Felicia de Belliere

Felicia, Lady de Belliere is a young girl with many duties. She is the guild minister of Saundred's adventurer's guild, meaning that she is the direct connection to the royal court. In addition she does much of the paperwork and is the third member of the Guild leadership, next to the mysterious Lord Galen and the grumpy veteran scout, Teemo.

Where it is Galen that is the whole Foundation of the guild and Teemo is the eye and ear that protects it, Felicia is the face. Her gentle writing and honeyed voice, but also a stern gaze have saved many adventurers from problems they did not even realize when they did things that seemed "amoral" or "arrogant" or just "foreign" to the people of Saundred - Or, if they are gaters, this world.

She rarely goes on missions herself, especially not alone, being one of the rare adventurers - While not incapable - Who has not specialized on magic or the might of battle. She is a scholar, a tactician, a leader and a diplomat. Her battlefield is the social environment and her weapons are her mind and her tongue.

## Description

Despite her Nordener descent, Felicia's appearance seems to call the cliché about that human race - The tall, strong and fit barbaric warrior - A lie. Felicia is a fragile girl, slender, maybe even too slender, standing only 159 cm (about 5'2") tall. Her skin is very light, often even a little pale. Her build is petite and more girly than feminine... Nevertheless, she is immensely beautiful for many people. Hair in the colour of liquid gold falls down over her shoulders, the silver-grey eyes shine with intelligence, the finely curved lips rest under a straight nose and the high cheekbones add to her regal aura. Felicia is every inch a noble, but she is one of those nobles that do not need to push their status on people. Her fingers are long and fine-boned. She can usually be seen in a noble dress of varying stages of formality. If she is out on a mission she wears a slender duelling sword or a dagger.

## Characteristics

Felicia is gentle, nice, dignified and sometimes still a bit too easily embarrassed. She often has sometimes melancholic upon herself, often thinking about new options and trying to approach a hurdle with wisdom and understanding. She acts after the principle of *noblesse obligé* and actually cares for those around her, be they subjects, friends or allies. She has a reputation as being generous, too and for someone so frail she has more than once stepped into danger to protect others. She cares about the traditions of her House and is proud of it - Maybe more than today earned, some would say. Despite all niceness, she is also definitely someone with the nature of an architect. She always plans how to raise further, how to build and develop.

## Abilities

As said above, Felicia is an immensely talented social player. She prefers the venue of the diplomat, but she is also an accomplished dancer, though only rarely have people had the joy of hear her playing the violin. Still... Those silver eyes have both the capability to show fire of desire or the coolness of ice - And in both cases, her opponent is often lost before the discussion has started. She is also well learned in a myriad of topics, from the history of different houses over speaking several different modern and old languages, knowledge about culture, botany and even arcane! She is also capable in the flux school of Illusion and has brought the profession of the courtier to mastership.

## Frailness

Felicia has had a frail constitution all her life. She has often fallen sick for week or months and if she does it takes a long time til she recovers. Maybe it is this, why those around her care fr her wellbeing so much.

## Deeds

The adventures of the young Lady Belliere are too many to recount them all, but they have ranged from finding a lost pet to leading the guild into the fight against a demon as tall as a tower that threatened the city of Saundred. It is easy to underestimate her, but it is certainly not a smart thing to do...

## Relationships

Felicia has a talent in getting to know people and forming positive relations with them, but she is also often conscious of her status and keep a healthy distance. She considers many members of the adventurer's guild friends, like the gentle cook Clare, the small explorer Aron or the little Pichu. Also, there are other nobles, like the young Half-Gnarr Nyan, which she is closer too.

But the two people most important in Felicia's life couldn't differ more. Her closest and best male friend is the formerly feared Lord Xerethian Astoran. Whatever it is she shares with the young member of House Lanisteck that usually has been known for being unapproachable and dark, their connection is quite obvious and those have seen the two of them in danger know how intensively one tries to cover the other. Nobles know that Felicia has given her best to further Xerethian's social status even before he has proven his heroic capabilities.

The second person close to Felicia is the beautiful maid, Fiora. Loyal to the Belliere Household altogether and specifically Felicia, she rarely leaves her side. Who know Fiora better realize that she has been at Feli's side since both of them were children... And that the beautiful maid is much more dangerous than one might think at first gaze. Fiora is almost as beautiful as her mistress, or even more, depending on whom you ask, but while they share the elegance, Fifi is both much more athletic and feminine. If there is any person that knows everything important about Felicia, it might be Fiora.