Liliane Vaude

Liliane Vaude (リリアンヌ・ヴォード) is a noblewoman of House Vaude. She is the second wife of Ledior Vaude and the mother of Langris Vaude.

Appearance
Liliane is a woman with long blonde hair pulled back into a bun.

Personality
Not a great deal of Liliane's personality is shown, given her limited screen time. However, she has been shown to be a very stereo-typical evil stepmother, loving her son and out-right hating her step-son. This is possibly due to the fact that, despite being a noble woman, she is a normal woman i.e. not a magic knight. The evil stepmother concept comes from the ancient world, when women were more dependent on their spouses and then later their eldest son's for financial support. As children by other mothers would at best reduce the the inheritance her children would receive, they were a certain, if mildly indirect, danger to her future wellbeing.

Biography
Nothing of Liliane's early life is revealed. She was born a noblewoman, but given that she did nothing but cry when Langris acted out, (unlike her husband, who tried to restrain him), it can be inferred she did not follow the martial was of a Magic Knights.

After Ledior Vaude's wife dies, he marries Liliane and they have a son, Langris. Liliane favors Langris over Ledior's first son, Finral and frequently praises Langris while harshly criticizing Finral.

Several days after the Royal Knights Selection Exam, Liliane and Ledior are brought before King Augustus Kira Clover XIII to answer for Langris's behavior. Liliane is shocked that Langris would be considered a traitor. They are interrupted by a mage alerting them to the attack on the Royal Capital.

A group of possessed Golden Dawns infiltrate Clover Castle, and Ratri, who has possessed Langris, makes his way to the throne room. Liliane panics when the elf attacks and defeats Ledior. When the elf turns his attention towards Augustus, Ledior claims that something is wrong with Langris, with which Liliane agrees. Finral Roulacase arrives, teleports over to his father, and creates a portal for his family to escape. Liliane worries about Langris while Yami Sukehiro ushers her through the portal.