Nia

Nia is one of the main playable characters in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. She is a Gormotti Driver and is accompanied by her special Blade, Dromarch, who calls her "Lady" like a butler. She comes from Gormott Province. Originally a member of Torna, she defects to Rex's side after Pyra's awakening. Nia's Driver form is that of a young Gormotti girl with neck-length silver hair styled into a bob cut with matching feline ears on top of her head. She has amber eyes, three white stripe tattoos on her face, and elongated canine teeth. She is quite short and has a petite frame. She wears a feline-hooded yellow one-piece jumpsuit with gold-trimmed white armor plates around her chest and upper arms, and wears a brown utility belt around her hips with three daggers. She wears red and white heeled boots which come up at the top into large decorated white and black cones, which extend past her knees around the front and around her calves from the back. As the Queen of Agnus, Nia wears long, hooded white robes with red accents resembling a kimono, with a large white bow on the back. Her dress is decorated with various golden accessories reminiscent of her Blade form. Her hair is now shorter coming down only to her shoulders. She retains her long pointed ears which are now attached to a white crown with golden accents and three light blue jewels coming down the front. Her crimson and aqua diamond Core Crystal is visible on her chest. While she retains most of her facial features, her eyes are distinctly more pointed. As a Hero, Nia wears a short yellow dress with a black belt around her waist, resembling her original Driver form. Nia also wears similar shoes and wrist guards and a slightly modified version of her original chest plate and spaulders. The back of her outfit is lined with white cloth with golden accents, with 2 pieces coming down toward her legs resembling her Blade form. Below her dress, she wears black leggings with a white band around her right thigh, reminiscent of Massive Melee Mythra. She wields a longer, curved version of her Catalyst Scimitar as well as two apparitions of Pyra's and Mythra's Aegis Swords floating behind her. This combination is now referred to as the Anima Sword in game. Nia usually comes across as sarcastic and cynical, always having a witty put-down at other characters' shortcomings. She is initially unfriendly and dismissive of Rex, particularly due to his belief in Elysium which she sees as childish naivety. She has a good political understanding of the annexing of Gormott by the Empire of Mor Ardain, and opts to save lives where possible in opposition to the other members of Torna. She displays empathy for Pyra's situation and develops a teasing camaraderie with the rest of the party, warming especially to Rex as she gets to know him better. As the Queen of Agnus, Nia attempts to conceal her blunt and uncouth attitude with an air of refinement under the impression that her usual self would be considered undignified, but she has little success in doing so.