Archbishop Orwell holds high authority within the Faust Church hierarchy, commanding executioners like Menou. She possesses long gray hair, translucent gray eyes, and pale skin, typically adorned in distinctive white clerical robes with yellow bands and a headdress. Orwell spent years serving others as clergy, working alongside the executioner Flare early in her career. Flare suspected Orwell's corruption even before her elevation to archbishop but could not challenge her afterward. As an elder, Orwell encountered Menou as a child following the destruction of Menou's hometown by a Lost One. In the present, Orwell commands Menou to bring Akari Tokitō—a Lost One embodying the Pure Concept of Time—to the capital Garm. She claims a specialized ceremonial hall there can permanently eliminate Akari. Upon their arrival, Orwell warmly greets Menou and Akari, offering Church funds for expenses. She then assigns Menou to investigate disappearances of young women in Garm while ritual preparations are made. This assignment is later exposed as a ruse to separate Menou from her aide Momo. Orwell personally confronts Menou during Akari's intended execution ritual, wielding three primary gems that incinerate Menou's scripture and force her into an underground chamber. Below, Menou discovers corpses of the missing young women, drained of blood for Orwell's magecraft. Orwell admits summoning Lost Ones to the capital was part of her scheme, justifying her actions by claiming entitlement to restore her youth after decades of selfless service. She states, "When you help too many people, you come to loathe their pleas for help... I've helped so many. Can't I get a little something in return?" During their battle, an automatic magecraft system protects Orwell, halting Menou's attacks. Menou accesses Akari's Pure Concept of Time to rapidly accelerate Orwell's aging, killing her. Alternate timelines reveal Orwell's capacity for greater treachery; in one iteration, she kills Menou, triggering Akari's activation of a worldwide time regression. Orwell's outwardly gentle and kind demeanor masks ruthless pragmatism and a willingness to sacrifice human lives for personal gain. She is a powerful, extensively experienced mage, acknowledged as one of the most formidable magic users of her era. Her surname echoes George Orwell, reflecting thematic parallels to systems claiming societal benefit while inflicting harm, consistent with her corruption and exploitation of the Church's authority.

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