Odette Gousselle
Odette Gousselle is a Swamp Witch, Guardian of Samedi, and gunsmith and marksman from Enca. A member of the Gousselle weaponsmithing family, she combines Swamp Witchcraft and Soul Magic with custom firearms and precision shooting.
Odette is the daughter of Heitro Gousselle and Adelaide Gousselle, and the younger sister of Gaston, Remy, and Cidalise "Cida" Gousselle.
Appearance
Odette stands 5 ft 8 in tall and has a lean, athletic build. She has green eyes, warm, sun-kissed skin, and dark-brown to black dreadlocks, often braided with beads, bones, and metal charms.
Her clothing features dark leather, gloves, belts, and gold ornamentation. Skull motifs, green gemstones, and decorated firearms are prominent accessories. She bears the Hephaestus Mark on her upper arm.
Magic and Abilities
Swamp Witchcraft
Odette practices Swamp Witchcraft, including guiding and releasing souls. Her specialties encompass bindings, protection, and guidance. Her reference depicts her working with ritual vessels, candles, skulls, and luminous green manifestations of souls.
Guardian of Samedi
As Guardian of Samedi, Odette hears the dead and walks between worlds. Her role combines contact with souls with the responsibility of offering them guidance and release.
Soul Magic through Firearms
Odette channels Soul Magic through firearms. Her profile describes her attacks as creating "lasers" of souls whose screams incapacitate enemies. This ability brings her spiritual practice together with the Gousselle family's weaponsmithing tradition.
Weapons and Craft
Odette is a gunsmith and marksman specializing in custom firearms and precision shooting. Her equipment includes intricately decorated pistols and soul-infused ammunition. She is depicted wielding paired firearms and discharging green soul magic through a gun.
Hephaestus Mark
Odette bears the Hephaestus Mark, worn by the Gousselle family as a symbol of craft, creation, and the enduring bond of family. The emblem connects her gunsmithing work to the family's wider metalworking heritage.
Family
- Heitro Gousselle: Father; patriarch, forgemaster, Metal Mage, and weaponsmith.
- Adelaide Gousselle: Mother.
- Gaston Gousselle: Older brother.
- Remy Gousselle: Older brother.
- Cidalise "Cida" Gousselle: Older sister; Encan Guardian, Primal Metal Mage, and gun specialist.
Quotes
Every soul has a voice. Mine just makes it scream louder.
I give the lost a path. And when they scream, it means it's working.
