Mages

The mages paired with Thorn's team, past and present.

In the comic: Holly Cerise

Teenage magical overachiever. Smart and driven, plenty accomplished in her own right, but not above bending the truth to look cooler to her peers. Gets two-tone hair as part of her transformation.

Too advanced for typical magical-girl training with other kids her age, Holly was assigned to work with Thorn's team – first at the observatory, then at the Embassy – as an independent-study project.

When she passed her next evaluation, she was offered a job touring with Leachtric to help Cedar Oseille with his burgeoning powers (and clean up after any messes they make).

Holly had to play with Ivy a lot as a young child, because her mother, Laurel Cerise, is close with Ivy's father. She respects and admires Ivy's power and skill, even while finding her personally annoying.

• Domain: Stars (based on Nature)
• Ethnicity: Feabhric
• Age (first appearance): 14
• Likes: Superheroes, admiration, cake, the Holger Saga, famous people, places without famous people if they're cool enough
• Dislikes: Loud noises, loud people, test results (they can only be “bad” or “as expected”)
• Transformation sequence

Major appearances

• Debut: Homecoming 12/24
• Holly Explains: info pages about in-universe magic and cosmology
• Homecoming: tries to fight off a hellhound
• I Got Eight Problems: makes the potion to reverse Thorn's transformation
• Vampire Masquerade: unnerved by vampires, doesn't get told about the secret agents
• Fish Story: hangs out with Hyacinth Lavande and the goth kids, runs into Future Thorn, casts support magic for Ivy
• Level Up: prepares to leave the team, disappointed to miss Leachtric
• Haven't You Noticed: gets her powers evaluated, runs interference on Laurel Cerise's faceblindness, meets Cedar Oseille
• Observation Dex: gets her new post-Thorn's-team assignment

In the comic: Atarangi Neineikura

The Magical Girl assigned to Thorn's team after Holly. Freckles, half-sleeve tattoo. She's very attached to standards and regulations; any time something goes wrong, her instinct is to blame it on “a rule was broken” or “the rules you followed weren't strict enough.”

Headmates with Kallie Neineikura and Kiki Neineikura. Parts her hair on the right; has dark pink eyes.

They have a body-time schedule on the fridge, and all come out together to watch Kolpovision.

• Domain: Fire
• Ethnicity: Tamaputian
• Age (first appearance): mid 30's
• Transformation sequence

Major appearances

• Debut: Something's Cooking 25/29
• Something's Cooking: shows up unannounced mid-firestorm, turns out to be necessary to assist Thorn
• Every Body: meets the rest of the team, has an awkward interaction with Violet Dupont
• Training Wreck: tries to cover Kiki's accidental reveal that there's a prophecy; mind-links with Thorn to find his clearance is higher than hers; gets exhausted fighting water-based hellhounds; brings home a cool horn

In the comic: Hestia

Formerly part of Thorn's team. Killed in the dragon fight.

As of this writing, only seen in bonus art and flashbacks.

• Domain: Water
• Ethnicity: United Islander

Younger magicals. Usually going through the national training program, which replaces the regular public school system.

In the comic: Cedar Oseille

Tween heartthrob. First got famous as the star of a live-action kids' show, The Littlest Prince. Did a lot of cute singing with woodland animals.

A few years later he put out an album as a solo singer, then started rehearsals for Leachtric, where he plays the title character's squire. By now he's accustomed to being swarmed by fans. Hired to do a special performance during the vote-tallying in Kolpovision.

He was suppressing magical-boy powers for a while, in order to focus on his career, until danger makes them awaken. Knows how to do a few defensive spells on instinct, but isn't sure how to develop new ones.

• Domain: Nature
• Ethnicity: Aibreán
• Age (first appearance): 14
• Likes: singing and acting, how he looks in glasses, pretty boys, flowers
• Dislikes: parental disapproval, merchandise resellers
• Transformation sequence

Major appearances

• Debut: Time and Tides 26/33
• The Show Must Grow On (Act I): plays Mistel, improvises when the technical difficulties start
• The Show Must Grow On (Act II): escapes out the back with the other actors, has his first transformation
• Haven't You Noticed: gets his powers evaluated, meets Holly Cerise

In the comic: Ivy Muscade

Squeeful teen magical girl. Dyes her green hair blonde, and wears yellow contact lenses, due to an obsession with Sønheim’s culture and aesthetics (and fantasy series).

