GA-022: Ophelia

Ophelia

The Forlorn Flower Bringer Gachagon

Ophelia is a quiet and reserved gachagon; having an air of mystery around her. This doesnt mean she is not social, quite the opposite really. She genuinely enjoys the company of others, but she prefers to stay off to the side, quietly enjoying the environment warm personalities create than fully participate in conversation herself. Often she invites others to her flower meadow where she tends to many flowers that she uses in her floral arrangements, wishing to share her sacred space with those who she really trusts. SHe only goes into the center of Gachagon life once a week or so, to sell her flowers or to gift arrangements to those she believes needs a little boost to their mood.

Ophelia has friends that she reveres more than others tho. When she is in the Keep, she always makes time to have a tea time with Lovespell and Pierrot. She also is sure to bring the best and brightest flowers to Lovespell, knowing that the Arts and Crafts gachagon could always use an extra method of decorating or creating new art supplies. Pierrot understands Ophelia on a deep level, the two share very similar personalities and often seen relaxing together and chatting about deep subjects in the meadow where Ophelia lives. She also enjoys talking to Pierrot’s partner, Iliad, when she gets the chance. She is grateful for the younger Mergacha and how much he loves Pierrot.

Ophelia has a mutual respect and business relationship with Dahlia, as both of them are in the flower business. While Ophelia is focused on the language that flowers speak, Dahlia is enamored with the beauty that flowers bring. The two often exchange flower harvests and hope to make a more beautiful place for the flowers to grow. Ophelia also has close friendships with Gheilis and Auralie; two older and far more magical gachas than herself. The two are Magical Mentors and bestow gifts to those who they deem worthy, and they often cross paths with Ophelia in her meadow or near the creek. They have very deep conversations, often philosophical and grand in nature. She does not often get involved with their work, but she does enjoy the time she has with them.

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Likes

• Her friends
• Her flowers
• Learning about Flower Language
• Creating special bouquets for others
• Poetry!

Dislikes

• Winter (only because there are a select few flowers she can grow in the colder weather)
• Extreme heat (she has a lot of hair and its hard to regulate her body temp!)
• Those who hold no regard or respect to the meadow where she grows her flowers
• Spicy food (she prefers mild and sweet flavors, spicy things make her nose itch!)

Fun Facts

• She is based off of the character Ophelia from Hamlet, one of my absolute favorite tragic characters of classical literature, but with a much more… happy existence,
• I took a lot of her colors from the painting  “Ophelia” by Sir John Everett Millais!
• Her coat pattern is based on the Fallow deer, But much deeper in color!
• Her birthday is in September, she isn't sure of the day, but her friends always celebrate it the second weekend!
• Her hair often blends into the water whenever she goes for a swim, almost like magic.

Song: I'll follow the Sun from the Beatles

• This song always screamed Ophelia vibes to me. This song is super special to my brain worms (the beatles in general oops) but for some reason it just feels very “Ophelia.” Ophelia is a very reserved gacha, she has been hurt before and she aimed to make herself better after the fallout. It was a hard break and a defining moment in her life, as she still held much love for the other gacha, but it was time for her to move on, for her to follow the sun. Her life she had always seen rain, clouds covering the skies, dreary longingness in the air. But she saw a ray of light that brought her to where she is today. Sometimes she finds herself regressing into her dark personality, cold and confused, emotionally all over the place. But she reminds herself that the sun has risen in her life, a bright and warm sun that brings life to the things she cares most about. Her flowers and the language they speak to her, mean more than her past, knowing that she has support around her that is stronger than the long shadow cast on her from the incidents in her past. So she is always looking to follow the sun.