Sophie

Sophie is a recluse witch known for her harsh demeanour and love of meowclops. She lives alone in a dingy shack located in a swamp within the Haunted Woods. Having become accustomed to her solitude, Sophie does unkindly to unannounced visitors.

Sophie is a main character in the Tale of Woe plot comic and is featured in her very own flash game.

History
Born to Edmund and Alice, Sophie led a happy childhood in the relatively peaceful town of Neovia where she lived with her parents and older brothers, Bruno and Reginald.

A carefree girl and innocent soul, Sophie found no interest in the wish-granting potions of the enigmatic travelling salesman, Mr. Krawley. When it turned out that the elixir had disastrous side effects, Sophie remained one of the few not to have been corrupted by it. With town rioting against Edmund and his family for his promotion of the potion, Bruno insisted that Reginald take their sister somewhere safe in the surrounding woods where she could hide until the danger passed.

Desperately searching for a safe haven in the hostile Haunted Woods, Reginald and Sophie came across the mysterious earth faerie Ilere. She offered Sophie refuge, warning an unwilling Reginald that there was no alternative that would ensure his sister's safety. Sophie, however, assured her brother that she felt safe in Ilere's presence. Despite his reluctance, Reginald allowed his sister to leave with the faerie.

Ilere led the young ixi to an old shack that would become her home and shelter. The faerie handed her a magical chest which contained everything Sophie would need to survive in the woods. Ilere disappeared soon after.

After a few days of hiding, Sophie returned to Neovia with the aim of finding her family. Instead, she found a empty town, seemingly deserted from its every inhabitant. Sophie returned to the town several times over the following weeks, only to be met with the same scene. Only on Halloween night did Sophie saw something completely different: the townspeople appeared to have returned, but as ghostly shadows of their usual selves.

For the following ten years, Sophie taught herself magic and potion-making in her attempts to cure the townspeople of their curse. Every Halloween, would put her cure to the test only to be met with failure.

Trivia

 * In the Tale of Woe comic, Sophie's face is kept hidden until the second page of the prologue (part 2), nor is she referred to by name until chapter three.