Claudia

Claudia is a character in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.

She helps Gabriel Belmont on his quest and is accompanied by the Black Knight a guardian constructed by her father to protect her. She is revealed to be an orphan and possibly the last of the Aghartians, she has blonde hair and hunts for creatures to keep the Black Knight powered often searching for Dark Crystals as she proceeds. She is killed by Gabriel Belmont at the end of chapter two.

Claudia is a mute descendant of the Aghartians, and communicates through "The Gift," a form of telepathy. She meets Gabriel as he journeys through the Land of the Lycans to face one of the Lords of Shadow that resides beyond the anciet city of Agharta, she displays great power through the form of a dark crystal which she uses to decimate a cave troll upon their first encounter. She leads Gabriel to a cave complex as a trial and assists him with the help of her guardian the black knight against a vast number of Gremlins. She uses her ability to read minds to uncover Gabriel's quest but is shocked by what she discovers, however her courage pushes her to assit and lead Gabriel to an ancient sanctuary where a titan resides. The three face and defeat the titan in battle and Claudia leads Gabriel to a nearby location to rest after their journey. That night Gabriel watches over a sleeping Claudia who surprises him and wakes informing him that she knew her fate when she first met him and that she is not afriad, Gabriel raises a dagger and fatally stabs her mirroring the events that occured in the trial at Pan's temple. Gabriel wakes to find Pan before him who acknowledges what he must do but Gabriel refuses to harm his companions, however he is shown that it is already too late.

Claudia ultimately met her fate and was killed at the hands of Gabriel Belmont. The black knight in retaliation of Claudia's death attacked Gabriel and was defeated allowing him to obtain it's Dark Gauntlet and continue his journey alone haunted by his actions. During the ending, Claudia briefly appears before Gabriel and smiles, before departing to the afterlife.