Sericea Primrose

19

Female

Cleric

Sericea is a woman that is the picturesque definition of a young cleric with bright expressions and even brighter pink hair. She stands at 5’3” or so, which is about the average height of people from her hometown of Primrose, a large town in the province of Gardenia. She has light skin and blue-green eyes accompanied by the vestments and fashion of her faith. Sericea gives off a cheery disposition and she often finds her presence alone brings jollity to those around her.

Sometimes you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. This can be inferred with Sericea Primrose, despite her “cheerful” and “bubbly” appearance. Sericea is not the person people instantly presume her to be and those who know her understand this quite well. The real Sericea is a conceited, sardonic, self-absorbed, smug, cruel, and bitter young woman; the direct opposite of her appearance and assumed role as a quintessential cleric.

Sericea Primrose hates people. She hates everything that they do and hate the fact she has to deal with them breathing her air and clogging up the world with their pathetic excuse for existence. While Sericea knows the world doesn’t revolve around her, sometimes it appears she thinks it should, often giving snide remarks to others and boasting about her importance in an adventuring party. To those who dismiss her or treat her as she does them they often find themselves regretting their harsh words when they require healing after a taxing experience with a monster. Sericea is prone to ignoring others as recompense for such actions and has done so on several occasions. This, of course, is just one glaring example of uncleric-like behavior from Sericea. On top of being spiteful, she hates impulsiveness and idiocy; especially from those who lack the most basic of perceptive ability. She’s refused to heal people for failing to listen to her suggestions in the midst of a battle, charging in without a plan, and suffering from bad positioning when it came to a rogue wizard’s fire seal.

On top of such inappropriate behavior, Sericea has a much worse personality trait – she’s a sadist. It takes a lot for Sericea to reveal this particular aspect of her personality, but it is there. She likes seeing people in pain so much that she relishes in their own misery, sometimes to the point her expression changes into what Sericea’s immediate family calls “the real Sericea”. She loves seeing people suffering so much that when she breaks into this part of her personality a twisted smile forms on her face, an expression most commonly expected from a necromancer or master of poisons than a cleric. Sericea loves the misfortune of others so much that if she can get away with it she’ll inflict it herself.

White Mage
_{A cleric of the divine faith is like the ancestral wizards that bore white, drawing energy from the holy magicks to protect and condemn others. Sericea is one of the finest clerics in all of Gardenia, though her abilities are often put into check by her particular personality. Other clerics have noted of her aptitude for healing energies of noteworthy praise and most presume she is a capable healer, or at least they do such before needing to rely on her in a fight.}

Cute By Design
_{Sericea is deceptively attractive, to the point that people gravitate toward her and assume she’s a helpless, do-no-wrong, cinnamon bun of a person. They’re wrong but Sericea has used this to her advantage on multiple occasions. Getting free shit because she faked a smile? Making someone drop their guard for personal gain? These are the kind of things Sericea is used to. Though it does come with the side effect of unwanted flirting.}

Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
_{Sericea is partial to being a problematic, sadistic, and bitter person; sometimes to the point of irrationality. She has no patience for people who do things “wrong” or those she believes inept in terms of intelligence or wisdom. Those who see this side of Sericea are likely to not appreciate her.}

Dissonant Serenity
_{Sometimes when pushed over the edge, Sericea relishes in the carnage and suffering of others so much that a gloomy, twisted smile and look appears on her face. Not really the expression you want to see from your cleric when you are bleeding out from a monster's axe.}

Glass Cannon
_{Sericea is not a glacier waif by any means – she’s shorter than others and has a lithe physique that lends toward mobility. A good punch to the stomach will send Sericea reeling and it’s likely that any strong blow in general will send her to the ground with little difficulty.}

Love of Suffering
_{Sericea is a full-blown sadist. She loves seeing people suffer, especially if they are people she has contempt for. Her sister is genuinely terrified of her because of this and has gone out of her way not to irritate her for just this reason.}

Sericea Primrose had never been the royal capital in her entire life – always hearing of the majesty of Gardenia from afar as she began her education as a cleric of Primrose at the age of ten years old. Nine years later she finally had the opportunity to amend this mistake, though it could not have been more poorly timed. Not only did bandits attack during the festival, but the festival was populated with numerous crowds who had come to the capital in droves. Sericea, not being one who cares for crowds, found herself pushed around and tossed from person to person for what seemed like days even though it occurred during in less than an hour. Being a smaller and more feminine presence in the crowds did not help and by the time the princess was kidnapped by bandits Sericea was absolutely livid.

