematic magical education from Chief Court Wizard Garlok after the Battle of Ambersell. 959
• Her aptitude lies particularly in magitech design and production rather than conventional combat. 594

Strategy and Command

Antitina is an accomplished planner who can convert terrain, logistics, and political conditions into workable strategies.

• Ordered mercenaries to defend the fourth gap of the Great Sanctuary of Balogun, prioritizing the ceremonial hall. 174
• Planned a landslide intended to trap retreating Lizardmen; the underlying calculation was sound, though Romane’s involvement made the execution hazardous. 165
• Is regarded by Brando’s mercenary captains as their most capable strategist, with detailed, far-sighted, and independent judgment. 314
• Remained calm while captured by Veronica and directed Qian to uphold Brando’s orders. 389

Governance and Political Counsel

As Brando’s adviser, Antitina manages finances, territorial affairs, and high-level political planning.

• Calculated investment plans for Brando’s funds and estimated that 200,000 Torr could yield a thirty-percent return within a year. 100
• Proposed alliances with the Southern Legion and Silver Elves to counter Count Jandernel. 222
• Served as acting ruler of Valhalla, overseeing magitech work, security issues, and the Hydra Lizard breeding program. 1354
• Advocated decisive action against entrenched opposition, though she recognized that Princess Griffine could not simply “cut the Gordian knot.” 1355
• Personally tutors young nobles in Tonigell and is noted for knowledge beyond the experience of most contemporaries. 1382

Cipherwork and Inherited Mechanisms

Antitina can use the hidden functions of her family relics to access concealed information.

• Activated her pendantless family necklace with blood to reveal text hidden on blank parchment. 832
• Opened Borg Neson’s locked iron chest through a spoken spell. 834
• Helped interpret clues left in her father’s correspondence and inheritance, including the old Cruzian military cipher on a recording-crystal map. 834

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Family necklace — A keepsake from her father; its hidden mechanism can reveal text when activated with Antitina’s blood. 832
• Mana Conduction Device blueprint — Her original primitive magitech design, offered to Brando in settlement of her father’s debt. 96
• Disintegration Crystals — Her invention; powerful enough to inflict major casualties on clustered Lizardmen. 165 176
• Magic Bomb formula — Antitina’s exclusive magitech recipe, employed by Bai Jia against undead. 941
• Lionheart Sacred Sword — Briefly wielded against Macaro; it shattered after she killed him, and its fragments gathered around her. 1429

Relationships

• Brando — Her lord, employer, and closest political partner. He recruits her for her magitech talent, later entrusts her as his aide, and consistently values her judgment. 98 165 222
• Romane — Fellow member of Brando’s retinue and friend. Romane saved Antitina’s position at Balogun by using a Disintegration Crystal, while Antitina helps temper Romane’s lack of practical knowledge. 99 176
• Freya — A trusted companion who supports Antitina during the search for her father’s inheritance and helps decipher its clues. 832 834
• Borg Neson / Viscount Neison — Her late father, an explorer whose hidden legacy, royal ancestry, and stone-fragment research define much of Antitina’s later story. 928 1429
• Princess Griffine — Political ally and close friend through the Tonigell–Royal Family alliance; Antitina risks herself to protect Griffine during an ambush. 1178 1376
• Funiya — A younger girl whom Antitina encourages to become self-reliant; they retain a close, affectionate relationship. 225 1355
• Leven Oneson — A potential ally who regards Antitina as a fellow member of the Xifah family and discusses Valhalla’s political future with her. 1355
• Martha — The goddess who comforts Antitina after her apparent death and urges her to pursue the future through her own faith and will. 1430 1432

Story Role / Major Arcs

Brags and Recruitment

Brando first encounters Antitina in the ruins of her former life on Gray Rat Street. Her Mana Conduction Device blueprint turns an attempted inheritance collection into a partnership, and she joins his group as a magitech researcher and aide. 95 96 98

Balogun and the Rise of an Aide

During the expedition to the Balogang-Saint Gerlais Ruins, Antitina develops from a cautious scholar into an operational planner. She commands mercenaries at the Great Sanctuary, remains at her post after being wounded, and accepts Brando’s invitation to help direct his larger ambitions. 165 174 176

Tonigell Administration

Antitina becomes one of Brando’s principal advisers in Fir Territory, handling strategic analysis, finance, diplomacy, and education. Her judgment becomes increasingly important as Tonigell expands from a frontier holding into a major political force. 314 792 959

The Neson Inheritance

When intruders target her old Brags residence, Antitina leads the search for Borg Neson’s concealed legacy. The recovered letters, crystal map, and stone fragments reveal links between her father, Brando’s family, the Circle of Unity, and a much older royal history. 821 832 834

Valhalla Leadership

As acting ruler of Valhalla, Antitina manages the city’s magitech operations and the dangerous Hydra Lizard breeding program. Her discussions with Leven show her authority over both internal security and Eluin’s broader political divisions. 1354 1355

Xifah Revelation and the Lionheart Sword

Captured by Bancia Knights and questioned by Male Sorcerer Sader, Antitina confirms her Xifah descent. Rather than submit to the Sasar people and the Twilight Dragon, she takes up the Lionheart Sacred Sword, kills the traitor Macaro, and is nearly killed in turn. 1426 1427 1428 1429

Throne of the End

After Valhalla vanishes, Yuta captures Antitina and brings her to the Land of Mist, where Romane incapacitates her for Twilight’s plans. Brando ultimately reaches her during the struggle for the Throne of the End and escapes with her through the Space Law. 1454 1456 1464

Notable Quotes

“I don't need your charity.” 95

“I want to know about you.” 1428

“What truly leads to the final throne is not an external object, but unwavering faith.” 1430

Trivia

• Antitina has notably poor tolerance for alcohol despite her normally controlled demeanor. 349
• Her unexplained survival after the Battle of Ambersell remains unresolved; examinations found neither abnormal blood nor unusual healing ability. 609 618
• In the original game background, Antitina was regarded as one of Eluin’s principal NPC protagonists. 922