Artizea Rosan

"I don't think that the beauty that the social world demands is indicative of the dignity of the person and the culture."

- Artizea Rosan to Lysia Morten (chapter 73)

Artizea Rosan (아르티제아) or Tia is the main character of the series "The Villainess Lives Twice".

About
Artizea is the daughter of Miraila Rosan and heir to the Rosan Marquisate. She became the only heir after her siblings all died from poisoning when she was 6 months old. In her first timeline, Tia gets her brother on the throne only to be betrayed by him. She was tortured relentlessly until all of her limbs were cut off. After escaping with Venia under the Grand Duke Evron's instructions, Tia sacrifices her life and draws a magic circle that would turn back time. Unexpectedly for Artizea, she came back in time even though the spell was supposed to take her life. From that moment on, Tia decides to form an alliance with Grand Duke Evron to make him Emperor. But she still feels guilt from her past misdeeds while she encounters people who she ordered to kill or who she had made deals with.

Appearance
Tia is a very thin girl who developed an eating disorder at the age of 10, when her mother told her she was fat. She ate little and by the time she was 18 all that was left of her were just skin and bones. After she went to live with Cedric, Artizea slowly started gaining weight.

She has turquoise eyes and blonde, close to white, hair.

History
Artizea was neglected as a child by her mother, and didn't have a father. She learned early on that the only way to get a bit of attention from her mother was when Lawrence was involved. So, Tia decided to help her brother onto the throne in her first life. She caused war, famine, poverty, etc. She also persuaded the Saintess Lysia to be his Empress so that the Imperial Family could be more influential and gain the public's attention. Lysia was abused by her brother, and later died from it. Lysia entrusted Tia with her last words to Cedric Evron. After some time, Artizea was imprisoned and brought to the Palace in shackles in front of Lawrence. There, she learned that Abe, Lawrence's child, was poisoned and she was being accused of it. Tia went on to be accused of countless crimes, some true and others fabricated. Her tongue and all of her limbs were cut off so that she could not refute the accusations and sign documents.

Venia, the former Empress's maid, got Artizea out of prison under Cedric Evron's orders. She was brought to a rebel's camp where Evron and his people were. In the novel, Cedric rides with her through the land so that she could see how awful everything was outside the capital. In the manhwa, she only saw glimpses of the desolate land when she was being transported in a laundry cart. Back in camp, Cedric kneels in front of Tia and begs her to form a plan to do something against the Emperor and better their lives. Artizea felt guilty, but when she started doing her crimes, she told herself she was not allowed to feel guilty. She cried, and shook her head. Cedric was disappointed but told her he could send her to the outskirts of the Empire so she could live quietly. Later that night, Artizea made a magic circle with her own blood to turn back time.

Artizea wakes up in her bed when she had just turned 18. She decided to make this life her own. On her way to the temple, she encounters Cedric and his knights from the Western Army. They have tea and Artizea proposes that he propose her marriage publicly with the Saintess Olga's Heart. She said she was going to make him Emperor for the sake of the people. So, Tia goes on to make changes in her life. She contacts Hanson, the former butler of the Marquisate Rosan. Most of the staff in the Marquisate was fired under her order while Miraila was away on a vacation with the Emperor, who Tia was slowly gaining favor by acting with filial piety. After Miraila publicly beats Tia, she decides to live Cedric, who was now her legal guardian. Lawrence makes a visit and she tells him that she's going to cut ties with their mother. Lawrence tries to persuade her to not do it, but lets her be in the end.

She sneaks out one night, with Freil as her guard. She goes to an inn in the slums and asks for Rye Fidget, whose alias is Watt. In her past life, she made deals with him, be it murder or others. But he went to court and accused her, too. In this life, she has the upper hand and asks him for favors. After their visit, they go to a restaurant, that's actually a safe house for her. There, she conducts a divorce and remarriage of a Baron. She uses the name of Terry Ford to gain land.

The empress invites her to her palace, who had been in seclusion for the past 20 years after the death of Viscounts Fischer and her family (Grand Duke Riagan). Artizea presents her with the Saintess Olga's Heart and also asks to be the empress's lady-in-waiting.

For her wedding, the empress acts as a replacement for her mother Miraila while the Emperor does the same for Grand Duke Evron. And so, they get married and she officially inherits the title of Marchioness Rosan and Grand Duchess Evron. After the wedding, they travel North to the land of Evron, while increasingly getting closer to Cedric.

There, she meets with the vassals like the Counts Jordyn and their daughter, Aubrey. Aubrey was jealous, but Tia decided to make Aubrey her lady-in-waiting. Aubrey couldn't accept Tia as the Grand Duchess, and in a fit of rage she threw the jewelry that Tia entrusted her with to a maid. Artizea sent out people to search for her, but she still had to go to the End of Year Banquet. That's when she finally meets Lysia, the representative of the rebel's village and soon-to-be Saintess.

While she's in the north, Rye is acting as a scamming necromancer for her.

Personality
Artizea is a calculating person who exudes authority. In her past life she was more docile, and acted like a tool. But now, since she decided to take control of her own life, Tia lives independently and wisely.

She knows who to bribe well, and has good contacts from her past life.

While she's with Cedric, though, her mind goes blank.

Cedric Evron
In her prior life, Artizea almost never directly interacted with Cedric. She only plotted on how to discard him as heir to the throne so Lawrence could take the crown. Despite her attempts, Duke Evron and the community from his land never died, persevering in dead land.

During her short meetings with Cedric Evron in her first life, though, she describes them as her having some sort of romantic feelings for him, but never acting on them either because of the guilt or because she didn't know what exactly it was.

In the present timeline, Artizea made it her goal to make Cedric the emperor.

Trivia
In other translations, her name is "Artezia"

According to some sites, the name Artezia means that a person is "studious, quiet, and reserved" which explains some of Tia's characteristics. However, there is no meaning behind the name (that you dear editor knows yet :-) )