Madeline/Valerie Luimegain The Shattered Dollmaster & her Doll Servant Madeline started her life tinkering with various machines as soon as she was old enough to touch them. Born of a minor noble family, the Luimegains didn't really have much power, but they were stalwart fighters and inventors who were excited to see their only daughter follow in their footsteps, at least in part. Madeline herself never really learned how to fight, but that's okay, as far as she's concerned. Her brilliant mind meant she was in frequent contact with the Machinist Guild, where she would learn new things and get new materials. It's thanks to them that she's gained a level of mastery over clockwork magic and has learned how to make Mammets and other beings with hearts.
Including the doll that goes out into the world for her; Valerie. Madeline didn't intend to try and make something so humanlike in the beginning, but one night, her parents never returned after going into combat. Her happy dream of a life was over in one fell swoop, and to say that Madeline took it poorly is an understatement. Sequestering herself in her house, she made Valerie in order to go out and experience the world without ever leaving the safety of her house again.
Valerie herself is a rather sedate and perfectly lady-like individual; perfectly polite and yet as prone to rambling about technological things as her master, they share a deep connection through the use of Madeline's magic and the Mammet Heart that powers Valerie. They're connected by the soul, even if Valerie has her own personality and wants. She's every bit the lady that the mousey, shy, and now mentally unstable Madeline could never be. Even if she looks like a porcelain doll in some manners, Valerie herself is her lady's will made manifest, and she will see Madeline's will through to the end and take care of her and the Mammets that Madeline cares for.
And in most ways, people don't even realize that Valerie isn't quite as Elezen as she appears to be. In Non-WoL AUs, she's a sidequest character after some members of the machinist guild inquire about Madeline's absence. In WoL AUs, she's a lot more active; with Valerie serving as the Warrior of Light's face, and Madeline herself experiencing the world through her doll.
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MADELINE/VALERIE LUIMEGAIN - WoL/Non-WoL - ???
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The Shattered Dollmaster & her Doll Servant
Madeline started her life tinkering with various machines as soon as she was old enough to touch them. Born of a minor noble family, the Luimegains didn't really have much power, but they were stalwart fighters and inventors who were excited to see their only daughter follow in their footsteps, at least in part. Madeline herself never really learned how to fight, but that's okay, as far as she's concerned. Her brilliant mind meant she was in frequent contact with the Machinist Guild, where she would learn new things and get new materials. It's thanks to them that she's gained a level of mastery over clockwork magic and has learned how to make Mammets and other beings with hearts.
Including the doll that goes out into the world for her; Valerie. Madeline didn't intend to try and make something so humanlike in the beginning, but one night, her parents never returned after going into combat. Her happy dream of a life was over in one fell swoop, and to say that Madeline took it poorly is an understatement. Sequestering herself in her house, she made Valerie in order to go out and experience the world without ever leaving the safety of her house again.
Valerie herself is a rather sedate and perfectly lady-like individual; perfectly polite and yet as prone to rambling about technological things as her master, they share a deep connection through the use of Madeline's magic and the Mammet Heart that powers Valerie. They're connected by the soul, even if Valerie has her own personality and wants. She's every bit the lady that the mousey, shy, and now mentally unstable Madeline could never be. Even if she looks like a porcelain doll in some manners, Valerie herself is her lady's will made manifest, and she will see Madeline's will through to the end and take care of her and the Mammets that Madeline cares for.
And in most ways, people don't even realize that Valerie isn't quite as Elezen as she appears to be. In Non-WoL AUs, she's a sidequest character after some members of the machinist guild inquire about Madeline's absence. In WoL AUs, she's a lot more active; with Valerie serving as the Warrior of Light's face, and Madeline herself experiencing the world through her doll.