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Schierke

Personal Information
Schierke

First appearance:	War Cry of the Wind (2), Chapter 184; Volume 22
Final appearance:	n/a
Names
English name:	Schierke
Japanese name:	シールケ
Romanisation:	Shīruke
Other name(s):	Schierce, Shilke, Silke
Battle Information
Weapon(s):	Sorcery, Witchcraft
List of Notable Kills:

Schierke (シールケ, Shīruke) is a young witch-in-training, a disciple of the witch Flora and a member of Guts' New Party.

1 Appearance
2 Personality
3 Life
4 Trivia

AppearanceEdit

Shierke is a short girl who dresses in purple witch garbs. Even though her clothes make her stand out in a crowd, she prefers them over anything else because they were given to her by Flora, and serves as a memento of her. Shierke has also stated that she does magic best when wearing her witch garbs. She is also accompanied by an elf, Evarella, who usually sits on her hat.

PersonalityEdit

Schierke, having lived a sheltered life, doesn't like the Human world or the Holy See's religion, but she finds life outside bearable due to her companions. As she sees Isidro as an incompetent monkey, there is some friction between the two, which frequently lends itself to comic situations. Though she initially couldn't stand Guts, Schierke has developed an infatuation with him. When Sonia gave her an offer to join the Band of the Hawk, Schierke thought of Guts before declining. Their journey together constantly brings them into ever deeper understanding. Schierke is the only force to have consistently succeeded in bringing Guts out of the berserker trance induced by the Berserker armor, but this ability is far from fail proof.

LifeEdit

She aided Guts' group with a troll infestation in the nearby Enoch village, where she showed how powerful magic can be in Berserk. Schierke was forced to leave her home and Flora behind forever when they faced an attack by Griffith's demonic followers. Her magic skills and knowledge of the world are impressive for a child her age. One of her most used and handiest spells is the ability to hypnotize or temporarily desensitize others. But due to her youth, she tends to exhibit dangerous overzealousness. Her ability to sense "Od" (life force or spirit energy) means she can sense the power, intent, and alignment of all creatures and artefacts.

TriviaEdit

Before the release of volume 27, her name was often translated as Silke.
Schierke (derived from a word in local dialect meaning ‘unspoilt wood’ ) is the name of a village located in the Harz Mountain range of Northern Germany. In present day it is part of the state of Saxony-Anhalt and is now considered part of the town of Wernigerode. Schierke lies below the highest mountain in the region, the Brocken, which for uncounted centuries has been connected to legends and fairy tales concerning witches, devils and other supernatural beings. The summit of the Brocken is held as the traditional place of revelry for witches on Walpurgisnacht (April 30^th) (Notably this was used in a scene of Faust by Goethe) Modern-day Schierke is host to a festival every year on Walpurgisnacht.