Mona Haulia

Mona Haulia (モナ・ハウリア) was the wife of the Haulia Tribe's chief Cam and the mother of Shea.

Appearance
Mona was a beautiful woman with long blue hair (as was the typical color among her race). She had gentyle eyes that hid her strong will. Like all rabbitmen, Mona had rabbit ears atop her head, and a rabbit tail.

Personality
Mona was a kind and gentle mother, but possessed a strong spirit. Despite her being rabbitman (which was considered the weakest and most timid race of beastmen), Mona was very brave and had aspired to accomplish heroic feats during her life, which she achieved posthumously through her daughter Shea.

Background
Mona was member of the Haulia Tribe and lived in the Sea of Trees with them. Throughout her life, she had an extremely weak constitution and was usually sick in bed for half of each month as a result. When her daughter Shea was born, Mona was expected to die within 10 years.

When Shea was five years old, she ventured outside her village and was mistakingly called a monster by several beastmen that caught a vague glimpse of her. She returned home and cried into her mother's arms as a result. Mona comforted her and and told her not to worry what others think of her and that she should only care about what she thinks of herself. She followed up by claiming that Shea would meet people like her in the future, even hinting at finding a husband.

Mona passed away a year later and was buried under her favorite tree in the Sea of Trees, as per the customs of all beastmen living in Verbergen.

Relationships

 * Shea Haulia - Mona loved her daughter very much. She does her best to teach Shea everything she knows due to knowing that her life would end during her daughter's childood. She is able to convince Shea to embrace who she is after learning that her abilities make her like a monster in the eyes of others.
 * Cam Haulia - Her husband. The two of them love each other very much when Mona was alive, but she would occasionally criticize Cam for his cowardly behaviour. Can was devoted to her cough that he refused to take a second wife or mistress for himself (even after her death).

Quotes

 * (To Shea): "Shea, do you hate monsters?"
 * (To Shea): "You’re afraid because you’re different from everyone else. It’s scary, and lonely, and sad. I know. But you know, Shea. Mom’s jealous of you. She’s jealous, and she’s happy to have such a wonderful daughter."
 * (To Shea): "Because if you’re different from everyone else, that means you can do things no one else can. Don’t you think that’s amazing?"
 * (To Shea): "Shea. It doesn’t matter if you’re a beastman, or a monster, or even a freak. They’re all just words. Only you can decide what kind of person you want to become. And all that matters is you become that person. It’s precisely because you’re different from a normal rabbitman that you can become anything your heart desires."

Trivia

 * The name Mona was borrowed into English from French names "Reimund and Raimund". The name derives from Old High German name "Raginmund", composed of two elements: "*raginą", meaning "decision, advice, counsel", and "*mundō", meaning "protector, protection, tutelage, guardianship".
 * Mona has the same Japanese voice actress as Alicia Florence from , Sayaka Ohara, who is also the character that Ryo Shirakome based Remia off of. Sayaka Ohara later provide the voice for Remia in Season Two of the Anime.
 * Mona is an I cup.