Stars of Emerald

**Stars of Emerald**, mostly known as Emi, was a felpurr monk played by Samwise Gamegee. In life, they were a founding member of the Emerald Caravan, which bears their name to honor their sacrifice they made against Artemis. After ascending to the realms above, they are now the **Spirit-Farer**, an arch existence and “player-piloted NPC” who fills the role of Plot Device Cat and Emotional Service Archexistence.

## Description

### Appearance

Emi is a short non-binary felpurr who was remarked to be “deceptively strong” for their small stature and adorable fluffiness. Standing just five feet tall, Emi carried a large glaive with her that she used as a walking stick more than as a weapon. She was always found with a kindhearted, sort of lazy, stoned smile.

Her tortoiseshell calico fur is long and shaggy, and she has a split-face pattern with one side being a much darker fur than the other. Their left ear was torn and scarred from a forcibly-removed earring: as of their mid-Season 2 appearances, Emi's ear is healed and has a new earring in it noting they are a member of the Shasta's Caravan now. Emi’s eyes were a brilliant emerald green in life, and in death their green eyes are filled with stars…

Emi wears very loose and comfortable layered tunics of green and goldenrod, and baggy brown trousers. They wore a hand knit green hooded scarf in life that they used to hide the tear in their left ear from a torn-out earring.

When Emi appears as the Spirit-Farer now, her arrival is often preceded by green starlight and glittering smoke that carries the familiar scent of Emi’s herbal medications.

### Personality

Emi was and still is nothing short of a sweet cinnamon roll who does anything and everything they can to safeguard their Caravan. Indeed Emi’s sense of protectiveness was so strong that they ultimately sacrificed their life for the party.

It was Emi who kept peace during any party conflicts, and who always made sure to check in with everyone after a hard day… or after any kind of day, really. Coming from a very large and nomadic family, Emi was the most comfortable of the party living on the road and constantly traveling. She loved to cook for the party and help set up camp. Emi was frequently seen knitting as a way to keep their arthritic fingers nimble; she has made gifts for almost everyone in the party now, even from beyond the grave.

Emi also had a severe arthritic condition that caused her chronic pain, and made exerting herself physically tiring. When the need to battle came up, Emi’s training taught her to channel adrenaline to ignore pain and push past her boundaries in order to fight (in a very unhealthy way, mind you; her mother had some issues to work out…). She frequently stretched and did training exercises all throughout her day, not just to workout but as part of her physical therapy. Emi also medicated with various herbal medications, but especially using medical marijuana as a topical, tincture, and to smoke to handle her acute pain quickly. Emi routinely had the smell of her medicine follow her, and shared smoke sessions widely with any party members or really anyone she met who wanted to participate. She saw it as valuable medication for the body and the mind.

Since dying and becoming the Spirit-Farer, Emi has continued to safeguard the Caravan that took their name in her honor. However, as an arch existence, their ability to interfere with mortal affairs is now often limited by Cosmic Law: sometimes all they can do is watch, and try to help pick up the pieces after…

## Biography

### Background

Stars of Emerald was born into the Unraveling Scrolls Caravan: a very traditional and conservative felpurr caravan that strictly follows the felpurr religion. Emi was the oldest of seven children, and was eventually selected to train to be the next Shield of Shameana— that is, to become the head of the caravans guardians. One of their mothers, Veil, was the current Shield and took over Emi’s training.

Emi excelled at their physical and spiritual training as they grew up. Training was harsh and challenging— one of their younger brothers was their sparring partner as he trained to be second in command after Emi. Their mother would not allow any healing after sparring, to teach the two to live through battle pains. This was a challenge for Emi with her own arthritic condition, but she would push through— often to her own detriment…

About a year before the start of the campaign, Emi woke up one morning to find a stranger sitting at breakfast with everyone like it was totally normal. Emi’s curiosity baffled her family: “what do you mean who is this? That’s your youngest sister, Nimble Shadow!” yet no one but Emi could remember Emi’s *actual* youngest sister, a young felpurr named Silent Bells. Everyone acted like Bell never existed.

This was the awakening of Emi’s Clairvoyance: from that morning on Emi began to see and feel how the realms were *wrong* and how things were not as they ought to be. Everyone in Emi’s family thought she was possibly losing her mind at best— and at worst, she was lying, which would be a scandal as traditionally felpurr do not ever lie due to their religion. Finally she stopped saying anything, but always kept an eye on the strange Nimble Shadow, the mysterious purple-black felpurr with faint leopard spots.

Eventually, Nimble Shadow (or Nim) confided in Emi that she had no idea how she got there or why everyone thinks she is in their caravan; she explained she has a family of her own, parents she needs to return to. The two cooperated for a time, trying to figure out what to do…

Eventually, Nim had an idea for a possible spell she could try that would take her home. The pair hoped that somehow Emi’s sister and Nim were simply switched by this strange Convergence effect both suddenly sensed. In order to do the spell, Nim had to sneak out of the Caravan camp at night to have space and privacy. Emi— as the future head of the guardians— managed to arrange night watches around the plan, and even outright lied in order to cover up Nim’s absence.

When Nim was late returning, Emi went to check on her. She found a massive crater with a comatose and nearly dead Nim at the bottom. The spell had gone *very* wrong…

Emi rushed Nim back to the Caravan for help. She had to explain everything that happened, but since no one else in the Caravan could see or understand the Convergence no one believed her. Once Emi admitted to lying during the watch to cover for Nim, their Caravan stopped even trying to hear anything she said: she had sinned deeply once and clearly could not stop. Emi was even accused of hurting Nim herself, out of some delusion about the “wrongness of the world” as Emi called it. With Nim in a coma, there was no one to back Emi up.

