The representatives of the three houses as they appear in Demon In Fodlan. Each of them are future leaders who each have a goal they strive for.
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House Leaders
Edelgard
Edelgard von Hresvelg
The princess of the Adrestian Empire, future Emperor and the house leader of the Black Eagles. A strong-willed and dignified young lady who has ambitions for the Empire and Fodlan, she's impressed by Goetia's vast knowledge and magical abilities and hopes to recruit him into the Adrestian Empire.
- Anti-Villain: Since the story on Byleth's side is going with the Azure Moon route, Edelgard is bound to be an enemy for Byleth in the future, especially for Dimitri. Edelgard seeks to abolish the Crest system that has been abused by the corrupt for a long time and seeks a world where people can be equals regardless of power or status, even if it means resorting to extreme methods, like planning a war against the Church, or reluctantly allying with the Agarthans to make her dream a reality.
- Dark and Troubled Past: She was kidnapped and experimented on by the Agarthans along with her siblings. Only she survived while the rest either died during the experiments or went insane from the experience.
- Dramatic Irony: She assumes that Rhea's motives for joining the Black Eagles on their way to Enbarr is out of political power play for the Church. She is unaware of the huge drama that happened in the aftermath of Sitri's attack between Rhea and her allies and that Rhea wants to fix her mistakes thanks to Goetia's prodding.
- Mystical White Hair: She has white hair and Goetia gotten involved in the battle in Remire Village because he sensed her dual Crests.
- Pint-Sized Powerhouse: She stands at 158cm yet is capable of wielding an axe.
- Secret Secret-Keeper:
- She is aware of Rhea's draconic heritage thanks to the biased information given to her by the Agarthans during her captivity.
- The events of Cindered Shadows and Lemegeton's confirmation has Edelgard figure out that Goetia's a former demon.
- She is made aware of the Crest Stone implanted in Byleth during Lemegeton's discussion regarding the results from the Blue Lion's fight with the empowered Miklan.
- Teeth-Clenched Teamwork:
- She makes it clear she despises working for the Agarthans after what they did to her and her siblings, and she is terrified of their new ally.
- Even after Lemegeton usurps Thales and is more civil to her than her previous benefactor, she is still hesitant to trust them, which is not helped when she hears of their defeat at the hands of Ritsuka Fujimaru.
- Villain Has a Point: While not evil and her methods to bring down the corrupt society of Fodlan can be considered extreme, it is hard to ignore the negative aspects of it stemming from Rhea's negligence to the point where most of the tragedies in Fodlan that occurred before the story are caused by Those Whose Slither In The Dark manipulating existing problems that festered because of said negligence.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: She aims to bring down the Crest reliant social structure of Fodlan which has become corrupt and rotten due to Rhea and the Church's negligence in which she plans to achieve this by uniting the entire continent via conquest which will get many people on both sides killed, not to mention siding albeit hesitantly with the people who are responsible for her siblings' death, Sothis' state and Rhea's people getting slaughtered.
- What the Hell, Hero?: She and Dimitri scolded Claude after they find out that he sent Linhardt to fetch Goetia to bring him to Abyss despite Byleth making it clear earlier that she didn't want to trouble him due to him currently under house-arrest.
- Wowing Cthulhu: Edelgard's determination to see through her dreams of true peace and progress to Fodlan within her short life, even if it means inciting a war and committing countless of atrocities to break the status quo, gains the interest of Lemegeton.
- Your Days Are Numbered: She suffers from the same condition that Lysithea has, thanks to the experimentations from the Agarthans. It is also one of her reasons on why she is determined to make changes to Fodlan no matter the cost.
Dimitri
Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
The crown prince of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus and the house leader of the Blue Lions. A kind-hearted and chivalrous young man, he's one of the few students who is welcoming to Goetia despite his mysterious background. Underneath his warm façade, he hides a darker side that he struggles to keep in control ever since the Tragedy of Duscur.
- Beneath the Mask: Although Dimitri presents himself as a kind, noble and chivalric knight, underneath it all is a deeply traumatized young man who struggles to control an unstable, bloodthirsty dark persona that was caused by the Tragedy of Duscur. He would often let that side slip either during intense battles or whenever he's reminded of the tragedy. Due to certain events, this side is seen much earlier on compared to in the games, such as during Lonato's rebellion or the raid at Conrad Tower. Only Felix is aware of this, hence his scathing 'boar king' remarks, in which Byleth takes note of to inquire about later on.
- Berserk Button: Desecration of the dead in any way due to his trauma from the Tragedy of Duscur. When Goetia talks about Necromancy to the others while in the Abyss, he explains how the Chalice's defenses most likely bind the souls of the dead who approach it into undead guardians, which enrages Dimitri that such a mechanism exists—denying the dead their eternal rest.
- Big Damn Heroes:
- Dimitri was able to stop Sitri from killing a Byleth-possessed Sothis by throwing his lance at the Demon Pillar, impaling it through its wings. The victory is cut short when Sitri's attention is drawn towards him and the other students who were still fleeing to safety. Luckily, Dimitri's actions gave Sothis the opening needed to deliver a suplex on Sitri before the Demon Pillar can retaliate.
- He joins the fray against an empowered Miklan by throwing his lance straight to his chest before the bandit leader high up and toss him aside before viciously attacking him.
