Salome Barbatron

"A room without books is like a body without a soul."

- Cicero Salome Barbatron (バーバトロン・サロメ, Bābatoron Sarome) is a female Mage and a member of the Magic Council, serving as the 2nd member. As such, she therefore possesses considerable authority over all Legal Mages and presides over many members of the council, excluding the chairman himself. Having spent most of her adult life in the service of the council. Prior to being ordained into the council, however, she worked for the Bureau of Magic Development and was responsible for the design of the bureau's main building. Despite the fact that Salome was a high-ranking member of said institute, she was mysterious and seldom showed her face to the other members. Somehow, during her stay here, she managed to conceive her artificial daughter Mathilda Barbatron through unknown means. Although, it is known that she used her own DNA and combined it with an unidentified male's in order to create the child, therefore making the daughter biologically hers. Raising her with a strict discipline and a somewhat aloof demeanor, Salome still loved her daughter and refrained from treating her as an experiment. Due to the fact that Salome adores written work and was often observed reading by her daughter, Mathilda inherited this love from her mother.

At an unknown point in her life, Salome found the Seven Sealed Treasures Grimoire, an unholy book containing a plethora of wicked spells, and became extraordinary powerful as a result. After obtaining it, she learned how to cast a taboo spell, known as Philosopher's Stone, which has the capacity to extend a human lifespan indefinitely; essentially making the caster immortal in the long run. Keeping the spell for herself, she believes that there are dire consequences associated with the usage of this spell. Shortly after she came into the possession of said book, Faux Babylon resurfaced and therefore, some suspect that she may somehow be connected to the Dark Guild. Due to her secretive nature, great amount of political power and shady connections, Salome is an enigmatic and important character in the series who is destined to play a major role.