Morella

## Overview

Morella is a reoccurring boss in campaign mode and a playable hero. Appointed leader of the Dark Force mere moments before Mac'Haab was sealed away, Morella went on to conquer Morre and create a haven for the Dark Army, now called Darkmore. Morella is deeply in love with Mac'Haab and will do anything to ensure his return.

## Ability

 Malicious Intention

*Charge Speed: Average*

* Deals 100% damage to all enemies 4 times and increases their Damage Taken by 20% for 5 turns.
* Passive: Every debuff on an enemy increases Morella's Damage Dealt to the enemy by 20%, up to 60%.
 - Level 2: Skill Damage + 12%
- Level 3: Skill Damage + 12%
- Level 4: Skill Damage + 12%
- Level 5: Skill Damage + 12%
- Level 6: Skill Damage + 12%
- Level 7: Skill Damage + 12%

## Unique Weapon

  Requiem  56 |  85 |  142
*It reminds people of their cradles, and takes away their soul.*

Level 1: Increases critical chance by 20% but loses 25% of current HP (no damage for Morella) when casting a skill, lasts for 3 turns.

## Story

**I.** Her parents abandoned Morella along with her sister, who was now the only family in her memory. They should have helped each other, but Morella couldn't bring herself to like her sister. At and early age, she realized that she would never be able to measure up to her sibling, no matter how hard she tried. They always liked her better and neglected Morella. Seeds of jealousy were planted and grew tall. Morella, however, never surrendered. If she couldn't dance as well as her sister, she practiced. If she weren't as popular, she tried to imitate others and charmed her customers. In her mind, she was always competing against her sister.

**II.** As she grew older, Morella fell deeper into the filth that was her work. Being forced to entertain others day after day made her lose all hope for the future, and the jeering from the shallow lovers filled her with despair. She gave up and only did the bare minimum to get by. But then the Battle of the Abyss broke out, and illnesses and disasters overwhelmed the land. The fear of death suffocated everyone, but Morella saw a shred of hope.

**III.** Everyone was running away. Morella and her sister walked against the crowd and reached Bahadore, where they came into contact with black magic and met Mac'Haab for the first time. If was the first time Morella realized someone laid eyes on her first instead of her sister, and Mac'Haab's eyes nearly took her breath away. She fell for him when he asked, "what is your name, beautiful lady?" Everything that transpired was meant to prepare her for this moment. He is her faith, and that would never change.

**IV.** Morella became Mac'Haab's priestess and did her share of conquering for him, earning a sense of unprecedented satisfaction. It was vastly different from triumphing over her sister occasionally and felt more natural. Of course, she didn't want to stop at priestess - she wanted to be his queen! She would help Mac'Haab become Antia's most powerful demon and purify the land with darkness with him.

**V.** A split moment before Mac'Haab was defeated by the five sages and put away under the volcano, his command made its was to Morella. He passed the leadership of the dark forces to Morella and asked her to keep it viable until he broke the seal 300 years down the road. Morella listened as tears rolled down her face., and she had to stop herself from dying with him. In the years that followed, she conquered Darkmore, gave the dark forces a place to rest, and assembled the remnants to strengthen the army while waiting for Mac'Haab's return. She was not sad about the defeat. On the contrary, she was happy because she was the first person Mac'Haab thought of before he was put away, the first he will see when he awakens again.

## Tips

* Works well when paired with Idritha as Morella both increases Idritha's damage and lowers enemies defense.
* Works well when paired with Mary and Silvia as they provide debuffs to increase Morella's attack damage.
* Increases Zania's life steal.

## Trivia

* First met Mac'Haab in Jaralem and fell in love at first sight.
* After finding out that Kalani had rediscovered the Windblade, Morella wiped Kalani's memory and turned her into a killing machine.
* "Morella" may be named for the short horror story by Edgar Allen Poe of the same name.
* "Morella" may also be derived from "Morel", another name for Nightshade.
* Morella is responsible for turning Zach and Lucca's father into demi-humans during the battle of Morre.