Merriam

**Merriam** or **Miriam** (**ミリアム**) is a Witch, that had her powers and true form sealed by a Taimanin in the past.

In Taimanin RPGX her real name has been revealed as **Ceridwen** (**ケリドウェン**).

## Personality

Regardless what age she was in, reportedly a **selfish**, **unconsidered**, **pompous** and **arrogant**. Even in her now childhood state, her mouth is still bigger than her current abilities.

Does wish to have her body back but does not know where the sealed magic is hidden and is overall too lazy to look for it beyond that, so she has given up. While, a good person, that isn't significantly evil, she is often so bossy and blind to others, she causes others to develop lifelong grudges. She treats others, as apprentices and if somebody seeks her help, which is almost never the case, gets even more boastful.

She was also called a NEET, by her younger "sister" Red Leaf, which was forced to clean after her every day. Furthermore, she steals the food of others without care.

Merriam does not use her real name to avoid being caught by other demons. Most of the demons, including Red Leaf and another friend/foe Lyuli, most have grown so bitter over the years they want to see Merriam dead for her constantly, fleeing from responsibility of her own actions. These grudges are year-long things, which often can just be resolved with a talk or an apology, which Merriam struggles to give without sounding selfish.

## Appearance

Merriam looks like a young child with long white hair, azure eyes and pointed ears. Her true form is yet to be revealed.

## History

One of the most powerful witches living in the Dark World, she was once known as the "The Great Witch, **Ceridwen**".

In her youth, she trained magic together with Red Leaf and later traveled with Lyuli, two people that she made enemies because of her own personality. One day, she discovered a magical anomaly in the Human World. Traveling from the demon realm to the human realm, to gain knowledge about something called "**The Truth**" and do some good. She did not return afterward, leaving also other friends like Roselina with no knowledge of her fate.

Merriam was able to stop the anomaly, but half of her immense magical power was sealed, thanks to an unknown Taimanin. Now calling herself Merriam, her body changed form, and she started to hide herself from the many enemies she collected while still living in the demon realm.

She has been living in this young body for decades, but was not able to recover. Even though her powers are sealed, she still possesses the magical power to borrow the power of lowly demons. She used the lower cast demon's Kuro & Shiro for now.

### Timeline TABA

Merriam wants to use the power of the Nomad organization to regain her magic and her old form, but is not a member. This can put her in conflict with the Fuuma Organization. In her "What If" event, she is captured by Fuuma Kotaro (TABA) that takes over Kuro & Shiro and trains her until she joins his group. In a follow-up event, she works for the Fuuma Organization, guarding somebody of relevance. Annoyed by the mission, she messes up and is captured once more, though remaining defiant swearing she will be saved by the Fuuma Organization, when they notice she is gone.

### Timeline RPGX

She joins Asagi (Clone) and her Downtown Detective Agency. Living with her and her crew, she also becomes the teacher of Guinevere. Helping out in multiple events, she travels to the demon realm to Roselina, to recover a magical healing herb, to save Fuuma Aki's life. Her true name is revealed and overtime spreads around Yomihara and the demon realm itself.

She is tracked down by her sister Red Leaf that at that point was very angry, as Miriam left her with a large dept and was still alive, which tainted Red Leaf's view. Both had a fight but after saving Red Leaf from an out of control spell, both became friends again. Red Leaf also left her with a Key that should somehow help her regain her old powers. However, she made little effort to do so.

Lyuli is another witch which Merriam traveled with in the past, she is mostly angry about a stolen pudding accident and attacks Merriam with her golem Mister-GD but the matter is somewhat quickly solved. Around the time, Merriam is also mistaken by Futaba Lily Ramses, to be a powerful which that might know something about a curse, currently on one of her friends. However, it turned out to be Lyuli after all.

## Powers/Abilities

**Main Weapon**: Lower Demon Black and White

* **Shooter**: She charges Black and White with magic and shoots them as projectiles.
* **Magic**: Known as a great witch. (Sealed Power)

## Media

* Taimanin Asagi Battle Arena
* Taimanin RPGX
* Action Taimanin (mention)

## Trivia

* Her true name is unknown in TABA but has been revealed in RPGX as **Ceridwen**. Named after the character Ceridwen.
* Views cooking as medicine and that it is the artwork of a witch.
* TABA called her Miriam, while Action calls her Merriam.
* A constant joke, of Merriam seems to be that, almost everybody in the demon world wants to see her dead but also for very silly reasons. Though she is hated, she is not malicious.

## Gallery

With Fuuma AkiLower Demons White and BlackWith Shimizu KannaSally Roberts, Kannagi Kaede, Akiyama Rinko and **Merriam****Merriam**, Sugiyama Manami, Sugiyama Manami, Cecilia Cello, Lilith Abel Bindernagel and Lune.**Merriam**, Mireille, Kirihara Junko, Juno, Fuuma Aki and Lune.