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Spirits
Spirits were magical entities populating the Millennium Tree Forest. Derived from the 68 god kin who lost their lives during the creation, they were reincarnated by the earth god Held and became subservient to him.

History
After the destruction of the Second Period, 68 god kin boarded Sin along with four gods. Sailing the black sea that separated worlds, they eventually arrived at the new place. Deciding to attempt to recreate their lost paradise, the kin participated in the effort, headed by the sun god. Before the completion of the Third Period around BT 528, the 68 god kin lost their lives and were subsequently buried by the grieving Held in what would eventually become Elphegort. As a result, the Millennium Tree Forest sprouted where they were buried. Soon after, Held reincarnated his kin as forest spirits and provided them animal forms. He also forbid them from leaving the forest or interacting with humans, as per the sun god's rules for the Third Period. In EC 500, the mage Elluka Clockworker incarnated two of Held's spirits. Michaela and Gumillia. While the former came to replace Held after her murder, the latter became Elluka's disciple before being blown to the Hellish Yard following the Duel of Merrigod Plateau.

Biology and Appearance
Forest spirits were formless, although they could take on animal forms thanks to Held's manipulation of their forms. Spirits could also take the form of a human if a transmigration ritual was performed on them. Due to being accustomed to their animal forms, spirits could also experience difficulty adapting to their new human bodies, such as a disparity between the width of peripheral vision of their two forms. Despite once being gods, spirits were also bound by the rules regarding incarnation, and would lose their memories as a result of incarnating. However, backup copies of said memories could be easily saved and reapplied, although said reapplication sometimes resulted in unwanted side effects, such as the incarnated spirit contacting a fever.

Due to Held's magic, they were able to heal from any wound as long as they remained within his forest. Having once being god kin, forest spirits wielded potent magical power and were even capable of erecting a large barrier around Held's forest when working together. Due to having been reincarnated, none of the spirits retained their memories as god kin. Spirits were also capable of functioning as replacements of Held if chosen by the earth god, gaining a millennium tree body and possessing similar powers and abilities to Held. Compounding this, humans with magical detection abilities could sense and communicate with spirits.

Conceptualization and Origin

 * Forest spirits may be inspired by the concept of fairies, a metaphysical form of spirit known to dwell in forests.

Meguru Conchita
Meguru Conchita, born Meguru Glassred, was a member of the Conchita Family and the wife of Muzuri. After she and the rest of her household contacted the Gula Disease following her daughter Banica's birthday celebration, Meguru struggled to survive as the disease killed off her servants over time. Years later, Meguru's hunger got the better of her, and in a desperate attempt to survive the disease's ten-year deadline, she almost resorted to cannibalism shortly before getting into a quarrel with her husband.

Early Life
Meguru was born the daughter of Elphegort's Prime Minister and a member of the noble Glassred family during the 3rd century EC. Sometime after, she met and fell in love with Duke Muzuri Conchita of Beelzenia after the latter embarked on a diplomatic mission. Overcoming the various obstacles they faced, the two of eventually succeeded and got married. In EC 296, Meguru became pregnant with Muzuri's child. Although her husband wished to name her "Muraramurajakotasupopopo", Meguru insisted they name her Banica, to which the gourmand reluctantly agreed.

Cursed Banquet
"It is Banica's birthday celebration today. It would be wonderful to treat this to all the other servants!"

- Muzuri regarding the baemu

After giving birth to Banica in November of that year, Meguru stayed with her daughter and another chamberlain while her husband oversaw preparations for a celebratory dinner.That night, Meguru joined the rest of the household at the banquet and sat next to her husband, holding her daughter and looking anxiously as he had first taste of the dishes.

After Muzuri had the baemu served to the other household staff, Meguru sat by and watched as everyone else ate; when her husband told her to try eating the delicious meat, she apologized and insisted she wasn't in the best condition, having no appetite. As Muzuri insisted she have at least a bite, the woman conceded and ate a bite of the cabbage roll. Remarking that it was indeed delicious, she smiled and then intervened when her husband tried to feed some fo Banica, saying that the child could barely open her eyes, let alone eat solid food. As Muzuri moped, she continued, saying Banica only needed breastmilk for now. Meguru then cradled the child affectionately, eventually went to bed along with the baby.

Ten Years of Gula
"Eat. There should be nothing left."

- Meguru to her daughter

After learning they contracted Gula from eating the baemu and needed to satiate their hunger for ten years to survive, Meguru became obsessed with their family's survival and her kind demeanor increasingly soured. In EC 302, when her six-year old daughter began to excuse herself from the table while leaving leftovers, Meguru commanded her to eat and stated there should be nothing left. When Banica refused, Meguru repeated the order and began to stuff the dishes into her mouth while the little girl protested. As Ron ran to the two and insisted such wasn't necessary, Meguru continued to try and force the food down her throat, ranting and asking why only this child wasn't suffering like she was.

