Veloce Visrin

Veloce Visrin is a young sorceress from a family of renowned and master practitioners of sorcery. As a Visrin, she was secretly exempted from the Prohibition by the King of Kronzel in the hopes of using her as a trump card should Kronzel be forced into war

She later leaves Kronzel under the guise of a bodyguard to two of her companions of nobility, namely Keritzel Edeus and Weirin Lin.

Appearance


Veloce has a slim physique, long white hair and striking blue-green eyes.

At present, she wears a white loose turtleneck and white trousers. On top of that is a dark green jacket. She has a sash tied around her waist where she carries two of her swords.

Her accessories include a family heirloom necklace and a green ribbon she uses to tie her hair with. Additionally, she carries a pink floral pouch that holds a bottle of liquor.

Personality
After Vocruen's exile and consequently having lived in isolation for over four years, Veloce appears to be socially withdrawn and lonely. She is mostly reserved and aloof, and has a serious demeanor. And although she may seem indifferent or harsh, Veloce isn't incapable of showing kindness when needed.

She has a habit of teasing, mostly at Weirin's expense, and calling people out. She enjoys reading and drinking.

During her younger years, Veloce was more compassionate and content, though it would appear that she's carried much of her cynicism from childhood to present.

History
Veloce comes from a family of highly respected sorcerers, the Visrins, historically dubbed as Goddesses of Sorcery.

Prior to Vocruen's exile and the Prohibition, Veloce lived a relatively peaceful life with her then-guardian and servant, Vocruen, and later on, Meron. Highly talented with a wide range of magic, even as a toddler, she spent most of her earlier years mastering the arts of free-form magic, eventually becoming Meron's mentor.

As a child, Veloce spent most of her time indoors, usually reading and observing people from a window. She was happy enough to have Vocruen by her side and seemed to have no problem with the lack of outside communication. She also enjoyed the music Vocruen played for her on his flute and is seen singing the song Wanderer in a flashback.

Little is known about her parents other than their reputation in sorcery. Her mother, Auresque, however, is known to have been one of the most prestigious of the Visrins, with her prestige linked to her infamy. It is revealed that Auresque had died from childbirth and her father ran away, leaving Veloce under Vocruen's care from her infancy until the Prohibition.

Powers & Abilities
Despite being a Carciphona, Veloce's case is unique due to her Visrin lineage, in which she is able to live longer than the average Carciphona, who suffer and die at a very young age. Veloce is able to live comfortably due to the necklace passed down to her by her mother, which was passed down to Auresque from her earlier predecessor.

Veloce is extremely skilled in terms of sorcery and swordsmanship. Over time, she has displayed impressive control over demonic and elemental magic, capable of destroying a piece of Hiraeth single-handedly and restraining even a beast-human chieftain by effortlessly seizing control of their own magic and turning it against them. Veloce is also shown to be adept with the sword—though perhaps not as skilled as Blackbird, she is proficient enough to best the royal guard of the King of Kronzel and outdo Arenscura's general.

Additionally, she has shown to be highly intuitive, having a keen sense of her surroundings which allows her to detect the presence of both people and spirits and efficiently navigate through a dimensional rift.

Equipment
During combat, Veloce usually wields a sword, given to her by Blackbird from their second encounter in Kronzel. Her pendant also seems to have a defensive function after her  confrontation with Kathryn. After leaving for Medrisen, Veloce appears to have gained another sword, differently stylized from the other.

Blackbird
Veloce's relationship with Blackbird is complicated at best, as Blackbird is assigned to assassinate her yet manages to skirt around by leaving Veloce injured with wounds not fatal enough to outright kill her. Moreover, Blackbird seems determined to bring out a more assertive trait in Veloce, even pushing her to take control of her own life. Aware that Blackbird can see through her stoicism, Veloce is often cautious around her but blunt whenever she demands that Blackbird explain her motives. Later on, Veloce claims that she thought highly of Blackbird and adds that she'd rather have Blackbird's honesty than her rogue chivalry.

Keritzel Edeus
Veloce finds Keri's honesty and overall kindness admirable, though she warns him of the harm that follows if he continues to carelessly share his goodwill with others. She trusts Keri enough to confide in him and cares about him, serving as his mentor every now and then and protecting him from harm when she can.

