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Aurora is the main protagonist of Child of Light. She is helped by Igniculus, a firefly sent by The Lady of the Forest, who is the first friendly being she meets and though knowing very little about the world (having been just born), he helps her navigate Lemuria.

In her quest, she gathers friends and allies to help her along her journey.

"What am I seeing? I must be dreaming."

-Aurora upon awakening in Lemuria

Biography[]

Aurora is the young and only daughter of a duchess and duke of 1890's Austria.

Since her mother's untimely death in 1893, she had grown up sheltered by her loving father. She and her father were very close and rarely spent any time apart until he eventually fell in love and married soon after to a woman known only as "his new bride".

On the night of Good Friday in 1895, Aurora went to sleep and fell ill. The next morning, she was found dead. As the duke mourned the death of his only daughter, Aurora awoke and found herself in the mystical land of Lemuria, alive and frightened of her unfamiliar surroundings.

To find her way home, she must journey across Lemuria to defeat the Queen of the Night and retrieve the sun, moon, and stars.

According to the Queen of the Night, Aurora is a descendant of Erin the Conqueror, one of the four founders of Lemuria.

Appearance[]

Aurora's appearance changes as the player progresses in the game's story.

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Concept art by Serge Meirinho

At the start of the game, Aurora is a young child, with long and floating red hair. Her head is adorned with an oversized crown labeled "FAUX" on the inside. She wears a simple cream-colored dress with yellow details. She also wears white gloves on her hands, while her feet are bare.

Notably, the sword she wields is very large compared to her small stature, and she struggles to lift it.

  • After obtaining the Stars, Aurora sprouts faery wings- gaining the power of flight. The wings are long and translucent, resembling that of an insect, like a dragonfly.
  • After obtaining the Moon, Aurora's body grows, now appearing to be teen-aged. Her hair is longer, as well as her wings. Her dress is now longer and more elaborate, with the top of the dress changing to yellow, and decorated with a white lotus-shaped pattern. She also gains a necklace with a big pink pendant on her neck. Her gloves are now yellow. Her previously "oversized" sword now fits her hand, and she no longer struggles to use it.
  • After obtaining the Sun, Aurora appears to have reached an adult age. Her face is more mature, and her eyelashes are longer, as well as her hair being slightly longer. Her dress is now white and strapless, still adorned with the lotus pattern on her chest. Her gloves are white again, now longer reaching her upper arm. Her crown becomes translucent.

Skins[]

Aurora also has two skins, available via DLC, that change her appearance.

  • The Princess of the Wind skin, also known as Light Aurora, changes Aurora's hair from red hair to a bright orange. Her dress is now blue with a white trim, and on her chest is a symbol of a white upside-down moon and a red dot.
  • The Inked Aurora skin, also known as Dark Aurora, makes Aurora's hair white and her dress black with white triangle patterns.

Personality[]

Though sometimes mischievous, Aurora is rather intelligent and is always quick to learn something new, no matter how insurmountable it may appear. She is very kind and compassionate but can also be quick to anger when provoked, particularly when people lie or insult her friends.

Aurora frequently becomes irritated when strangers call her "princess", having to constantly correct them by removing her faux crown and ask that they refer to her by name only. Óengus, however, is the only one she permits to refer to her as "princess". When Finn asked why she allows Óengus and no one else to call her princess, she merely replied, "Because, Finn...it is simply an expression."

Aurora's natural kindness and compassion can sometimes backfire in the sense that she can be too quick to place trust in others, referring to Norah as "her sweet sister" (actually her stepsister) despite not knowing her for that long, also not knowing her stepsister is a daughter of the Queen of Night and a manipulative psychopath. Her longing to return home to her father led to her leaving her friends behind near the magic mirror in the sky, albeit with extreme reluctance, to follow her stepsister. After her stepsister's revelation as Nox and subsequent betrayal, as well as Óengus' words about needing to find her place in the world, she realizes her error and feels remorse for leaving her friends behind and resolves to fight for them and for all of Lemuria.

Combat[]

Players that fight with Aurora have to be wary of her fairly low stats in magical defense, Dodge, strength, speed and Critical Chance as she is only effective versus enemies that have a weakness towards light Damage or have a slower casting speed than her. It is also possible for Aurora to die if the player does not put her on defense or heal her in between battles which can make fighting with Aurora a challenge, especially if the player controlling her becomes careless in their actions.

Without Stardust Upgrades, Aurora can be considered as the weakest character in Child of light.

Abilities[]

While fighting, she uses the Sword of Mathildis for melee attacks and is able to cast spells with light-damage, which are especially effective against dark creatures. Aurora is the only character who can use light spells, and the only character with no "HP UP" in her upgrade path.

After acquiring the Stars, she grows faery wings, gaining the power of flight.

Skills[]

  • Slash (a powerful melee attack targeting one, and later all, creatures)
  • Defend (reduces damage from attacks and increases speed on the timeline for the following turn)
  • Elevate Damage (increases damage for following turns)
  • Starlight (flash of light targeting creatures and dealing light damage, which is strong against dark)
  • Light Ray (powerful light attack with a small chance to instantly kill a dark creature)
  • Counterattack (passive skill adding a %-chance to counterattack an enemy)
  • Heal (Restore health to target) *Light Aurora DLC Costume required


Gallery[]

Early concept art by the game's Art Director Thomas Rollus, Vivian Rocray and Serge Meirinho.[1][2][3]

Concept art; illustrations by Serge Meirinho, backgrounds by Haejun Jhee.[4]

Trivia[]

  • Aurora's crown is marked inside with "FAUX" the French word for fake.
  • The Aurora, A.K.A. the Northern and Southern Lights are ethereal lights that shine in certain periods of the year in the pitch black of night. This reflects that Aurora is the bringer of light in a land taken over by darkness.
    • Aurora also means "dawn" in Latin, the name of the Roman goddess of the dawn, also reflecting the motif of light over dark.
  • According to a blog post by Concept Artist Serge Meirinho, Aurora in her second stage (after obtaining the Moon) is 15 years old. [4]
  • Aurora was originally designed to be a teenage elf but was changed to be a little girl in order to be more relatable, and to avoid giving her the "Warrior Girl" feel. They also wanted to keep her purity of youth, though she does become a teenager later in the story.[5][6]
  • The patterns on Aurora's dress are taken from the coat of arms of Lemuria: the cherry tree that represents the rebirth. Additionally, the lotus flower pattern represents calm and beauty.[5]
  • During battle a bug can occur that prevents Aurora's hair from rendering.
  • Aurora was included as a guest playable character in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night on update 1.30 released on March 31, 2022. She can be selected from the beginning of the game, without requiring any special conditions to unlock her. She was given her own story and dialogues during her campaign.

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