Clervie

*No one listens to old Clervie anymore.*[src]
Clervie tries to warn Amicia away from the church

**Clervie** is a minor character in *A Plague Tale: Innocence*. An elderly woman, she resides in a French village near the de Rune estate.

## History

### The Strangers

Fleeing Conrad Malfort and his vicious henchmen, Amicia de Rune and her brother Hugo are driven into a dead end in a part of the village that has become heavily infected by an outbreak of the plague, with white x's painted on many of the doors to try and help differentiate the sick from the healthy. Thankfully, Clervie opened her window and invited the children in, assuring them that since there were so many sick in this part of town that they'd be safe. She turned out to be right, as the militia outside could be heard vacating the area shortly after for fear of catching the sickness.

The kindly old lady invited the children to change into some clean, dry clothes which had belonged to her grandchildren and was glad that they fit the two well. She also advises that the children go talk to the monks at the church, although warning that the area was dangerous and telling Amicia to upgrade her sling using her workshop.

When Hugo began to act out, yelling for their mother and threatening to give away their position, Clervie tried to step between the children and calm them down to no avail, with Hugo running out the back door and Amicia hot on his tail.

### Penance

Clervie later appeared in Amicia's hallucination, guiding the latter once again towards her goal in her kindly manner.

## Physical Appearance

Clervie is a very old, portly woman with white hair with red clothing, including a fillet on her head and a simple frock with white trim and a black shirt underneath. Around her neck is some kind of necklace with three plain medallions. Her face is very wrinkled and she has a large, beak-like nose.

Likely due to her age, she has a stooped posture and walks with a slight hobble, her hand kept on the small of her back for support.

## Personality

Clervie is a kind old woman, likely lonely as she seems to live by herself and has become isolated because of the outbreak in her town. She helped the children without hesitation despite the danger of them being infected or possibly drawing the attention of the brute squad. She seems to also miss her grandchildren and seems glad for the company.

She likes the resolve things quietly as when she tried to calm the children as they argued over what happened to their mother, and expressed worry when they took off.

## Relationships

### Amicia and Hugo de Rune

The old woman is very helpful toward the two siblings, which is crystal clear from the first moment when she helps the de Rune children to hide from the murderous villagers. Afterwards, she provides them with several clothes since they both are soaking wet as a consequence of their flight.

Apparently, Amicia and Hugo are similar to her former grandchildren, which might be the reason why she's pretty fond of them, answering all of Amicia's questions on the possible presence of Laurentius at the village. She allows the de Rune to use both leather and tool, so that Amicia could improve her sling performances.

She bellows at the children when they have a squabble, which is immediately followed by their departure. This is the last time Clervie is seen with Amicia and Hugo, if the girl's hallucination is ignored.