Eris Lykaios

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The first thing people usually note about her is her petite frame. Light in stature and very thin, people often note that she seems very fragile. She has a gentle looking face, having pleasing features to look at as she almost seems flawless. However, her expression is never changing and always remains the same; having a blank and emotionless outlook. Her gaze demands respect as her striking blue-green eyes stand out in a sea of faces. She is very hard to read as she never seems to change in posture or expression. This can come across as rather cold or even stiff, but people who know her are aware that this is simply her resting face. Beautiful dark brown hair finishes up her look. It is rather long and almost seems perfectly straight. It is clear that it is well kept and Eris does take a lot of time out of her day to make sure it doesn't get tangled.

Usually seen in expensive clothing in public, Eris is rarely comfortable in the heavy attire that she puts herself in. It's mostly to keep up appearances, following traditions with the high priest that came before her, a man who took great honour in dressing himself perfectly suited for the role. She is usually seen with other decorations, usually in silver and decorated with jewels. It is rarely something she buys for herself, so most of her accessories are actually gifts from people who wanted to thank her for her hard work. Her attire usually covers up her legs and upper body, only sometimes showing off shoulders and arms. Her legs are covered in scars and she prefers not to talk about where they came from; preferring to hide them from public.

When is alone or even in her temple she is seen in more simple clothing. In Reality Eris doesn't take a lot of pleasure of making herself look ever grand. She is a simple woman who prefers easy fitting clothing. She works hard around the temple whenever she can, so easy fits are more preferred when she has some alone time. It is noted, however, that she is at all times very clean. Almost as if she has an obsession with keeping herself as spotless as possible.

The first thing she remembered was an empty feeling in her stomach.

A void that was just... There. And for almost every major event that has happened to her she had neither felt remorse, pain, sadness, joy or anger. Her emotions are almost completely muted down. Ever since she was a child she has been cold, distant, estranged to social situations. Not understanding why other people wept when someone passed away or simply... Had to act out in anger. She has felt as a bystander for so long, looking on with little indifference for both tragedy and joy. It has made her a very calculated and strong woman. She comes across as someone who knows what she is doing, regardless of the situation. Her face always hard to read, there is little emotion that can be seen in her way of going, speaking... Everything. It demands respect, that much is for sure. Although, as of recent she does feel like... Acting this way had made the world so much more distant for her. Realisation hitting she started questioning what was wrong with herself.

And that's where she started opening up.

It has been noted that Eris has been going out more often. As a true introvert it has been awkward to act out in forced situations, coming across as stiff and perhaps even rude. It is clear that she is trying, however. She is very blunt and honest, always straight forward with her way of speaking, as logic is the one thing that is truly becoming of her. She can usually always find a solution to anything that is handed to her. Which does end up in another strong point. She is a hard worker and will never step aside for anything that requires her aid. She is very loyal to her duties as a priest and will always preform them in utmost perfection. She strives to live up to her mentors legacy, but also to achieve more knowledge in the process.

Headstrong, stubborn. When Eris has set her mind on something you can rarely change it. She is someone that will move mountains to achieve what she wants and will use any means necessary to get it. Her mind is pure logic, so it is rare for her to take emotions into account when making a decision. This has made her excellent at funerals and other emotional ceremonies, where she has remained level headed and approachable by any party. It is something that can give people a divided outlook on her as it can come across both cold and distant, but also welcoming in a way. If people ask for her knowledge, her advice, she will grant it, no questions asked.

Well, but not all knowledge is shared. Eris knows a lot about things people shouldn't know thanks to her magic. She is a woman who holds power thanks to the many secrets her animals have whispered to her. She knows that these secrets are power and uses this very carefully, rarely sharing anything with the people around her. This has made her come across as very mysterious, due to the fact that well... Have you ever told your name to her? Not really. Peculiar that she knew it already.

Born as a magical being, Eris has always been able to preform her magic with much ease. It came as second nature to her to gaze at an animal and understand what it was thinking, what it was saying to her. Simple eye contact was all she needed to connect with the creature. Its emotions, its desires, its mindset. They weren't like hers, nor like how a humans functioned. But she could read it like a children's book. Translating it with ease she has had many years to hone her skills and learn more about their way of speaking. She has even been able to perfectly communicate back at animals through the same means. Leaving suggestions, thoughts, emotions that she is feeling through a way of translation to the animal. In that way she can 'speak' to it in almost telepathic way. Her magic is extremely discrete as she does not need verbal words or even a grand gesture to activate it. The language the animals 'speak' are like a second native language to her. Although she can only really connect with an animal through eye contact, her presence also seems to calm down the creatures around her. A frightened horse might become calm again when she is near... Or an angered, barking dog might finally become silent and obedient again. She seems to bring peace to the mind of animals when she is near. It is therefore noted that animals tend to flock to her and prefer to stick around her.

