Petronella

Petronella is a student at Ikenfell who excels in alchemy, and a friend of Safina and Rook. They meet Maritte when she is looking for a way into Ikenfell while the campus is on lockdown and joins her to search for Safina, becoming the second playable party member.

## Profile

Along with Rook, they get dragged into unspecified dangerous adventures by Safina before the events of the game. Despite this, they care deeply about Safina and value her friendship.

Petronella suffers from extremely low self-esteem and frequently voices their self-hatred. With their friends' support, they gradually learn to appreciate their own considerable talents and unique ways of contributing to their relationships.

Maritte and Petronella meet when Maritte is looking for a way into Ikenfell while the campus is on lockdown. Despite believing that they have nothing to contribute, Petronella joins Maritte to look for Safina.

They are uninterested in relationships beyond close friendship, instead preferring to devote their time to alchemy research.

## Abilities

### Bubble Snap

 Unlocks at level 1

*Alchemical bubble pops on a ranged target.*

Petronella launches an alchemical bubble at the target. The ability's hit timing happens when the bubble is at its largest, just before it pops.

### Acid Splash

 Unlocks at level 2

*Splash an area with an acidic concoction, dealing lesser damage.*

Petronella lobs an alchemical vial at the target tile in a predictable arc. The ability's hit timing happens as the vial hits the ground.

### Salve

 Unlocks at level 4

*Alchemical salve restores a ranged target's HP.*

Petronella tosses an alchemical vial that floats in the air above its target, then releases several trails of energy that start moving slowly, then quickly accelerate toward the target. The ability's timing happens when the energy trails converge on the target.

### Poison

 Unlocks at level 6

*Damage & poison an enemy, damaging it over several turns.*

Petronella releases four acid bubbles into the air that spin around before flying at their target. The ability's timing happens when the acid bubbles converge on the target. The duration of the poison depends on the rating you get: an OOPS will not poison the target at all, and a GREAT will last longer than a NICE.

### Soothing

 Unlocks at level 9

*Slightly restore HP of multiple targets.*

Petronella pulls out an alchemical vial that releases energy trails toward the area of effect. They collect into a liquid sphere that bobs into the air slightly, then down into the ground. The ability's timing happens when the sphere impacts the ground.

### Toxic Cloud

 Unlocks at level 12

*Engulf an area in a poisonous cloud of alchemy.*

Petronella releases a cloud of poisonous gas that slowly travels toward the target. Once it reaches its destination, a black circle appears under it and quickly starts to close in. The ability's timing happens when the circle is at its smallest. As with Poison, the duration of the poison depends on the rating you get: an OOPS will not poison the target at all, and a GREAT will last longer than a NICE.

### Aura

 Unlocks at level 15

*A regenerative aura engulfs several allies.*

Petronella pulses with energy four times, striking increasingly dramatic poses. The timing happens when each circular pulse of energy is at its smallest, directly underneath Petronella. There are always four total timing inputs for this spell.

### Lifedrain

 Unlocks at level 18

*Drain a foe's inner alchemical life force.*