Sylvia Wildfire

**Lady Sylvia Wildfire** is a half-elf Valkyrie and is the current grandmaster of the Resolute Valkyries, an order of warriors devoted to Celeste, goddess of inner-strength, the moon, night, and discovery charged with protecting the town of Shiverdelve. As the head charge of the Valkyries, Lady Sylvia is also charged with holding a seat on the Guild Council who is in charge of political matters in Shiverdelve.

She is a close friend of Fenris' and was a love interest to Oleander. As an NPC who has appeared in Seasons 1 and 3, she is played by Alex.

## Sylvia Wildfire

### Type

* Half-elf
* Elf (formerly)

## Character information

### Also known as

* Lady Sylvia
* Sylvia

### Places

* Shiverdelve
* Qin' Esterre

### Family

* Malikath, god of treachery (biological father)
* Nigel St. Cloud (adoptive father)
* Whistlethicket St. Cloud (adoptive father)
* Tryss Delmont (aunt)
* Yvette, Bride of Malikath ne DuPois (biological mother)

### Connections

* Amaranth Willowbreeze (mentor)
* Kallen Blackburn (mentor)
* the Emerald Caravan (allies)
* Fenris Amarak (close friend, ex-love interest)
* Lady Katarina Steele (superior)
* Oleander Morgenstern (friend, ex-love interest)
* Resolute Valkyries (member, leader)

## Stats

### Backgrounds

* Great Escape
* Guild Councilor
* Valkyrie Warrior

## Description

### Appearance

*"Approaching is a striking half-elf woman with fire red hair. On her forehead rests a set of welder’s goggles, folded up on a winged headband she wears. She is not incredibly tall, but she certainly looks fierce. She wears deep purple robes over what sounds and looks to be a set of chain mail. She is an impressive figure to be told. In words that have been used to describe the moon goddess; beautiful yet deadly."*

- Description of Sylvia from S1E18 'the Trial of Amaranth Willowbreeze.'

### Personality

Lady Sylvia is a duty-bound woman with a kind heart, trying her best to do what is right with the power she has been given. When she is not working, the Valkyrie is quiet and can be a bit shy, especially outside of the battlefield and in formal settings. She is loyal to those she calls her friends and compatriots, and Sylvia's willingness to investigate the Moon Fury Enclave and even befriend their members shows how she is capable of seeing people for who they are. Courageous is certainly apt in descripting Sylvia considering how ready she is to throw herself into harms way. She takes her oaths and promises seriously, as evidenced in S1E22 'the Trial (and Execution) of Sheriff Jennings,' when she pointed a gun at Fenris per a promise she made him years ago. She has expressed in letters that she is not fond of her magical abilities.

## Biography

### Background

Lady Wildfire is not forthcoming about where she is from or her family, and if Fenris knows anything, he as not indicated it. In a letter to Oleander, Sylvia writes;

*"I was born in Qin’ Estere. My biological father was manipulative and cruel. Azrael could not match his fury, and… it is his blood that has provided me with my arcane gifts. Mother was indifferent at best and callous at worst. She too was a talented mage, but I believe father had taught her. She had told me multiple times that she wished I was never born. They valued power over anything else. I left home at 14, and before leaving, my father essentially told me I was dead to him. My surname is a chosen surname."*

In the events of Season 3, it is revealed that Sylvia's parents are Malikath, the elven god of treachery and Yvette, one of Tryss' friends and former adventuring companions. Malikath had great expectations for his daughter, but Sylvia could never reach whatever goals her father had in mind for her. She was often the subject of his fury and ire, suffering abuse under the cruel god. Her mother, Yvette, never desired to have children and held her daughter in contempt. Aunt Tryss did everything she could to intercede on Sylvia's behalf to no avail. She was originally born an elf to her parents, but when she chose to leave home due to the abuse suffered under her tyrannical father and indifferent mother, Sylvia's elf-hood was stripped by the vengeful elf god.

Sylvia became lost in the Dark Forest where a wandering warrior found her and took her to Shiverdelve where the teenage girl was left in the care of Nigel and Whistlethicket St. Cloud. Due to her natural abilities with flame sorcery and with her knowing the dance of combat, the Resolute Valkyries took a quick interest in Sylvia, training her until she became one of the youngest Valkyries in her order, eventually rising to the rank of grandmaster, the youngest to ever do so. During her training, Syliva trained with the druid, Amaranth Willowbreeze, to better control her pyromancy, and it is here she came to trust the Moon Fury Enclave that the rest of Shiverdelve spurned and called pariahs. After Amaranth took Fenris on as his personal apprentice, Sylvia finds herself spending more time with the tiefling druids, quickly becoming friends with him. The two grew to closely trust each other and even shared a brief romance that was cut short when both realized their bond was one of platonic friendship and not as lovers.

During her time with the Valkyries, Lady Syvlia came to adopt the faith in Celeste, tending toward the name of Resolute Maiden. Regardless of where she came from, Shiverdelve was now Sylvia's home, and she was going to do whatever it took to protect her people; even the werewolves living in the nearby forest.

