Frozen AU

Anna
"'Giving up was never an option. But if you're back's against the wall; either you break the wall, or you're the one who breaks. The important thing, whether it may be good or bad, is you do the next right thing. The Queen of Arendelle stands by that principle.' - Anna's first speech as Queen."Elsa's opposite, yet glamorous sister. Anna has been Elsa's cornerstone since their childhood until this very day. Energetic, unyielding, clever, smart, and often times very quirky, Anna embodies the opposite traits of her older sister who is known for being regal, reserved, and shy. She makes sure that her sister is out of harm's way, and her people are always smiling, and full of hope.

After the events of Frozen II (2019), Anna is left to rule as Queen of Arendelle alongside her now-husband, Kristoff. Her first days of rule was dealt with enthusiasm and life. But as time passes, Anna felt the longing for her sister's presence, whom has decided to move out of Arendelle and reside in the Enchanted Forest, and the real-world challenge of governing a kingdom proved much harder at first glance.

AS QUEEN OF ARENDELLE (1842-1844)
Anna is crowned Queen of Arendelle on November 22, 1842 after her sister voluntarily relinquishes the throne to her after the turbulent events that occurred at the Enchanted Forest. Anna ruled alongside her husband, Kristoff, with Olaf, and Sven as her companions. Unlike her sister who stayed away from political affairs since 1836, Anna is more of a progressive queen, introducing numerous projects that greatly improved the lives of everyone in Arendelle. She voluntarily paid for all the expenses of the projects she'd laid out for the people. Under Anna's rule, the kingdom changed drastically in a good way; new relations are forged between Arendelle and its Scandinavian neighbors, trade vastly improved, and tourism flourished.

Anna's rule is without its controversial feats. For once, Anna undertakes the reclamation of Norway from the Kalmar Union in which she had partially succeeded. The land of Ulvefjorden, and Southern Norway was returned to Arendelle as a "kind gesture" from King Oscar I, Anna and Elsa's distant relative from the House of Bernadotte in which King Runeard, her "tyrannical" grandfather has partly descended from. Talks of the annexation of southern Norway troubled the neighboring powers, fearing that Anna might bolster a "cult of personality" by using diplomacy to revive the Union of Arendelle-Norway. Eventually, Anna was bestowed the title of Duchess in the House of Bernadotte by King Oscar I for her to be recognized as a legitimate holder of the lands given to her.

THE INVASION OF ARENDELLE (1842-1843)
On December 02, 1842, Weseltonian and Southern Isles forces invaded the kingdom to avenge its humiliation after the events of the Eternal Winter back in 1839. Led by King Heinrich, with the support of Prince Hans, Prince Harold, and the Duke of Weselton, the joint armies landed in southern Norway and secretly attacked from the mountains surrounding Arendelle, while a second invasion from the sea was underway. At the time, Arendelle was unprepared for such attack since it haven't been in a war for 31 years, and most of the soldiers who fought in the Arendellian-Kalmar Union War have greatly aged, and have been honorably discharged from military duties.

On December 21, on Elsa's 24th birthday, Arendelle falls into the hands of the combined Southern Isles-Weselton invasion army. Anna and the entire chain of command fled to Elsa's ice palace, while Elsa was captured in Arendelle after buying time for Anna and the citizens to get out of the kingdom. It took months, and the intervention of the Kalmar Union, and Denmark to finally expel the invaders from Arendelle. The kingdom is finally liberated on March 19, 1843 after almost three months of occupation. The resulting war resulted in hundreds of deaths, including that of King Heinrich of the Southern Isles, and his son Prince Harold. Prince Hans was captured, and is still imprisoned in the castle dungeon.

THE DIARCHY COMPROMISE OF 1843, AND THE SCANDINAVIAN LEAGUE (1843)
After the war, Anna announces the dissolution of the monarchy system, and installed a diarchy system to better manage the kingdom, with her sister as co-ruler. The diarchy split the monarchical powers into two; the authoritarian power, and the executive power. With Anna handing over the authoritative power to Elsa, and keeping the executive power for herself.

