Elsa von Spielburg

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Elsa von Spielburg is a fictional character from Sierra On-Line's Quest for Glory series. She first appeared in Quest for Glory I: So You Want to be a Hero, which was first released in 1990. The character later appeared in Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire.

Elsa von Spielburg, the daughter of the Baron Stefan von Spielburg, was abducted by a winged creature (presumably a servant of the Ogress Baba Yaga) at a very young age. She was enchanted (given spells of protection and magical amnesia) and raised by the brigands of Spielburg Valley, where she grew to become the Brigand Leader with no awareness of her past. She was freed by the Hero when he threw a Dispel Potion upon her, breaking Baba Yaga's spell and restoring her memory.

In Dragon Fire, the player learned that she and Toro, her minotaur bodyguard and childhood friend from her Brigand days, left Spielburg because her arrogant brother, Barnard von Spielburg, had assumed the throne upon their father's retirement and did not approve of her adventuring. She competed with the Hero during the trials to become King (or Queen) of Silmaria. She lived in an island palace owned by Minos, who was secretly behind the plot to assassinate the King of Silmaria, the Hero, his allies, and the other prospectives in the trials. After Minos' treachery was revealed, she sided with the Hero against him. Elsa eventually becomes King of Silmaria, if the Hero does not claim the title himself. She was one of the four possible brides of the Hero, particularly if the Hero was an honorable Fighter or Thief.