Characters
Neia Baraja
ネイア・バラハ
Squire of the Paladin Order (in training) → evangelist of faith in the Sorcerer King; "the Faceless One"Roble Holy KingdomHumanTotal Lv11 (after resurrection; all job levels, since humans have no racial levels; Vol. 13 character profile)
Personality
Because she inherited her father's fearsome glare, she had few friends as a child and grew used to doing everything alone. She is earnest and responsible, and bore her superior's harassment for the sake of the people. Through her time with Ainz she came to revere his power and mercy deeply, became convinced that "justice needs power," and feels disgust and anger toward anyone who belittles the Sorcerer King.
Abilities
- Inherited her father Pabel's keen senses and talent for archery; her archery far surpasses her swordsmanship (she has almost no talent with the sword)
- Ainz lent her many magic items, including the bow "Ultimate Shooting Star Super" (Ainz said it was made with ancient rune techniques and counted it as YGGDRASIL equipment; it is actually a YGGDRASIL weapon, lent to promote rune weapons) and Grand King Buser's armor, "Turtle Shell." She returned them after the war (in the anime they were simply given to her)
- After her resurrection she gained new classes such as Sacred Archer, which let her imbue ranged attacks with holy power (Vol. 13)
- Without knowing it, she has a special ability to guide, and even brainwash, other people's thinking; for now it works only on those with wounded hearts (Vol. 13 character profile)
History
- After Jaldabaoth invaded the Holy Kingdom, she accompanied the Liberation Army's delegation under Remedios as a scout, seeking aid from the Kingdom and the Sorcerer Kingdom (Vol. 12)
- Assigned to attend the Sorcerer King, she was gradually won over by his thinking as she traveled with Ainz, and borrowed the bow "Ultimate Shooting Star Super" (Vol. 12)
- In the defense of the small city of Loyts she shot dead a demi-human who was using human children as shields. In the end she charged out to repay Ainz's kindness, and died in battle (Vol. 13)
- Saved by Ainz's [True Resurrection], she became convinced that "the Sorcerer King is justice." With CZ she infiltrated Kalinsha to rescue the Zern prince, and witnessed Ainz defeat Jaldabaoth (Vol. 13)
- She founded a support group to search for the Sorcerer King. After Ainz returned home, she put on a mask as "the Faceless One" and preached that "the weak who do not strive to become strong are evil"; her influence spread throughout the northern Holy Kingdom (Vols. 13–14)
- In Vol. 14, when the Sorcerer Kingdom declared war on the Kingdom, her group's seal appeared beside the Holy Kingdom's national seal on the alliance document. In a side story the author published on Hameln, the Sorcerer Kingdom prepared a welcoming ceremony for her visit (non-canon)
Trivia
In his Vol. 13 notes the author said "Gondo's and Neia's sexes should have been swapped." Another source says she was originally conceived as male but was changed to female because too many male supporting characters were interacting with Ainz (unverified).
Relationships
- Ainz Ooal Gown: The object of her worship, whom she regards as absolute justice
- Pabel Baraja: Her father, the "Black" of the Nine Colors and the source of her talent for archery; killed in battle
- Remedios Custodio: Her superior, who later often took her anger out on Neia
- CZ2128 Delta: "Senpai CZ"; they hit it off as fellow admirers of His Majesty
- Gustav Montagnés: The vice-captain who chose her as a scout, and who sometimes smooths things over for her
- Beebeezee: The Zern prince, whom she and CZ rescued; she gradually learned to read his feelings from the pulsing of his bodyunverified
- Bertrand Moro: A man in his forties who acts as a kind of secretary for the support group
- Albedo: She is jealous that Albedo can be close to the Sorcerer King (unverified)
- Dyel Gan Zu: An orc in the internment camp: "Human, have you been brainwashed!?"
- Jajan: A demi-human she shot dead during the battle for Loyts (unverified)
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