Personality: Though Sieglinde makes a somewhat mysterious and stoic entrance in to the series, presenting herself as the mature and elusive Green Witch, Master of the Green Manor, of Wolfsschlucht Village, the fact is that she is a eleven year old girl who has been raised in a strange combination of freedom and captivity.
Because she's grown up in a position of power, the successor to the Green Witch who originally founded the village and protected its inhabitants, Sieglinde has wanted for nothing that the village could provide her. She lives in a sprawling manor, eats sumptuous meals, has servants that attend to her home and needs, and a manservant, Wolfram, who is with her almost constantly, carrying her place to place. She was spoiled by her upbringing in some ways while it restricted her in others.
When it comes to manners she is quite rude unintentionally simply because none of those who attend her ever told her not to do things or correct her behavior. She stares at people overly long, eats with her hands with most unladylike gusto because no one ever insisted she use silverware, and often asks things and demands attention from people around her without imagining that someone might refuse or not be happy to give it. However, none of this is malicious or intentionally bratty- she really just doesn't know better for the most part. When corrected she may protest at first, but with proper motivation or coaxing is more than happy to change or learn new ways.
And Sieglinde learns fast, startling everyone with how quickly she manages to pick things up. She manages to master enough of the English language to have a bedside medical conversation in less than a day. She attributes it to being a witch, (she chalks up a lot to her being a witch), but she is a sharp study, and has a lot of book learning under her belt thanks to her isolated lifestyle and lack of companions her own age.
Sheltered as she is within the small village, Sieglinde is ignorant in many ways of the world. In particular, children and men. Her village is comprised only of grown and older women, (supposedly the descendants of witches and witch allies), and the only male is her manservant, who she thinks of as more of a loyal guard dog than a man. Sieglinde has read some rather outrageous thinks about men in her books- that they are lust filled creatures who think only of ahem. She herself is quite curious about the ahem and actually offers her body to her visitors when they arrive thinking that that is simply... what one does with males. She's quite hilariously deadpan about showing them how to undo her gown and flopping down on the bed. Most helpful girl.
Thankfully for our readers our 13 year old protagonist ain't having none of that, even when Sieglinde just grabs herself a handful of crotch to check if he's really a boy or not. Thankfully she's just as easily entertained with the sort of childish activities she's grown up without, such as drawing and sleepovers and midnight snacks. She does have a bit of a perverted streak though, and it comes out at inopportune moments due to language barriers and word choice misunderstandings.
Sieglinde is above all curious, and her desire to learn has long outgrown the small, cloistered village she lives in. She longs to see the "outside world", a place she has only read about. Her village seems to have stopped time in the 14th century, and when shown and told about devices, medicines, styles of clothing, and progress from the world of the rest of the characters, (the Victorian Era), she devours everything she can find out. She isn't content with what little she can glean, either, and a little taste of what she has never seen for herself reminds her how desperate she is to see the outside world.
Her desire to be free of the small world in which she lives is at war with the duties she feels towards her village. As the only one who can cast the spells to keep the werewolves at bay, who can complete the ultimate magic, she knows that she's needed in Wolfsschlucht. But at the same time she wishes she could see the outside world if only for a moment, even if she has to inevitably return to the life she's always led.
Despite being so upset about it that she cries and pleads to be allowed to go, she eventually crumbles to her manservant's insistence that she has to stay in the village, promising that she'll remain and complete her duties as the Green Witch even though they seem to bring her little pleasure. Sieglinde's expression almost always drops and she falls sullen and silent when she's reminded of her responsibilities and that she'll need to part with the only visitors they've ever had, but that is her only protest, even though its hinted that they may have dire consequences for her.
Sieglinde has many reasons to resent her situation- her feet are bound and she cannot walk thanks to her ancestors' traditions, she is not allowed to leave the village despite wanting to, and she is the sole presence, young as she is, standing between her villagers and werewolves. Even so, she accepts her role and the responsibilities that come with it, if not somewhat regretfully, because her loyalty to her village and her acceptance of the burdens placed on her role is stronger than her personal desires. Even though she is still a child, and may act out on occasion, she ends up putting others before her self and trying her best to be what people need her to be- the wise, mature, and powerful Green Witch.
Abilities/Powers: Sieglinde is the successor of the title of Green Witch, and the original witch's blood flows through her veins. Despite the powerful blood having apparently thinned over generations, Sieglinde still claims to be capable of performing magic*. Her specialty seems to lie in barrier construction and healing. In the series she is shown to utilize Theban seals to maintain barriers around her village that keep out werewolves, and to utilize spells combined with herbs to heal curses and physical injuries. She doesn't appear to be able to conjure magic from thin air, always channeling it through some median such as a wand, seals, herbs, and spoken spells. In addition, she hasn't been shown to have any spells/capacity to use offensive spells.
As for her physical abilities, Sieglinde is a child, and her feet have been bound. She has been carried around most of her life and has had servants to attend to her needs, so she's never had to do any manual labor and is likely very weak. Her feet cannot easily support her weight and it's painful for her to walk, making it impossible for her to do more than very short distances by herself unless utilizing a device she keeps in her manor that uses "witch balloons" to support her weight.
* It's recently come out in canon that some of the "magic" involved may have chemicals/scientific explanations. However, Sieglinde sincerely believes it to be magic and will present it as such- and some things shown in her arc are drawn as magical in nature. Just in case, however, I'll avoid having her use any potential magical powers until canon explicitly confirms it.
