Clarice Leeds

**Clarice Leeds** is, as of a month past the Comic Start Year, a new Magical Girl who just received the Dream. Her powers are unknown.

Having lived her entire life in the Downs with her hard-working father, she plans on registering as an official Magical Girl and transferring to the first Magical Academy that will accept her.

## Physical Appearance

Clarice is of African American descent with a small stature, although it's average for her age (154cm / 5'1"). She's not particularly athletic, possessing an average musculature. Her skin is a deep brown with various darker, scattered splotches. These birthmarks can be found most prominently on her right shoulder and left cheek.
Her eyes are a dark brown, near black, with gold flecks scattered throughout. (Before receiving the Dream, her eyes were without the flecks—though, notably, her eyes had a glimmer of hazel anyways.) Silver hair gradienting into gold curls outward from Clarice's cloud of hair.

Clarice's hair was black before the Dream.

### Sigil

Gold in color, located between her clavicles.

Simple in design, her sigil depicts a shepherd's crook angled diagonally: its hook curves counterclockwise and terminates in a sudden swoop; its end points towards the bottom right. In the middle of the hook is a solid circle.

## Personality

Somewhat clueless, Clarice is afflicted with a deep sense of tunnel vision. While her observational skills are superb, she often neglects to put her thoughts into action, much less think through their implications. She has a tendency to follow whatever leader presents themself, especially since she was (forcefully) taught to follow directions unquestioningly, much to the chagrin and concern of her friends and loved ones (particularly her father). Before receiving her Dream, Clarice was working on asserting herself to mixed results.

## History

Her parents had her at a young age; unknown to her, her mother was an unregistered Magical of some kind, on the eve of aging out before having Clarice. Her father Niles was left with chronic pain after trying to save her mother Jeanette in an accident—this history is left primarily vague and unmentioned, especially as Niles was waiting for his daughter to mature a little more before he attempted explaining everything.

(Important to note: as Jeanette was unregistered, the CDD was never able to inform the Leeds family of power inheritance.)

Clarice was born and raised in the Downs, losing her mother at a young age and being left with her father. Used to the strife and constant grind of the area, Clarice has grown wary and complacent to the issues of her community and has become laser-focused on surviving and succeeding just enough to get an office job that will lift her and her father out of poverty.

In recent days, receiving the Dream has opened up avenues for her family, much to the delight (and worry) of her friends. She's chosen to pursue registration.

## Powers

Not yet determined. Clarice has the sense that it's a type of defensive support power, though she's clueless to what it would do.

## Relationships

* Oh this is just a pending little guy :)

## Trivia

* Clarice is a trans girl. She began her transition at 8 years old, though could only transition socially. She has little interest in pursuing medical transition, primarily as money has always been a difficulty for her family—though she's ambivalent on the concept in general.
* Based on the phrases "sheep" and "following the herd," among other similar symbolism.