Lightning, as she calls herself, is a Centaur Lady Butler under the employ of Female Merchant who she adores dearly.
Appearance[]
Very large for a lady of her race, Lightning stands a good head over everyone around her; in fact she's so large that running actively wrecks her legs and knees. Lightning sports a bifauxen look, complete with male uniforms for her employment as a butler and racer. She also has striking yellow eyes.
Personality[]
Lightning has a flirtatious yet competitive personality, enjoying playing with those around her and helping when she can. Hilariously, she is incapable of resisting flirting with "Cute Girls", as she openly flirts with every lovely lady she meets.
However, her kindness has her limits, as when Baturu accused her of "forgetting her roots" and "Putting herself on display", Lightning politely but firmly called the young centaur out for not accepting she does not follow Baturu's traditional way of life and embraced her own with the other City Centaur.
Chronology[]
Background[]
Not much is known about Lightning's past, but at some point, she came under the employ of Female Merchant as a racer and "butler" after she bought a Centaur team for the Lady's Circuit. She would go on to win many races for Female Merchant despite the pain and damage it was causing her body.
Goblin Slayer Volume 15[]
"Lightning" wins her race for Female Merchant
After winning a race for Female Merchant, which caused her great pain in her legs, she returned to her training grounds for physical therapy. Not long after her employer asked for her assistance, which she all too happy to give after meeting Priestess and High Elf Archer. As they inquired about Silver Blaze, the recently missing rising star racer, Lightning confirmed she matched the description of a missing Centaur Princess and even commented she had a "royal aura".
As Baturu had a nervous breakdown, realizing her missing Princess embraced the Racer lifestyle, Lightning confronted the young woman, asking her why she was ashamed. She went on to explain how Centaur living in the cities and towns have made their own culture after leaving the Plains and urges Baturu to just understand people can embrace other cultures aside from their birth culture.
Impressed with her maturity, Lizard Priest jokingly proposed to Lightning, but she gently let him down by revealing she prefered women much to the disappointment of Lizard Priest. Before leaving though, Lightning warned Goblin Slayer and Female Merchant about a rumor that Silver Blaze was supposedly brought to Female Merchant stables by a "Coachman", a slaver specializing in Centaurs.
Goblin Slayer Volume 16[]
Lightning meets Cow Girl and Guild Girl
As the Capital hosted a jousting tournament, Lightning accompanied Female Merchant as she left to enjoy the tournament. There she met Cow Girl and Guild Girl and was instantly enchanted by the pair, immediately flirting with them.
Trivia[]
- "Lightning" is not her real name, but her call-sign for her races.