Some of these animals even decide to remain in places she spends a lot of time at. Sea birds tend to flock to her temple, as well as certain sea creatures like dolphins and whales can be seen near the cliffs where the temple is looking over. Eris has a good bond with the animals that live in and around her temple and even with the rest of the animals that roam around the city and golden chasm. They usually return with a lot of new knowledge that they picked up on their way. She has noted that more intelligent creatures like ravens could actually be used to ask specific tasks of. The same could be done with other creatures, like say... a Pidgeon. But they seem to forget quickly what has been asked of them and just kinda vibe as the flying rats that they are.

As of recent years she has tried her hands on potion making. This with the sole intend to make something that could get her in alternative state so she could potentially connect with Lythrana like some stories have told her. Her potions are still very experimental and rarely get a positive outcome. Sometimes she is able to create something... But it is neither positive and negative. Her potions mostly seem to get people in some sort of high state. Overdosing is possible and the effect varies per person. Some feel like they can preform better upon taking her potions while others just start feeling sick. There's no real benefits, since there are just none. It's like a drug and that's about it. And she rarely knows what kind of effect it will give. Luckily for her, since she is the only one that uses them, they aren't deadly. But they also can't heal or give her any benefits. If anything they would be great for recreational purposes.

The other two types of magic that a druid posses haven't been used by her. Although she thinks the lightning strike that hit her house when she was 22 might be caused by her magic, but she isn't sure of that.

