Salve! Since I am generally bad at introductions (but I still really want to get my concept out there somehow) I think the best way at this point to help us understand the concept of Saints' Academy is to go character by character and show off our saints!
Though to her own knowledge she is the real Joan of Arc brought back to Earth (she is not), only some of the traits of the actual Saint remained: bluntness, determination, and most of her worth being tied to what she believes to be her mission. And a terrible, terrible fear of fire. (How did that get there? The showrunners of the Academy have their ways...) Joan also has a disability - epilepsy - that is used to further manipulate her into thinking she's the real deal (as attacks are reframed as "visions" and "ecstasy" despite how unpleasant and seemingly random they are).
((Important Note: I have done some cursory research and I aim to do as much as I possibly can to depict epilepsy well as it's not something I personally suffer from. The pinky promise I aim to keep is that it won't be reduced to a mere plot device.))
Joan is our protagonist - she drives our story forward and her struggle with learning about who she truly is deep down and why the underlying mechanics of the Academy are a problem is at the heartbeat of the story. She’s the morale that keeps her fellow soldiers moving forward but we also gain insight as to how that effects what's inside her.
Currently she's being educated and trained in skills relevant to her sainthood - Old French (as well as the usual Latin studies), sewing, and swordsmanship (but only the theatrical kind).
Out of the other saints she's closest with Francis (though not in a romantic way, to make it extremely clear - romance just isn't something on her radar at this point), as his mellowness evens out her fierceness and her focus brings him down to earth. Her roommate is Lucia, who keeps to herself and doesn't enjoy connecting with others, so her and Joan's relationship isn't very strong.
Joan is about 5'4" and at this point is 16 going on 17, like all of the saints in the Academy. Her voice part is Alto. Her prayer style of choice is Eucharistic Adoration in the form of "vigils" where she stays by the Sacrament in increments of an hour or more, often at night when she can't sleep. She doesn't have specifically a favorite food but she loves bread, pastry, and anything with gluten in it. Her dream is to have a ranch with horses :)
Why was this Saint chosen?
For some reason despite the real St Joan breaking a lot of expectations for sanctity and what is expected of holy women, conservative/traditional Catholics everywhere seem to adore her and place her on their shields like St Michael. Joan of Arc can get away with it, but she's definitely the exception. The way they idolize her is creepy and I don't like it. So obviously the evil radtrad academy would recruit her despite the obvious friction a sane person would see this causing
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