Elizia Pumperknickle

Level 2 Snake Charmer

### Affiliation

The Circus of Wayward Wonders, Mistress Dusklight's Celestial Menagerie (Formerly)

### First Appearance

Extinction Curse Episode 01: Carnivals & Clowns

> *See Elizia handle deadly vipers of many kinds and dance with a 16-foot-long anaconda!*
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> *-The Professor*
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Elizia Pumperknickle is an NPC from Extinction Curse. A charming and talented animal handler, Elizia's skill with serpents cannot be understated, making her one of the first performers that Myron Stendhal chose to join The Circus of Wayward Wonders, and one of its most skilled attractions.

## Description

Elizia is a young woman with a top hat with a big red flower on the top. She wears a colorful, stripy corset and nice red coat. She wears a whimsical dress and stripey socks, big shoes, and often wears her pet python, Mr. Tickles, around her neck. Elizia speaks with a soft voice and a kinda-British accent.

## Personality

Elizia is one of the kindest members of the Circus of Wayward Wonders. She's always happy to share a smile or a laugh with other members of the circus, and is careful to ensure that everyone is feeling as good as they can. She's also a very sensitive person; Myron's death hit her exceptionally hard, causing her to lock herself away in her caravan for a while. Even at her lowest, however, she is always trying to help those around her, going so far as to help put on an incredible first performance and even hold back on her own performance in order to let Axel have his moment in the spotlight while she was still in shock over Myron's death.

## Abilities

Elizia is a snake charmer, and has a collection of serpents she can use to wow crowds. Her favorite snake is Mr. Tickles, her eternal companion and a 16 foot long python. Elizia ensures that she never has snakes which could be dangerous to others; all her serpents are naturally nonvenomous.

## History

At some point before the events of Extinction Curse, Elizia was a
member of Mistress Dusklight's Celestial Menagerie, but left due to the
cruel circumstances which surrounded the circus. In late 4719 AR, she
was invited to rejoin some of her former coworkers in the Circus of
Wayward Wonders by Myron Stendhal, and accepted, meeting with them and
practicing for a month. However, moments before the show was set to
begin, Thunder's body was discovered by Axel, throwing the show into disarray. The Wandering Three and The Professor
 quickly helped reorganize and help the show continue. Elizia's distress and panicking made her withdrawn during the organization process, but she eventually scored a position in the show's Grand Finale and helped Axel push their show up to a critical success by allowing the attention to ebb away from her towards her new colleague.

After the show, Elizia quickly withdrew, hiding in her caravan to grieve her dead friend. She cooperated with the Wandering Three's questions and confirmed the snake bites found on Thunder's body were venomous, something she could not have contributed to. Eliza was among the performers wrapped
 up in a fireside jig by the grigs, Tarisia & Cannono. She witnessed
the Wandering Three's battle with Nemmia Bramblecloak and her defeat at their hands.

Since the capture of Nemmia, Elizia slowly recovered, and by the time that Circus of Wayward Wonders was in Escadar, she was mostly her old self again.

## Relationships

### Myron Stendhal

Elizia
 and Thunder were very close, often spending time outside of
performances together. Thunder's death hit Elizia hard, with her hiding
away in her caravan to cry for him as soon as the performance ended.
Elizia called Thunder "[her] best friend and reason for joining this
circus".

### Royari San Sarnax

Royari and Elizia are shown to have a close friendship, with most of Elizia's opening up about emotional matters being to the swashbuckler. Royari and her spend much time together, and are very close in their own right.