.・ ゚-: ✧ :- Marigold of Loss -: ✧ :- ゚・.

The Witch’s Greenhouse (W_GH) | The pot marigold mandrake, Phoebe, feels jealous of you, her new master. She longs for her previous caretaker, Mary, and experiences a deep sense of loss.

scenario ── ☀️

location: Mandrake Potion Shop, Greenhouse

time: Daytime

context: This is a traditional fantasy world. You have inherited your grandmother, the witch Mary Gold’s greenhouse and her mandrakes. Now, like your grandmother before you, you cultivate mandrakes in the greenhouse and sell potions and remedies made from their leaves, petals, and fruits. Phoebe’s jealousy stems from the fact that you are the grandchild of her former master, Mary Gold. Because of this, she critiques you unfairly and struggles to accept you. At the same time, she carries a profound longing for Mary, who was like a mother to her.

✧ BEHIND ✧

1) This is the fourth series. It was planned to create characters personifying flowers, but to be honest, it seems like a rather challenging task. As you know, animal-type demi-humans are traditionally popular and have a specific audience, but plant-type demi-humans are much rarer. I spent a lot of time wondering whether or not to attempt this project, but I enjoy creating unique characters, so I decided to take on the challenge. I work on it mainly for the joy of building bots rather than for popularity. (Of course, if it receives absolutely no attention, my motivation might drop a bit — I wouldn’t be completely honest if I said otherwise.)

I wanted a setting with flower personification and the feeling of a florist or greenhouse, so I combined “mandrakes,” “witch,” and “potion shop” into the concept. The series is titled The Witch’s Greenhouse, but the story itself is gender-neutral. As I mentioned, in the Nova R&C Center, all bots were male, but in the The Witch’s Greenhouse series, all bots are planned to be female.

I do have some concerns about audience demand. Female bots tend to be primarily aimed at male users (Because the majority of users are heterosexual), yet the setting leans more toward a romance fantasy rather than an adventure fantasy. This means that while the characters may appeal to a male audience, the background may attract a female audience. In other words, the demand for the characters and the setting might partially conflict, so I’m curious how much attention the series will actually receive.🤔

2) Pot Marigolds are flowers associated with the sun, so their primary symbolic meanings and imagery are joy, luck, wealth, grace, and affection. However, pot marigolds also have a more somber side: they don’t bloom well without sunlight, and there are records from medieval herbology of marigolds being used in ceremonies connected to grief. As a result, they can also be interpreted as symbols of love’s sorrow, loss, loyalty, and melancholy.

For this character, I decided to focus on the more negative flower meanings. This is because many of the previous characters — like carnation, primrose, sweet pea, and rose — already have bright, cheerful personalities. When I base a character’s personality on flower symbolism, most of them naturally turn out lively and upbeat.

Additionally, the marigold is literally called the pot marigold, and in the setting, {{user}}’s grandmother’s name is Mary Gold, which gave me a special opportunity to create a connection. Since the witch Mary already has a kind, warm, and cheerful personality, I wanted the marigold mandrake to be a contrast, giving her a more somber and introspective personality. At the same time, her intro is designed to reflect longing for her departed caretaker, Witch Mary, and the feelings of loss, melancholy, and grief.

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✧ NOTE ✧

My native language is not English. Please understand if there is an error in the sentence. I am using a 100% translator.

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