As the years passed, Meguru continued to grow more aggressive, Banica growing up in fear of her as she directed her anger at the child. When famine struck the region two months prior to the ten year period passing, the food stores quickly depleted; in March of EC 306, Meguru wandered the mansion with Banica in tow, madly looking for food and wondering what to eat. Moaning to her daughter that her stomach was empty, she staggered into the room where Muzuri sat with the corpse of one of the staff. She then mused she'd die if she didn't eat and wondered if there was nothing left, before her eyes fell upon one of the dead servants.

Deciding to eat the corpse, she called loudly if there was a head cook and received no answer; musing she'd just have to do it herself, she staggered to Muzuri and extended her hand, asking for his sword as a replacement for cutlery. When her husband refused, Meguru asked him again to lend it, screaming for him to do so when he continued to protest. She then attacked Muzuri, attempting to take the sword from its sheath; during the attack, her husband drew the sword and slew her with it.

Legacy
After Meguru's death, only her husband, child, and Ron Grapple survived the incident and Muzuri was stripped of his authority because to the events that had transpired. Due to the abuse she inflicted upon Banica as a child, her daughter grew obsessed with food to the point of abandoning her duties as Duke along with the rest of the outside world. Historically, Meguru was recorded to have died of a heart attack.

Personality and Traits
Meguru was a determined and unyielding individual with a fierce love for her family. Because of this love, she became obsessed with keeping her husband and daughter alive after the Conchita household contacted Gula. This obsession caused her to abuse Banica, forcing her to eat her food despite not being infected with Gula. As the end of their ten-year deadline neared, Meguru became desperate to survive, and was willing to resort to cannibalism if it meant staying alive. Meguru was also a strong-willed woman, causing her to overpower her husband at times despite loving him dearly. This obstinacy also made her an overpowering influence in the life of her daughter, insisting she eat during their family's battle with Gula. Aside from this, Meguru was very tenacious, working hard to overcome the obstacles she faced in marrying Muzuri and doing everything in her power to ensure her family's survival.

Skills and Abilities
Meguru was a competent mother, competent of taking care of Banica's physical needs as an infant. In spite of this skill, Meguru overlooked Banica's emotional health and abused her as a young child. After their household contacted Gula, Meguru's logic and personality degraded, leading to her obsession with staying alive. Even in her weakened state, Meguru was capable of physically overpowering her husband, despite his being a large man in relation to his diet. Despite her failing logic, Meguru remained resourceful towards the end of their ten-year struggle with Gula, contemplating eating a corpse and using her husband's sword in place of cutlery. Aside from this, Meguru was presumably competent at politics and was capable of fulfilling her social obligations as the wife of a Duke. As a member of the noble Glassred family, Meguru had an aristocratic upbringing and could conduct herself with grace.

Character Connections
Muzuri Conchita: Meguru's husband. Meguru deeply loved Muzuri, working to overcome the obstacles to their marriage and bearing his child. Despite this love, Meguru's strong personality sometimes overpowered her husband's, causing him to begrudgingly concede to what she wanted. After their household contacted Gula, Meguru desperately wished for Muzuri to survive, and was willing to ensure he did by any means possible.

Banica Conchita: Meguru's daughter. Meguru deeply loved Banica and was extremely caring towards her, always considering her needs and safety. However, after their household contacted Gula, Meguru began emotionally abusing the child due to her desire for her to survive, leaving her with emotional scars that would stay with her in adulthood.

Ron Grapple: Meguru's oldest and most trusted chamberlain. Meguru shared a close relationship with Ron due to the fact that he served them to longest. Despite not being related to him, Meguru considered him family and desperately desired for him to survive the Gula plague's ten-year deadline.

Conceptualization and Origin

 * Meguru's name is possibly derived from the name of her ancestor's representative Vocaloid, GUMI, containing the "meg" from "Megpoid".
 * Her surname is a kenning for a "red glass"; interestingly, the vessel that brought her family to ruin was a red wine glass.

Curiosities

 * Interestingly, both her ancestor and her father were able to attain the position of Prime Minister of Elphegort.

Minage
Minage was an immigrant from the Kingdom of Elphegort and a core member of the Lucifenian Resistance. Working together with the other Resistance members, Minage participated in the Lucifenian Revolution and successfully deposed the tyrannical reign of Riliane Lucifen d'Autriche. Following Lucifenia's annexation by the Kingdom of Marlon, Minage fled to Beelzenia along with his fellow revolutionaries, eventually marrying and starting a family with Sekka Le Corbusier.

Early Life
Minage was born in the Kingdom of Elphegort sometime during the 5th EC, eventually immigrating to Lucifenia. In EC 500, Minage was recruited the Lucifenian Resistance led by Germaine Avadonia, becoming a core member and eventually getting to know his fellow revolutionaries, Sekka, Mark and York. Sometime after, Minage began using his skill as an orator to recruit his fellow Lucifenians into the revolutionary movement, finding that many of them were displeased with the government but lacked any knowledge in swordfighting.

