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People call me Mistress Serendipity, but you can call me Sera! I was recently appointed guildmaster, so this is all quite new to me. My predecessor abruptly retired, you see...but that's a long, sordid story that I'm sure you'd rather not hear. Now, I may not have much experience managing people, but I am a very good goldsmith--even if I do say so myself! Those who train under me are guaranteed to learn a thing or two!

Serendipity

Serendipity is a non-playable character from Final Fantasy XIV. She is the Goldsmith guildmaster in Ul'dah.

History[]

Early life[]

At the age of thirteen she hounded the legendary goldsmith Colbernoux for days on end before eventually gaining apprenticeship. due to her exceptional skill and unmatched dexterity for the craft, Serendipity grew into one of Ul'dah's eminent goldsmiths.[1] Eventually the guildmaster retired and Serendipity took their place.

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Little Ladies' Day 2014[]

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Little Ladies' Day 2014 artwork.

The royal seneschal tells Warrior of Light that a doll contest inspired by Princess Edvya Thorne would be the focus of that year's celebration. He asks Warrior of Light to participate, suggesting speaking with Serendipity for the purchase of a doll. Serendipity says that due to the celebration, there are many requests for dolls for and she could not accept any more orders. She says that Eshtaime's Lapidaries would also participate in the contest with the goal of winning and then selling the doll at auction, and asks Warrior of Light to help popularize their doll.[2]

Just as the doll was leading the popularity polls, it stopped working. The doll, which was attached to the Warrior of Light, faked a malfunction to avoid being sold at the auction and stay with the Warrior of Light. Serendipity then thinks that this behavior is not unlike Princess Edvya herself and although the contest was lost, Serendipity is comforted by knowing that she, the Warrior and the doll celebrated the true spirit of Little Ladies' Day. She begs Warrior of Light to keep the doll.[3]

Characteristics[]

Appearance[]

Serendipity is a female Hyur midlander with pale skin and lilac hair tied in twintails. She wears a full Goldsmith's outfit with a pair of glasses.

Personality[]

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Behind the scenes[]

Serendipity's nickname is different in the Japanese version and the English localization of the game. In the Japanese version, her nickname is simply "Seren" (セレン, Seren?). However in the English version, her nickname was changed to "Sera".

Etymology[]

The term "serendipity" is used to describe a situation in which oneself finds something he/she was not expecting. The name comes from the letter of Horace Walpole to Horace Mann in which Walpole mentions that he read a book about the Three Princes of Serendip where accident caused fortune to those who weren't looking for it, and this "accident" he calls "serendipity".

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