Aurore Confiance Groeningen

- the unyielding, cheerful medic of the golden deer! -

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The second born of Baron Groeningen of the Leicester Alliance.

House Groeningen is a minor noble family with past history in the Kingdom of Faerghus that only later moved away, when Aurore was still small.

As typical of houses of the Alliance, House Groeningen stands out as rather independent-thinking and more detatched from noble traditions.
In fact, it can be considered closer to a family of merchants, not so interested in competition for power, but rather interested in establishing their wealth through their business: music. The Groeningens have a long genealogy of music composers and performers well known in all of Fòdlan, that often were required all over the continent, even by the Adrestian Empire or the Church, for their services. That's why, as business became more intense, viscount Groeningen decided to move to the Alliance, in a strategic territory confining with both Faerghus and Garreg Mach.

As expected, compared to other nobles, Aurore grew up in a rather open-minded, warm context, where family and culture are valued more than crests and hunger for power.

-Aurore's lore pre-Garreg Mach-

As well as her other two siblings (an elder brother and a younger sister), Aurore received a musical education, although her childhood was a rather delicate phase for her: she was born in fact a rather sickly child, who often fell in critical health condition.

As much she received all love needed by her family, she often found herself constrained in a shell of over-protection, which made her pass rather distressing, lonely times. In spite of that, she never coped with it in an introvert or pessimistic way, but rather always exhibited the desire to break free and go outside to see more of the world as well as meeting more people. This somehow turned on the desire in her to learn a way to look after herself and never be sick again, hence how she began to be attracted to medicine and healing magic.

As she grew up and family moved to the Alliance, where the weather was more lenient, she slowly recovered and started studying autonomously and with great determination. She finally became more aware of her dream to become a medic, not just to prevent her health to be compromised again, but also to help those like her who are frail and alone but can't allow themselves cures.

At the age of 17, she then expressed her desire to study at Garreg Mach, the nearby academy, rather than continuing her education at home where resources where limited and she couldn't make actual concrete experiences. In spite of their initial insecurities, the determination of the daughter convinced her parents, that soon allowed her to enroll. The other two siblings instead kept pursuing family's footsteps at home, studying to become the next composers/musicians of House Groeningen.

-Aurore's lore at Garreg Mach, pre-timeskip-

Inspite of her enthusiasm and optimism, Aurore's first experience at the Officer's Academy isn't all sweet and perfect, as expected of a child raised in a protective shell.
Homesickness and the struggles of the battlefield esercitations are tough trials for her, although she reveals herself quite capable of taking challenges and making new friends, both for her easy-going manners and, in part, due to her naiveté and lack of sense of danger. She can feel rather lost and insecure though when having to deal with situations on her own, hence why she sticks around professor Byleth and her house leader as much as possible. Her lacking constitution also makes her rather clumsy at physical work-out, althouh she proves to be talented with Faith and Reason and very hard-working and reliable when it comes to extra-curricular activities around the monastery.
Together with regular accademic studies, she naturally keeps up her medical education, visiting the monastery's library as often as possible and sometimes lurking professor Manuela's infirmary.

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-Verdant Wind-

After the fall of Garreg Mach, Aurore returns to her family territories. This doesn't stop her from continuing her pursuit of the medical career though as she decides to put her theorical proficiencies and knowledge of the battlefield to use. For the 5 year timeskip, she operates as a paramedic and wandering healer for the Alliance forces, building more solid experience and finally growing more independent and confident in her skills. When she returns to Garreg Mach with the other Golden Deers, she has become a very capable, praised, bright doctor, who helps out consistently at the infirmary as Manuela's colleague and assistant. She's also less helpless and more determined on the battlefield in general, finally accepting that she has to fight for the best.

-Silver Snow/Azure Moon-

Similar to above, although in her 5 years as wandering healer she travels around Faerghus/Garreg Mach to offer provide aid out of the battlefield to common citizens and innocents involved in fights or bandit raids.