Core Group Meeting
Later that year, Minage gathered with the other core members at their hideout, an abandoned house] in the Forest of Bewilderment. Hearing someone knock the secret code, Minage heard York ask who it was; the woman then identified herself as Germaine. Entering the base, the red-haired swordswoman commended York. In response, York invited everyone to get drinks. Germaine then stated she would drink once he finished reporting and asked how the situation was. York replied that it wasn't very well.

Saying they would start with the new recruits, Germaine then asked Minage how many he had recruited. Scratching his head, Minage reported that many people were disgusted with the Lucifenian Royal Palace, so he was able to find a lot of them. He added that most of them didn't know how to swordfight, saying he was going to have York train them before trailing off. Germaine chastised him in response, remarking she couldn't expect much from him. She then turned to Sekka, asking her how the supplies were. Sekka stated that the merchants didn't know how to respond, especially the aristocratic ones. She also added that she felt it would be better if they went to their boss. Germaine rhetorically asked if she meant the great Keel Freesis before remarking that he was very smart, and that they should deliberate the matter.

Minage then heard Mark ask Germaine if her younger brother was indeed the one working at the royal palace before wondering if they could extract any information from the palace guards. In response, Germaine advised them not to tell the truth about it, warning that everything might come to an end if the royal palace knew about the revolution. Minage then heard York sigh.

Green Hunting
When the Forest of Bewilderment suddenly caught fire, Minage rushed to Germaine's aid along with the rest of a Lucifenian crowd. Pitching in, Minage helped in their attempt to put out the fire, although their efforts were eventually rendered meaningless. Soon after the end of the Green Hunting, Minage recruited more and more people in the Resistance, with their numbers growing larger and larger as time went on. Minage later witnessed a cloaked woman stop by their base and supply Germaine with information regarding the royal palace. Eventually, the mysterious woman began to stay at their base, never removing her cloak to keep her identity a secret.

Later on, Minage heard an unknown visitor come to their hideout, knocking three times. Noticing that they didn't seem to know the passcode, Minage picked up a weapon along with everyone present. He then heard York ask who it was. In response, the visitor requested they open the door, saying he was there to help. York rhetorically questioned him in reply, asking him if he was telling this to the wrong door. The visitor raised his voice, insisting he was there to help the Resistance. Seeing Germaine clutch her sword, Minage heard York ask her what to do. Germaine then remarked that she was concerned about it, asking Minage to take a look outside. Following her request, Minage peeped through the holes in the wall, remarking aloud that the visitor was alone and that he wasn't dressed like a palace guard. Germaine then told York to let the man in, telling them not to hesitate to get rid of him should he be an enemy. After York opened the door, Minage saw the masked man enter and introduce himself as Karchess.During the last meeting of the Resistance before the Revolution, he reported the amount of recruits that had been ultimately taken in from Elphegort, Lucifenia, and Karchess' own army.

Shortly before the Revolution, when York had attacked the mercenaries Yarera and Zusco, Minage stood with a large amount of revolutionaries gathered to aid him and Germaine.

Lucifenian Revolution
Once the revolution was in full swing, Minage led the recruits from Elphegort in defeating the Lucifenian soldiers still inside his home country. After the Revolution, and "Karchess" was revealed as King Kyle, Minage attended the peace talks following the revolution; there he negotiated with King Thorny Elphen over releasing the Lucifenian soldiers who had surrendered in Elphegort.

Beelzenian Soldier
Following Lucifenia's annexation by the Kingdom of Marlon, King Kyle declared Minage and the rest of the revolutionaries enemies of their kingdom. As a result, he and the other resistance members fled to Beelzenia after being defeated by Commander Riliane Mouchet. While in the empire, Minage was recruited into Beelzenia's military, becoming Vice Captain of the Langley Force, led by Chartette Langley. Sometime before EC 505, he married and had a child with Sekka. He later met and spoke with Yukina Freesis when the girl came to the Langley Garrison seeking Germaine.

Personality and Traits

 * Cooperative with his fellow revolutionaries
 * Willing to volunteer his skills to the resistance movement
 * Persevering; tirelessly worked to get Lucifenians to join the resistance
 * Wished to have a family

Skills and Abilities
Minage was a talented orator, experienced in the art of public speaking. Having a way with people, Minage could easily establish a rapport with crowds and convince them of his stance. Because of this proficiency, Minage was able to recruit multitudes of people into the Lucifenian Resistance. This skill with people even extended to his role as a strategist; Minage was able to manage his troops and rally them together. Aside from this, Minage possessed grace under pressure, staying logical and focused during the Lucifenian Revolution.

Character Connections
Sekka Le Corbusier: Minage's fellow revolutionary and later wife. Minage worked with Sekka during their fight for Lucifenia's freedom, and the two eventually fell in love. After their flight to Beelzenia, the two married and had a child together.

Conceptualization and Origin

 * Minage's name is possibly derived from the French word minage, meaning "mining"; Lucifenia, the country he immigrated to, is inspired by France.