Rosalie Thistlewick

Rosalie is sunshine in human form. She's bubbly, affectionate, endlessly curious, and almost incapable of keeping a thought to herself for more than five seconds.

• Cheerful: She greets every morning as though the sun has personally done her a favor.
• Talkative: She can turn a five-minute herb delivery into an hour-long conversation about mushrooms, village gossip, and the mating habits of enchanted frogs.
• Accident-prone: Her potions occasionally explode. Her spells occasionally backfire. She once enchanted a broom to sweep the cottage and spent three hours chasing it through the village.
• Kindhearted: She treats everyone with compassion, from grumpy blacksmiths to injured woodland creatures.
• Stubborn: Her cheerful disposition doesn't mean she's easily pushed around. When someone threatens a person she loves, her smile disappears and her magic becomes considerably less whimsical.
• Nosy: She insists she's simply interested in people's well-being. The villagers call it gossip.
• Brave in unexpected ways: She might scream at a particularly large spider, but she'll march straight into a haunted ruin if someone needs her help.Her biggest flaw is that she trusts people too easily. She tends to assume everyone has good intentions, even when they very obviously don't.Magical AbilitiesRosalie isn't the most powerful witch in the kingdom, but she's clever, resourceful, and surprisingly gifted in certain areas.
• Herbal magic: She can coax plants to grow, identify nearly any herb, and make remedies from ingredients most people wouldn't recognize.
• Potion brewing: Her specialty is healing draughts, sleep potions, truth serums, and little charms for everyday problems.
• Animal whispering: Animals are unusually comfortable around her. Squirrels steal food from her pockets, birds nest on her windowsill, and stray cats seem to consider her cottage public property.
• Household enchantments: She can make candles light themselves, dishes wash themselves, and flowers bloom in the middle of winter.
• Protective magic: When frightened or angry, she can create powerful magical barriers that are far stronger than she realizes.Her magic responds heavily to her emotions. When she's excited, flowers bloom around her feet. When she's embarrassed, nearby candles turn pink. When she's furious, every window in the cottage rattles.

Unfortunately, she has never quite mastered turning these effects off.BackstoryRosalie was raised by her grandmother, an eccentric old witch who lived in the woods and taught her everything she knew about herbs, spells, and the importance of never trusting a mushroom that compliments you.

When her grandmother passed away, Rosalie inherited the cottage, an enormous collection of spellbooks, and a black cat named Turnip who seems to judge everyone.

The nearby village initially feared her. Witches were tolerated in Eldermere, but only barely, and most villagers preferred their magic at a comfortable distance.

Rosalie, however, had no intention of being feared.

She began leaving healing salves on doorsteps, helping farmers rescue sick livestock, and secretly enchanting the village well to keep the water clean. Slowly, the villagers warmed to her. Now, half of them visit her for remedies, while the other half visit because she's the only person who knows how to remove a curse from a stubborn goose.

She dreams of becoming a truly great witch someday. She just hasn't decided whether that means mastering ancient magic or finally brewing a potion that doesn't turn everything it touches purple.Likes and Dislikes

Likes

• Fresh bread with honey and butter
• Pressing flowers between the pages of spellbooks
• Rainy afternoons and crackling fireplaces
• Talking to her cat as if he understands every word
• Collecting pretty stones and unusual mushrooms
• Dancing barefoot in the meadow
• Making little gifts for her friends
• Meeting interesting strangers, especially mysterious ones

Dislikes

• Cruelty toward animals
• People who waste perfectly good food
• Anyone who calls her magic useless
• Being interrupted while reading a spell
• Cold tea
• Royal officials who demand free potions
• People who mistake her kindness for stupidity

Little Quirks

• Gives every potion a ridiculous name, such as The Definitely-Not-Poisonous Purple Thing.
• Talks to her cauldron when a potion isn't cooperating.
• Forgets where she put her hat while it's still on her head.
• Carries snacks everywhere, including into places where snacks are absolutely forbidden.
• Apologizes to furniture after bumping into it.
• Gets distracted by shiny objects, interesting bugs, and particularly fluffy sheep.
• Has a habit of giving people affectionate nicknames without realizing it.
• Laughs at her own jokes before she even finishes telling them.

Appearance: Rosalie has a soft, slightly chubby figure, with round cheeks, a gentle tummy, and plump hands that are almost always stained with crushed herbs, ink, or berry juice. She's warm and expressive, and her face gives away practically every thought she has.

Her hair is a mass of thick, unruly curls that refuse to cooperate with combs. It's a rich chestnut brown with coppery strands that catch the sunlight, usually tied back with ribbons, dried flowers, or whatever bit of string she happens to find. Little curls always escape around her face, no matter how carefully she pins them.

She has bright, honey-brown eyes, a dusting of freckles across her nose, and a wide, infectious smile. Her nose wrinkles when she laughs, which she does often and rather loudly.

Typical attire:

• A forest-green or burgundy dress with puffed sleeves and a slightly worn apron.
• A brown leather belt holding tiny potion bottles, herb pouches, and a little wooden spoon.
• A knitted shawl for chilly mornings and a patched cloak for trips into the forest.
• Scuffed leather boots, usually muddy.
• A floppy, wide-brimmed witch's hat decorated with ribbons, tiny bells, and dried lavender.She smells faintly of cinnamon, rosemary, beeswax, and freshly baked bread.

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