In this, Arendelle flourished after the events of the invasion. This is when Arendelle started to build up its own power to better protect itself from small, and even large neighbors. Anna used her unyielding charm to craft defensive pacts, and trade deals with Norway-Sweden, and Denmark; eventually turning into a tripartite agreement between the Scandinavian kingdoms, forming the Scandinavian League (the momentous, and eventual precursor for the formation of a unified empire in Scandinavia), in which Weselton and the Southern Isles are not invited to join after their ruthless aggression.

THE GREAT FAMINE OF 1844, AND PERSONAL TRAGEDIES
In 1844, Scandinavia is hit with a famine after crop failures plagued the arable lands of the kingdoms. Anna initiated relief efforts for the kingdom that was greatly praised by her neighbors, and was followed suit by them. The Scandinavian League reached out to the mainland to fight the common struggle. Anna did not stop until Arendelle was out of the famine; the very first European kingdom to pull itself out of a disaster. Jealousy from the mainland caused Anna to be bombarded by criticisms despite doing nothing but help. She did not yield to their insults, and just continued.

Within the course of the famine, Anna is expecting her first child. At the same time, Elsa once again relinquishes her royal title, and goes away to seek a new place for herself, putting a lot of emotional strain on Anna. On December 22, 1844, Anna finally delivers her child, but the physical stress, and her unwillingness to stop working for the kingdom compromised her child, and she had a still-birth, which was not widely understood at that time. Anna is devastated greatly, and it affected her time as Queen of Arendelle. With Anna incapacitated, and Elsa nowhere to be found, Kristoff is put in-charge as acting King of Arendelle under the supervision of the high command.

THE ARENDELLE-SWEDEN WAR, AND THE WINTER COMPROMISE (1844)
Anna's third, and final sole rule of Arendelle comes under fire when Norway-Sweden's king, their distant cousin, King Oscar secretly ordered a surprise invasion of Arendelle, and an assassination attempt on Anna, and Elsa. Still marred from the tragedies that occurred, Anna was unable to properly bolster the army. Elsa usurps the throne from her sister to lead the army into battle, with Anna watching at the sidelines. After the brief skirmish, Arendellian forces pushed into Gothenburg, forcing Oscar to submit to Arendelle.

The Winter Compromise of 1844, with backing of the Treaty of Weselton, all southern holdings of Sweden are ceded to the Kingdom of Arendelle, and Norway is given as a vassal state. Anna voluntarily abdicates to give way to her sister to once again take charge, feeling that she is more suitable for the throne. Oscar abdicates after the signing of the Treaty, putting Arendelle in-charge of Sweden as well, in what the people recognizes as the start of the Scandinavian Empire.

Now, Anna serves as the Heir Presumptive to her sister, and now a mother to a healthy, second daughter she named Catherine Elsa Iduna, or Catherine I of Arendelle who was born on September 20, 1846 during the Autumn Equinox.

LIFE UNDER ELSA'S REIGN, AND DUTIES AS A MEMBER OF THE IMPERIAL COURT
After her step back from the main spotlight, Anna retained some authority within the imperial government, though she opposes the idea that her sister is running multiple kingdoms at once. Under Elsa's rule, Anna is the current Lord Protector of Norway under the watchful eye of King Oscar, who is still technically the King of Norway. Anna is also the Head Imperial Adviser to Elsa, and an honorary master of the Snow Queen's Legions; Elsa's elite imperial forces that's duty is to protect the imperial family and the government.

Anna's life had been generally normal, though there had been numerous conflicts between the sisters, especially after Ragnarök wherein Anna was proclaimed acting Keiserinne when Elsa was out of action, and her controversial appointment of General Gunnar, who later on led a coup d'etat against the Imperial Government. Even since, a bittersweet relationship grew between Anna and Elsa as her sister became less trusting towards her after the coup.

Anna's duties as an Imperial is to oversee the day-to-day life to the citizens of Arendelle. Elsa proclaimed Anna as the Overseer of the Kingdom, meaning Anna is in-charge of the domestic affairs of Arendelle, though all of her actions are to be delivered first to Elsa before implementation can begin. Anna is also in-charge of making sure that the citizens of Arendelle are physically, and financially secured at all times as she is the provisional head of the Arendellian Guards, and the Finance Minister to the Queen of Arendelle.