Items/Weapons: [1] Pouch of Various Herbs & Potions, [1] Dress, [1] Book
Sieglinde Sullivan | Kuroshitsuji | Unreserved
Because she's grown up in a position of power, the successor to the Green Witch who originally founded the village and protected its inhabitants, Sieglinde has wanted for nothing that the village could provide her. She lives in a sprawling manor, eats sumptuous meals, has servants that attend to her home and needs, and a manservant, Wolfram, who is with her almost constantly, carrying her place to place. She was spoiled by her upbringing in some ways while it restricted her in others.
When it comes to manners she is quite rude unintentionally simply because none of those who attend her ever told her not to do things or correct her behavior. She stares at people overly long, eats with her hands with most unladylike gusto because no one ever insisted she use silverware, and often asks things and demands attention from people around her without imagining that someone might refuse or not be happy to give it. However, none of this is malicious or intentionally bratty- she really just doesn't know better for the most part. When corrected she may protest at first, but with proper motivation or coaxing is more than happy to change or learn new ways.
And Sieglinde learns fast, startling everyone with how quickly she manages to pick things up. She manages to master enough of the English language to have a bedside medical conversation in less than a day. She attributes it to being a witch, (she chalks up a lot to her being a witch), but she is a sharp study, and has a lot of book learning under her belt thanks to her isolated lifestyle and lack of companions her own age.
Sheltered as she is within the small village, Sieglinde is ignorant in many ways of the world. In particular, children and men. Her village is comprised only of grown and older women, (supposedly the descendants of witches and witch allies), and the only male is her manservant, who she thinks of as more of a loyal guard dog than a man. Sieglinde has read some rather outrageous thinks about men in her books- that they are lust filled creatures who think only of ahem. She herself is quite curious about the ahem and actually offers her body to her visitors when they arrive thinking that that is simply... what one does with males. She's quite hilariously deadpan about showing them how to undo her gown and flopping down on the bed. Most helpful girl.
Thankfully for our readers our 13 year old protagonist ain't having none of that, even when Sieglinde just grabs herself a handful of crotch to check if he's really a boy or not. Thankfully she's just as easily entertained with the sort of childish activities she's grown up without, such as drawing and sleepovers and midnight snacks. She does have a bit of a perverted streak though, and it comes out at inopportune moments due to language barriers and word choice misunderstandings.
Sieglinde is above all curious, and her desire to learn has long outgrown the small, cloistered village she lives in. She longs to see the "outside world", a place she has only read about. Her village seems to have stopped time in the 14th century, and when shown and told about devices, medicines, styles of clothing, and progress from the world of the rest of the characters, (the Victorian Era), she devours everything she can find out. She isn't content with what little she can glean, either, and a little taste of what she has never seen for herself reminds her how desperate she is to see the outside world.
Her desire to be free of the small world in which she lives is at war with the duties she feels towards her village. As the only one who can cast the spells to keep the werewolves at bay, who can complete the ultimate magic, she knows that she's needed in Wolfsschlucht. But at the same time she wishes she could see the outside world if only for a moment, even if she has to inevitably return to the life she's always led.
Despite being so upset about it that she cries and pleads to be allowed to go, she eventually crumbles to her manservant's insistence that she has to stay in the village, promising that she'll remain and complete her duties as the Green Witch even though they seem to bring her little pleasure. Sieglinde's expression almost always drops and she falls sullen and silent when she's reminded of her responsibilities and that she'll need to part with the only visitors they've ever had, but that is her only protest, even though its hinted that they may have dire consequences for her.
Sieglinde has many reasons to resent her situation- her feet are bound and she cannot walk thanks to her ancestors' traditions, she is not allowed to leave the village despite wanting to, and she is the sole presence, young as she is, standing between her villagers and werewolves. Even so, she accepts her role and the responsibilities that come with it, if not somewhat regretfully, because her loyalty to her village and her acceptance of the burdens placed on her role is stronger than her personal desires. Even though she is still a child, and may act out on occasion, she ends up putting others before her self and trying her best to be what people need her to be- the wise, mature, and powerful Green Witch.
Abilities/Powers: Sieglinde is the successor of the title of Green Witch, and the original witch's blood flows through her veins. Despite the powerful blood having apparently thinned over generations, Sieglinde still claims to be capable of performing magic*. Her specialty seems to lie in barrier construction and healing. In the series she is shown to utilize Theban seals to maintain barriers around her village that keep out werewolves, and to utilize spells combined with herbs to heal curses and physical injuries. She doesn't appear to be able to conjure magic from thin air, always channeling it through some median such as a wand, seals, herbs, and spoken spells. In addition, she hasn't been shown to have any spells/capacity to use offensive spells.
As for her physical abilities, Sieglinde is a child, and her feet have been bound. She has been carried around most of her life and has had servants to attend to her needs, so she's never had to do any manual labor and is likely very weak. Her feet cannot easily support her weight and it's painful for her to walk, making it impossible for her to do more than very short distances by herself unless utilizing a device she keeps in her manor that uses "witch balloons" to support her weight.
* It's recently come out in canon that some of the "magic" involved may have chemicals/scientific explanations. However, Sieglinde sincerely believes it to be magic and will present it as such- and some things shown in her arc are drawn as magical in nature. Just in case, however, I'll avoid having her use any potential magical powers until canon explicitly confirms it.
Items/Weapons: [1] Pouch of Various Herbs & Potions, [1] Dress, [1] Book