Ludmila Lourie
Ludmila Lourie is one a female protagonist Madan no Ou no Vanadis series and one of the main Vanadis in the story. Formerly antagonistic rival against her fellow Vanadis, Eleonora Viltaria and the Earl of Alsace, Tigrevurmud Vorn, Mila used to be one of Felix Aaron Thenardier’s ally due to her family illustrious 80 years of relationship with House of Thenardier, and often argued with Elen in their daily encounter. It was until Tigre’s rescue from an unexpected assassin attempted had changed her heart, due to Tigre’s sincerity and valor, had made the Frost Mind Vanadis became both Elen and Tigre’s ally through the series.
Born under the bloodline of a Vanadis nobility,the House of Lourie, Mila was chosen as the next Vanadis after her mother’s passing. Under the pressure of the prestigious family blood line, Mila received an excel education through regal mannerism and etiquette, while trained to yield a spear at her age of 14. Her training has finally comes to fruition as her position has finally recognized. As the warlord of Olmutz, Mila has confronted all kinds of stress to main her family prestige and duty, including maintaining her family’s 18 years of regal partnership with House of Thenadier. Despite their family’s mutual respect, Mila herself disliked Thenadier.
In her youth, Mila also has an ill relationship with Elen, as both kingdoms from previous generations had a very old feud against each other. In most of their arguments, Mila has often think that Elen was inadequate to be a Vanadis due to her carefree and easy-going personality. Their trivial yet heated arguments could only be solved by her fellow Vanadis and once mediator, Alexandra Alshavin. Even with Sasha’s advice to keep their friendship for Zhcted’s sake, Mila refuses to compromise with Elen and it seemed only Sofya Obertas, who replaced Sasha due to her illness, managed to settle their rivalry. Even with Sofy’s efforts, which seemly effectively (temporarily) stop them from fighting, Mila’s rivalry with Elen remained unchanged.
Mila’s main primary weapon is her Dragonic Weaponry Vralt which is yield by the Vanadis before her, Lavias the Ice Spear. Though she also proficient in all weaponry and even archery (skills same as Tigre), Mila tends to favor her signature Ice Spear. It can summon or generate ice which can changed almost anything, from sturdiest shield to sharpest spear.
Cryokinesis: Due to as an ice type Dragonic (Veda) Skills , Mila’s Vanadis powers are based on ice. She can summon or manipulate ice or frost that is below freezing point. Her ice is so freezing cold, that not even summer heat would melt it. Ice Manipulation Ice Shield Ice Shard Rain Snow Manipulation Weather Manipulation: With her powers, Mila can also configure the battlefield to the favor of her army by changing its weather, especially severe winter. From snow to ice, this ability can reduces accuracy and even freezing almost anything, further lowering enemy morale for those who are unprepared for winter combat; and even for those who are prepared can’t stand it if she goes full force and turns a light snow into something more unbearable, and increases camouflage, This proven to be useful for Tigre during his battle with the Muozinel Army. Dragonic (Veda) Skills: Mila would summon ice shields capable of protecting her, and nearby allies from harm, or turn the shield into splinters of ice capable of impaling through flesh without any warning. In the anime, Mila can summon her ice and create ice spikes surrounding her from all kinds of attack, including sneak attacks. This Veda would served as her shield for both attack and defense properties.
Other skills: Field tactician: Being a tactician of all Vanadis, Mila favors defense and instead using strategy to outwit her enemies. She often put defense at foremost to boast her army morale. Archery: Mila is also a sharpshooter in archery skills, which somewhat closed to other elite archers in Zhcted.
