Aryelle

**Aryelle**, preferably "**Ary**," is the main protagonist of Ary and the Secret of Seasons. Her goal is to harness the power of the four seasons in order to quell the force sending Valdi's seasons into disarray. She inherited the position of Winter Guardian from her father Gwenn, and is also the first female Guardian of Seasons. She is also the daughter of Kalena.

## Abilities

Ary has a wide collection of abilities that allow her to traverse the world, as well as effect the environment she is in.

### Jumping

Pressing the jump button allows Ary to jump into the air. Holding down the jump button will not effect her upward momentum. Obtaining the Pegasus Boots either from the Waterfall Ruins or from Merchant Chanley will allow Ary to jump a second time in the air upon a second jump input.

### Sprinting/Dashing

Holding down the sprint button will cause Ary to increase the speed in which she is running. Pressing the button once while not already sprinting will cause her to sprint for a short period of time. Pressing the sprint button while Ary is already sprinting will allow Ary to dash, which will propel her forward. Ary cannot sprint or dash in combat.

### Cast Seasons

With the power of the Season Crystals, Ary is able to cast a seasonal sphere within which a specific season will be summoned. At the beginning of the game, Ary is only able to use her father's Winter Crystal to cast small spheres of Winter. Upon receiving the Medallion, she is able to cast much larger seasonal spheres. She is only able to cast seasons that she has the associated Season Crystal for.

The effects for these seasons are the following:

* Winter: Adds a layer of snow on the ground, freezes apples and some enemies, and produces walls/platforms of ice. Removes spiked vines.
### Combat

Ary is armed with multiple weapons throughout the game.

When armed with a sword or other melee weapon, she may strike an enemy with it, lowering its health meter. The amount of damage Ary's normal attacks do can be increased by purchasing the Attack Upgrade from Sensei Remi. She may also parry an enemy's attack, if the parry button is pressed while a glowing "parry" effect is present during the enemy's attack. Parrying protects Ary from damage, as well as temporarily slows time down for the player, allowing them to follow up the parry with a counter attack, which is wide and will effect all enemies within its range. The parry animation takes time to finish, however, and does put Ary in a vulnerable state if the input is put in when a parry cannot be enacted. The damage a counter attack does can also be increased by purchasing a Counter Attack Upgrade from Sensei Remi.

### Solstice Powers

Solstice powers allow Ary to harness the power of the seasons in order to defend herself from enemies. This power has to be charged up by attacking enemies and goes down by being struck. These are the Solstice Powers by season:

## Equipment

### Swords/Melee

Melee weapons allow Ary to attack enemies that are up close. She starts out with Flynn's Sword, but there are multiple options for this type of weapon, including a stick.

### Slingshot

The slingshot allows Ary to launch pebbles to strike things or enemies from a distance. Holding down the slingshot button allows Ary to aim.

### Customization

Merchants around Valdi have many aesthetics options for the player to choose from, in the two categories of [Clothes?] and "Hats/Masks."

## Gallery

Ary's outfit before she took Flynn's apprentice clothes.

## Trivia

* During the stream during the Steam Summer Game Festival, the developers revealed some information in response to viewer questions:
	+ Ary was stated to be "ten-ish" regarding age. Though her age was not exactly confirmed, it was made clear that she is likely an adolescent child.
	+ Ary's exclamations while casting seasons do have meaning, or did at some point. There was mention of possible gods during this.
* Upon setting out on her adventure in the game, she is dressed in her brother's apprenticeship clothes, and had cut her hair to look more like him. This does not work often in the game and she is often recognized as herself, though she does convince some -- however these occasions may be better attributed to the effects of Strawberry Juice.