Ariane

Ariane Glenys Maple (アリアン・グレニス・メープル, Arian Gurenisu Mēpuru) later renamed as Ariane Glenys Lalatoya (アリアン・グレニス・ララトイア, Arian Gurenisu Raratoia), is the main female protagonist and deuteragonist in the "Skeleton Knight in Another World" series.

She is a Dark Elf who intended to seek out and liberate her fellow Elves who are captured and enslaved by humans due to the second prince Dakares Ciciay Karlon Rhoden Vetran broke the treaty between humans and Elves.

Appearance
Ariane is a beautiful woman with golden eyes, flawless light purple almost amethyst hue skin tone, long slender legs that ended at well-formed hips, and ample chest. Her waist-long snow-white hair is usually tied back in a ponytail. Being a Dark Elf, she looks younger than her actual age, but her elongated pointed ears are shorter than those of the other elves.

She usually carries a silver sword and wears maroon-colored corset-style leather armor with a matching-colored skirt and stocking, usually accompanied with a dark-colored cloak.

Personality
Ariane is serious and dedicated to freeing her enslaved brethren at all costs. But she is also short-tempered and tends to brazenly rush in without thinking about a plan or knowing full well of a certain situation, putting herself and her allies in danger (such was the case when she meets Arc for the first time, alongside with which her brazen attempt to save the children herself ended up only to have one of the captors use a captive elven girl as a shield until Arc showed up). Due to the humans who enslave elves, she has developed a hatred for them but after meeting Arc she arrives at the conclusion that not all humans are bad as well having no qualms on killing them as she permitted Sena and Uhna to kill Tryton du Diento.

Despite this Ariane proves herself kind, compassionate, and very loyal to her friends and doesn't accept any insult toward them: when Lalatoia came to the rescue of Doran village and the elder insults Chiyome, Ariane became enraged until her father calms her down. Through the story, Ariane develops a close bond with Arc as she proclaims herself "his guardian" to keep an eye on him. It is highly implied she sees him as more than an ally. She becomes very jealous when Arc is close with other women, she is also quite possessive of him like when Hanzo offers Arc to work for the Jinshin clan. Even the almighty Arc cannot withstand the sharp glare of Ariane. Throughout their adventures Ariane learns to know more about Arc to the point where she can easily guess what he is thinking despite his helmet and skeleton appearance.

When drinking, Ariane is shown to not hold her liquor all that well.

Background
Her father, Dylan, is an Elf and an elder Elf Raratoia. Her mother, Glenys, is Dark Elf and may quietly be the best swordsmen in the Elven nation. Her sister, Evin, is considered one of the strongest soldiers in Maple. It seems likely all of these have factored into her being a proud soldier of Maple.

Light Novel Volume 01
Ariane and her comrade were fighting a band of slavers from Diento that had captured several elven children. The humans, unmatched for the elves' swordsmanship, resorted to using the children as hostages, threatening to kill them unless they submit. Seeing no alternative, Ariane and her comrade nearly gave in, but Arc arrived putting the battle in favor of the elves. Ariane was suspicious of Arc, however, after seeing Ponta's friendliness towards the knight, she decided to trust him. Upon seeing Arc's magic in negating the magic sealing collars on the elven children, Ariane hired him to help her rescue the remaining elves in Diento.

Ariane then took Arc back to Diento where they met with the former's comrade, Danka Niel Maple. To her surprise, she learned that the two had met recently. The three then set out to infiltrate the slave warehouses, though to her and her comrades' surprise found the area to be already raided by an unknown individual. Still, they were able to liberate many elves thanks to Arc's teleportation magic and also gain the whereabouts of the other elves sold in the Kingdom. She and Arc then attacked the lord's castle to free the two remaining elves he was using as sex slaves. Once Ariane located the Marquis, she killed him brutally.

Once Arc finished collecting all the loot from the castle, he transported the elves and Ariane to the outskirts of the forest. There Ariane offered Arc to extend their work contract seeing that her people could use his skills. Arc after considering this, then revealed his skeletal appearance to her and the elven captives. The knight's form frightened them, but Ariane saw that Arc was not like the other undead and remained unconcerned about his skeletal form. Thinking that Arc's body was under some sort of curse she offered to introduce him to the elders to see if they could find a way to break his curse.

Light Novel Volume 02
Ariane would then bring Arc and Ponta to her town and introduced her friends to her parents. Ariane would allow her mother and Arc to get to know each other, whilst she and her father went before the elders in Maple to discuss her actions in attacking Diento and executing the noble. After her actions were excused, Ariane was reunited by her older sister Eevin Glenys Maple who to her surprise was engaged and soon to be married.

Ariane and her father then returned home for dinner. The elf accepted a mission by her father to locate and rescue the elves sold into slavery and Arc pledge his assistance in her quest. Their first destination was the human town of Houvan. Whilst traveling to the town, the two rested in the human settlement of Selst where Ariane overhead that Haunted Wolfves were seen in the Telnassos Mountains. Ariane wanting to procure some tails of the wolves for her older sister’s wedding veil made a short detour there with Arc. Together the successful took down three wolves.