Currently, Anna is the heir presumptive to the throne of Arendelle and/or Scandinavia, but changes are bound to occur now that her daughter, Princess Catherine I of Arendelle has come to the family, and with Elsa's distrust of her might affect the line of succession since Elsa is in somewhat in-favor of her daughter than she is. It is unclear for now who Elsa wants to be Queen of Arendelle, and Empress of Scandinavia after she passes on.

BEGINNINGS
Kristoff was born on September 20, 1820; the very same day as her second daughter. Kristoff was an orphan in his entire childhood as he never knew who his true parents were. He found a lifetime companion in Sven, a peculiar reindeer that has stuck by his side ever since. Eventually, Kristoff and Sven are took in by Bulda, a member of the mythical rock trolls, and were raised to be one, living a secluded life away from people.

As Kristoff grew up, he became involved in ice harvesting, where he goes with older gentlemen to harvest ice from the North Mountain to be delivered to Arendelle. This has become Kristoff's life ever since along with his trusted steed, Sven.

ARRIVAL IN ARENDELLE, AND ROYAL INTERVENTION (1839)
Kristoff is a common folk, especially in the market within Arendelle. As a deliverer, time is always his nemesis, especially when it comes to crucial payloads. Kristoff stumbles upon the lovable Princess Anna of Arendelle during the events of the Eternal Winter of 1839 that has greatly affected his ice-harvesting work. He tags along with Anna to find Elsa, and slowly he falls in love with the princess despite her overly-exaggerated description of her so-called fiancee, Prince Hans of the Southern Isles.

When Elsa was brought back as prisoner to Arendelle, Kristoff saves Anna by returning her to the kingdom, and walking away. Sven pushes him back to pursue Anna's heart, and just in time as the kingdom falls into chaos when Elsa escaped, and Prince Hans falsely sentencing Elsa to death. After the chaotic events, Kristoff remained in Arendelle to be with Anna. By a royal decree from Elsa, Kristoff is named as Arendelle's Ice Master and Deliverer; a special honor bestowed onto him for his service to the kingdom.

LIFE AS CONSORT, AND PRINCE OF ARENDELLE (1839-1844)
After much convincing, Kristoff and Sven moves to Arendelle, even moving with Anna and Elsa in the Old Castle. At first, he wasn't keen to be in a "royal life" as he put it, and was and is still clearly fond of his life as an ice harvester despite the changes in his life. The major of his early years in Arendelle are relatively peaceful and happy.

Kristoff's life takes an unexpected turn when Elsa stepped down as Queen of Arendelle in 1842. He proposes to Anna weeks before Elsa left, and with that, he is elevated as Consort to the Queen when Anna assumes the throne in November 22, 1842. The two are married shortly after Anna's ascend to the throne. After that, Kristoff immersed himself with the workings of the monarchy to better help Anna with her duties in court, and outside Arendelle. He turned out to be a well-taught diplomat under Anna's reign.

In 1843, on Anna's birthday, Elsa invests Kristoff into the aristocracy, formally inducting him as a member of the Royal House of Snøfjord-Vår, and as Prince of Arendelle, elevating him from commoner into the nobility, and securing his position within the royal court.

A year later in 1844, he and Anna finally conceived their first child. But he hit another curb when their first child was declared deceased right after birth. Kristoff handled the loss of his child with vigor, and acted as Anna's foundation in those darkest days of their marriage. When Anna was incapacitated due to her depression, Kristoff is proclaimed as acting Monarch of Arendelle. He is the one who initially first handled the war situation against the Kalmar Union, and he did it with tact, and composure. Kristoff passes the duty to her sister-in-law, Elsa when she returned, and he goes back into being a faithful husband to Anna, helping her quell the devastating loss.

When the Scandinavian Empire was proclaimed, Kristoff became Captain of the Snow Queen's Legions and an honorary adviser to the Keiserinne of Scandinavia. He is also a lieutenant-commander in the army, commanding the 12th Mountain Company of the Scandinavian Army that is situated in the province of Ulvefjorden where the North Mountain is located. As prince, he is mostly at the sidelines, and is only delegated when needed, so he mostly spends his time with Sven, and helping around town with the various projects that are part of Elsa's "re-visioning" of Arendelle that is still on-going after it was interrupted by the events of Ragnarök.

Kristoff is currently a proud father to her second daughter, Lady Catherine I of Arendelle.