Character Info:

Ilsa is a veteran Society agent and elite drill sergeant, infamous for her merciless training

methods and venomous tongue. Armed with the twin pistols Neun Kugeln, she oversees

the survival training of Society operatives-including Zeta, Beatrix, and Eustace-preparing

them not just to fight, but to live in a world filled with otherworldly threats and near-

certain death.

Her cruelty is deliberate.

Having witnessed firsthand how hesitation, softness, or poor preparation get people

killed, Ilsa hardened her heart and adopted a near-demonic persona. She insults, berates,

and pushes her cadets past their limits-not out of malice, but out of terror. To her, being

hated is a small price to pay if it means her students come back alive.

Following the collapse of the Society and the rise of The Foe, Ilsa becomes a wandering

protector, moving from island to island with her cadets, hunted by enemies they cannot

see. With no organization left to shelter them, she becomes their shield, their

commander, and-whether she admits it or not-the closest thing they have to a home.

Personality:

Ilsa is hard, loud and intimidating. She's extremely disciplined and uncompromising, but

she's also firecely protective of her subordinates. She's emotionally guarded, but not

emotionally absent. Her rage and cruelty seem to be a defense mechanism - treating

cruelty like preventative care.

Beyond this however, she has a sweet tooth, and loves indulging in romance fantasies.

She dreams of a peaceful life, marriage, and normalcy. She doesn't think she deserves

softness, rather, softness is something one earns once the war is over.

Voice Direction:

Her voice should be loud, sharp and authrotative - maybe even with a gravelly edge if you

can muster it, without sounding old. She doesn't ask, she orders. Her voice should carry

a sense of urgency where applicable, but her voice should never sound cruel for fun.

Even at her harshest, the performance should subtly convey ''I'm yelling because I don't

want to attend your funeral.''

Voice Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzMQhc7obDw