Mirabelle Belisse

Illuminated Council

**Mirabelle Belisse** is the High Inquisitor of the Order of the Merciful Sword. Unlike Fenris Armando, she prefers to take to the field like the rest of her order, doing her job as if she were not the most important person in her order. As such, she has respect for the other High Inquisitor, Alaric Blackmore, who tends to do the same, though in a much more investigative capacity.

She is one of the members of the Illuminated Council, just like the other High Inquisitor and the Grand Inquisitor, though Mirabelle seems to have formed a friendship with the Empress outside of their working relationship, which has lead to some within the orders to believe the Empress shows favouritism towards the Merciful Sword.

Mirabelle has held the position of High Inquisitor of the Order of the Merciful Sword for little over five years now, the first member of the order she gave rank to being Nigel DeRosa. The majority of the order feel like she is doing a good enough job to continue, though as always, there is a minority that would see Mirabelle replaced. However, due to the arrogant nature of the order in combination with the sheer size of this order compared to the other orders, this minority is a lot more vocal about their distaste for the High Inquisitor, many saying that she only keeps her position because of her closeness to the Empress.

## History

Mirabelle has trained to be an inquisitor for most of her life, starting when she was old enough to hold a sword, being adopted as a baby at the Order of the Golden Sun in Ilios, a descendent of the Order of the Merciful Sword. By thirteen years of age, her swordsmanship was unmatched amongst her peers, equalling the skill of some of her teachers, and of her class, she was the first to transfer to the Order of the Merciful Sword in Laeth to imbibe the inquisitorial elixir, surviving with little discomfort, becoming the youngest fully fledged inquisitor to date at seventeen.

From there, she simply did her duty. She fought undead, demons and mages as any inquisitor should, climbing the ranks until she was made the first female High Inquisitor of the Merciful Sword, and the youngest member to sit on the Illuminated Council at 28 years of age.

## Personality

Mirabelle is quite a commanding presence to those under her, though many find her words and actions to be inspiring, and all know that she is a force to be reckoned with in combat, some going as far as calling her the Living Ancestor. However, few know of the insecurities that she has about her power. If she ever tries to pull the weight of her rank to command another and they refuse, she gets aggressive, and in times of extreme stress, she lashes out, having been known to demote or banish those that constantly ignore or disobey her orders.

Primarily, however, Mirabelle is quite arrogant. She knows she has a list of 'firsts' under her belt, and she knows that she is one of the best fighters in the inquisition, barring maybe the other high inquisitors. She does not brag, however, but she does hold herself with confidence until it is shaken by the unexpected, and she is terrified of losing face.

## Appearance

As an Aasimar, Mirabelle has an angelic ancestor somewhere in her heritage, though she doesn't know who, since she has no family that she knows of, though her ashen hair is most likely a result of that heritage. When incredibly angry, or when in a stressful situation, her hair and eyes shine gold as a crown of radiant sunlight surrounds her head, burning the unclean around her.

Mirabelle often wears her half-plate wherever she goes, as she always considers herself on duty, even when relaxing, though she understands the need for rest as well. She usually dons the blue hues common to the Merciful Sword, though the amulet she wears around her neck is golden with a ruby embedded within, a parting gift from her foster father in the Golden Sun.