biography

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"But Soleil is her own woman—like a force of nature."


Like Soleil’s namesake, she is warm and uncontrollable. Her own father admits as much and acknowledges that, unlike the other children, she escaped the safety of her Deeprealm on her own solely for the purpose of traveling the countryside helping others. Her charisma and optimism are so powerful that she became the leader of a band of mercenaries known for their positive attitude. This nature is immediately apparent to anyone who meets her, as she has no hesitation befriending strangers and speaking casually with others as though she has known them for some time.

The downside to that is that Soleil does nothing half-heartedly for better or worse. Her boisterous, open nature can overwhelm others, especially people that she has only just met, and she is not particularly skilled at reining her energy in. She is a natural passionate person and she is cranked up to eleven at most times. The benefit of this is that she is capable of keeping a positive outlook during even the grimmest and stressful of times, which benefits the morale of those around her. It takes a lot to hurt her mood, but the one thing that is assured to bring her down is accidentally hurting someone in her excitement.

Soleil has overwhelming confidence. She wants to be strong and wants to be cute, and she has no qualms letting others know she is both. This is not attempt to be arrogant, as she believes others should feel just as good about themselves as she does about herself. She enjoys pampering herself to become cuter and dedicates herself to becoming a stronger mercenary. Part of the latter is for the sake of being able to help others; as mentioned before, she travels the countryside performing good deeds and this habit sprouted from her wish to protect her father.

All of this is doubly true when she is dealing with women. While she is helpful and caring towards her male friends, Soleil is emotionally and physically attracted to women; she inherited a love of flirting from her father and she has no qualms flirting with any girl she meets. Several characters have acknowledged her skill at this, but her passion gets the better of her as in her excitement she has several times violated boundaries; after making this mistake with a few of her friends, she has developed much better self-control.

For the most part, Soleil is straightforward in that she wears her heart on her sleeve. She is immediately open with those she meets—especially with girls, as she believes the only way to treat girls is with honesty—so she does not have much in the way of hidden qualities. The only notable ones would be her total lack of skill with singing or dancing. Despite being from a family of excellent singers and dancers, she has absolutely no talent in either which is the only thing capable of embarrassing her. However, this is made up for by her skill with the sword, which became legendary after the war.

Due to growing up in the Deeprealms and away from most of her kingdom, Soleil is a bit sheltered. This is likely a contributing factor in her lack of shame as well as her tendency to forget social norms in the favor of simplistic practicality. For example, if she is uncomfortably worm and sweaty, she will take off her shirt in spite of being around others based on the logic that men do it and any woman who sees wouldn’t be seeing anything new being women themselves. She also has a habit of speaking very plainly to royalty like Forrest and Siegbert, the sons of the royal family.

While Soleil has a tendency to have a one-track mind and simple motivations, there are few who can compare to her honesty and strength of will. Even after the war ends, Soleil leaves home to travel the world helping others. In battle, she musters all her power for the sake of smiling to keep the morale up. She is a passionate young woman whose warmth occasionally burns others.

Soleil also adores cute animals. She has kitten posters and a blanket covered in rabbits.