| abstract | - Astrid "Asty" Zexis is a character in Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland and Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland. Astrid is the greatest alchemist in all of Arland, and is also teacher to the great Rorolina Frixell. Although known to be an extreme genius, she is not very liked by many people, as she's extremely lazy and rude, speaking with a barbed tongue. Some say that she's a witch due to her mysterious nature, and it's rumored she can hear somebody talking about her anywhere in the world. She is a sharp and observant person, and would rather watch from afar than take an sort of action of her own. She is the only person capable of doing the near-impossible and creating a human from alchemy called a Hom, who she gives to Rorona. She purposely created Hom an inch and a half taller than Rorona's best friend Cordelia, just to mock the girl. She's bitter and hostile towards most people, and will only do things if they interest her. She was in a brief relationship with Sterk, but things failed to work out due to the severe differences in their personalities. It's later revealed that Astrid's cold attitude is due to the mistreatment of her master, who she respected and cared for greatly. Her master was looked down on by the people of Arland and was eventually exiled due to her lack of alchemy skills. Her master died shortly after being exiled, which caused Astrid to hold a great deal of resentment towards people. Astrid will leave Arland after the events of Atelier Rorona, and is not seen for several years. This prompts Rorona to also leave Arland in search of her.
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