Conatus/Hemlock Marigold

Hemlock Marigold is a character in Conatus and the third character created by TheFoxyRiolu. As character 024, Hemlock is a DLC character, and the 14th one made for the game.
==Background==
A young man and a young woman married in Pineer of Grimnore, as they both wondered into the realm on accident: they ended up having a child, who is, in the present day, known as Hemlock Marigold to the citizens of the proficient village. 
Outside of having hardened survival skills (thanks to living in Grimnore her entire life), Hemlock has learned various skills from living in Pineer, thanks to the townspeople. Her father, a lumberjack, taught her how to use an axe in both work and battle. Her mother, a skilled mage, taught her to use plant manipulation to her advantage, as this magic was passed down from her mother to her. Hemlock is now Pineer's strongest citizen, and she protects her family and neighbors from the dangers of Grimnore.
==Appearance==
Hemlock is a young African-American woman of average height and weight, sporting red hair often tied into a side ponytail. Her hands are calloused thanks to her experiences as a lumberjack, and she wears a bandage around her left palm, which covers a wound she received during her axe training.
Generally, Hemlock's attire consists of a red t-shirt covered by blue overalls, a green-colored beanie, and brown leather boots. She also wears gloves occasionally, though these are mostly used for when she's using her axe for her work. Under her shirt, she has a silver locket that belongs to her mother.
==Personality==
Hemlock is generally a hard worker who works with selflessness and strive. This drive to work comes from her upbringing, which involved a heavy workload: understandable, since she was brought up in Pineer. She tends to overwork herself for this reason, which tires her out much faster than she wants to.
==Gameplay==
Despite having decent skill in combat, Hemlock's playstyle takes a more defensive approach, as much of her skill revolves around her plant manipulation. Her stats are average, but many of her skills involve this defensive playstyle: be it summoning wooden structures to push enemies away, or adding to her already high defense with wooden armor.
Hemlock's downsides are relatively simple: she is far from skilled with most ranged weapons, and her movement is somewhat slow. Not only that, but her Vigor meter is fairly low compared to other heroes, which can be damaging to Hemlock, as much of her playstyle revolves around these skills.
===Stats===
Base Health	Base Vigor	Attack	Defense	Movement
250 	125 	20 	25 	23 mph
===Equipment===
Name 	Description
Melee WeaponMahogany Axe	A well-crafted axe designed to handle two jobs at once: chopping down trees and fighting off enemies. It's heavy, but it strikes hard.11 PowerPassive Perk: Timber!
Ranged WeaponWood Tome 	A tome that adds to Hemlock's plant manipulation magic: the tome allows her to create fire balls of energy that create small wooden pillars when they make contact with the ground.12 PowerPassive Perk: Forest Magic
ShieldAcacia Shield 	A light shield that is meant to take on small threats: it isn't really meant for long journeys, which is why it isn't very efficient. However, it doesn't seem to be susceptible to breaking because of most damage, besides maybe fire.5 Defense
===Traits===
Name 	Description
Tree Hugger 	Hemlock's climbing ability is impressive, and it's even stronger when Hemlock is forced to climb a tree.
Lumberjack 	Hemlock has boosted Attack power while wielding any Axe-based weapon.
Chlorophyll 	Hemlock's Vigor will replenish slowly in broad daylight.
Flammability 	Hemlock takes more Fire damage than other characters.
Up Close Fighter	Ignoring her magic, Hemlock is very weak while using ranged weapons.
===Skills===
Name 	Description
Wood WallSkill 1 	Hemlock waves her palm upon pressing the Skill 1 Button, and a wall of thick wood is magically built in front of her. This wall has it's own health bar, which depletes when it is hit with enemy attacks. The wall breaks after it takes enough damage. This skill is meant to be used for crowd control and quick escapes, blocking off entrances and exits. This consumes a fair amount of Vigor.
Lumber ArmorSkill 2	When the Skill 2 button is pressed, Hemlock takes in energy from around her, which forms into armor made of wood. This armor adds a considerable amount of defense to her stats, protecting her from damage for some time. This armor wears off after some time, though it will burn off immediately if Hemlock is exposed to fire. This consumes a large amount of Vigor.
==Trivia==
*Hemlock is, obviously, named after the wood known as hemlock.
**Her last name, Marigold, is derived from the name of a flower.
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