Irelia Evergarden

Irelia Lykos Corinthia Evergarden, was the former Aeternatus Goddess of Time. She was a young hume hailing from the Ancient Kodai Empire of Atlas, who was aboard The Elysium when the Kodai of Ruina fell. During the events of The Abyss: Final Mix, she fused with an Eventus Tempus, becoming the new Goddess of Time for Aeternatus just before The Great Merge. Irelia then sacrificed herself during the finale of The Rise of Aeternatus, in order to defeat and split The Progenitor, wherein her Anima was then captured by The Tower of Eden. Her time as a Climber was short lived, but her influence cascaded into many cycles ahead of her time.
==Appearance==
:Irelia's asset is Spirit Blossom Kindred from League of Legends.
::Skip to: Irelia Gallery.
Irelia appeared as a young, short, petite, hume woman. She had long disheveled curly wavy lavender hair with bangs and locks framing her face, and two braided lengths that reached her chest. Her eyes were maroon, and she had brown horns akin to a tiefling, common to any race that absorbed or fused with an Eventus. Irelia's usual attire consisted of a type of pink and blue-accented high-collared haori that had white fur shoulders, which she wore over a white long-sleeved shirt; a blue waist belt lined with obi rope adorned her torso. Irelia had white harem pants that tapered above her knees, which she wore with maroon stockings and a type of half-skirt common in celestial-esque fashion. She had white high-top kicks.
In most of her depictions, Irelia hid her face behind the Expression of Reticence. Her Expression Mask was white with red markings around the eyes and brow, which were sharp and slanted; it had no mouth. Irelia wore many accessories, including a yellow flower on her left horn, yellow bows on her braids, maroon Magick suppression bracers on her wrists, and maroon gloves, which had her forefingers and thumbs exposed. She was also usually seen with her trademark, Dionysus.
 
Before becoming the goddess of time, Irelia's appearance was more hume-like. She had the same hair, though it was a lot shorter and framed in a more bob-like cut. Her eyes were instead deep blue, and her overall facial structure and appearance was more youthful. Her usual attire whilst on The Elysium, consisted of a simple white top, which she wore underneath a black leather jacket that had a white hood; she often had the jacket open. Irelia also wore white short shorts and a white bandana attached to the back of her jacket.
==Personality==
Irelia was shy, reserved, quiet, and wholesome. She was also noted to be fatalistic, adamant, and inflexible on certain topics and opinions, such as life, death, Anima, and particularly time due to her exalted godhood. Despite her tendency to believe destiny couldn't be changed, or that others who were meant to be on a certain path — such as to die — Irelia was noted to be affectionate, loving, and hopeful, especially to close friends. She was determined, persevering, and to some degree, desperate, to stop, help, or control events that were deemed important to a timeline. Because of this, she was often indecisive and hesitant, as on one hand she wished to help and save others, but on the other, some events she knew had to come to pass.
Irelia often only spoke when spoken to, and didn't like offering suggestions or solutions to social or political discord. She was controversial in the Aeternatus Divine Assemblage due to her somewhat hesitant attitude, and was criticized for being meek and timid despite holding one of the five upper echelon positions; regardless of being the only upper echelon to have been risen after The Great Merge. Irelia coped well with more intimate close-knit groups, and struggled to voice herself in crowds, even towards the lower end of tens of people.
When Irelia took off her Expression Mask, her demeanour and nature changed drastically, becoming more distantly aloof and cold, which was common among upper gods of Caerulus. Her quiet confidence exposed a more monstrous facet of her personality, as she became dismissive, sometimes to the point of becoming nihilistic and apathetic towards hope, life, and particuarly, fate. Irelia had no qualms with violence or force when invoking her hand over her domain, and her usual hesitancy and indecisiveness was completely absent. Even so, she actively voiced her dislike for her inherent nature, as she often noted that her godhood "changed who [ she ] was." This was a main reason that she chose to wear her Expression Mask.
As a child and young teenager before fusing with an Eventus, Irelia was joyous, creative, and ambitious. She loved trying new things and was always up for any challenge. During the events of The Abyss, she was noted to be mischievous and troublesome, often letting her inquisitive nature get the better of herself and to those around her. Irelia had a strong sense of justice as an adolescent, and was willing to sacrifice herself for what she believed in, shown in the finale of The Abyss.
==Background==
Irelia was a young hume who was taken into an unnamed Ancient Kodai experimentation project, involving splicing of races with the Eventus. She was picked due to her resilient Anima when tested with an Eventus which had temporal powers. After the unnamed project did not succeed before the fall of the Kodai to the Baesin, Irelia was shipped among other historical, valuable, and deemed-necessary shipments considered as cargo; as such, she had special privilege to be one of the seed citizens for The Elysium. During the events of The Abyss, Irelia was then found by the EEMC, wherein she became a key figure to solving the mystery of the almost-dead ship.
Originally named as the character Lykos Corinthia from The Abyss, Irelia made her debut in The Nightmare of the Purge, and after becoming popular from said oneshot, she was made as Climber of The Tower of Eden; a mainline campaign. As Malkuro fleshed out Irelia as a god of time, he realised that the character of Lykos — despite The Abyss being cancelled early — was supposed to sacrifice herself to an Eventus which was supposed to have temporal powers. With fitting two-and-two together, Malkuro fused both characters into one, primarily keeping Irelia and her traits due to her popularity.
==Relationships==
:See main article: Irelia's Relationships.
==Powers and Abilities==
Irelia was an Upper Echelon for the MQ Divine Assemblage, the core pantheon for Aeternatus. As such, she was extremely powerful, even among the general populace of exalted gods of Caerulus. Being the goddess of time granted her particularly potent Magickal, Animaic, and physical prowess; even among her contemporaries. Her most notable feat was being the catalyst for defeating The Progenitor. Irelia was so powerful, that she was one of a few gods who held Anima Suppression Gear; notably her Expression Mask, and Anima suppression bracers.
