Featherine

Featherine appears as a mature lady with dark violet hair styled in a classic hime cut, purple eyes and a well-proportioned figure. Always sporting a composed and lackadaisical demeanour, she exudes an aura of wisdom and power. Yet, her expression may take on a hint of mischief if she finds herself entertained by something; or turn sightly pensive when she muses about the story she is observing as a theatergoer.She wears a sweeping strapless light pink ball gown which resembles a Juunihitoe kimono; yet the layers seem to be mere stripes in green, blue and red in some adaptations. A yellow sash-like accessory is draped around the skirt. The dress is held in place by a formal magenta obi with red padding, accessorized with a red and white obijime. The outfit is complete with matching light pink gloves and a light green fringed scarf draped over her left shoulder. Pinned on to the scarf is a brooch—comprising of a striped flag matching her dress layers affixed to a star-shaped pendant; resembling a military medal of sorts. She also carries a cane. Her most notable accessory is the metallic horseshoe-shaped object that seemingly levitates around her head; later revealed to be a memory storage device which maintains her existence.

Similar to her human counterpart, Featherine speaks in an eloquent and condescending manner, often referring to other humans as "child of man." She considers humans so below her that she doesn't even acknowledge their names.[2] Like other witches, Featherine considers boredom to be a "fatal illness" and likes reading stories to cure it.

The Great Witch carries herself with grace; but on extremely rare occasions of amusement, her face may twist into an inexplicably cruel sneer which rivals even those of the other witches—as seen in the manga. She is almost never surprised by anything—the only one exception in the story being the conclusion of Twilight of the Golden Witch in which she watches the climax unfold with wide eyes lighting up in unadulterated wonder.

As a witch with the rank of Creator, Featherine is capable of creating just about anything, spinning entire narrative worlds. Not only can Featherine manipulate the human world,[3] the meta-world itself also bends to her will, as she can change events even as they are happening to her. She has a personal guard formed of the overlords from many worlds that take the form of cats as respect to their master. Each one is the final form of a main character from a Game Board. They are capable of drawing magic circles and chanting to cast spells, being able to greatly boost Bernkastel in her fight against Battler during Twilight of the Golden Witch.Featherine has a weakness in the form of her memory device, which retains everything about her appearance, personality and memories. Damaging this could result in her becoming a completely different person.

It is said that Featherine created Bernkastel by transforming her pet cat and sent her on a quest for stories to alleviate her boredom. At one time, Featherine's memory device was damaged, resulting in a complete change in her appearance and personality. Over her long life, Featherine has accumulated numerous stories, all of which are stored in the City of Books. In an interview, it was suggested that Featherine initially existed as a mere piece and perished upon realizing her lack of free will, being controlled by a higher authority. However, after becoming a writer and inserting herself into her own narrative, she gained genuine free will and was resurrected. At a certain point, Featherine assumed the identity of the author Tohya Hachijo in the human world.