Aerith

"That's **Aerith**, the High Priestess. At the age of 16, she's the one who drove Warlocks off Astraea; the world we're currently in." - Indirah to Kellan about Aerith in *II: The High Priestess*

## Biographical Information

### Council

Headmaster of Belvoire Academia of the Arcane (most likely)

## Relationships

### Family

Unnamed husband ✝
Kieran Xalvador ✝ (son)
Faeryn Melendez-Xalvador ✝ (daughter-in-law)
Kellan Xalvador (grandson)

## Arcane Information

### Patron Arcana

The High Priestess
Judgement

## Production Information

### Debut

The Arcana; II: The High Priestess

**Aerith** is considered to be a goddess figure overseeing Astraea, especially Belvoire. She is the biological grandmother of Kellan Xalvador, being the mother of Kellan's father, **Kieran**. People also call her "**The High Priestess**", which is also happens to be the name of her Patron Arcana, as well as **Judgement**.

## THE HIGH PRIESTESS **Λ**RC

Very little is known about Aerith's background, though the characters established repeatedly that she had a battle with the Warlocks when she was only 16, driving them off from the entirety of Belvoire and caged them in the Black Forest. At some point, Lucio Damaris' parents acted as knights of Aerith before they betrayed her, as they are the leaders of Warlocks. At 18, Aerith finds Belvoire Academia, a prestige magical academy for mages to learn how to use, defend, and control their magical abilities- presumably even being the said school's president and or headmaster before Mythos.

Aerith gets married years later, and was given a son named **Kieran Xalvador**. He attended Belvoire and was seatmates with **Faeryn Melendez**, his future wife, who, unbeknownst to everyone, was born a Warlock who got through the Black Forest. Kellan Xalvador, their son and Aerith's grandson, would know about his mother's blood status years later from the Devil, the Major Arcana archetype.

## PERSONALITY

Since Aerith wasn't exactly around in the story, the writers had to describe her so readers could paint a better picture of how she is.

Aerith usually acts in an authoritarian manner; she demands honesty from everyone who works under her and is ready to step in when things get out of hand. She is nothing if not fair and kind, but she also has a fun side and is very polite, attentive, and forgiving. She also shows a lot of generosity toward people she loves, offering things to her friends with the excuse that they "need only ask." Although her independence and propensity to solve issues alone have made her strong and capable, Aerith frequently overlooks the fact that she is not alone.

## TRIVI**Λ**S

* Aerith's name was inspired by Aerith Gainsborough, a character from the *Final Fantasy* franchise.
* It was unknown whether or not "Xalvador" is Aerith's last name or her husband's, since her maiden name wasn't established anywhere in the book or by the writers themselves.
	+ Other media names from sources does say "**Aerith Xalvador**", although this isn't confirmed by the writers.
* **Austin Dy** wants to imagine that Aerith is feared, respected, and admired- he says that she might be this woman who is kind but also needed to walk on eggshells around.