Character Profile: Piper Lasair

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General Description

Piper can be considered as Aki's best friend and guiding motivator in every action they take. She acts as a secondary leader of the group, for whenever Aki has trouble deciding what to do or needs help deciding. She helps her however she can, though has her own dreams in becoming the guild master of the Adventurer's Guild.

Fighting Style

Piper mainly uses spears in order to fight to better distance herself, while still being capable of hitting multiple targets with her artes. Her magic affinity is Fire, and she does specialize in using offensive and support magic. She can act as a healer in some cases, but her versatility in both melee and offensive magic artes is what gives her a slight edge over Aki, who tends to rely more on melee than magic.

Inspiration

I believe what made me want to have a lancer character like Piper stems from games like Zestiria and Berseria; mostly Zestiria because one of the 'main' characters, Alisha, was a lancer who would help out the group and was built up to have a major role early on...until she wasn't, and she was relegated to being a major supporting character with one other instance of playability and a DLC scenario. Instead, her spot is replaced with Rose, the 'thief' character of the group essentially, whose personality is partially what Piper is. In a sense, I wanted Piper to be a nice blend of both characters; having Alisha's supportive nature and drive to help others, with Rose's snark and often mature outlook on the world while looking to accomplish her own goals.

Story

Her parents were originally adventurers themselves, before they were caught up in something that costed their lives. Piper became dependent on the guild after and hopes to repay them one day. She started living with Aki and her adoptive family, in order to receive the same training that she would have. Although she only saw her as a rival who got more attention, she grew to appreciate her with how far she went to save Piper from danger; the same danger that also lead to receiving burns on her back. Piper still intends to make a name for herself, but wants to make sure her friend is kept well and happy.

Wrap-up

Right now, as I finish getting idle animations for everyone, I will start commissioning more animations for Piper so she can act as a second party member. Being a mixed attacker with healing artes, I can hopefully lead into another demo that will allow you to see more of this game's enemies or perhaps even the start of the story...though that will require me doing sprite work on my own.

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