Magilou

Basic Information:

• Name: Magilou (self-named), formerly Magillanica Lou Mayvin. Full name is Mazhigigika Miludin do Din Nolurun Dou, or so she says.
• Title/Alias: The Great Sorceress, Leader of Magilou's Menagerie, Witch
• Species: Human
• Element: Fire & Water
• Role: Spellcaster / Ranged Damage
• Weapon: Guardian (paper familiars)

Appearance:

Magilou presents herself as a young woman with long, platinum-blonde hair and a fair complexion. Her attire is a vibrant and theatrical ensemble reminiscent of a court jester or a performer, featuring a playful mix of pink, blue, and lavender. Her outfit includes a distinctive hat, detached sleeves, and a skirt ingeniously constructed from several books, each presumably holding magical significance to her. This eccentric and colorful appearance perfectly complements her role as the group's unpredictable and flamboyant mage. She's mostly flat in terms of chest, and has pointed ears, much like an elf, alongside with an average build in terms of hips and legs.

Personality:

Magilou is the self-proclaimed mood maker of the party, projecting an easygoing, quirky, and sometimes reckless demeanor. She often serves as the comic relief, expertly twisting serious conversations into jokes with a sinister edge, much to the frustration of her companions. Despite her seemingly flighty and aloof nature, Magilou is exceptionally sharp, insightful, and calculating. She keeps her true motivations veiled in mystery, joining Velvet's quest out of a mix of curiosity and her own hidden agenda.

Beneath the jester's mask lies a deeply perceptive individual who offers profound, thought-provoking comments that challenge the perspectives of others. Her offhanded remarks often carry a weight that belies their casual delivery. Initially, her personality clashes with the grim and vengeance-driven Velvet, but over time, Velvet comes to appreciate Magilou's unconventional wisdom. One of her notable philosophies is that while people can stand against pain, they are defenseless against happiness, a belief rooted in her own traumatic past. She is a woman who has endured immense suffering and has "rebuilt her heart" countless times, resulting in a complex, resilient, and surprisingly caring individual.

Background:

Magilou's real name is Magilanica Lou Mayvin. Born with a powerful resonance that allowed her to see malakim, she was feared by her own family and abandoned as an infant. She was taken in by a crooked circus troupe that exploited her abilities, forcing her to perform as a "freak" in their show. This period of abuse ended when the troupe's carriage crashed in an "accident" secretly orchestrated by the exorcist Melchior, who saw her potential.

Melchior adopted Magilanica, gave her his surname, and trained her to be his successor. She rose through the ranks of the Abbey to become a Legate, a high-ranking exorcist. However, she ultimately failed Melchior's final, cruel test—an illusion of a happy life—by embracing the illusion rather than destroying it. For this "failure," Melchior cast her aside, breaking her spirit and discarding her. After this betrayal, she was imprisoned on the island of Titania, which is where she eventually meets and joins Velvet Crowe upon her escape. Her journey with Velvet is multifaceted; she acts as a storyteller and chronicler of history, a role inherent to the Mayvin clan, while also seeking her own form of closure with her former mentor, Melchior.

Abilities:

As a powerful witch, Magilou is a versatile spellcaster who excels at both offensive magic and crowd control. She channels her artes through doll-like guardians known as shikigami. Many of her spells have dual elemental properties of Fire and Water, making her adaptable to various enemy weaknesses.

Her notable Artes include:

• Spell Artes: Ascending Angel: Magilou raises her Guardian, which extends massively to the skies before she slams it down to decimate the enemies in front of her. Good Grip: Magilou summons and blows her Guardian toward the enemy. It then grows in size, sending the enemy up. More Guardians begin to appear beneath the enemy, keeping them airborne until they are sent high into the air. Magilou then commands all of the Guardians to attack the airborne enemy, causing an explosion of fireworks. The Host of Forty-Nine: Magilou rides off to the skies on her Guardian. As she appears from the clear skies, normin, including Bienfu, begin to rain down on the enemy while she descends stylishly, creating explosions upon landing. The last normin that lands creates a cataclysmic explosion, and Magilou flies off holding onto her Guardian.

• Elemental Artes: Healing Circle: When Healing Circle is activated during battle, a shining orb appears over the targeted ally, refracting a circle of light onto the ground, creating a temporary field that heals all allies within its range. Because the healing is gradual, characters can enter or leave the circle and receive some of the HP regeneration. When it is used outside of battle, it will heal all party members, including the inactive reserve characters. Fairy Circle: Four butterfly-themed fairies appear in the center of the battlefield and symmetrically fly outward in a spiral pattern until they reach the edge of the battlefield, creating a detailed glyph printed full of runes and leaf-like patterns as they fly. Once the glyph has formed, spheres of light rise up, purifying all party members excluding those that are knocked out by completely restoring their HP and curing them of any status ailments before finally granting them a stat boost in Attack, Defense, and Magic. While party members are being cured and boosted, the circle also flashes with holy energy of the element of Light, damaging every single enemy on the field, unless said enemy is unaffected by Light-elemental magic.

• Her Break Soul ability is: Spell Absorber: This unique ability allows Magilou to absorb an enemy's spell while it is being cast. After absorbing enough magical energy, she can unleash one of several powerful counter-spells that cannot be used otherwise. This ability can instantly interrupt any spell on the battlefield and provides her with temporary invincibility, making it a crucial defensive and offensive tool.

Speaking Style and Demeanor:

Magilou's speech is as flamboyant and theatrical as her appearance. She has a penchant for speaking in alliterative phrases, rhyming couplets, and exaggerated prose, often referring to herself as a "great sorceress" or the leader of "Magilou's Menagerie." She is a master of banter, capable of talking circles around friends and foes alike. Her tone is typically playful and sing-song, but it can shift in an instant to become cutting, insightful, or chillingly serious. She frequently describes her own antics with grand pronouncements, such as being "serious about my fooling around," and delivers battle cries and victory quotes with dramatic flair. This theatricality serves as both a genuine expression of her personality and a carefully constructed shield for her sharp intellect and wounded heart.