Characters of Natali and Baudouin: Who Is Who

Natali and Baudouin tells its story in one-minute parts, so every character has to make an impression in a few seconds: a look, a gesture, a single line. Here are the main characters as they appear in the released episodes, from Part 1 to Part 21, with a key quote for each. It contains spoilers for those parts only.

Natali, the healer princess

Look. Natali is a High Elf woman with warm brown eyes, faint freckles and long wavy brown hair with a straight fringe. Two thin braids fall from her temples in front of her shoulders, ending in small silver leaf charms. She wears a silver circlet with an opal and a long cream chiffon dress with gold Greek-key trim.

Personality. She is gentle, honest and a little shy about her title: in Part 2 she asks the students not to bow to her. But when someone is hurt, she does not hesitate. She is the only heir of Sylvael and has the strongest healing gift in the kingdom, a blue light that gathers in her palms.

Role so far. Natali heals a wounded doe, accidentally makes a whole classroom bloom, heals Baudouin after his duel and runs to the forest border to save a wounded guard. Her father wants her to marry Aelarion, but her heart turns toward Baudouin, and in Part 21 the Heart Tree chooses him for her.

“Then who should?” (to the guard who says she should not be at the border, Part 9)

Baudouin, the commoner swordsman

Look. Baudouin has shoulder-length, tousled dark brown hair that is almost black, a full dark beard, intense grey-blue eyes and pointed elven ears that show through his hair. He wears an open navy velvet tailcoat with gold embroidery, a white silk shirt and knee-high black boots.

Personality. He is a forester’s son who entered Moonroot Academy through talent alone and is the best swordsman among the students. He is warm, a little clumsy and often late: “Late again… Eldrin will kill me.” Under the jokes lies a quiet fear that he is not good enough for a princess.

Role so far. He knocks Natali off her feet in the courtyard in Part 4, wins the duel against Aelarion in Part 5, leaves a note on her window and meets her at the Glowing Lake. He shields her when a magic test goes wrong, refuses to stay away from the ritual and shares a first kiss with her beneath the Heart Tree in Part 19.

“I know who you are. I don’t care.” (Part 8)

Aelarion, the noble rival

Look. Aelarion is strikingly handsome in a cold, marble way: long straight platinum hair, a clean-shaven face, pale grey eyes and a thin silver cuff on the tip of one ear. He dresses in icy-blue silk with silver embroidery and polished silver pauldrons.

Personality. Proud, polished and used to getting what he wants, he treats commoners with open contempt. Beneath it hides a jealousy that hurts him more than he admits.

Role so far. He greets Natali as his “future bride”, humiliates Baudouin in front of the students, loses the duel to him and proposes to Natali before the whole court in Part 12. Alone in front of a mirrored shield in Part 14, he crushes his family ring until it cracks. In Part 18 he blocks Baudouin’s way in a dark corridor and tells him not to come to the ritual.

“She will be mine. At any cost.” (Part 14)

Lyrelle, the best friend

Look. A fiery red-haired archer with a thick braid, freckles, green eyes and a cheeky grin, dressed in green and brown leather armour.

Personality. Lyrelle is the humour of the story and Natali’s fiercest friend. She jokes at the worst possible moments and says what everyone else is thinking.

Role so far. She jumps out of the bushes to scare Natali in Part 2, turns her flower to ash in class, catches Natali blushing in Part 6 and helps her get ready for the ritual. At the ritual itself, when the roots do not move for her, she shrugs it off with a grin.

“The Tree knows I’m too much for anyone.” (Part 20)

Master Eldrin, the mentor

Look. A very old elven mage with long snow-white hair, deep wrinkles and pale blue eyes, in an ash-grey robe with silver runes. He carries a staff of living wood crowned with a blue crystal that reacts to magic.

Personality. Calm, wise and a little mysterious, Eldrin sees more than he says. He believes in the Heart Tree completely, even against the King.

Role so far. He teaches Natali’s class, warns her that her power draws attention and judges the duel in Part 5. In Part 15 he tells Baudouin, “I see in you what the King cannot.” He leads the ritual and announces its result.

“The Tree is never wrong, Princess. People are.” (Part 11)

The Elf King, Natali’s father

Look. A ruler of about fifty-five with greying chestnut hair, a short greying beard and brown eyes. He wears a crown of silver branches and an emerald mantle with gold and a fur collar on a golden chain.

Personality. Stern, proud and convinced that the heir of Sylvael must marry within her rank. Yet when he is alone after Part 7’s quarrel, his face softens for a moment.

Role so far. He notices whom Natali is looking for in Part 6, forbids her to think of a commoner, welcomes Aelarion’s proposal and asks Eldrin to “guide” the Tree in Part 17. When the Tree chooses Baudouin, his answer is one cold word: “No.”

“You will marry Aelarion.” (Part 7)

The Elf Queen, Natali’s mother

Look. About forty-eight, with wavy chestnut hair braided with silver strands, brown eyes and a wise half-smile. She wears a crown with a moonstone and a pearl-silver gown.

Personality. Gentle and quietly brave, she is on her daughter’s side even when she cannot say so openly.

Role so far. She comes to Natali at night with a candle after the King’s order, and in Part 16 gives her a family heirloom, a silver leaf pendant with a moonstone that her own mother gave her before her ritual.

“Your father loves you. He just forgot how love looks.” (Part 7)

Morn, chieftain of the orcs

Look. Huge and imposing, with dark green skin marked by scars and tattoos, tusks, black war braids, black armour and a crown of iron and fangs. His eyes are tired.

Personality. Morn is not a cartoon villain. He is a ruler watching his warriors die of wounds his healers cannot close, and that despair makes him dangerous.

Role so far. He opens the whole series in the hall of the Gates of Worlds and, in Part 10, orders his treasurer to bring him the elf princess who heals with light.

“Find me a healer. Whatever it costs.” (Part 1)

Karrek, son of Morn

Look. A young orc with lighter skin, small tusks, a ponytail with bone beads and light leather armour with bindings.

Personality. Sharp-eyed and honest, he does not let a lie pass unnoticed, even when it is dangerous to speak.

Role so far. In Part 10 he exposes Dimeon’s boast in front of the throne, and in Part 11 he watches from the wall as the orc column marches toward the forest.

“Your spies? You’ve never left the treasury.” (Part 10)

Dimeon Tsur’in, the treasurer

Look. Short and hunched, with sallow, swampy skin, a crooked smirk, darting eyes, gold rings on every finger and a greasy red robe.

Personality. Dimeon lies as easily as he breathes. He counts gold, buys silence and takes credit for everything.

Role so far. When a scout reports a princess with blue light in her hands, Dimeon pays him off and presents the discovery to Morn as the work of his own spies. Then he quietly warns Karrek: “Careful, young prince.”

“You saw nothing.” (Part 10)

Keep watching

New characters will join the story as it moves forward. Follow the series from Part 1, here on the site or on our YouTube channel, @nataliproductionfun. To learn more about the places and the magic behind these characters, read The World of Natali and Baudouin.