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Frederica is a powerful dragoon, a magical race of armored dragons possessing the natural ability to change their shape. She had a long and significant partnership with a Cavalier named Dominica Skoda, who made a pact with her during the war against the Gaz Empire. Dominica’s motivation for the pact was to gain fame and fortune to support her younger sister, Lucie. However, after the war concluded, Dominica discovered that Lucie had been killed by villagers who sought to force her off the family’s land. Together, Frederica and Dominica avenged Lucie’s death, but the loss caused Dominica to lose her will to live, and she soon died as well.

Deeply affected by the close bond they shared, Frederica was unable to forget her former master. She took on the physical form of Dominica and secluded herself in the Škoda estate, effectively living as the woman she had lost. She remained in this state of grief and purposelessness until she crossed paths with Toru Acura’s group. She initially confronted them as an adversary, testing their strength while disguised as Dominica. After being defeated and shown unexpected mercy, Frederica underwent a significant transformation. She abandoned her mimicry of Dominica and chose a new form, that of a golden-haired, crimson-eyed adolescent girl, blending features of both Skoda sisters. She then proceeded to join Toru’s party on their journey.

Frederica’s personality is multifaceted, marked by her ancient draconic nature and her long history of sorrow. While she can be mischievous and is prone to provoking her companions, especially Toru, she is also a deeply loyal and formidable ally. Her primary motivation for joining the group is deceptively simple: she proposes a future fight to the death with Toru. However, the execution of this duel is perpetually postponed, often by Toru himself, who insists he must first accomplish his mission of assembling the remains of Emperor Gaz for Chaika. As time passes, this pretext for a final battle gives way to a more genuine alliance and a desire to test her strength alongside her new comrades.

In the story, Frederica serves as a crucial source of aerial and magical support. Her ability to transform into a dragoon provides the party with immense combat power, reconnaissance, and mobility. She often acts as a strategist and a voice of ancient experience regarding the wars and magic of the past. Her role becomes even more central during the final confrontation with the resurrected Emperor Arthur Gaz. Realizing that Toru needs greater power to stand against the Emperor, Frederica makes a soul-binding pact with him. This ritual turns Toru into a Dragoon Cavalier, granting him draconic armor and enhanced abilities necessary to infiltrate Gaz’s space fortress and engage in the final battle.

Her key relationships define much of her character development. Her bond with Dominica Skoda is the foundational tragedy of her life, and she carries the memory of her former master with her always. Her dynamic with Toru Acura evolves from that of a curious adversary to a mischievous rival, and finally, to a partner bound by a formal pact of mutual trust. While she is initially a source of tension with Chaika Trabant, the two eventually develop a collaborative working relationship, supporting each other on their shared mission to collect the relics. In the end, after Emperor Gaz is finally defeated, Frederica is shown living peacefully alongside Toru, Akari, Chaika, and the Red Chaika, having found a new purpose and a new family.

Frederica possesses a wide array of notable abilities as a dragoon. Her primary power is metamorphosis, allowing her to shift between a humanoid girl, a swift quadrupedal cat-like form often used for quick travel or distractions, and her true form of a powerful, armored dragon with crystalline wings. In her draconic state, she is capable of devastating physical attacks and aerial combat. Beyond her physical transformations, she also has access to magical abilities, including healing spells, conjuration, defensive hardening, and a unique molting technique that allows her to shed her outer shell to protect her core. Her mastery over these abilities makes her one of the group’s most versatile and dangerous members.