- Born extremely wealthy family in Moonbright.
- Overprotective mother, mommy's little girl.
- Never really spent time with the kids or showed any emotions, remorse, happiness or whatsoever. Got some of the servants scared of her.
- Started studying pretty early in life because she wasn't interested in playing. Learned quickly, started to become fascinated with the tales about the deities.
- Her mother notes animals tend to stick with her so her mother asks her if she can talk to animals, to which she honestly responds. Her mother tells her that she is druid, just like her and that she has to keep it a secret.
- Get secret magic classes from mom.
- Learns about Laphiss and her interest in it grows as she questions her mother if they would be able to speak to dragons. Mother doesn't know, so its her goal to find out.
- She asks her parents if she could study in Lythrania for a couple of months, this was granted to her.
- She meets with the high priest at the time and asks him her questions. She answers them, but can't answer all of it. The fact some questions remain unanswered sparked her interest. She asks the high priest if she could remain by him and learn more. He agreed, not wanting to push away a young curious soul.
- After a few months of helping around the temple and listening to the tales of the high priest and also teaching herself how to communicate with the sea creatures she sees through the barrier, her mother requests her to return home. She agrees as she is a good girl.
- The ship gets lost at sea, the crew and Eris are declared dead.
- Eris is found on the beach near the golden chasm by a young boy, heavily wounded but alive.
- She is taken to a moon elf and healed, her mother shelters her even more but is also very happy her daughter is back and alive.
- She doesn't want to talk about what happened and returns to her studies. She asked her mother if she could return to Lythrania quickly as she feels like she has more to learn there, she refuses.
- Goes to her local priest and asks him if she could help around. This is permitted and at that point she helps around the main temple of Moonbright.
- The boy that saved her starts to come more around (age 14/15). She doesn't particularly like him but she also doesn't hate him.
- Spends most of her free time at the temple, pitching in and helping. Always awaiting new stories the priest could tell her.
- She got herself pregnant with the boys kid at the age of 17, luckily the boy was a wealthy man and they got married quickly before the pregnancy became clear. She was indifferent about it. However, the high priest did attend her wedding as tradition did. He asked her why she didn't pursue a career as a priestess as she clearly had a devoted mindset. She dismissed the thought for a moment, but it remained in her head for weeks and months to come.
- Gave birth to a baby boy named Hermes, she doesn't seem to care much for the boy. Her mother mostly spends time with it.
- When she turned 18 she decided to become a priestess, this was shortly after giving birth to her son. She decided to remain mostly in the temple.
- She has a close bond with the head priest of the temple due to the fact she has been working there for quite some time. She is intrusted to help with certain rituals swiftly. She preforms them well and people start respecting her for her quick adapting skills.
- Years go on, she rarely goes home which angered her husband. When he tried to hit her, thunder struck their huge house, causing a fire. They got out, but it killed their son in the process. Taking it as a sign of the deities, he got scared of her and asked for a divorce, which she wasn't against. (22 years)
- At the funeral of her son she met the high priest once more. They had a deep conversation once more. He offered her a position at the temple of Lythrania as he wanted to teach her more. She refused, commenting that the people of Moonbright needed her. He respected her choice.
- She spent all her time at the temple, slowly becoming more known as sometimes she would say things that people couldn't know. Enfold secrets of people that no-one should know. People didn't quite understand since she wasn't a Rizal, so she couldn't divine or anything. People started fearing and admiring her for having a lot of knowledge. As not only having secrets, but also being able to offer advice and wisdom when needed.
- She started to become more beloved and even started to take over some jobs the head priest of the temple did when his old age started to show. He had to rest more, wasn't as energetic as he used to be (24)
- He eventually passed away (25) and on his funeral she met with the high priest once more. She had been speaking more with him through letters, sharing her thoughts on some spiritual matters and showing her interest in going beyond prayers. He asked her at the funeral if her knowledge came through a vision of their deity. She told him a mixture of honesty and lies. Thanks to this the high priest made her head of the temple from that day on.
- The temple flourished with her and she kept onto tradition as she had been taught. She preformed perfectly.
- At the age of 28 she was requested to come visit the high priest in Lythrania, which she did. He asked her once more how she knew so much and such specific things. She kept onto what she had told him before. Fascinated he offered her a position as his right hand woman. She wanted to decline, stating once more that Moonbright needed her, but the man insisted, promising her knowledge and teachings she hadn't seen before. This peaked her interest and she joined him at his temple in Lythrania.
- Learned about the dragons teeth and other more deep things such as prophecies and other high priest things. She gave him advice of knowledge she collected through her magic. She became one of his most trusted people.
- Started helping around the old high priest with ceremonies, sometimes even helping with certain parts of the ceremony. Learned how to use fire arrows from the high priest but never got to use it at a funeral.
- The high priest fell ill (30) and passed away quickly after. It came as a shock to the entirety of Lemuria.
- he was very beloved and since Eris was both very level headed about as well as she knew the ceremony perfectly, she preformed it. Shooting her first fire arrow to set his boat aflame. This was perhaps the only time she ever... felt something, even if it was just a little.
- The questions came who the next high priest should become. It become apparent his right hand woman, and priest, should be the one. She told them she wasn't fit for the position, but when an elder priest insisted, stating that she already seemed to have a strong connection with Lythrana, she decided she would lean into the lie. She took up the position quickly after, holding a small ceremony around it.
- It was hard to adjust, but she managed. However, shortly after she became high priestess the council was formed and moved to Moonbright. She had to follow.
- She returned to her temple after several years and requested it to be renovated to be ever grander than the temple in Lythrania had been. Moonbright became the new capitol, so they needed a temple to match.
- Started to mess around with some drugs and potions but failed so far. All in an attempt to get prophecies and more knowledge from the tooth she gotten. She wants to live up to legend.
- Present day she has settled more, ever busy she always seems to tend to people who seek guidance, always willing to share knowledge and wisdom... And perhaps even secrets.

- There are several wild seagulls and other seabirds who live around the temple. Although these creatures are very docile and even friendly to visitors, usually leaving them alone, they seem to sense when someone has mal intend. They are seen as the temples guardians. If someone would to try and steal something from within the temple they would chase them to the ends of the earth.
- The temple has a heavy water theme to it, having open spaces with luxurious ponds where stained glass and other decorations give people the feeling of something holy. Eris tends to keep the temple mostly quiet as to not disturb the life within as well to give the people the space to meditate and pray if needed. The only thing that could usually be heard within its walls is the sound of water.
- Eris lives in a part under the temple that has been mostly carved out of the golden chasm. It's a very luxurious but yet simple living space. It has a beautiful view on the ocean and the many sea animal visitors that Eris gets on the daily.
- Her original weapon of choice was the longsword, but changed when she started training with the late high priest. She is now an extremely deadly shot with the bow, her new favourite weapon.
- It isn't really known if Eris is a druid, somewhat crazy or legitimately blessed by the deities. Her magic can't be seen or felt, but she does have the tendency to talk out loud when communicating with her animals when she is alone. How your character thinks about this is up to you, but Eris does not bring up that she is a druid whatsoever to anyone.
- Eris is very open to help anyone of any race or species. She is generous and has even offered up help to and shelter lycans in the past. This isn't really known publicly. Beside the living space that is found under the temple, a maze like dungeon has been carved out connecting to it. Containing cages and other mysterious rooms it is mostly used to help these lycans when a full moon is upon them.
- Doesn't feel safe on a ship and gets seasick quite easily.
- Has a black pomeranian called Penelope.