Fretia

**Fretia** (pronounced FRAY-sha), most commonly referenced as the **White Priestess of the Fount**, or simply the **Priestess of the Fount**, is the third White Priestess. She is one of three known priestesses, alongside the Priestess of the Dawn and the Priestess of the Wind. She became the **Blighted Lord**, who is found at the bottom of the Abyss.

## Lore

Fretia was born in a village to the previous White Priestess of the Wind, who died shortly after giving birth to her. She then grew up in the castle in the tower alcove. At one point, she had lived in the Catacombs and took up drawing.

When Fretia was young, Silva was assigned as her guardian and she became friends with Eleine. At age fourteen, Fretia became the Priestess of the Fount and began her duties. She additionally befriended Ulv and Gerrod, warriors of the kingdom. However, she was disdainful of how the kingdom would talk about her future descendants and bloodline, stating that she had no desire to bear a child.

After the defense of the Twin Spires, the Blight Fretia purified from the Crimson Blighted Lord had severely deteriorated her and left her bedridden. She was sent to the Verboten Domain with the King's Mage Brigade to research a way to be purified.

While in the Verboten Domain, Fretia gives Eleine a magic stone that was shattered by the Crimson Lord, the leader of the force that attacked the Twin Spires.

The research to handle the Blight culminated in creating clones of Fretia. The young White Priestesses refer to Fretia as **Mother**. Some of these clones undergo a ritual in a futile effort to purify Fretia, but they fail and die. The other clones are sent to various parts of the kingdom to contain the Blight where Fretia cannot; Fretia herself chose to stay in the Verboten Domain. Eventually, the Blight completely overtakes Fretia's body and her residual Blight that she had absorbed through purification is unleashed and forms the Abyss and the Rain of Death. Fretia's body, overtaken by the Blight, became another Blighted Lord, whose body becomes the root of numerous crimson flowers that feed off of the Rain of Death.

### Chapter One

After an unspecified period of time, during which Land's End was completely decimated by the Blight, Fretia becomes aware of Lily's awakening and purification of the Blighted in the kingdom. After she purifies Silva, Fretia contacts her in the form of an apparition, apologizing for saddling her with the burden of the kingdom's fate and giving her a hint as to where to proceed next.

### Ending A

Fretia purifies a mortally Blighted Lily at the edge of the kingdom, relieving her of her duties and asking her to live her own life, free of the burdens of being the final White Priestess. After giving a goodbye hug to the Umbral Knight - who cannot follow her - Lily follows her last request and leaves the kingdom for an unknown fate.

### Ending B

Lily manages to find Fretia at the bottom of the Abyss. She does battle against Fretia, transformed into the Blighted Lord, and eventually defeats her, although just trying to purify the Lord nearly overwhelms Lily. Fretia appears again and begs Lily not to follow through with the purification, stating that the burden of the Blight is hers alone to carry. Despite her pain, Lily refuses and continues, merging with Fretia so that they may continue to hold back the Blight, together as one.

### Ending C

Lily also battles Fretia, but the Luminant Aegis Curio manages to save Lily from the strain of purifying her. After one final battle with the Blighted Lord, Lily successfully purifies them, freeing Fretia's spirit and bringing an end to the Rain of Death. As Lily hugs her, Fretia thanks Lily and promises to continue watching over her as her spirit dissipates.

## Physical Appearance

Fretia is a young woman with knee-length white hair, blue eyes, and pale skin. She wears a full-length white dress that features a jewel neck and long sleeves.

## Personality

Fretia was a kind and selfless woman who did everything in her power to lessen the suffering and burden of others. As a result, many people loved her and were devoted to her well-being. She cherished her young clones as daughters and wished for them to lead their own lives instead of bearing the burden of the Blight. The true ending implies that the despair she felt was at least partially responsible for the Rain of Death. Even after being overpowered by the Blight, she aids her last clone Lily in escaping the Land's End, taking the Blight within Lily in one of the endings.

## Powers and Abilities

As a White Priestess, Fretia can cleanse the Blighted by absorbing their Blight into her body. However, her purification comes with a cost.