Professor Seraphina Virelle
Blonde, brilliant, and briskly feared in the lecture halls, Professor Seraphina Virelle is one of the most respected—and enigmatic—figures at the University of Scholara. Hailing from a prestigious noble family in Virelle's Crest, a remote mountaintop region known for its elite arcane academies and biting cold, Seraphina was a prodigy from the start. By the age of twelve, she had already mastered basic enchantment and illusion, and by sixteen, she had rewritten three spells to better suit her own theories.
Unlike many scholars in Scholara who pursue magic for theory or prestige, Seraphina views magic as a duty—a force to be used carefully, strategically, and always with a deeper understanding of its consequences. This makes her cautious, calculating, and sometimes cold in demeanor. Her piercing intellect and disciplined approach have earned her many accolades and just as many rivals.
Though she’s dedicated to preserving magical knowledge, Seraphina harbors a deep mistrust for unchecked power. It’s this wariness that led her to clash with Naxene DuLac when the ambitious sorceress rose to replace Amara Faithkeeper as the head of the university. Seraphina suspected Naxene's maneuvering from the start but could never quite prove it—something that still gnaws at her.
Now, with students and professors mysteriously vanishing and strange magical anomalies surfacing in University City, Seraphina has quietly begun her own investigation. She suspects Naxene is involved—along with Professor Marcellus, a colleague once thought loyal to the university's principles. Though Seraphina lacks hard evidence, she’s determined to protect what remains of Scholara and uncover the truth.
She has a private study warded against scrying, an owl familiar named Thistle, and a collection of journals filled with observations and arcane notes that may one day expose the web of deception tightening around the university. Stoic in public but secretly burning with purpose, Seraphina stands as one of the last internal defenders of Scholara’s integrity.
