Somali

Somali (ソマリ Somari) is a main protagonist along with her father, Golem in Somali and the Forest Spirit. She is a small and playful child found sheltering under a tree by the forest guardian, Golem. When Golem finds her, she calls Golem her father, thus starting a long and difficult journey to find Somali's parents in a world of creatures praying on humans.

Appearance
Somali is a small, young girl with large amber-colored eyes and medium length black hair, turning green at the ends of her hair. She often wears a cape with a hood featuring horns and brown boots as part of her disguise as a Minotaur. When she is indoors and hidden from other animals, she wears a black sweater and grey leggings.

Personality
Somali is playful and affectionate child. She enjoys being around and playing with the animals she meets, especially fluffy ones. Somali's childlike joy extends to her curiosity of new and colorful things, often escaping from Golem's sight. She has a forgiving nature to those she considers her friends. Somali can become upset at the prospect that her father will leave her after they finish their journey.

History
Somali's origin is unknown. She escaped from a toppled cart holding other human prisoners after the hunters and human prisoners were killed after losing control and falling off a cliff. After walking in chains through a forest in the rain, she finds shelter under a tree. One day, Golem finds the remains of the toppled cart, and is alerted to a human child. Upon finding Somali, she calls him "Father".

Somali follows Golem as he walks in the forest, but Golem tells Somali to leave the forest, sighting the dangers of the forest to outsiders. Somali refuses and continues to trail Golem, even when she encounters obstacles that make it difficult to follow. When Somali eventually catches up to Golem, she is hungry and Golem decides to feed her, telling her to depart the forest after.

Somali continues to refuse and follows Golem until she becomes too tired to continue. Golem watches over Somali as she sleeps, making her happy. When they arrive at a waterfall, Golem destroys the chains on Somali and catches food. When Somali sees Golem's outer arm shatter in the water, she jumps into the flowing river, trying to stop the shattered parts from flowing away. Golem pulls her out, prompting her to reflect on her actions, almost drowning in the water.

Golem realizes that his time remaining in the world is dwindling, and decides to embark on a journey to return Somali to her parents and other humans. When Somali is approached by a creature with the appearance similar to a cat, Golem decides on the name, "Somali," derived from the creature's name, "Komidori-Somali, Steeped-in-Viridian."

The Forest and the Traveler's Village
Somali is sheltering under a tree when Golem finds her. Upon seeing Golem, she calls him her father.

Somali and Golem continue their travels to find other humans and travel towards the next city. Somali frequently leaves Golem's vision chasing different types of animals. Golem finds Somali and tells her to remain in his sight. They arrive at the Traveler's Village and Somali is amazed at the size of the city. Somali is hungry and they go to a restaurant to eat. After Somali finishes eating, they stay at an inn for the night.

The next day, they go shopping for supplies while Somali views all the things going on in the city. Somali sees many parents and their kids having fun, making her sad. While Golem negotiates with a trader over the price of his goods, Somali sees a cat and begins to tail it. She follows the cat into an alley, but loses the cat. When Somali realizes that she is lost, she gets scared by the sudden flock of crows and the laugh of the cat, which was not an actual cat. The False Cat speaks with Somali and she decides to pet the cat. When she pets the cat, the cat catches the scent of Somali, telling her that she smells delicious.

Before the False Cat could figure out that Somali is a human, Golem finds Somali and picks her up, ordering the cat to leave immediately. Somali is grateful that Golem came to rescue her.

Somali and Golem leave the city after stocking on supplies and continue on their travels. Golem tells Somali that she is not to leave his side without permission, but Somali does not agree. Golem is left with no choice and tells Somali to hold his hand. Although Golem thinks that it will limit their activity, Somali is happy to hold hands.

The River and the Oni's Dwelling
Somali and Golem camp on the riverside for the night. After Somali wakes up, she catches fish from the river for breakfast. She is curious by the fire Golem creates using Starmaker rocks and wants to try it herself, to which Golem says no. While Somali eats breakfast, some rabbits are drawn out from the smell of the fish. Golem invites them for breakfast and Somali hugs one of the rabbits. Golem asks the rabbits for a nearby city which surprises Somali, amazed that he can talk with animals.

When one of the rabbits takes part of Somali's food, she begins to chase the rabbit, but trips and falls over, causing an injury on her leg. When the pain of the wound causes Somali to tear up, Shizuno comes out from the bushes offering medicine to heal Somali's wound. Shizuno invites Somali and Golem to his house to finish healing Somali's wound.

When they enter Shizuno's home, Yabashira throws a tomato at Shizuno, to which he dodges, and it hits Golem and Somali. Once Shizuno finishes healing Somali's injury, she is surprised when she finds out that Shizuno is not a kid. Somali smells food being made by Yabashira and begins eating, telling him that his sweets are amazing. When Golem asks Shizuno to teach him to create medicines, Shizuno asks for a sample of Golem's body in return, which worries Somali. When Golem agrees and breaks a piece of his body for Shizuno, Somali is sad when Golem says that he does not feel pain.

While Golem learns to make medicine from Shizuno, Somali helps Yabashira do the house chores. After eating dinner, Somali sleeps in Shizuno's home for the night. The next day, Somali and Golem say their goodbyes to Shizuno and Yabashira and set off towards the next city.

Anthole City
Making her way to Anthole City, she is largely confined to Kokilila and Giina's restaurant as Golem works as a waiter to save up for supplies to cross the desert where humans have been sighted. With him working hard at that, Somali is told her question can wait for later, and removing her hood at night is not noticed by him. She cries, feeling that her dad wants to leave her.

Golem
~ Main Article: Golem ~

Somali views Golem as a father figure and gives all the corresponding emotions to a being that cannot feel. Somali insists he was scared when someone was outside the inn room, and also thinks he is cool for fixing her costume horn. Somali calls him for help when she is on her own and scared. She is concerned with the feeling that he wants to complete his journey as fast as possible, at which point he will leave her, but Somali wishes to stay with him forever. When she cannot sleep at night he counts stars for her, one reason among any why he is a father to her.

Shizuno
~ Main Article: Shizuno ~

Somali and Shizuno are great friends and enjoy being with each other. Somali meets Shizuno when she injures her knee, helping her relieve the pain and inviting her and Golem to Shizuno's house in the forest. Somali assumed that Shizuno was a kid like her, but he reveals that he is older than what her appearance may seem. When Somali and Shizuno meet up later near Bygone City, she spends time with Shizuno making a present for Golem. When hunters arrive to hunt Somali, Shizuno reveals that Somali is a human to Yabashira, telling Yabashira that he considers Somali his friend.

Yabashira
~ Main Article: Yabashira ~

She praises him as a genius for making sweets this good when he offers her cake. She is happy to help with carrying laundry as they stay at his home.

Kikila
~ Main Article: Kikila ~

Meeting him in Anthole City, after spending time together he is noted by Golem to be the first child friend she has ever made.

Uzoi
~ Main Article: Uzoi ~

Trivia

 * She is voiced by Inori Minase in the Japanese dub and Corina Boettger in the English dub.