Ultimately, Emi was exiled by her Caravan for lying, and for trying to kill Nimble Shadow. Emi’s Caravan earring was ceremonially torn off by the religious leader of the Caravan, and Emi was shunned from her family, and would forever be from all other traditional felpurr for her lies.

Emi made her way to visit her fiancée, Cadence of the Water, a felpurr in an allied Caravan. Emi hoped her one true love would understand and support her. Cadence, however, turned Emi away upon learning of their exile, telling them never to come back or show their face to her again. Exile to a felpurr means being utterly cut off from your culture, and Cadence would make no exception. Emi left alone, with a broken heart and an engagement earring that Cadence refused to take back.

Emi travelled alone for several months before meeting Shaw and traveling with them. Emi had a very difficult time being alone after a lifetime of being so close with her very large and extended  family at all times. Once she met the Caravan and found others could see the Convergence, she was overjoyed not to be alone anymore.

Emi immediately established the party as her new Caravan, which is synonymous with “family” for her. She made it her duty to protect the others with her life, as she would have her own Caravan… and eventually, she had that opportunity.

### Season 1: Clairvoyants Converge

Emi was one of the founding members of the Caravan, following her mysterious, antique compass that had been a gift from her missing sister right to Madame Curio’s shop. Convinced the compass was the key to finding their sister, Emi believed they were meant to meet these people and immediately agreed to travel together.

Emi was integral to the success of the fight against the False Hydra in Badger Creek, as their felpurr heritage made them the only one in the party able to see and remember the creature’s existence as it rewrote memories of others. Emi even got the slaying strike on the beast, desperate to protect her new companions.

When the party met Sapphire of the Moons and her brother Oriander, Emi was key in ensuring an alliance maintained between the groups. The new siblings were Silver Blade Nomads who did not shun Emi for their exile, which Emi was drawn to.

Emi followed their new Caravan to the Severed Hand fortress in support of Ezara’s vision— as a very religious person, Emi supported Ezara’s desire to follow what she thought was a vision from her deity. Emi’s martial skills helped to protect the Caravan through the deadly Fortress, though they frequently put themself in dangerous situations in an effort to do so, to the point Ezara voiced concern for the felpurr’s wellbeing.

Such concerns proved somewhat prophetic, as not long after the Fortress the party was ambushed by the godling Artemis and a pack of Terrifying biomancer creatures called Hunter Killers. As a battle for the Heart of Dreams raged, it became clear the party was no match for a demigod and her minions. Emi realized the only way for the party to make it was for Artemis to be distracted so they could flee…

The young felpurr threw herself into the thick of the Hunter Killer mob and Artemis’ reach. As the party fled to safety, Emi battled the monsters and godling with all they had… and it was not enough. Emi was felled by Artemis, stabbed in the back as they fought with her enchanted sword-familiar.

But their Caravan survived, and Emi’s purpose was fulfilled.

### Ascension

As she was slain by Artemis, Artemis revealed she had another mission in attacking the party— that Emi was fated to be elsewhere…

As Emi died, astronomers detected the first ever star to give off green light: and Emi was called to ascend to demigodhood by the felpurr deities known as the Shasta. Emi ascended to become a brand new arch existence in Evarencia, fulfilling a prophecy that an arch known as the Spirit-Farer would appear as one with “stars in their eyes”, who could face the Winter Colossus in the plane of Gehenna.

Emi began her training in godly duties as a messenger of lost spirits and an escort of spirits across the wintry tundra of Gehenna. However, she has *never* stopped looking after her Caravan even in death. Emi’s spirit has appeared to the party several times in times of need, either aiding them in battle with divine healing or simply manifesting before them for some emotional support and aid in directing their quest. Emi even helped cure Ezara of a rakshasa curse from Oinksbane.

### Season 2: the Domed City

Emi spent a majority of Season 2 striving to protect Soren during his time in the Endless Tunnels. She appeared briefly before the party in Briar to let them know that she was keeping an eye on Soren, and to return a bag of her old belongings that Shaw had been carrying when they abandoned the Caravan. In the bag was Emi’s antique compass, her old knitting supplies, and her engagement earring along with old love letters from her ex-betrothed, Cadence.

After the events of the Nature’s Nectar ball, Emi appeared to the party to try and provide some comfort and guidance after a challenging emotional time for the Caravan.

### Season 3: Flight of the Damselfly

Emi appeared briefly in Wren's Run, at the Oprix Academy Library in Season 3, Episode 1- “A Soul for a Soul”. They guided Soren towards the chamber where The Devil Muertos had ambushed Oleander to collect on the Covenant of Service against faer. The rest of the party saw Emi as the group approached the battle, where she watched sadly knowing what was coming but being unable to help or warn them due to Cosmic Law.

## Quotes

* “Hearts do not have a finite amount of love in them.” - to Constance, S3E01
* ”You have helped to make my name mean something. I am so proud of you.” - to the Emerald Caravan, S3E01

## Trivia

* Emi has knit something for every single member of the Caravan, featuring a green somewhere ever since their death: Ezara has a purple hooded scarf with a silver Astral Star symbol on it; Constance has a blue headband/earwarmer and leg warmers with yellow flowers, as well as the Emerald Caravan Scarf; Soren has some lavender finger gloves, and also received a new scarf when he was sent into the Endless Tunnels; Fenris was gifted a special hat that fits around his horns; Oleander received a black shawl with a dark green star over the heart.
* It seems Emi truly can befriend *anyone*: In S3E01, Emi implied to Fenris that they had tried to convince the Devil Muertos not to collect the bounty on Oleander’s soul— and later, in battle with the Devil, he wore a pale, powder blue knit scarf that bore a black crescent moon behind dark blue flames. The knitting and style of the scarf was *very* familiar…
* Emi’s name was almost “Stars of Sapphire” instead. This was well before the NPC Sapphire was introduced.