Sword Maiden

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**Sword Maiden** (剣の乙女, *Tsurugi no Otome*), formerly known as **Female Bishop** (女司教, *Onna shikyō*), is a former gold-ranked adventurer who currently serves as the Temple of Law's Archbishop of the Supreme God.

## Appearance

Sword Maiden is a beautiful woman with wavy ankle-length blonde hair that is braided back by a black bow with bangs hanging over her forehead (mostly hanging on the right side) and chest-length hair strands which hang on either side, pale blue eyes that are often covered by a black blindfold, full pink lips and a voluptuous body.

She wears white robes with blue outlines and a golden decoration around her hip. Her body is covered in several faint white lines that have all mostly healed by the time the events of the story takes place. However, her eyes have healed to a lesser extent.

## Personality

Sword Maiden is a calm and compassionate woman who doesn't normally get upset with others. However, this masks the depression and anxiety beneath her exterior, as the trauma that was born from her experience as a captive of goblins follows her to this day. Her fear of goblins is so overwhelming that the simple mention of them makes the young woman tremble. While Sword Maiden tries to beg for help, nobody has ever taken her pleas seriously as they believe a former Gold-ranked adventurer could and should not fear the Lowliest of Monsters.

As a result, she became unable to deal with the goblins terrorizing the sewers under her own city which made her resort to hiring adventurers. When it is revealed the Princess was taken to the Dungeon of the Dead by goblins, the King's court immediately suggests that Sword Maiden goes to rescue her while not considering her horrible past. This act almost breaks the former adventurer. It was only thanks to meeting Goblin Slayer that it has lessened.

Sword Maiden demonstrates a capability for being quite childish. Before the festival, she was seen kicking and turning in her bed when told to get up, wanting to go to the festival rather than her Archbishop duties. She perked up when Goblin Slayer was mentioned, but fell right back down when her duties were brought up again.

## Abilities

As a former gold-ranked adventurer, Sword Maiden is one of the most powerful humans on the planet. As an Archbishop, she also possesses both religious and political influence.

* **Cartography**: Sword Maiden was her party's cartographer when they challenged the dungeon, and was able to produce maps of it Lizard Priest regarded as well drawn.

### Miracles

* **Resurrection**《蘇生 (リザレクション) *Rizarekushon*》: After sleeping with a virgin, both the latter and the user get a major recovery from any injuries they have previously received. Sword Maiden was able to cast it on Priestess and Goblin Slayer.
* **Appraisal** 《鑑定, *Kantei*》: Although Sword Maiden is blind, this skill gives her the ability to verify the properties and value of items.
* **Alligator Familiar**: Sword Maiden used a familiar in the form of an alligator to deal with goblins in the sewers of Water Town.
* **Protection**《聖壁 (プロテクション) *Purotekushon*》: Sword Maiden is able to cast an exceptionally strong Protection miracle, a miracle which creates a magical barrier that shields her and her allies from attacks and projectiles.
* **Silence**《沈黙 (サイレンス) *Sairensu*》
* **Holy Light**《聖光 (ホーリーライト) *Hōrīraito*》
* **Fire**: During her adventure in the Dungeon of the Dead, Sword Maiden cast flames on a slime to prevent it from suffocating Female Warrior.

### Equipment

* **Sword-and-scales Staff**: A staff shaped in the form of a sword and scale. Shaped much like the sign of the Supreme God, it is a sign of righteousness and the justice of the law.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Goblin Slayer Gaiden 2: Dai Katana Light Novel* ― Volume 1
2. ↑ *Goblin Slayer Side Story II: Dai Katana* Light Novel - Volume 1, Step 2: Wire-Frame Proving Ground
3. ↑ Volume 3
4. ↑ *Goblin Slayer Light Novel* - Volume 8, Chapter 6: The Princess's Ordeal
5. ↑ *Goblin Slayer Side Story II: Dai Katana Manga* - Chapter 1
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 *Goblin Slayer* Light Novel - Volume 8, Chapter 1: The Prime of Youth, Now Ashes
7. ↑ *Goblin Slayer Side Story II: Dai Katana* Manga - Chapter 8
8. ↑ *Goblin Slayer Light Novel* - Volume 2, Chapter 7: Whispers and Prayers and Chants
9. ↑ *Goblin Slayer Light Novel* - Volume 8, Chapter 9: Goblin Hand, Sign of Destruction