Claire Elaina Martinson

"Good morning to you, too. Manners have certainly changed since I was young. Even my baby cousin Anvil has more courtesy. Which is saying something."

- Claire pretending to be Aquila in the third book

Claire Elaina Martinson (nicknamed Clairina by Sophie) is the main protagonist of The Unicorn Quest series. She is a member of the Gemmer guild, discovering her powers in Book 1: The Unicorn Quest.

Appearance
In the books Claire is described as having curly brown and gray eyes. She is also 11 years old, and about to enter 6th grade.

Skills and abilities



 * Gemmer magic: As a Gemmer, Claire is able to use Gemmer magic.
 * Intelligence: Claire is quick-witted and was easily able to realize that Mira Fray's attempt to free the last unicorn didn't work because Sophie wasn't a Gemmer.
 * Sword wielding: Claire wields Fireblood in the book series.
 * Drawing: Claire has passion for drawing, and stops to draw several times in the series.

The Unicorn Quest
Claire's sister, Sophie, has just recovered from an unknown illness. Recently, their family moved to Claire and Sophie's Great-Aunt Diana's house. Claire and Sophie discover that there is a ladder in the fireplace leading to a mysterious place. Suddenly, a wraith attacks them but the plants glow under their feet and the wraith goes away. They climb down the ladder afterwards. When they return, Sophie, wanting to protect Claire, told Claire that it was only a bat but Claire insists that it was a monster. Then their father calls for Sophie and Claire because Sophie has an appointment with a doctor, Dr. Silva.

Secret In The Stone
In Secret In The Stone,

Fire in the Star
She volunteered to help clean up in Woven Root and secretly took some Invis-Ability. She created a Lode Arrow and used it to travel to the Spyden's Lair.

Family
Claire cares a lot about Sophie and is constantly worried about her. Claire will go to great lengths to help Sophie. Not much is known about their relationship. Not much is known about their relationship.
 * -|Sophie Martinson=
 * -|Mr. Martinson=
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Friends
Sena accused Claire of helping Sophie steal the Unicorn Harp. Later Sena revealed to Claire and Nett that she was the one who stole the harp. The two are on good terms. Main article: Claire and Nett TBA TBA
 * -|Sena Steele=
 * -|Nettle Green=
 * -|Thorn Barley=

Other
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 * -|Anvil Malchain=
 * -|Aquila Malchain=

Trivia

 * In the books Claire is described as having gray eyes, and Sophie brown. On all three covers, however, the girls' eye colors are switched. It is currently unknown as to why this mistake was made.
 * One can gather from the books that Claire's mom, Mrs. Martinson, works as a teacher. Her father appears to do something in business.
 * In the second book, Secret in the Stone, Claire receives a new pencil from Scholar Terra. Terra claims the pencil, which is a jumble of Tiller and Gemmer magic, belonged to Charlotte Sagebrush, who invented the first alphabet with it. Later on in the series it is destroyed, and remade by Arden's unicorns.
 * Etymology: The name Claire is a French name meaning "bright or clear". Elaina is the Italian form of Helen, which is a Greek name that comes from the word helios or sun. Martinson is a last name that means son of Martin.
 * At the end of the last book, Claire and Nett make promises to each other. Claire's promise to Nett is that she will remember to water her pencil.