Lucina Basin

Lucina Basin was an Armanian noblewoman. The youngest child of former Emperor Daas the Swift, Lucina was born just before the events of The Enmity.

Lucina was well known for her beauty, even at a young age. Her kind nature made her popular amongst the smallfolk. However she was the victim of her birth. Being born a member of the ruling Basin family, she was a target for the other two power families, Zamod and Rawle.

At the age of just 13, she was seduced by the much older Harrison Rawle and gave birth to the twins Tanake and Mary. Her pregnancy caused a scandal at the time, and her rushed marriage to Harrison removed her heirs as Basin children.

From a young age, Lucina taught her children to be loyal to the Basin family. Her daughter Mary wasn't particularly interested, but her son Tanake Rawle soon believed that he would the heir to Lucina's brother, Emperor Carlos Basin.

This belief caused friction between Lucina and her older sister Lucille Basin, who was technically the next of line. When a young Aeris Rawle manipulated Carlos into sending Lucille for a marriage to Count Benjen III, Lucina took the opportunity to promote her son's claim to the throne. These efforts were successful, and Tanake was considered the true heir by the smallfolk.

Upon Lucille's return in 568 UB, the friction between the sisters began to increase dramatically. It was not uncommon for the women to break out into fights, which Carlos would be forced to break up.

Lucina and her young son Tanake were killed whilst journeying to their sister's second wedding to Serbi Zamod. The details of the accident are not clear, but many harbour the suspicions that foul play was involved, but this was never proven.