Ariane then wanted to return to the Lalatoya to deliver the tails home, so while she prepared to dress the bodies of their kills, she allowed Arc to wander the area so he could find a memorable sight to allow him to teleport to the area. The two then returned to Lalatoya where they found themselves in a downpour of rain. The group them regrouped with Ariane's parents and decided to rest for the night there. During their stay Ariane stumbled on Arc taking a bath in her parent's home, and upon seeing the skeleton almost attacked him, forgetting he was an ally.

The next morning the travelers used [Teleport Gate] to resume their heading to Houvan, where they were surprised to find the human city to be highly defended. To circumvent the defenses, Ariane allowed Arc to carry her and Ponta over the wall via teleportation magic. Once inside the city, they observed the high military emplacements. Their observations were interrupted when they noticed a human boy being beaten in the streets by the city guards. Disgusted by the actions of the human, Arc intervened, his presence scaring the guards away.

Abilities and Powers
Ariane is very good at swordsmanship and also at fire, earth, and wind Spirit Magic.

Main Equipment

 * Silver Sword
 * Ground Dragon leather armor
 * Sword of the Lion King: A sword gifted to Ariane by Arc.

Spells

 * Earth Spirit Magic:
 * By chanting『─Become Engulfed by the Earth─』all targets will be swallowed by the ground.
 * Fire Spirit Magic
 * Wind Spirit Magic

Arc Raratoia
Ariane first met Arc when she spotted him coming out of the cave where the captors held the elven slaves until pick-up. Initially distrustful of the armored man due to Arc hiding his face with his helmet, her wariness died down when she saw Ponta, a spirit beast, traveling with Arc, as well as witnessing Arc freeing the children of their slave collars and healing them. Not too soon after she asked if Arc would work with her to help free her enslaved brethren, an offer he agreed to. When questioned by her comrade who was aiding her in freeing locally enslaved elves if they could trust Arc, someone seemingly human, Ariane answered yes. The two have a friendly relationship, as Ariane isn't above making cutting remarks at Arc's expense, which Arc often can't really object to as he is aware of his faults.

As Arc and Ariane began traveling together, she became impressed with Arc's great strength and has a high opinion of his abilities, saying things like only dragons could restrain Arc.

While she does acknowledge Arc's strength, she has also come to see him as a troublemaker of sorts due to Arc's frequent silliness or carelessness, as well as incidents he directly or indirectly causes, such as summoning an 《Ifit》 to fight a Hydra, with the ensuing battle wrecking the local town, or when Arc accidentally stepped on the back of a sleeping Dragon Lord and proceeded to battle it. Thanks to such events, Ariane has become exasperated with Arc's antics and keeps a close eye on him, believing Arc will cause trouble or get lost if left to his own devices.

Nevertheless, Ariane does still care for Arc's well-being. She stayed by Arc's side for several days when he became comatose from the feedback of experiencing all his pent-up negative emotions returning to him when his curse was temporarily lifted by bathing in a curse-purging spring. She became worried when she realized that Arc was becoming homesick and somewhat depressed.

The interactions between Ariane, her family, and several other characters seem to imply that she has romantic feelings towards Arc.

Chiyome
Ariane gets along quite well with Chiyome, and is capable of working efficiently with her when taking down a powerful enemy. Ariane thinks that Chiyome is adorable due to her ears and her fluffy tail. They share much in common with one another, most particularly is their will and dedication to free their enslaved people.

Ponta
Arc's travel companion and a spirit animal. She is quite fond of Ponta, always trying to get her attention and is disappointed that the spirit animal chose Arc as its master. Ariane especially enjoys petting Ponta due to the softness of her fur.

Eevin Glenys Maple
Ariane's elder sister. Though she loves and respects her sister dearly, Ariane has also an inferiority complex with her : Eevin is considered as the best warrior of Maple, a true prodigy. When she almost fails her first mission, she berates herself by stating that Eevin wouldn't have made her mistakes. On the other hand, Ariane is very confused by her elder sister's clingy and overprotective attitude toward her. She is also in a deep shock when she learns her battle maniac of a sister was going to get married (to a farmer).

Glenys Alna Lalatoya
Ariane's mother. They love each other great deal, though, Glenys often has to deal with her daughter's short-tempered behavior. Aside from her husband, she is one of the few people who is able to calm Ariane down. Ariane is often terrified at the mere prospect of training with her mother. Glenys seems to be aware of Arc's importance in the life of her daughter and doesn't hesitate to that advantage of it when she accepts Arc as a Lalatoia resident.

Gallery
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Trivia

 * Ariane is known to be a lightweight when it comes to alcohol as she got drunk after two sips and became extremely violent under its influence. After experiencing this incident, Arc promises he won't make her drink again.
 * Her birthday is on March 24
 * Despite being a fierce warrior and short tempered, Ariane has a soft spot for cute things such as Ponta as well as young children.
 * In the light novel, Arc stole the sword of the Lion King in the Marquis' house at Diento and gave it to Ariane after rescuing Sena and Uhna. In the manga and anime, this did not occur.
 * As she is used to travelling on foot and lives in the forest, Ariane feels uneasy when it comes to animal transportation such as riding the driftpus.
 * All Elves are excellent archers with the bow, but not Ariane, not because she is a dark elf but because of her big breasts.