Eli

Art by Rook

**Eli**, also known as *Eli Mason, Queen Mab, The Traitor,* and *Lord of the Unseelie*, is one of the Fae. His significant other is Victoria Ainsworth.

## Appearance

At 6'7'', Eli is an incredibly tall, thin man. He has short, shaggy black hair and violet eyes. He often wears sweaters that he has knitted himself.

## Personality

Eli is a mischievous and quick to find himself causing problems on purpose as the need arises.

## Biography

### Events Prior to the Game

500 years before the start of the game's events, Eli met with a traumatic accident that caused him to lose his memory and take up residence in the Strand. Sometime after this incident, he departed Avalon under hostile relations with the other Fae, with Puck referring to him as *The Traitor.*

After settling in the Strand, he began to style himself as the Genius Loci of the city and began causing various manners of mischief.

In the course of his adventures with the party, they would later come to learn that Eli Mason was once married to Jennifer Holt, a doctor with the ABSO team who styled herself as the Goddess of Life, prior to her death.

### Interactions with the Party

Eli was the first Fae the party met, following an investigation into a series of door thefts in The Strand that led them to uncover him as the culprit. Although he wasn't yet in possession of his memories, he felt compelled to look for the right type of door that would connect the Strand to the Fae realm (*Avalon*). As the team was helping find said door, they were attacked by Sprites and Eli helped the team in their encounter against them, healing them after it was over. Once the door was created, Eli repaid their efforts by allowing them to journey into Avalon — where they would learn about Oberon's plan to overtake Ximacen as a theater for a war against the gods.

While there, the party was tasked with entertaining Flora, Fauna, and Merriweather by sparring them; Eli provided support to the party by offering them his blood to enhance their abilities.

Although Eli would remain near the door once the party returned to the Strand, he provided Victoria with a bird (named "Clover") that would allow him to communicate with the party while their adventures continued. When the team reported to Astrapolis, and learned that Puck, another member of the Fae, had been attempting to kidnap Cecily Raven, Eli helped them to concoct a plan to stop him. These events ultimately led to the party aligning with the Fae after brokering a deal with Oberon.

Shortly after aligning with the Fae, during an attack by David on the Strand, Eli helped the party deal with errant *bain sidhe* so that they could focus their efforts on stopping David.

Later, Eli would join the party on the ship to a royal wedding in Veitium with the goal of helping to integrate the Fae into mortal affairs. When Ximena attacked the ship using his late-wife's kraken, Eli began to regain some of his memories; the trauma of starting to remember everything was such that he was not able to assist the party against the attack but was able to assist in rebuilding the broken parts of the ship after the team emerged victorious.

After arriving in Veitium, Eli declared his love for Victoria; provided medical assistance to King Simon, following a nearly-successful assassination attempt; and assisted the party with making a swift exit after upending the royal wedding by sending them to the Ebrian isles to meet with the Resistance.

Sometime later, Eli would provide assistance with Chae receiving their forge that would connect them to Ti-Yo and have access to Avalon's database. He has not been seen by the party since.

## Relationships

* Dr. Jennifer Holt-Mason
	+ Prior to the events of the game, Eli was married to Jenny. Her murder was the catalyst of Eli's memory loss.
* Victoria Miller
	+ As the party was investigating door thefts in the Strand, Victoria met and began a relationship with Victoria. He would eventually abscond with her to Avalon, likely having her join the Fae in the process.