### Season 1

Lady Sylvia is first seen at the Guild Council meeting leading a coalition in support of investigating the werewolf attacks occurring for months. Becoming desperate to prove their innocence, Sylvia sought the aid of traveling Silver Blade to help investigate, but they have not returned. In a final bid, Sylvia contacts the Emerald Caravan, telling them to meet her secretly in the cemetery outside of town. When she meets the party, she explains the precarious position of Shiverdelve, and beseeches them for their aid, offering up her own years salary as payment for their service. She offers the information of a nearby werewolf cave where she had sent the Silver Blade Nomads and suggests the Caravan speak with her friend in the enclave. While returning from their rendezvous, Sylvia aids the Caravan in the battle against the Inari mercenaries that ambushed them, showcasing her impressive prowess in battle.

Oleander was certainly surprised to see that Sylvia's friend was in fact Vercingetorix from faer childhood. During drinks over reports, Oleander and Sylvia quickly formed a connection as their attraction for each other became increasingly clear. During the conflict when Gorgoth and his wolfweres attacked the Toadstool Village, Sylvia led the charge with her battle sisters until the news of the sheriff's uprising, where she quickly returned by herself to try and aid the defense of the enclave. She joined the efforts of Fenris joined by the Emerald Caravan to stop the insurrection. During the confrontation with the sheriff, it was Sylvia who snapped Fenris out of his state of fury when she pointed her rifle at him, threatening to shoot him down. With the loss of many of her sisters as well as the Moon Fury Enclave weighing heavily on her, Sylvia's relationships with Oleander and Fenris suffered, but there was certainly an air of hope toward friendship when the Caravan departed from Shiverdelve, now under Lady Steele's guidance.

### Season 2

Sylvia has continued to write back and forth with both Fenris and Oleander throughout season 2. Fenris made an effort to stop at a post office in Briar to make sure he received letters from Sylvia.

### Season 3

Sylvia reacted poorly to the news of Fenris' death, her conversation with Oleander having an atmosphere of bitterness. It is revealed when Tryss joins the cast in Episode 11 'Old Friends, New Faces' that Sylvia's parents are Malikath and Yvette.

## Relationships

### Fenris

Sylvia had known Fenris for several years when the Emerald Caravan met them both. The two are close friends, having found a bond of kinship in their self-imposed exiles, and over time, the two formed a friendship with a deep level of trust between the tow; so much that Fenris asked Sylvia to kill him should his curse get the best of him. The two shared a brief romance together before calling things off believing they were better as friends as Fenris did not wish to share everything about himself with Sylvia. Despite this, the two still have a close bond as friends, which was recently tested in the Lycus 25th uprising in Shiverdelve.

### Malikath

Being the daughter of the elven traitor god was never easy for Sylvia as her father placed great expectations on the young woman. Often the subject of her father's burning fury, Sylvia's father's treatment coupled with her mother's malicious indifference is what led her to leave her home when she was 14. When she left home, Malikath stripped her of her elf-hood, denying her any chance to enter Selle Esteen, the act that made Sylvia's ancestry half-elf. Sylvia prefers not to think about her father, preferring to leave Malikath's name to elven legends.

### Oleander

Oleander and Sylvia quickly found that they got along well and what were status reports on the investigation quickly blossomed into a budding romance that neither expected to have deeper feelings for the other. With the destruction of the Moon Fury Enclave in Shiverdelve weighing heavily on Sylvia and Oleander leaving town with the Caravan, the two decided it was better to call things off with Oleander giving Sylvia a pendant for a gift. The two have continued to write to each other, getting to know one another better over the course of Season 2.

### Tryss

Sylvia's Aunt Tryss was one of the few beacons of light in Sylvia's childhood. Tryss often would arrive at Malikath's keep in Qin' Estere with a gift for the young girl and had no problem speaking one's mind chastising Lady Wildfire's cruel parents and their treatment of their child. It is likely that Tryss looked after Sylvia after her flight from home before the two became separated in the Dark Forest.

### Yvette

The bride of Malikath never had a desire to be a mother, and she made that quite clear to Sylvia in her youth. Yvette treated Sylvia either by dismissing her own daughter at best and with malicious contempt at worst. Yvette, never wishing to draw her husband's ire, allowed Sylvia to be the target of his fury doing nothing to intercede on her daughter's behalf. Sylvia, much like with her father, prefers not to think about her biological mother, and instead the Valkyrie prefers to not revisit the topic of Yvette.

## Character Information

### Quests

As a member of the Resolute Valkyries, Lady Sylvia sees it as her personal quest to protect and safeguard the residents of Shiverdelve, which also included Fenris' Moon Fury Enclave.

### Abilities

As a Valkyrie, Sylvia's abilities are similar to those of a paladin or warrior oriented cleric, but due to her father, she has the gift of pyromancy. Notably, Fenris was able to teach her how to cast Flameblade.

## Trivia

* Sylvia's surname was originally going to be 'Wildfire Heart,' but creator, Puddins, determined this name was too clunky and opted for dropping "Heart" from her name.
* Lady Sylvia's name is a reference to the first season of *Dead Winter,* Chromatic Chimera's *City of Mist* series. She shares her name with Dr. Viktor Belmont's friend. Her relationship with Fenris is likely also a reference to *Dead Winter*, as Puddins was the cast member who played Viktor Belmont.
* It is likely Sylvia's ability to cast *flameblade* is similar to Fenris' and is derived from her 'fiendish' heritage.