Holo

(Appearance): Holo can take on two different forms: one of a giant wolf—her true form—and the other of a human woman.

Her wolf form is slightly larger than an elephant, with wheat-brown fur covering the upper half of her body while the rest is off-white. Her eyes are red with yellow sclera, giving her a fierce and majestic appearance.

In her human form, Holo appears as a slender, light-skinned woman with striking red eyes and long, flowing light brown hair that reaches her waist. She possesses a pair of wolf ears atop her head and a long, thick wolf tail with a white tip, both matching the fur of her wolf form. She has a graceful and well-proportioned figure, which, combined with her confident demeanor, adds to her undeniable charm. Because her beast-like features could attract unwanted attention from the Church, she tends to cover her ears with hoods or hats and hides her tail beneath long, flowing skirts or hooded cloaks.

The outfit she initially wore consisted of a purple shirt with a black fur-lined vest, a black skirt, black and white pants, and a long beige hooded robe, lined with black bear fur.

After these clothes were destroyed, Holo purchased a pink shirt with purple trim, black pants with matching cuff trim, a red silk sash, a light blue anklet on her right ankle, two high-quality hooded robes, and cow leather traveling shoes. Later, she acquired a headscarf made of white rabbit fur trimmed in dark red and a black-collared short cape fastened with a walnut button and matching trim.

Soon after meeting Lawrence, she began wearing a red drawstring pouch attached to a brown leather cord around her neck.

In Spice and Wolf VR and VR2, she is seen wearing a long white and cream dress with brown leather shoes, and her hair is braided.

(Personality): Holo is smart and confident, though the latter is mostly seen around Lawrence. She is considered to be flirtatious and manipulative towards him, while often mocking his thinking and negotiating skills to the point of annoying him. However, she seems to have a really deep fear of being alone, and having grown fond of Lawrence as her company, she nurtures a strong affection for him, although Lawrence doesn't noticed it until Season 2. She is also seen to feel uneasy about showing him her wolf form, but will do so in order to protect him, even if it means putting her life at risk. She is usually good-humored and talkative. She speaks in a formal manner that might be expected of people during her younger centuries, and rarely, if ever, uses contractions.

Holo has a love for alcohol, often drinking when having the chance to do so and usually getting drunk because of it, though is still somewhat able to sustain her wit. She is also somewhat of a glutton. She often convinces Lawrence, usually using her feminine charm, to buy her food, which is usually in large quantities and, at times, expensive. A perfect example of this was when she bought over 80 apples, her favorite food, with Lawrence's money without him knowing about it. She also appreciates how different human food is compared to foraging in the forest, especially how cooking changes it.

Holo does experience jealousy toward other girls who talk to Lawrence, as she considers herself his lover during Season 2. One instance of this was shown during her and Lawrence's meeting Nora Arendt. Holo was against hiring Nora as a bodyguard not only because they didn't really need one, but also for the fact that Nora and Lawrence became close very quickly, which caused her to start seeing Nora as her main rival even though Lawrence doesn't consider Nora a love interest. Shepherds being a natural enemy of wolves also factored in to Holo's initial dislike of Nora. Holo is a very proud "wolf" but does understand that she does not know everything; an example of this is when Lawrence explains how people get sick via the four humors and that the only way to heal her fever was drinking sydra.

In the game, Holo still maintains her mischievous and playful behavior, but now she's more attentive, careful and more strict with Myuri, who always makes messes, but she also constantly displays a loving and caring side to Lawrence, playing with him (even he constantly plays with her) and also reacting lovingly to his flirting advances, something Myuri makes them both get embarrassed.

(Brief History): Holo is a nonhuman that was bound by a promise to the town of Pasloe for several centuries, ensuring a bountiful harvest of wheat for the residents. As the villagers became more self-reliant with time, however, Holo was neglected. Feeling unneeded and that she had kept her promise long enough, she skipped town with a traveling merchant named Lawrence, by 'jumping' from the villagers' wheat to Lawrence's wheat in his wagon. She longs to return to Yoitsu, her snowy homeland and makes a contract with Lawrence to accompany her there.