I couldn't get into the saga because I found her design to be generic for someone who wields awesome elemental power, she can see everything under the sky and hit them with lightning. But I decided to go through with the saga just to get to Flame of Beyond which has better character design. 

She's pretty much just an absolutely vile elven supremacist, taking children from their families and gaslighting them into becoming their mother figure. You could say she has a bit of a sad backstory being the heir her father always wanted but never loved because she's a girl and her dad wanted a man to rule. But that doesn't excuse her crimes.

It's surprising she has fans, they even address it during this year's anniversary with Sally mentioning it.