Unknown strength: Irelia didn't have any recorded feats of strength. Malkuro considers her to be on the weaker side physically.
Deific Magick: Irelia had access to powerful Time Magick. She was able to speed up, rewind, and stop time to her whim; seemingly at no cost or exhaustion. Excessive use would tire her out. Her most powerful feat was being able to time stop the entirety of Caerulus, if not for the Reality Boundary. Her Magick was unable to affect Scyfers, as such, she could not scry into the future involving them.
Deific speed: Irelia, being a time domain god, was exceptionally fast. She was among the fastest characters of .
Planetary endurance: Irelia was able to take full-power Magickal attacks from The Progneitor, and her Magickal mitigation through Barrier Magick, Anima defence, and speed, was particularly difficult to bypass.
Adept intellect: Irelia was both intelligent in and out of combat, able to grasp complex situations and ideas with adeptness. Her intellect — especially among gods — was nothing notable. Though she was a quick thinker during battle, giving her battle IQ somewhat an edge.
Precognitive perception: Irelia limited her perception due to her time domain. She allowed herself to see a moderate amount of time into the future in battle, but due to her nature of wanting to change destiny, she often didn't. A future fourth dimensional facet of her nature inhibited her ability to see everything, unlike Lazarus of AQ, and more akin to Vash.
Awkward charisma: Irelia was shy and quiet, and often struggled to voice her hidden determination and passion. She was often a pushover in deific politics, and was easily shut down — especially by those who were fervent or fiery. Without her Expression Mask, Irelia was quite authoritative and final.
Deific Anima: Irelia was the goddess of time. Though being a god from MQ, her Anima was not as great as other Quadrant contemporaries, though for MQ, she was considered well and truly beyond and above other MQ contemporaries.
===Notable Techniques===
Death Master: Irelia's sneak attack was among the most potent in Caerulus. As she combined her precognition and Time Magick with it.
Spatial Darting: Irelia was able to travel through spacetime Magickally a moderate distance in combat, up to cities away.
Temporal Apparition: Irelia was able to flicker her third dimensional body away from harm a short distance, similar to a teleport.
===Notable Magick===
====Time Magick====
:See also: Time Magick.
===Limits===
====Domain Expansions====
===Unison Raids===
===Awakening===
==Notable Items==
===Dionysus===
:See main article: Dionysus (weapon).
==Timeline==
:See main article: Timeline of Irelia Evergarden.
==Gallery==
:Irelia's asset is Spirit Blossom Kindred from League of Legends.
file:Irelia Evergarden - AR Render 003.png|Irelia Render
file:Irelia Evergarden Face Render 001.png|Irelia as she appeared in TOEII: Temple of Heaven
file:Irelia Evergarden Abyss Render 001.png|Irelia during the events of The Abyss
file:Irelia Evergarden.png|Irelia after fusing with an Eventus
file:Irelia.png|Original Nightmare of the Purge Irelia Token
file:Irelia Token.png|Irelia's Temple of Heaven Token
file:Irelia Evergarden - CC1 Journal DP.png|Irelia's Temple of Heaven Roll20 Display
file:Irelia Evergarden - AR DP 001.png|Irelia's Anima Rising Roll20 Display
file:Irelia Evergarden Token.png|An unnused Divine Assemblage Irelia Token
file:Irelia Evergarden Constellation Block.png|Irelia's Anima Hearts Constellation Handout
file:Character - Irelia Evergarden Young.png|Irelia's Abyss Anima no Aethstyr Character card
file:Leader - Irelia Evergarden.png|Irelia's Party Leader Anima no Aethstyr card
file:Character - Irelia Evergarden Temple.png|Irelia's Temple of Heaven Anima no Aethstyr Character card
file:Spell - Eventus Drain.png|Irelia depicted in the finale of unfinished finale of The Abyss in Eventus Drain
file:Skin - Irelia Evergarden Lykos.png|Original Lykos depicted in Irelia's Abyss Anima no Aethstyr card skin
==Quotes==
===Nightmare of the Purge===
*( To Rafferty Caerbannog ) "Well... Done..."
===Temple of Heaven===
*( To Meridian Zephyrus ) "I don't think this puzzle is made right..."
*( To Shapes ) "Your time is up!"
===Anima Rising===
*( On Glass Petrichor ) "She's really bull-headed, playing a coin toss. Really brave—! Or stupid?"
*( On Leon Glover ) "Too cool for me..."
*( On Starlynn Rhapsody ) "I guess I'm a bit too quiet... It makes sense that she didn't want to talk to me..."
*( On Villick ) He asked me if I wanted to add him on the E.Q. thingy... Probably not to be my friend though..."
*( On Zane Crowne ) "Zane said I need to come out of my shell a bit more... But I think I'm friendly... Aren't I?"
==Trivia==
*Irelia was meant to be a throwaway character for an impromptu oneshot, as both her asset and name were ripped from League of Legends, but Malkuro kept her around for more content as she was a popular hit.
*Irelia was a nominee for both NPC of the Demi-Decade, and Supporting NPC of the Demi-Decade.
*Irelia means, "Fighter; Leader."
*Irelia was originally a changeling, and she was originally from Senzotoria, before Malkuro fleshed her out.
*Irelia is considered a popular pick for Penguin Jose, as he played her in ..The Temple of Heaven.
*Irelia spawned the meme and in-joke "Time?"
*Irelia's favourite colour was orchid purple.
*Irelia's favourite food were potatoes.
==See Also==
*Malkuro
*Aeternatus Divine Assemblage
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