Loves her OTPs and her cinnamon rolls; enthusiastic at karaoke; hasn’t quite mastered the concept of the inside voice.

Don’t let any of that trick you into underestimating her. Ivy is the most powerful water magical-girl of her age, and on track to be the strongest in recorded history. Most recently, dissipated a tsunami on the Hurricane Coast, officially for a “power level test.”

Ebony Muscade is her father, and Heath Cornouiller is her grandfather.

• Domain: Water
• Ethnicity: Aibreán
• Age (first appearance): 14
• Likes: Athletic women, cute animals, little fishies, any and all series from Sønheim
• Dislikes: Meanies, natural disasters
• Transformation sequence

Major appearances

• Debut: Fish Story 3/41
• Fish Story: annoys Holly and the goth kids, gushes over critters, defeats the bad guy
• Landslide Bring Me Down: assists in the rescue of the miners
• Haven't You Noticed: gushes over Holly, doesn't recognize Cedar, talks about stopping a tsunami
• Baby Ivy: flashback to her small-child gender reveal
• AU: Magical Thorn: small child who gets some mentoring from Thorn with her powers

Deployed by the government to respond to disasters (both natural and deliberate).

In the comic: Bramble

Miner, EMPHATIC SPEAKER, highly disciplined MAGICAL MAN. Has two small children. Used to work under Magnolia Persil.

Bram was the only mage trapped in the Juniper Mining collapse, where he got close with Gil Dumas, although they parted ways some time afterward. Since recovering, he's gone back to work…but strictly on above-ground jobs.

Favorite practical spell: healing magic. Favorite fun spell: the ability to turn any beverage into a sparkling beverage. Favorite drink: sparkling cider. Kolpovision fan.

• Domain: Fire
• Ethnicity: Aibreán
• Age (first appearance): early 30's
• Transformation sequence

Major appearances

• Debut: Landslide Bring Me Down 4/75
• Landslide Bring Me Down: trapped in the mine collapse; keeps the morale up and the air temperature down
• The Show Must Grow On (Act I): works security at the Ceannic Opera; finds himself outmatched
• The Show Must Grow On (Act II): cedes the emergency response to Laurel Cerise

In the comic: Goldenrod Dinya

Official handler for Kale Romarin, partly because of her high talent for mental manipulation (which includes high resistance to mind-control).

Her job includes scanning Thorn's mind to make sure his desire to be Kale's friend was genuine.

• Domain: Fire
• Ethnicity: Steppes
• Age (first non-flashback appearance): mid 30's

Major appearances

• Debut: Time and Tides 19/33
• Through Lights and Shadows: shows up with the response team to check on Kale
• Call and Answer: determines that Leif didn't see anything (and has excellent mental shields)

In the comic: Heath Cornouiller

Serious government crisis manager; has a large cat familiar. Father-in-law of Ebony Muscade, and grandfather of Ivy Muscade.

He was the ranking officer on the dragon-fighting operation that devastated Thorn's team, and one of the first people to find the not-quite-dead Thorn in the aftermath.

• Domain: Water
• Ethnicity: Aibrean
• Age (first appearance): late 60's

Major appearances

• Debut: Fish Story 34/41
• Fish Story: restrains the culprit, defends Ivy
• Landslide Bring Me Down: supervises Ivy's magic use
• Through Lights and Shadows: attempts to pull rank, backs off when Thorn has a flashback-fueled outburst about how well his last operation went

In the comic: Laurel Cerise

Elegant government crisis manager, known for her expertise in potion chemistry. Sensitive to bad scents, and has a thing for exotic/artisanal perfumes.

Can't recognize faces, but can always identify magical girls by their costumes. Has a bird familiar named Fallon. Trans, bi/pan, childhood friend of Ebony Muscade. (She would've offered to carry Ebony's kid if they had thought of it.)

Laurel is the currently-single parent of Holly Cerise. Holly's genetic parents are Laurel's ex and an egg donor, but Laurel carried the pregnancy (and passed on her magical aptitude that way), thanks to IVF and “some messy surgical stuff that [Holly doesn't] want to think about ever.”

