House Astrea

House Astrea is a noble house led by its current Patriarch Heinkel Astrea. It's a renowned House, known for producing the Kingdom's finest knights; the Sword Saints.

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The House of Astrea is among the most acclaimed Houses in the Kingdom of Lugnica. Four hundred years before Subaru's arrival, Reid Astrea helped the Sage, his apprentice and the Divine Dragon defeat the Witch of Envy and seal her off. Ever since then, one member per generation has been chosen as the next Sword Saint; a knight who inherits the Divine Protection of the Sword Saint (which can only be inherited by a member of the Astrea family). The Sword Saints are regarded as the Kingdom's greatest weapons and are only called in action when the situation calls for it. The current generation's Sword Saint is Reinhard van Astrea. The House is currently present in the Royal Elections, though the residents aren't on the same page on who to support; Heinkel is in league with Priscilla Barielle while Reinhard currently acts as Felt's Knight and protector. Reinhard and Felt are currently living in the Astrea manor, while Heinkel resides in the Barielle house.

The House of Astrea is in possession of the strongest of the Ten Swords of Power; the Dragon Sword Reid. The Sword has been passed throughout the generations, ever since the days of the first Sword Saint Reid Astrea (the sword was even named after him). It can only be unsheathed by a Sword Saint, thought most Sword Saints never got an opportunity to use or let alone see the gleaming blade of the Dragon Sword. The weapon was said to be given to Reid Astrea by the Divine Dragon himself, with the sword's sheathe being covered in golden claw marks which were also stated to have been made by the Divine Dragon Volcanica. Reid used it to cut down numerous dragons back in his days, though nowadays the sword rarely makes its appearance unsheathed. It's abnormally sharp and said to be unbreakable; Reinhard was able to block Regulus' Authority of Greed with its sheathe. Capable of destroying the world and even cutting the space and mana itself, the weapon is without a doubt the strongest Sword in existence. All in all, the Dragon Sword Reid is the House's most prized and cherished possession with a rich history and countless legends surrounding it, though no one knows how many of these legends actually hold true to the actual events that transpired all those years ago.

400 years ago

 * Reid Astrea received the Dragon Sword, a legendary sword passed through generations, only being able to be drawn by the Sword Saints.
 * Reid Astrea teamed up with Volcanica, Flugel and Shaula in order to stop the Witch of Envy's rampage.

Roughly 50 years ago

 * Fribal lost his Divine Protection of the Sword Saint and sensed Theresia inherited the Divine Protection. Refusing to wield a sword at first, she was indirectly responsible for the deaths of both her brothers and Fribal. Two years before the end of the Demi Human War, Theresia was forced to overcome her disgust of fighting and killing and participated in the battle that took place in the area that was governed by the Trias family; in her first battle, she accumulated 1000 confirmed kills. Throughout the following years, the Sword Saint Theresia van Astrea single-handedly turned the tide of the war which eventually concluded in the Kingdom's victory.
 * Two years after Theresia's debut in the army, Wilhelm fought and defeated her on her own celebration hosted by the King himself. She gave up the title of the Sword Saint.

19 years ago

 * Reinhard van Astrea was born to Louanna Astrea and Heinkel Astrea.
 * Roughly two years after Reinhard's birth, Louanna Astrea suddenly fell into a comatosed state. She was repeatedly examined by numerous healers but to no avail. Her "disease" was referred to as the sleeping beauty state.

14 years ago

 * The King sent a squad of elite soldiers led by Heinkel Astrea to take care of the Hakugei. After an unprecedented turn of events, Theresia was sent to battle instead of Heinkel.
 * Amidst the fearsome battle, Theresia suddenly lost her Divine Protection of the Sword Saint which was the main cause of her death.
 * Reinhard van Astrea became the next generation's Sword Saint.

Roughly 6 months ago

 * The King himself sent Reinhard to the Pleiades Watchtower in order to make contact with the Sage and ask him for the cure of the illness that had plagued the Royal Castle. Unfortinately, Reinhard wasn't able to break though the Sand Time and had to return empty-handed.
 * Reinhard, Julius Juukulius and Ferris Argyle escorted Miklotov McMahon and Bordeaux Zellgef to the Crystal Palace, located in Rupgana, the capital of the Vollachia Empire. After an unfortunate turn of events, the three knights find themselves in a situation that could escalate in a war between the two nations. They managed to resolve the issue and prevent a bigger conflict.
 * About a month later, Reinhard van Astrea crossed swords with Vollachia's Blue Lightning Cecils Segmund who's in possession of two of the Ten Swords of Power. The Dragon Sword recognised Cecils as a worthy opponent and Reinhard fought Cecils with the unsheathed blade, resulting in Reinhard's win. Both survived the battle.

Members

 * Reid Astrea
 * Fribal van Astrea
 * Veltol Astrea
 * Tishua Astrea
 * Theresia van Astrea
 * Thames Astrea
 * Carlan Astrea
 * Cassiles Astrea
 * Wilhelm van Astrea
 * Heinkel Astrea
 * Louanna Astrea
 * Reinhard van Astrea

Trivia

 * Ever since Reid Astrea, every member born into the family has had flame-red hair.
 * There were roughly 7 or 8 Sword Saints since the first generation's Sword Saint's death.
 * Distinguished members of the family are given the honourary title of "van".
 * Despite Heinkel being the Vice Captain of the Royal Guard, he's very disliked for his cowardice. He never received the title of "van".
 * Reinhard is stated to be the strongest Sword Saint in existence; even more powerful than Reid Astrea.
 * Reid Astrea was so skilled with the blade that he received a honorary title of the Heavenly Sword; a title given to the most skilled Swordsman in existence.
 * Cecilus Segmunt is currently trying to achieve the title of the Heavenly Sword.
 * Despite Reinhard being stronger than Reid, the first generation's Sword Saint is more skilled with a blade than the current generation's Sword Saint.