All profiles on this page are based on the characters’ first appearance in the narrative, bar Lily. Lily’s is based on her profile when she met Tate. As such, various details may not remain congruent as the story progresses.

Name: Lily Voirgaire

Age: 20

Race: Human

Magic Affinities: Paragon of <<Extension>>

Weapon Choice: Hand-to-Hand Combat

Battle Role: Frontline Offence.

Likes: Iris, Sweet foods, Verbal sparring

Dislikes: Introspection, Vegetables, Long-Distance Sea Voyages, Liars

History: A girl who grew up ridiculed for her ability. Growing up among peers who possessed magic, she was often pitied and laughed at because of her <<Extension>> affinity. Called the most useless branch of magic, most suggested she pursue the path of a non-magic user instead, becoming a swordsmaiden or learning to be an ideal wife. Despite that, she disregarded their jibes and chose to forge her own path as a machinist, a creator of mechanical objects. She set her dream to be the world’s greatest machinist, and worked toward that goal.


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Name: Iris

Race: Inorganic

Age: ???

Magical Affinities: N/A. Inorganic magic system with the ability to generate and fire large blasts of concentrated mana through an external medium.

Weapon Choice: Long, cylindrical objects used to channel high-density beams of pure, concentrated mana. She calls them Shooters, and she has several, of differing sizes, stored in various compartments in her largely hollow body. She also has a set of 8 long, flat, diamond-shaped panels, each about a metre long, stored in her back. She calls them Varia, and they can be controlled independently. Each has a shooter in-built, as well.

Battle Role: Rear Artillery

Likes: Lily, Lubricating Oil, Birds

Dislikes: Rust, Sand

History: A metal girl that Lily rescued from a pod in a deserted wasteland. The name “Iris” was given to her by Lily. Iris lives solely for Lily’s sake, with Lily’s happiness her top priority. She has databanks filled with information that has been lost to the world due to the passage of time, but she has no memories of what happened before she was sealed in the pod, or why she was sealed in the pod. Everything about her is a mystery, but she is a very important existence to Lily, just as Lily is a very important existence to her.

 

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Name: Tate Clarimonde

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Race: Half-human, Half-Intelligent Weapon

Age: 13

Magical Affinities: N/A. Unique system that is a mix of both organic and inorganic magic systems: She can use mana from around her to perform actions that she’s not “built” to perform, but she may only use magic that is linked in some way to the conceptual notion of “being a shield”.

Weapon Choice: Shield

Battle Role: Frontline Defence

Likes: Shields, Weapons, Shields, Metallurgy, Shields, Her Parents, Lily, Shields.

Dislikes: Vegetables, Overly frilly dresses, Spiders

History: The young daughter of Jeremiah and Jeanne, who run a smithy that specialises in defensive equipment. Jeanne is not a human, but is, in fact, an intelligent weapon: a shield furnished with an advanced AI. Tate is, as their offspring, a hybrid of human and intelligent weapon, making her a unique existence. Due to her mana signature resonating with Lily’s, she was compelled by her nature as a shield to follow and serve Lily, or face severe discomfort. While she did it begrudgingly at first, she’s come to enjoy being in Lily’s company, and has come to her own decision to protect Lily as best she can, considering Lily to be a special existence. Good friends with Iris, bound by a common desire to keep Lily alive.

 

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Name: Vessel

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Race: Human (?)

Age: ???

Magical Affinities: ???

Weapon Choice: ???

Battle Role: ???

Likes: ???

Dislikes: ???

History: The mysterious woman who appeared out of nowhere, claiming to be a messenger sent from the gods. Nothing is known about her background, but there have been numerous eyewitness accounts of her performing miracles, such as curing an illness thought incurable, or turning barrels of vinegar into water. The leader of the Church.

 

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Name: Prei

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Race: Unknown

Age: Physically 12, mentally 9.

Magical Affinities: Paragon of <<All Element Magic>>

Weapon Choice: Magic, Spears

Battle Role: All-rounder

Likes: Lily, Wind, Sunlight, Learning, Meat.

Dislikes: Dark places, Cramped places, Swords, Arrows.

History: A mysterious girl found trapped in the power source for an ancient mechanical serpent. She possesses an inhumanly high amount of mana. She has no memories of what happened to her, but the first thing she saw upon waking was Lily, so she sees Lily as her mother. Due to being trapped in the crystal for some time, her physical age is advanced ahead of her mental age, causing her to act more child-like than her appearance would suggest. She is highly intelligent and curious, learning new things quickly and digesting new information easily.

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