Ilvog Finley

## Description

Finley is a degmiato soldier of the Hearth and officer of the Syrnia. She lives in Sanctus alongside her younger sister Varsha. She is a responsible girl that wants to have fun.

## In Game Description

"An officer of the Syrnia unit and a tracker who has discovered my identity.

Raised in the shoal, she holds no love for Rhukane or the Hearth."

## Appearance

Finley is a degmiato girl on the shorter side, with red skin and black hair that she keeps up with a purple hair clip. Her eyes are an exotic combination of purple and orange.

Finley's formal attire is notably more scanty than everyone else's, she usually favors purple tones and is a fashion enthusiast.

## Personality

Finley is a girl whose rough upbringing in the shoal and being victim of racial prejudice have made somewhat bitter. As a degmiato, she thinks she won't live long as a soldier of Rhukane. While harboring some bitterness deep down, she is a fun-loving girl that wants to make the most of the time she has left. Meeting Nero has had a profound impact on her as Nero has become her hope of a better life, where her sister and her would be safe.

Finley is a loyal friend, despite this, she is able to lie to her friends and her sister for Nero's cause. Her main desire is to protect her younger sister.

Finley holds an inferiority complex, naming herself "Miss Mediocre", this likely stems from mingling with powerful and exceptionably gifted soldiers such as Varsha, Nyla and Tabitha.

## Powers

A competent soldier of the Hearth, Finley seems to be prey to a "Jack of all trades, Master of none" dilemma. Realizing she's not exceptional in any field, she strived to work on all of them. In spite of her insecurities, she has shown to be an all around good fighter, capable mage, competent tracker and with decent intellect. Additionally, she prides herself as being a better teacher at magic than Nyla or Varsha would be. To this day, nobody else apart from Finley has implied she was as mediocre as she paints herself to be.

## Affiliation

#### Syrnia

Finley is an officer of the Syrnia, and while not the most powerful in fighting abilities, she is the one Nyla seems to trust the most. She takes her duties as a Syrnia officer more seriously than Astrid or Tabitha.

#### Nero

Discovering Nero's true nature early on, she joined his inner circle of allies quickly. She's already proven to be an invaluable ally, it's very likely that were it not for her, Nero's plans would have met a premature end

## Relationship with Other Characters

#### Varsha

Her younger sister, having grown up in the shoal, Finley is very protective of her, even feeling more like a mother than a sister at times. She feels some measure of jealousy towards her sister's genius, and also a mild annoyance at Varsha's careless and lackadaisical character. Both sisters are very close and protect each other.

#### Nero

Finley is fiercely loyal to Nero, as she holds no love for Rhukane, Nero is her chance at having a better life and getting some kind of revenge. Despite her motives not seeming entirely selfless, with time she has grown to be very attached to Nero, even developing romantic feelings.

#### Nyla

They seem to have developed a friendship outside or work, though Finley regrets that Nyla is too serious and doesn't know enough about having fun. Finley has a lot of respect for Nyla's strength.

#### Astrid

Despite being aware of Astrid's treacherous nature, Finley still holds her in esteem and considers her as a comrade in arms. When Astrid's loyalty to the Syrnia is questioned, she voices her concerns towards Nyla, reminding her how many times Astrid helped them on the battlefield

#### Tabitha

Finley and Tabby are friends and hang out often outside of work. Of all the Syrnia officers, Finley is the one with which Tabitha is the closest. Finley nicknames Tabby "Gremlin", and says she's a lot of fun to hang out with despite being a troublemaker.

#### Beatrice

They mostly get along, with Finley liking to make fun of Beatrice from time to time.

#### Kalista

Finley and Kalista are seldom seen interacting, but they are on friendly terms. Kalista helps Finley with magic related matters, teaching her and designing the pendant as well as the barrier to conceal Nero.

#### Mira

It appears Mira would like to get closer to her but she's prevented from doing so by her shyness and her vim. She gets the impression that Finley doesn't like her much, Finley on the other hand never hinted at her disliking Mira.

#### Chelsey

Finley describes Chelsey as fun and displays a desire to get closer to her. This sentiment may not be fully genuine though, as she indicates being friends with a Sabrehagen will benefit her

#### Lilac

Finley has taken a liking to Lilac, being the ones to know Nero's secret early on, they have been on speaking terms. Finley defends Lilac from Astrid's invasive questions.

#### Zoga

Finley is hostile to Zoga from the get go, while Zoga doesn't meet her hostility in kind, instead opting for a peaceful approach mixed with sass. They seem to get along better after the first couple of rocky interactions, their common interest for fashion constituting an olive branch.

#### Lazaro

Lazaro seems initially suspicious of Finley but he quickly accepts her, mainly due to her being an officer of the Syrnia and a valuable asset.

#### Elly

Elly grew up in the shoal alongside Varsha and Finley, forming a close friendship with Varsha. In spite of this, Finley apparently has always been hostile towards Elly, and Elly's current assassination mission of Nero has stoked the flames of that hatred.

## Trivia

Finley is a name of Irish origin, meaning "fair-haired courageous one".

## References

1. ↑ Demons of the Hearth In Game Codex
2. ↑ Main Quest Event 7