Cupid

“	"I am the one and only, Cupid! Yes, maker of love and affection in every part of the world!"	”
 	—Cupid, Cupid's Story 	—Cupid, Cupid's Story
Cupid was a supernatural figure associated with Valentine's Day.
He appeared as a cherubic boy with white wings and a red sash that held his arrow quiver.
=History=
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	"Everyone thinks of so many things when it comes to Valentines.. And me, what about me?! I made Valentines Day possible! Spreading love everywhere! Where’s MY love?"	
	—Cupid, Cupid's Story 	—Cupid, Cupid's Story
Cupid was a non-human from the Ancient Era with a magic bow, arrows, and potions.
His mission was to “spread the love” between Hallowers, a motive the goddess of discord Eris encouraged because it inevitably led to other chaotic emotions like sadness, jealousy, and hatred. Over time, Cupid grew resentful of helping others love each other leaving no one to love him.
According to Cupid's Story, in the Second Era he formed an alliance with the Man Behind the Mask, part of a complex scheme that involved him trading his powers of love to the sorcerer in exchange for poison-tipped arrows that could enslave anyone to his will and make them his puppet. 
After failing to fool several Hallowers, he kidnapped Pi in an attempt to turn him into the harbinger for a world remade in his own image. Matto led a rescue mission to free Pi, striking Cupid with two arrows. Cupid summoned a sword but lost his duel, collapsing exhaustedly to await his fate. Eris beheaded him in a single stroke from Strife upon the altar of Mudwyrm.
The effects of his poison died with him, allowing Matto to save Pi's life. Eris warned them that she would allow him to reincarnate rather than send his soul into eternal slavery for Grim in nightmarish Tartaros. In recognition of her brave subjects who fought to save Pi, Eris created the Valentine's Day Kit that made Cupid's bow, arrows, and potions available to every resident of the Swamplands and Woodlands.
In later eras, he returned to a quiet life of spreading the love for Valentine's Day, though it is unclear if he ever regained his powers of affection.
Cupid himself appeared at the Hammerlea Marketplace on 7E:111 to sell his bow, arrows, potions, and a copy of Cupid's Story in celebration of Valentine's Day.
=Behind the Scenes=
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The following is out-of-universe information about the real world Dragonhollow.
	"This.. can’t be happening.. I can’t lose…” He looked up at Eris, “How?”<BR>Eris shrugged, “Because you picked the wrong side. "	
	—An excerpt from Cupid's Story 	—An excerpt from Cupid's Story
Cupid is the god of love, desire, affection, and attraction in Roman mythology. Eros is his Greek counterpart, though Acey chose not to use that name despite Dragonhollow's association with Greek mythology so as to avoid confusion with her own alter-ego of Eris.
Cupid is now a modern-day icon of Valentine's Day.
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