Ane Veronique's mother, a woman in her mid-to-late 40s who died recently, supposedly from disease.

Anne Ravencrest is an important part of Ane's own story, being the sole reason she decided to travel to Skyrim, as the loss of her mother made her want to reconnect with the Nord culture she came from.

Whilst Anne has died by the time the mod starts, the game's main story offers a rare opportunity to visit the Nordic afterlife, Sovngarde, which with this mod will allow the player to meet face to face with Ane's late mother.

Anne Ravencrest was the last living heir to the Ravencrest bloodline, a bloodline that supposedly went as far back as the Merethic Era, when the first Atmoran settlers arrived in Skyrim. After the rise of Tiber Septim, it was the Ravencrest's that formed the Paladins of Talos, a holy order dedicated to spread the word of the Emperor who became a god.

Anne's father, Harald Ravencrest, was the leader of the Paladins during the Great War, but died in battle to ensure the Emperor could properly escape the Imperial City, forcing Anne to take on the role herself at a young age, which impressed a visiting noble from Daggerfall, who offered to protect her when after the war, Talos worship was outlawed.

Anne felt many conflicting feelings when she left Skyrim. Some labeled her a traitor for going to Daggerfall instead of staying in Skyrim and fight for the right to have the very faith her bloodline were supposed to be the protectors of, but ultimately she chose to live as an exile, not wanting to be the reason for a conflict in Skyrim. So she lived the rest of her days with the noble who had brought her out of Skyrim, Sir Theodore LaRouche, the Duke of Daggerfall. Marrying him seemed the best action to ensure she could stay safely in Daggerfall, and make sure she'd never be a target.

She's not sure she ever loved him, but when she gave birth to their daughter she did indeed have someone in her life to love. A daughter to raise, to tell the stories of her people, of the legacy of the Ravencrests, and to make sure that legacy did not end with her.

Sadly, she found herself often fighting with her husband on how their daughter should be raised. Even the name had come from an argument, as Anne wanted to name her Ane, as befitting of the firstborn daughter of a Ravencrest, whilst Theodore wanted her to be named Veronique, a noble Breton name, after one of his ancestors. Whilst they agreed to give her both names, Anne never liked how her husband seemed to only call their daughter Veronique, and never Ane.

Still, she did her best to raise her as a Nord, even as Theodore gave her lessons in Breton etiquette and speech, and made sure that at the very least her daughter knew how to hold a two handed weapon high, like a proper Swordmaiden. Still, even in death, she wasn't sure she had done enough to make her daughter appreciate where she came from...

Said death was not of disease. Anne Ravencrest-LaRouche was killed by a poison, according to the royal undertaker. Theodore made the decision not to make that report official, so for all Ane and the rest of the world belives, Anne Ravencrest died from disease. Anne is aware of the truth, obviously.

In terms of voice, she should not sound too Nordic, but instead any Nordic influence in her voice should merely act as the foundation. The most important aspect of her voice is to be deep and motherly, to show the experience and complicated emotions she carries as a woman who has gone through so much in barely half of a normal human's lifespan. Her words should also be carried with a sense of nostalgia and loss, as whilst Anne now resides in Sovngarde, the Nordic afterlife, surrounded by her ancestors and relatives, she can not let go of the sadness of being unable to see her daughter's life with her own eyes...