-Crimson Flower-

Joining the Black Eagles' strike force, Aurore has no choice but to remain at Garreg Mach for 5 years until the return of Byleth, time during which she keeps honing her medical skills by supporting Edelgard's army and aiding the villagers around the monastery.
This period proves to be even harsher on her compared to pre-timeskip as she finds herself unable to contact or see her family, while also feeling guilty for finding herself against her homeland because of how events turned out.
While she feels conflicted, she realizes that in order to become a good medic she has to help out anyone in need of her, in spite of their affiliation, so she never considers defection as long as her family is not endangered.
House Groeningen, as a family of minor relevance, proves to be neutral in the turmoil unleashed among the Alliance's noble houses and only upon hearing that their daughter sided with the Empire, Aurore's parents will also decide to side with it.

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Aurore has a very easy-going, extrovert and generally peppy personality, even around strangers. Sometimes, this overlaps with naiveté and excess of trust toward people, which is due to her lack of experience around people in her life. Her optimism and enthusiasm though - sometimes with some struck of natural luck too - make people somehow warm up easily around her, allowing her to make her way through the toughest of challenges.

Aurore is thus a rather charismatic presence, both for her attitude and, in part, due to her role as the generally /frail girl/ of the group (unlike Hilda she's actually weaker of constitution and doesn't boast about it on purpose). This makes her naturally gifted when it comes to most humanitarian part of her quest to become a medic and healer as she turns out to be a comforting soothing presence to be around with.

She doen't lack however her quirky sides: in spite of her empathy and sensitiveness toward other people, when it comes to medical talk she becomes rather eloquent and could easily start digressing over more morbid medical/scientific trivialities in the middle of a normal conversation, withouth even realizing it. She also doesn't seem to be aware to have a subtle and soft dark sense of humor. She probably grew to be /dull/ around certain topics as a consequence of her sickly childhood, where living another day, at times, was an uncertainty.

In pre-timeskip, behind her peppy mask, Aurore hides several insecurities too. She often happens to feel homesick or to be overwhelmed by sense of guilt after a battle, which always lead her to hide in the library at night shedding some tears when nobody is looking. She feels a deep sense of shame when her weaker side pops up and hates the idea of being a dead weight to others. On top of that, she never really gets used to the idea of taking a life, especially when she wants to call herself a medical worker. Somehow, this steels her will to study harder in order to prove herself independent and strong, fighting back her tears.

As expected, Aurore is one of the most-hardworking student, who doesn't hesitate to help other classmates out with accademical studies. This balances her more underwhelming physical performances in battle.

Post-timeskip

In post-timeskip, Aurore remains pretty much the same, although she manages to overcome her insecurities and sense of guilt when it comes to battle. For her, taking a life to save the one of an ally becomes more acceptable.
She's thus a more independent woman that can look after herself, although remaining overall weak of constitution and sometimes pushing herself a bit too hard, nearly to collapse.
She also happens to use her recognized position as paramedic to act rather authoritative around stubborn allies that neglect their health.

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Lost items:
anatomy notes: very accurate, tidy notes with a sketch of a human body. It probably belongs to someone interested medicine.antihistamine drops: a small bottle filled with plain transparent liquid. It probably belongs to someone who deals with allegies often.crystal hairpin: A pretty, shiny air accessory made out of pure pointy crystals. It probably belongs to someone with great care for their hair.
Favorite Foods:
Peach SorbetVegetable Pasta SaladCountry-Style Red Turnip PlateVegetable Stir-FryScrambled Eggs with VegetablesFish SandwichFish and Bean SoupFisherman’s BountySautéed JerkyGarreg Mach Meat PieGautier Cheese Gratin
Favourite flavours:
savoury, but alternatively Aurore is very balanced about food in her diet and goes for almost anything

Disliked flavours:
spicy, fatty.

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