• Domain: Nature
• Ethnicity: Feabhric
• Age (first appearance): mid 40's

Major appearances

• Debut: The Show Must Grow On (Act II) 39/55
• The Show Must Grow On (Act II): defeats the plant monster, rescues a bunch of civilians (including Kale), gives Cedar Oseille a crash course in his new powers
• Haven't You Noticed: takes Holly to her exams, meets Cedar again, shares concerns with Thorne Raifort about Holly's future
• Observation Dex: gets Holly's exam results
• Through Lights and Shadows: shows up with the response team, applies Kale's new bracelets

Mages that are currently (or recently) employed in less-dramatic public-service jobs.

In the comic: Acai

Mysterious probably-Stars mage with wide-ranging authority, including over long-runners and Monster Hunters. These days she's a recluse who's rarely seen, living in a suite in the Second Life Community Center with her collection of lamps and cats. Known to be short.

Acai is a long-runner who occasionally changes her name. She was known as Sotetsu when she was the devoted companion of Rhódon, and as Palmeti when she supported Rhódon's reincarnation Leachtric. Their romance is legendary, although only Acai remembers their whole history, which does tend to put a lot of pressure on Rhódon's reincarnations.

She's able send other people to the past as time-travelers, and send messages to her own past selves. (Some of their forms.)

• Title: Time Mage
• Domain: Stars? (based in ???)
• Ethnicity: who knows
• Age: doesn't really count it anymore

Major appearances

• The Show Must Grow On (Act I): portrayed by an actor in Leachtric, singing encouraging songs
• A Night To Remember: complains about her future self, gives the Woman in Black a cat
• Kudzu Roots: seen in flashback arranging Kudzu's capture, then pushing his rehabilitation

In the comic: Ebony Muscade

State Dept liaison to Sønheim. Bi/pan, beautiful femme fashion sense, childhood friend of Laurel.

Ebony and his nonbinary spouse Gentian are Ivy's parents. The pregnancy was hard on Gentian, which is why Ivy doesn't have any siblings.

• Domain: Nature
• Ethnicity: Aibreán
• Age (first appearance): mid 40's

Major appearances

• Debut: Performance Review 2/18
• Performance Review: weighs in on whether to keep Thorn's team at the Embassy
• Baby Ivy: co-parenting and mutual career support with Gentian

In the comic: Magnolia Persil

Minister of Prophecy for Ceannis. Good at making the priorities of fire-spirit prophecies line up with Ceannis's. Her previous job was in disaster response. “Maggie” to her friends.

Through multiple team-based upgrades, Magnolia's uniform has come to coordinate with two of her magical friends.

• Domain: Fire
• Ethnicity: Aibreán

Major appearances

• Debut: Homecoming 1/24
• Homecoming: informs President Olive Romarin of the prophecy about Thorn's team
• Performance Review: recommends against rules-lawyering with prophecy
• Through Lights and Shadows: leads the response team to Kudzu's bracelets being broken; restrains Leif
• Call and Answer: tries to entrap Agent D10 with the help of Pascentia Zikos

In the comic: Thorne Raifort

Water mage with wings. Got her start doing basic magical-aptitude screenings on young children, and now works on higher-level testing, as well as disaster response.

Hasn't leveled up much herself in all these years, a fact that she's wearily resigned to.

• Ethnicity: Aibrean
• Domain: Water
• Age: early 60's
• Debut: Haven't You Noticed 15/29
• Haven't You Noticed: commiserates with Laurel, evaluates Holly, pairs her up with Cedar

In the comic: Alfhild Ølsten

A magical girl of Sønheic descent. Went dark.

Was used as the inspiration for a Magical Crime Law Investigation Squad episode. She felt her portrayal wasn't threatening enough, and embarked on a harassment campaign against Archie Stavros as a result.

• Domain: Fire
• Ethnicity: Sønheic
• Transformation sequence
• Debut: Thorn Explains: Mages
• Ø Is For Øverwritten: kidnaps Violet and Atarangi, threatens Archie

See Kudzu Carvi.

In the comic: Laceleaf's stalker

Generally terrible person. Apprehended and fitted with magic-blocking bracelets after he held the entire National Aquarium hostage. Unnamed, per Wonderella rules.

• Domain: Water
• Ethnicity: Aibreán
• Transformation sequence
• Debut: Fish Story 14/41
• Fish Story: is a creep, gets arrested
• AU: Magical Thorn: works alongside Kudzu Carvi, until he fails one too many times and gets crisped