Astrid Nyström

Astrid Nyström, daughter of Cwēn and Adler, was the Queen of Varod from 732 P.C. until her death in 800 P.C. Lake Astrid is named after her.

History
Only an infant at the time of her father´s murder, Astrid was only taught the events that befell her family later in her life. Then, only within a few years of learning that dark past, her mother would die. Astrid did not know her father well, as she was too young, but her mother was her role model in everything. So when, one morning, the still-maiden Astrid found her dead mother within the Pink Castle, great grief besieged her. In fact, the entire city stopped to weep and it took weeks before everyone recovered.

On that same afternoon Astrid was to be addressed as Queen, and after the time for condolences was over, the new Queen of Varod took her place and continued ruling the city. She spent years and years studying the art of politics, as to honor how her mother served the city, as well as her father, in his own way, before his foul murder.

Astrid took her job as ruler very seriously, to the surprise of her servants and stewards, who expected a lady of her youth to be interesting in anything but politics. She made reforms on certain taxing systems and improved relations with all other major settlements of the time in the region and beyond. One of her other notable achievements is the modernization of the Festival, which was to be managed by Varod´s Musical College. This event has generated much profit for the city. Astrid did not marry during her lifetime, though historians assure that she did have a romantic involvement with someone at some point of her life, which was maintained secret for reasons unknown.