Weirin Lin
Though Veloce and Weirin often get into arguments with each other, Veloce actually appreciates Weirin's intentions and perspective of things. Furthermore, Veloce often patronizes Weirin for the sake of lecturing her by providing a different perspective to an argument. Veloce later admits that she is grateful that Weirin often keeps her in line when her judgment becomes skewed.

Meron Lantgres
Veloce strongly resented Meron and relentlessly criticized her, more so than others. This treatment was rooted from when Meron inadvertently caused Vocruen's exile. For this reason, Veloce called her out as a traitor and declared that she would never forgive her. In one of their fights with Meron on the defensive, opposed to fighting back, Veloce nearly struck her with what seemed a fatal blow, which Blackbird stopped. Yet, in later events, Veloce would save her from a frontal attack from a demon-infused Hiraeth and would go as far as defending her aptitude in combat and magic when pitted against Desair. When Meron was grieving after her parents had died in the forests of Arenscura, Veloce offered suggestions for Keri and the others to cheer her up. What's more, after Meron is fatally wounded by Blackbird, she demanded Blackbird to explain herself and ordered Keri's group to keep Meron alive. Once Blackbird was dealt with, Veloce went as far as expending her own soul to heal Meron, saving her from the brink of death.

Desair Rehett
Veloce initially finds Desair incompetent in his duties as Arenscura's general which led her to consistently harass him by pointing out several holes in his stratagem against the Enfelids. Soon after, she shares her frank criticisms and disapproval on Desair's management of the first Enfelid breach and assassination attempt. After Veloce exposes Desair's real motives, she sarcastically tells him that if it weren't for his poor excuses and blatant lies, she wouldn't have figured out anything at all.

Vocruen
Vocruen was Veloce's former servant and guardian. With no one else to care for her, Vocruen took it upon himself to raise her. Meron claims that he wants nothing more than to make Veloce happy and protect her. Veloce, in return, cares deeply for him and admits that she loves him, although not romantically, as was thought by Weirin by mistake. When Vocruen was forced to leave, it left Veloce terribly devastated, causing her to grow more reclusive and distrustful of people.

Auresque Visrin
Auresque died shortly after Veloce was born and not much is known about what Veloce thinks of her. Veloce dislikes being compared to her and wishes to ultimately undo her predecessors' faults.

Quotes

 * (To Keritzel Edelez) "If I could rest in peace, I would."
 * (To Meron Lantgres) "I may be able to forgive... a deluded ruler... but I will never forgive... a traitor."
 * (To Meron Lantrgres) "Spontaneity is the basis of freeform magic. So if you want to be good at it, you have to get rid of those habits."
 * (To Meron Lantgres) "No talent nor help could have brought you this far without your perseverance."
 * (To Keritzel Edelez) "Thank you for trusting me."
 * (To Weirin Lin about Desair Rehett) "It doesn't matter. If he's not going to solve this, then I'll make him."
 * (To Weirin Lin) "I didn't mean to be patronizing. Next time just punch me or something."
 * (To Chief Kasga) "Now that Sangyun Rae finally knows what's going on, I'm sure he'll gladly grill Desair for you if you let him. Sounds good?"
 * (To Blackbird) "...I'd much rather have your honesty than this rogue chivalry. If you're still going to keep me in the dark, then do me a favour, Blackbird. Don't help me anymore."
 * (To Weirin Lin about Vocruen) "When I was younger, being a Carciphona caused me a lot of pain, and he saw it all. He believed I could never live a pleasant life as long as I was a Carciphona, and he devoted his life to finding a cure for me."
 * (To Weirin Lin about Vocruen) "In his eyes, I'm only surrendering to my fate by only wanting to stay with him, that's why he keeps himself away from me... So he may find and give me what he thinks I deserve."
 * (To Vocruen) "Who else can pay the price of destroying this pendant? Not you, you don't care about anything other than protecting me, and you certainly don't care what terror it brings to the world. You brought it to me just because it can make me feel better."
 * (To Vocruen) "If you want me to be happy, just stay with me."
 * (To Weirin Lin) "And you, you gave me a voice of reason beyond myself, and kept me in line when my judgement became skewed. Where others calculated, you remained transparent, candid. I never needed to question your intentions."