Astora

Astora is one of the hunters hailing from Eos. She was one of the protagonists of the Black Legion (arc). She was traumatized during her first mission as a leader in the front lines during the Lucian-Wyverian war, but she's come a long way after receiving some help from Chloe, Kuon, and Adagio, her current romantic partner.

Appearance
Astora is a petite pale and blonde girl with rather long hair that's usually tied by a ribbon. She tends to wear heels, which she has complained about several times (and still refuses to change), and long to middle-length white dresses that leave her back open for movement (and style points). During expeditions, she adds plating that can be shed. She's also been shown to occasionally change her style and aesthetics.

When activating nothingness her appearance and that of her sword are altered and can change into a variety of outfits with a black, red and/or purple color palette. Her most distinctive outfit in this form is a blackened version of her usual dress with slight alterations on the sleeves and chest, though it is hard to properly compare them. Her plating also becomes visibly spikier and hardens, her skin becomes paler, and her hair receives a small "bleaching" visual effect.

Abilities
Astora's main weapon is the Excalibur, though it has currently been shattered by Lucisfear, so it is only decently usable with the wind element and its phantasmal blade. Light and darkness can also be use, but the weapon's shattered status make charging it a genuine hassle for Astora, meaning that the charge time and efficiency of the charge have increased and decreased respectively.

Magna Empathia
Astora has a natural talent to sense other people's emotions, going so far as to have flashback of the godslayer and acute stress upon stepping on the surface of Chaos's Black Star.

She is also greatly affected by changes in her usual environment and the people around her, and certain events like Lucisfear's resurrection and the shattering of the Excalibur can have a considerable impact on her, the aforementioned incident still haunts her nightmares.

Nothingness
The ability to enter a state of high concentration and lack of emotion that augments Astora's combat prowess and physical attributes. It is currently low ranked.

The shift in her mentality is so strong when in combat or "military-esque" work that it causes alterations in her appearance and general demeanor until it is willingly deactivated. These alterations have also been seen occurring seemingly at random, and they've been increasing in frequency for the last few weeks.

Trivia

 * She's the second character to have a proper established relationship in canon.