Aalejah

**Aalejah** **Eventide** is an Elf and a former probationary Chronicler of the World Tree.

## Appearance

Aalejah looks like a young woman in her early 20's despite actually being over 200 years old. She has long golden hair that reaches the small of her back, part of which has been braided into tresses that keep her hair from moving too much while fighting. She is about 1.80 meters (5'11") tall with blue eyes and a lithe body for someone that tall.

Her clothes resembles a hunter suit consisting of a shirt, pants, soft-soled shoes, and a utility jacket. Unlike normal suits, however, Aalejah's keeps changing its colors according to her surroundings, making only her exposed hand and head clearly visible while the rest blurs the moment she is still.

### Soul Projection

Aalejah's Projection shows her lonely in a dark corner. She weeps as sprouts and saplings burst out of her skin and invade her body until she is turned into a human-shaped tree. Its meaning is clear: despite her apparent sunny disposition, being the only one of her kind on Garlen is hard to bear, making her feel out of place wherever she goes. On top of that, she had lived most of her life with the World Tree in her head and she desperately longs to be once again part of something great.

## Personality

The elf is polite yet cheerfully childish, making people feel at ease. She is prone to excitement, jumping around and looking at everyone like a kid during their first visit to a zoo.

## Equipment

The young elf possesses a rough Yggdrasill staff that helps her keep a calm mind, which she later removes the Yggdrasill's essence from.

## Background

The Yggdrasill sends Aalejah to the fake ruins of Urgamakka created by the Awakened Council to test their apprentices. The Tree orders her to investigate the ruins as well as study Lith's new Tiamat species and convince him to visit the Fringe as he might be a threat to the balance. Aalejah capitalizes on the opportunity to go on an adventure, eager to find a place for herself in the outside world.

Aalejah joins the undead during the expedition as the other races detest her kind. She notices that the city's architecture is a mish-mash of other cultures (which unbeknownst to them is due to Inxialot the Lich having been the one to create the replica). While the apprentices are exploring the city in squads of their respective races, they are attacked by swarms of Gargoyles.

Lith manages to locate and neutralize the constructs' energy source, but the apprentices reflect on their mistake of staying isolated from other races and being forced to fight on their own against a common enemy. They come together to study the energy core. Aalejah points out discrepancies in the city's designs, though is dismissed. The apprentices organize a common safe house to assemble to fight together and everyone contributes to fortify it.

Trevan the Nightwalker invites Lith to join the undead group, and Aalejah offers her expertise as an apprentice of the World Tree. She thanks Lith for having foiled the Laruel World Sapling's plans to forcibly assimilate the World Tree as it neared the end of its lifespan, which would have led to the Fringe elves to be enslaved. She explains her mission to study Lith but expresses honesty about not forcing him to do anything. Lith declines the offer, though accepts her request to study him after Faluel assures him the World Tree and its associates are trustworthy.

Aalejah teaches Lith to manifest the other sides of his life force, discovering his Voidfeather Dragon and Abomination forms. She theorizes that he can train the other forms while being in his Tiamat form since they are all part of the same whole. Lith asks about what happened to the First Ruler of the Flames Ripha Menadion but the World Tree is unable to give an answer. Lith and Phloria agree to join Aalejah in the undead group.

Aalejah helps Lith experiment with his other forms, but a near disaster with his Abomination form causes her to renounce further experiments. Aalejah reveals that the World Tree is insane as a result of it being near the end of its lifespan, and laments being its slave. Lith advises her to think about what matters to her. He shows her the natural treasures he had received from Ryssa years ago, and Aalejah helps identify some of them.

Lith and Aalejah continue working together to find more about his bloodline abilities. During breaks, Lith asks her about his other natural treasures while Aalejah asks him about life in the Kingdom, learning everything she can about the outside world and her chances to live a normal life. As the expedition nears its end, a group of Hordes is unleashed as the final test. Lith and Phloria bring Aalejah and the undead to rendezvous at the allied camp and coordinate to resist the fungi. Unfortunately, Aalejah's lack of experience and command makes her unable to coordinate the other apprentices despite her knowledge.

The test ends, but the city is suddenly attacked by Vareen the Plaguespreader. Aalejah rendezvouses with Lith and Phloria, and they are able to resist the Eldritch long enough for Aylen Nagaar to intervene, whose Mirror Magic and Silverwing spells kill Vareen. The Yggdrasill reveals it had lured Vareen there to force Lith into revealing his true potential and abilities. Repulsed, Aalejah reveals the Yggdrasill's crime to the Council and removes the Tree's essence from her staff, giving a second one to Lith as compensation. Athung Soranot offers to take Aalejah in her Distar Marquisate as a disciple on paper and she accepts.

## Quotes

* *"Finally a real adventure instead of a simulation! I'm dying at the idea of talking with a non-elf...If I can find a place for myself, I can move out of the Fringe even in the case I fail. Screw the violet core, I just want to have fun."* (Chapter 1492)
* *"No matter if my mission succeeds or fails, I'm finally free to travel Mogar. To me, it's much more important than gaining a more powerful core or having access to more knowledge. Chroniclers are not much different from Harbingers and I'm still not certain that I'm ready to settle for a life of servitude."* (Aalejah to Lith, Chapter 1504)
* *"Great Mother almighty! This is simply amazing! Gods I'm so happy to be here!"* (Aalejah to Lith, Chapter 1505)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 1503: Early Rankings (Part 1)
2. ↑ Chapter 2613: A Great Start (Part 1)
3. ↑ Chapter 1500: Mistakes were Made (Part 2)
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 1531: Unveiling the Truth (Part 1)
5. ↑ Chapter 1492: Changes and Moving (Part 2)
6. ↑ Chapter 1498: Old but Gold (Part 2)
7. ↑ Chapter 1502: Divided They Fall (Part 2)
8. ↑ Chapter 1504: Early Rankings (Part 2)
9. ↑ Chapter 1507: Odd Companions (Part 1)
10. ↑ Chapter 1516: Seeds and Knowledge (Part 2)
11. ↑ Chapter 1521: Spreading the Plague (Part 1)