Harpae (Pocket Mirror)

NAME: Harpae GENDER: Female EYE COLOR: Blue HAIR COLOR: Coral/Peach EPITHET: Maiden of Pristine Eyes REGALIA: Hairbrush LIKE: Rose tea, Goldia, literature, music, rules DISLIKE: Untidiness, rudeness, adults, crowds

All she wants is to protect you.

Appearance: Harpae has long flowing hair with a pink or peach tint, ornamented at the centre of the fringe by a blue, striped bow. Two small braids restrained with golden crosses fall from the sides onto her shoulders.

Her eyes consist of a blue gradient going whiter at the bottom. In contrast to other characters they have a much more clouded appearance, likely as an indication of cataracts or an artistic depiction of her blindness. On occasion, her irises will turn into a vivid red when she is angry, similar to Fleta's and Lisette's, with more defined pupils.

Her outfit consists of a short, blue, ruffled capelet laced with a light blue striped bow with a blue cross imprinted on each extremity; a white, long sleeved, ruffled shirt tied at her waist by a blue sash; a blue, knee-height, petticoated skirt patterned by a sole line of white crosses; and white tights with blue Mary Jane shoes, each adorned with a white cross and blue bows.

Personality: Harpae is both protective and self-disciplined to a fault. She wants nothing more than to keep Goldia safe from harm - particularly from Lisette, who terrifies her - to the point where she is willing to ignore the girl's concerns and limit her freedom. Harpae is strong, loyal, self-sufficient, and highly educated, able to navigate the Secret Manor with relative ease despite her disability. She tries not to show any weaknesses and insists on removing obstacles on her own. She is very proud, as she refuses any help from Goldia, insisting on doing things on her own. Being seen as useless or unable to solve a conflict highly upsets Harpae, causing her to lash out. However, she ends up apologizing for her harshness.

Owing to her rigorous studies, Harpae has many hobbies and skills, including music, painting, and literature. The contents of her bookshelves would suggest she has some experience with German and French language and culture. Many shelves in the Secret Manor's main library are dedicated to books in Braille. Her study room on the second floor indicates an interest in world history. Harpae can also sew garments and make tea.

Though she doesn't sing like Fleta, Harpae has several instruments around the manor, and most likely plays the piano. She may also listen to music on the library gramophone. If her second floor art studio is an indication, Harpae also likes to paint still lives of flowers.

Despite her appreciation for neatness, many of the lesser visited rooms in her home are in a state of disrepair, and a handful is dangerously disorganized owning to an excess of unused furniture. Several open paint tubes are left spilt on the art studio floor, and one of the upstairs storage rooms has so much junk that the door is inaccessible without moving the furniture.

Story: Shown in her theatre story, Harpae met with a long-haired girl in the past, who tearfully begged to her that she didn't want to break. In order to help the girl, Harpae became a reliable and mature person for the girl's family. However, her family rejected all her efforts to act reliable and she couldn't stand the pressure anymore, feeling that all her efforts were for nothing.

During the course of the game, it's revealed that Harpae is just a "facet" of Goldia's memories, representing the facade she took on in order to pretend that everything was okay, instead of facing the truth and acknowledging how sick she actually was. Harpae's blindness is also a representation of this, as she quite literally decided to turn a blind eye to the whole situation.

Harpae's Area; After escaping from Lisette in the Mirror Hall, Goldia reaches the Secret Manor where Harpae is. Harpae warns her about how unstable Lisette is before offering some tea and making a cardigan for her. After Harpae is gone for a while, Goldia wanders around a library, where she finds various infomation about her family, but since she has lost her memories, she doesn't know who they are. Harpae is encountered again in the corridor, where brings Goldia to a tea room. Afterwards, Harpae goes downstairs to get a button for the cardigan and Goldia has the option to rely on her or not.

Goldia wanders around the rooms while Harpae goes to fetch the button. She meets Enjel, who tells her they're the same person and warns her not to trust Harpae and Lisette. Confused, Goldia returns to the tea room where she sees Harpae, who's upset that Goldia left the room. Goldia asks Harpae if she knows something about her missing memories, but Harpae starts acting increasingly anxious and demands that Goldia never face the truth and stay with her forever.

After meeting Enjel again and resolving the mystery in the Dresses room, Goldia encounters an unconscious Harpae in the attic. Harpae wakes up and is upset at Goldia for leaving her again, insisting that she must always protect Goldia because that's part of "her character". Later, Harpae brings her to an elevator, where she expresses her wish to protect Goldia forever, but the elevator suddenly collapses and Goldia leaves her again. After meeting the "Strange Boy", who shows her a glimpse of Harpae's past, Goldia takes another elevator, where she finds a weakened Harpae in a bed.

If Goldia chooses to go on her own in some quests instead of relying on Harpae, Harpae will lament that her role as a guardian was useless in the end before shattering into a glass. If Goldia relies on Harpae for everything, Harpae will apologize for being so controlling towards Goldia and will warn her about Lisette. In the end Harpae shatters into glass in front of Goldia, but not before giving her her regalia, a golden hairbrush named "Haarbürste des Mondes".

Harpae mainly serves as a guardian or mother figure towards Goldia, trying her best to be a person she can find comfort and protection from. She displays a lot of kindness and concern, which often results in her hiding the truth from Goldia in order to not make her worry, and her protective nature can seem almost possessive sometimes. There is nothing Harpae wishes for more than that Goldia have faith and trust in her, but due to her self-righteous and prideful personality, she gets furious when her actions are confronted with doubt from Goldia's side

However, Harpae is quick to apologize when she realizes her mistakes, and Goldia's understanding personality makes it easy for them to still be able to maintain a good relationship. She is shown to have a lot of faith in Goldia, as she expects her to take over her duties, and often encourages her to believe more in herself.

While Harpae and Lisette haven't interacted on screen, it's clear that Harpae's feelings for her - based on her conversation with Goldia - consist of worry, fear, and contempt. Harpae tries to avoid Lisette as much as possible, and advises Goldia to do the same. But Harpae does not see evil in Lisette because she calls her “a very sick child” on more than one occassion.

While drinking tea together during their first meeting, Goldia asked Harpae if she knew who Fleta was. Harpae replied that she didn't, although she did say it sounded quite familiar.

Harpae's regalia is a golden hairbrush named Haarbürste des Mondes (lit. Hairbrush of the Moon). Its handle is engraved with the letter "O". Harpae's regalia is related to her need to look after Goldia, hence why she also uses it to brush her hair in the "Blindness" ending. It was confirmed that Harpae served Goldia moldy tea - likely on accident. According to Harpae's character profile in the Bonus Room; It's stated that Harpae knows the location of her every belonging, as long as she can remember its existence. The game heavily implies, and later confirms in the Bonus Room, that Harpae is blind. When asked about it, she states, "That is the choice I have made." It was later expanded on the latter point, stating that Harpae's blindness consists in choosing what she wants and doesn't want to see. This is likely representative of Goldia's way to shield herself from the situation she was experiencing. Harpae is the tallest character in the game. One of Harpae's favorite songs is Pavane pour une infante défunte, a piano piece composed by Maurice Ravel. Pavane pour une infante défunte was written in 1899, about two decades after the game likely takes place.