In the aftermath of the event, Sericea thought she would have a degree of freedom with her personal space and allowed to do her business in the capital, however, that was not what happened. When Sericea was recognized as a cleric she was ushered along to the local cathedral where she had the unfortunate responsibility of looking after the injured and dismayed. As one of the few skilled cleric-adventurers that were traveling through the capital she realized she was in a situation that would be unending. She instantly regretted coming to the city, but she did as requested as she began to use her mana reserves to heal the hapless idiots who had been ambushed by the bandits.

Eventually, she was scouted out once again and that’s where her story continues.

Like most people would say, Alice is an incredibly beautiful woman with raven hair and fair skin. Standing at 5'8ft, she is considered fairly tall for a woman. In terms of clothing, she's always dressed in the finest silks, but she prefers to wear jewelry to a bare minimum, going for an elegant and effortless style. She walks and talks with her head held high, radiating confidence wherever she goes. You can tell from a glance that she doesn't just look the part, she feels it in her bones.

People are naturally drawn to her because of her oozing confidence and charisma. Her curvaceous body has driven many impressive suitors to meet her, but she hasn't shown signs of interest in marriage. Alice's youthful beauty has been the talk of many women in town - more so out of envy rather than admiration.

But it all changed after a certain..err..incident..where she tried to seduce a witch's husband. She didn't know he was married!

Out of rage and spite, the witch put a powerful hex on Alice, trapping her in a child's body. From the moment the sun rises until it sets, Alice is forced to live her life as a flimsy child. As if that weren't cruel enough; the hex also worked as a magic suppressor, witholding most of her magical power and leaving it dormant.

Alice's appearance during the day is that of a small, delicate child, with twig-like arms and legs. Her 4'10 frame often appears taller than it is, due to her tendency to hold herself up in a relatively superior manner amongst others. She doesn't do it in a purposefully condescending manner, it's just the way she is.

The hex basically works to revert Alice back to her former (younger) self, so most of her features still remain the same. She has chocolate brown eyes, a narrow facial structure, and colorful tattoos around her ankles. Being a child doesn't stop Alice from keeping up with the lastest fashion trends.

People are often taken aback by Alicia's true personality. They see a responsible, hard-working woman with a strong sense of duty. Her gentle eyes and soft smile gives others the impression that she is caring and sympathetic.

But they couldn't be further from the truth.

Alice is lackadaisical. She likes to take long naps during the day, and she cant be bothered with trivial things such as chores; she won't clean and cook to save her life. Her extremely laid-back nature can be quite problematic to those around her. But when it comes to having fun, nothing is really off the table for Alice. She has always been the flow with the wind kind of girl -- wherever that may take her. It hardly makes a difference to her as long as she has the essentials: food and sleep.

The woman can be pretty smug for the most part. She knows she's good at what she does (when she decides to do it) and she never undermines herself or others. Alice is hardly ever critical and enjoys lavishing others with praises. Much truth can also be said regarding the opposite; she enjoys the lavish praises of others, maybe even a bit too much.

Alice is completely capable of handling situations, but she'd rather leave others up to the task. She also likes to tease and make witty remarks, all in the name of good fun. Alice hardly ever displays emotions of sadness and anger, so it's hard to tell what's really underneath her carefree and cordial exterior.

Summoner; the ability to summon familiars, mythological beasts, and other magical beings.

Before the whole ordeal with the witch and her malevolent spell, Alice was well known in Stigma as a young and talented summoner. She could summon magical beings of varying kinds, from fairies who would do her chores for her, to powerful beasts who can rip their enemies to shreds. The limit to her magical prowess isn't known, but she was powerful enough to be well-revered by other mages and sorcerers in Stigma.

When Alice reverts back to her ten-year old body, so do her powers. At the age of ten, Alice was only able to summon low-born magical creatures (maximum of three at a time) like fairies who would cook and sweep the floor, and magical birds who would deliver packages, letters, or simply keep watch.

Alice's magic is, unfortunately, suppressed even in her real form, only allowing her to summon three animal spirits at a time. There is a recovery period of about 3-4 hours, depending on the magical output. However, her magical abilities are the least of concerns, because Alice would rather relax and do nothing to help. She is lazy, after all, and she would most likely choose a nap over saving your ass.

While Alice is very fond of dressing up for festivals, she did not have the desire to attend this one — at least not in the form of a child. She was peacefully tucked in bed, sleeping, oblivious to what was happening outside the comforts of her own bedroom.