- Black-and-White Insanity: While his moral compass can distinguish what's right and wrong, his standard for evil and villainy is far too strict—no matter the reason, ideology or excuse—killing is never justified in his eyes and the people who commit these acts are irredeemable evil and not worth sympathizing.
- Blood Knight: Despite his kindhearted and noble nature, Dimitri enjoys the thrill of a battle, whether it is a practice battle against Goetia or putting down rebellions. Several people have notice that he would be more disturbed and vicious during battles, Sothis even noting that he is a tad over-eager during the fight in Conard Tower.
- Dark and Troubled Past: In the event known by many as The Tragedy of Duscur, his father was assassinated in front of him along with several of his close friends, said event was also used by Faerghus' corrupt nobility to justify pillaging Duscur.
- Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?: He manages to save Byleth or rather Sothis in her body by throwing his lance at Sitri, impaling them. It's noted that he's the only human that managed to harm the Demon God Pillar.
- Everyone Has Standards: He may have a strict moral code but even he finds the Chalice's defense mechanism of binding the bandits' soul to use as ghostly guards to be torture, not justice.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: He has blonde hair and is one of the idealistic and kind-hearted characters in spite of his inner turmoil thanks to his Dark and Troubled Past.
- Hero of Another Story: Although he's the lord who interacted with Goetia the least, the story is going with the Azure Moon route, with Dimitri's inner demons coming out in the earlier parts of the story, such as during Lonato's rebellion and the assault on Conand Tower.
- Mask of Sanity: While he's genuinely a kindhearted young man, he keeps a lot of his insanity well-hidden that only Felix is aware of. After witnessing Goetia violently destroying Lonato's army and savagely beating the old man to death, he questions on how the demon manages to keep it together much better than him.
- Stepford Smiler: As Goetia notes, Dimitri's smile doesn't reach his eyes, hinting of his inner turmoil.
- Super-Strength: The Crest of Blaiddyd grants the user enhanced strength, though he has trouble controlling it. It's because of this that he was able to hold off Goetia a bit in close combat. He also makes use of this to take down the empowered Miklan for Sylvain to land the killing blow.
- What the Hell, Hero?:
- After he learns that Claude called for Goetia's aid behind Byleth's back, he and Edelgard chew him out for disrespecting Byleth's wish to not get Goetia in more trouble due to him currently under house-arrest.
- When Claude's incessant need to question others ends up blowing up in his face after Goetia finally lashes out at him from the repressed anger that has been boiling, both Dimitri and Lysithea quickly called him out for his insensitive questions and lack of personal boundaries.
Claude
Claude von Riegan
The future sovereign duke of the Leicester Alliance and the house leader of the Golden Deer. A cunning and sociable young man and self-proclaimed schemer, he takes an interest in Goetia after the mage saved his life in Remire Village. While he intends on recruiting Goetia to the Leicester Alliance, he finds himself more interested in the mysteries surrounding the former demon. He becomes another student in Goetia's Magecraft class after the latter gets promoted to a lecturer.
- Apologizes a Lot: As whenever his noisiness goes too far, he apologizes to Goetia in Chapter 55 for his insensitive questions about his background and Solomon when the latter was obviously in a foul mood. Goetia tells him he doesn't need to apologize, only because being pitied by others bothers him the most.
- Constantly Curious: He's always in the library mainly to ask a few questions to Goetia or digging up rumors in the Monastery.
- Deadpan Snarker: He's the snarkiest out of the three Lords.
- The Gadfly: He enjoys teasing others, his favorite targets being Dimitri, Lysithea and Goetia.
- Fatal Flaw: His curiosity, whenever something or someone catches his interest, he feels compelled to figure out all that he can about them. Unfortunately, this can result in him being too pushy and foregoing tact disregarding the subject's feelings on the matter, with Lysithea accusing him of taking people's desire for privacy as a challenge to double down and prod even harder.
- Hypocrite: For someone who is interested in other people's secrets, Claude keeps plenty of secrets about himself.
- Innocently Insensitive: Claude bringing up Solomon's name near the end of Chapter 53, unaware of the anger that has been building up in Goetia from his talk with Rhea, finally has the mage snapping at him.
- The Nicknamer: He gives a few nicknames to some of the characters. He even came up with several varieties of Goetia's nickname before finally settling for "Sparkles".
- Oh, Crap!: Utters one in the aftermath of Goetia's rant when he realizes that he pushed him too far by continuously prying about Solomon
- Open Mouth, Insert Foot: His deciding to grill Goetia over his background while in a tense argument with Rhea resulted in the former exploding. Dimitri and Lysithea of course make it clear how displeased they are with him.
- Precision F-Strike: He drops one near the end of Chapter 55 after the Demon Pillar possessing Aelfric revealed itself and fled with the Chalice, kidnapping Byleth and the Ashen Wolves in the process.Claude: What the fuck was that!?
- Spanner in the Works: Like in the original, Claude running off to Remiere Village unintentionally foiled Edelgard's assassination attempt on his and Dimitri's lives, but also lead the three to meet Byleth and later, Goetia. He becomes an even greater one when it was him almost being killed by a bandit that caused Goetia to come to his rescue, resulting in the former Beast getting tangled up with the Officer's Academy.
