Hildred

*"Well, I've been growing for quite a long time now, so I find it a bit hard to believe I still am. I'll be like this to the day I die I'm sure." - Hildred to Verena*

## Hildred

### Relatives

Statius (Father)
Cassilda (Aunt)
Aleister (Partner)

## Appearances

### Debut

Aldebaran's Light: Act I

Hildred is the retainer to the Queen of Wisteria, and the child of the God Statius. They are a very nervous person, brought about by horrific abuse they suffered at the hands of King Sheol when they were younger.

## Biography

### Pre-Aldebaran's Light

Hildred was born in Southern Elroy (modern-day Cadmus) to the God Statius many years prior to the events of the campaign, and was presumably raised by their father. However, when their father was killed by King Sheol of Demhe (modern-day Mantitore and Wisteria), they were abducted and tortured until the king's daughter, Aleister, leaked their whereabouts to the other Gods. They were freed from torture by Cassilda and the other Gods. At some point prior to Aldebaran's Light, they began a relationship with Aleister.

### Aldebaran's Light

#### Act I

Hildred made their first appearance when they teleported the party to safety when they were attacked by Lord Bedivere von Camelon. However, they quickly fled due to their awkwardness. Later, Hildred met with Lord Galahad von Quimper to announce the arrival of Cassilda at a dinner party, but left and broke down crying to a statue of their father. Soon after this event, they met the party again, and had a heart-to-heart with Verena von Camelon. They later appeared at the Hasturnalia festival, where they danced with Aleister, and played a trivia game with the party.

#### Act II

Hildred first appeared in Act II when they assisted the party in traveling from the Wisterian Shore to The Village of the Moonchildren. However, after a Warp Powder teleportation gone wrong, they had to take the party from another location to the village. They also forgot to give the dagger to the party, and hurriedly gave it to Natalya, resulting in Anastasia being blinded. They also fainted at the sight of Anastasia being blinded.

## Personality

Hildred is a very shy and awkward person outwardly, especially towards people they don't know well, or people who are rude. However, they have been able to mask their awkwardness when needed. Hildred often acts on impulse, and lacks subtlety. They enjoy reading, music, and playing strategy games.

## Appearance

Hildred appears androgynous, displaying both masculine and feminine physical traits. They are extremely skinny, a fact which is covered by their clothes. They have long grey-blue hair, and eyes of a similar shade (although slightly more grey than blue). Hildred wears Wisterian finery, most notably a red robe draped over red and yellow light armor.

## Trivia

* Hildred's name comes from Hildred Castaigne, the protagonist of *The Repairer of Reputations*, a short story by Robert W. Chambers
* Hildred has been represented by several musical themes in the campaign, most notably *Tome of Knowledge* by Ridiculon, and George Olson's version of *Lullaby of the Leaves*.
* Like most important characters from Wisteria, Hildred corresponds to a song from King Crimson's *In The Court of the Crimson King*, in their case *21st Century Schizoid Man*.
* Hildred was one of the last major NPCs created by Deirdre, around 3 weeks into Act I.