Elysia

**Elysia, Devotee of the Witness** is a female Awoken and former Warlock who was risen immediately following the Red War. Unlike other Lightbearers, she was swayed by the temptations of the Witness, becoming a Devotee when she killed her Ghost, "Nebula."

## Biography

### Elysia

#### Fireteam Phantom

After the Red War, the Vanguard identified increased Vex activity on Io around the Cradle. Elysia was dispatched to investigate alongside the experienced Hunter of Many Names. For the duration of the mission, the two of them were collectively designated Fireteam Phantom.

Prior to the operation, Elysia commented on the Hunter of Many Names's curious nature, electing to refer to her as a "Curio" throughout their mission.

Throughout the operation, Phantom encountered numerous Vex and shifting corridors beneath the Cradle. After numerous rooms of shifting platforms and blocked pathways, the mission culminated in the defeat of an Axis Mind by the fireteam: a Hydra known as Kharon which was tasked with studying the Cradle on behalf of the Sol Collective.

Following the mission, Curio extended Elysia an invitation to join Sylph's Stardogs, a group the Hunter was a founding member of. However, Elysia declined the offer and stated she would rather continue her studies on her own. She kept open the possibility of working with Curio again in the future.

#### Torment

Following the Black Fleet's arrival and the subsequent loss of multiple Vanguard destinations, Elysia sought out answers for the threat of the Darkness. Elysia was one of many Guardians who followed the footsteps of the Young Wolf to Europa seeking a communion with the Pyramid.

Elysia, like many newer Guardians, struggled to grasp the powers of Stasis early on. She failed many of the trials before her by the Pyramid and by the Exo Stranger. Discouraged, Elysia stopped pursuing Stasis and returned to the Tower.

It wasn't long before Elysia began to hear whispers beckoning her back to Europa. While she ignored them for a time, she eventually fell to their temptations and returned to the Ziggurat to seek another vision. This time, the vision was stronger, pulling her into a barren room depraved of her Light and surrounded by frozen representations of friends and foes alike.

Throughout the vision, which lasted much longer than any previous communion she had attempted, she conversed with an unknown entity who made claims of the Light's insufficiency. For days, Elysia was trapped within this vision enduring illusions of the Light failing her allies, unable to intervene due to the suppression of her own abilities. The torment finally ended when Elysia was able to stop an attack on an illusion of Curio by utilizing Stasis, the first time she was able to harness its ability.

#### Temptations

When Mars returned, many Guardians took to its surface to investigate the planet. While some Guardians searched for solutions regarding the arrival of Savathun's Throne World, Elysia instead was drawn to the Valley of the Kings, where the temporal anomalies across Mars had returned and reignited the portal to the Black Heart which had previously been destroyed by the Red Legion during the Red War.

Elysia foolishly investigated the portal site alone, combating waves of Sol Divisive Vex as they spilled out of the portal. Upon defeating a Gate Lord with a shattering blast of Stasis, the remaining Sol Divisive stopped fighting the Warlock and seemingly invited her to step through the portal. Despite voiced concerns by Nebula, Elysia entered the Black Garden.

#### Devotee of the Witness

Due to the death of Nebula, Elysia lost her access to the powers of the Light. With the aid of the Witness and its Disciples, Elysia continued their exploration of the powers of the Darkness. This included Kinetic, which would become a staple of her abilities.

## Gameplay

### False Light

Elysia appears during the False Light Raid as a boss during the second encounter.

Defeating Elysia after the release of *The Final Shape* rewards the player with a quest to obtain their Kinetic subclass.

 Guardians(Ghosts)
 Warlocks
 Non-Lightbearer Humanity