Astharoshe &quot;Asthe&quot; Aslan, Duchess of Odessa and Kiev, is an undercover agent for the New Human Empire. She is a direct, no-nonsense individual who has a very low opinion of Terrans, referring to them as barbaric and stupid, among other things. Her opinion of humans, however, seems to have primarily been formed through Empire propaganda combined with having little exposure to or understanding of humans. Asthe takes being called a &quot;vampire&quot; as an insulting slur, and only refers to herself as a Methuselah. Asthe fights with a weapon called the Sword of Gae Bolg. The most powerful close-combat weapon found amongst the Lost Technology relics, the sword uses ionized xenon gas to create a high-density, high-temperature plasma blade capable of cutting through anything.    Asthe's view of humans begins to change after she is sent to Venice to arrest Endre Kourza, a vampire mass murderer whose newest round of killings in Vatican territory could spur a war. As part of her mission, she is partnered with Father Abel Nightroad from the AX Agency. When the two find Endre, Asthe becomes solely focused on killing him because he murdered her partner. She is so blinded by her rage that she destroys the Rialto Bridge, killing and wounding many humans that had come for a festival. Abel also sustains injuries while protecting her from her own sword, which flew back at her in the explosion. She greatly regrets her actions, and keeps a better handle on her emotions when they go after Endre again and arrest him. Though she initially berated Abel for calling himself her partner, a word of special meaning to Asthe, at the end of the mission, he earned her respect enough for her to call him her partner. She also became more accepting and tolerating of humans in general.    Her partnership with Abel would become an important step in the secret peace negotiations between the Vatican and the Empire. She would later be assigned to shelter the Vatican diplomats and the Earl of Memphis after the Rosenkreuz Orden's attempt to assassinate Cardinal Caterina. Through this turn of events, Asthe would also become a core Empire representative in the question to stop the Rosenkreuz Orden's continued efforts to start another war between the Methuselah and Terrans.    In the novels, the partner that Endre killed was the Countess Len Yearnoshe, however in the anime series, her partner is changed to a male and it is implied that they were lovers.    In the anime, she is first sent to investigate an incident suspected to be connected to a vampire mass murderer and reluctantly partnered with Abel, Astharoshe is a direct, no-nonsense individual who harbors a low opinion of humans. Despite the fact that she can be harsh, Astharoshe has also been shown to be very caring and understanding on some occasions. She has proved to be a skilled fighter and wields a large spear, that can extend on her command and fires massive blasts of energy from its tip.

The background is in the distant future after the destruction brought about by Armageddon. The war between the vampires and the humans continue to persist. In order to protect the humans from the vampires, the Vatican has to rely on other allies to counter the situation. The protagonist,  Abel Nightroad, is a traveling priest from the Vatican and a crusnik, a vampire that drinks the blood of vampires. He is a member of the "Ax", a special operations group led by Cardinal Catherina Sforza. He encounters a young girl called Esther, who decides to go with him to Rome and train at the Vatican. Soon after he meets her, the order of Rozencreuz, led by Abel's twin, Cain, tries to continue the war so they can rule the world. It's up to Abel and the AX to try and stop them.

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Michiko Neya is a Japanese voice actress. She formerly worked at Arts Vision but is now a freelancer.

Non-anime roles:~!
• Ami Barklight in "Tales of Phantasia -Full Voice Edition-" (VG)
• Cindy Campbell (voiceover for Anna Faris) in "Scary Movie" (live-action movie)
• Ellie in "Magic School Lunar!" (VG)
• Emeraldas in "Xenogears" (VG)
• Emma Hetfield in "Wild Arms Alter Code: F" (VG)
• Hibiki (Sekirei No.12) in "Sekirei" (drama CD)
• Hsien-Ko / Lei-Lei in "Darkstalkers II" (VG)
• Hsien-Ko / Lei-Lei in "Darkstalkers III" (VG)
• Kira in "The Power of the Dark Crystal" (2008 movie)
• Lei Lei in "Namco X Capcom" (VG)
• Linda Zakroid in "Mitsumete Knight R Daibouken hen" (VG)
• Linda Zakroid in "Mitsumete Knight" (VG)
• Mako Sato in "Initial D: Special Stage" (VG)
• Maria Traydor in "Star Ocean : Till the End of Time" (VG)
• Martina Martinez in "Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th" (live-action movie)
• Natalia L. K. Lanvaldear in "Tales of the Abyss" (VG)
• Ouka Nagisa in "Super Robot Wars Original Generations" (VG/PS2)
• Rose in "Namco X Capcom" (VG)
• Rose in "Street Fighter Alpha 2" (VG)
• Rose in "Street Fighter Alpha 3" (VG)
• Rose in "Street Fighter Alpha" (VG)
• Sato Mako in "Initial D Kuroi Inazuma: Aratanaru Fuhai Densetsu " (Drama CD)
• Sato Mako in "Initial D: Impact Blue no Kanata ni..." (Drama CD)
• Sato Mako in "Initial D" (VG)
• Seana in "Elemental Gearbolt" (VG)
• Sidney Prescott (voiceover for Neve Campbell) in "Scream series" (live-action movies)
• Sophitia Alexandra in "Soul Calibur 2" (VG)
• Sophitia Alexandra in "Soul Calibur 3" (VG)
• Sophitia Alexandra in "Soul Edge" (VG)
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Carrie Anne Savage is an American voice actress known for her work for New Generation Pictures, Studiopolis, and Funimation/OkraTron 5000.

Cousin of [Marina Massironi](https://anilist.co/staff/157944)

__Non-Anime Roles:__  
Toot Braunstein in "Drawn Together" (TV Animation) (German)  

In a dark and distant future, Armageddon has given rise to the fabled Second Moon - and a perpetual war between the vampires and the humans!
 
Esther is a nun in the city of Istavan. When she crosses paths with Abel Nightroad, a priest sent from the Vatican to combat the local order of vampires, the two form a holy alliance to battle the most evil of threats. In this gorgeous, gothic-action series - part of the super-popular Trinity Blood franchise - the very survival of the human race is at stake!
 
(Source: Viz Media)

There are two sets of Novels in Trinity Blood, Reborn on the Mars (R.O.M.) and Rage Against The Moons (R.A.M.). The events in Rage Against the Moons take place before those in Reborn on The Mars. The books were written by Yoshida Sunao (and after his death, continued by Kentaro Yasui) with illustrations done by THORES Shibamoto. There are also 5 manga volumes currently available; the anime is produced by GONZO and there are 24 episodes in total. Similar in feel to a Hellsing or Trigun. The background is in the distant future, a post-apocalyptic world after the destruction brought about by Armageddon. The war between humans (Terran) and vampires (Methuselah) continues, as a struggle between two factions: the Vatican and the New Human Empire. Yet amidst the bloodshed and violence, many desire a peaceful co-existence between the two species. However, standing between them and this goal is the Rosenkreuz Orden, a group of vampire extremists who manipulate the two sides and pit them against each other. To combat them, the Vatican special operations group "AX", led by Cardinal Caterina, must use everything they have - even a Crusnik (a vampire who preys on the blood of other vampires) to protect the peace effort. 
 
(Source: Tokyopop)

Astharoshe Aslan