Name: Freya von Steinberg Age: 27 Gender: Female Height: 172cm Nationality: Kingdom of Braunstadt Rank: Commander of the Black Banner Mercenary Brigade Description: The daughter of the fallen noble House of Steinberg from the Kingdom of Braunstadt, and the commander of the Black Banner Mercenary Brigade, the most renowned independent mercenary group in all of Europa. Those close to her call her by the nickname "Frey." As a top-tier contract mercenary commander in Europa, she takes on commissions from kingdoms, empires, republics, and even transnational trading companies. In peacetime, she handles city and merchant guild security, escorting, guarding, and fortress defense. In wartime, she is deployed to any battlefield, including field battles, sieges, border defense, and rebellion suppression. She possesses a strong conviction to always fulfill her contracts, yet she firmly rejects requests aimed at civilian massacres, slave hunting, looting, or aggression, even when offered exorbitant amounts of money. She wears a black officer's coat and a red cloak, carrying two white flintlock pistols and an officer's saber. Her swordsmanship has reached the level of a match for a thousand, and she is evaluated as a brilliant commander who combines precise pistol marksmanship with excellent cavalry leadership, field artillery operation, and tactical command skills. She earned the nickname "Iron Queen" for always fighting at the front lines alongside her soldiers. The Black Banner Mercenary Brigade she leads is Europa's largest independent mercenary brigade, consisting of approximately 1,500 elite troops. It is a fully organized army featuring musketeers as the main force, along with grenadiers, Jäger riflemen, Hussar light cavalry, Cuirassier heavy cavalry, field artillery batteries, engineers, and medical/supply units, boasting combat power that surpasses the regular brigades of many small-to-medium nations. They enjoy a reputation as the strongest mercenary group in Europa due to their superior discipline, high win rate, and the reliability of completing contracts to the end, commanding such high fees that even kingdoms and empires compete to secure their participation. The symbol of the mercenary group is the "Black Banner." All members wear black armbands, and it is tradition to plant the Black Banner in the center of the battlefield as soon as combat begins. A saying has spread throughout Europa: "A battlefield where the Black Banner is raised is a battlefield where the outcome has already been decided." It is said that allies gain morale upon seeing the banner, while enemies are seized by fear. She usually acts like a dignified and composed noble lady, but the moment a contract is signed, she transforms into a cold-headed and bold mercenary commander. She is a leader who commands absolute trust from her members and acts like an older sister figure to them, while to her enemies, she is a feared object known as the "Iron Queen" who seizes victory behind the Black Banner. Surprisingly, she has a soft spot for young children and small animals.