Almen'gyl

Art by Dire

### Connections

Faewunder, Pandora Amberoise, Gloria Gladeblossom, Vidalia Marigold, Kagami, Ribeye, Valmerath, Seer of Asura

## Status

### Cause of death

Voluntarily returned to the natural life cycle of Faewunder.

## Campaign Appearances

### Main Campaign(s)

March on Faewunder

**Almen'gyl** was a Silvona warrior who hailed from Faewunder. She was overwhelmed by invaders from the Shadow, who enslaved her will to serve a nefarious purpose. She was then sent to the Prime Plane to guard the way to their forward base in an abandoned castle, where she was forced to fight against a group of voyagers investigating the strange phenomena.

## Description

### Appearance

Almen'gyl was a tall humanoid comprised of bark and leaves, just like a tree. Her bark was a bone-white with a collection of green moss, orange leaves and thick grey bark covering her torso like clothing. Her limbs resembled intertwined roots that ended in digits just like a humanoid's. Several root-like appendages grew upwards from the back her head, resembling hair. Her face possessed the most basic features of a face, with a thin mouth and a pair of hollow eyes, not to dissimilar to a skull.

### Personality

Almen'gyl was a patient and kind individual, always attentive in listening to the words of others. She expressed limited emotion, remaining mostly neutral and stoic in her approach. Almen'gyl was not incapable of emotions though, as she regularly expressed joy and affection in the presence of her mortal friends, though such expressions were characteristically muted. This stoicism meant Almen'gyl was also very accepting of her potential demise, seeing it as a possible necessity as a result of their previous possession by Shadow. This stance often clashed with her more emotional companions, especially Pandora Amberoise who valued Almen'gyl highly as her friend.

Being from a different plane, Almen'gyl was eager to learn of the culture of Ionians, being particularly fond of their music. She was also keen to share the culture and history of her own people, often going into in-depth explanations about the eccentricity of Faewunder and its inhabitants. She also took great inspiration from her new friends, ultimately deciding on her gender at the end of her life to honor the strong women she had travelled with and learned from.

## History

### Background

As with all denizens of Faewunder, Almen'gyl was reincarnated from previous beings, their essence being returned to Faewunder to begin life anew. Almen'gyl was born from Therium'gyl, Lord of the Gleamwood in Faewunder. Like all Silvona, Almen'gyl did not possess a gender at birth, being expected to chose their preference later in life. Almen'gyl chose to remain as non-binary for the majority of their life, being unswayed to commit one way or the other.

As the scion of the Lord of Gleamwood, Almen'gyl was expected to take up their father's mantle as ruler of the Lunarweave. Great effort was made on their part to ensure their suitability for the role. This included keeping their aether pure to uphold the natural order on their ascension, as Silvona reflect their environment and vice versa. Almen'gyl also trained to become a warrior in their father's army, becoming a talented spellcaster and melee combatant in the process.

### Capture and Possession

At some point, the peace of the Lunarweave was disrupted by the arrival of interlopers from another plane. Devils from the Shadow, a twisted prison of darkness and madness, were seeking to use Faewunder to create a new breach unto the Prime Plane. The invasion prompted a response from Therium'gyl and his warrior, who began to fight back against the invaders. Almen'gyl joined a battalion that marched to take down the leader of the devils: Valmerath, Seer of Asura.

However, Valmerath and his minions overwhelmed the battalion, slaying all the Silvona warriors bar Almen'gyl. Valmerath took the fallen heir of Gleamwood and began to corrupt them with energy from his home plane. Unable to fight back, Almen'gyl became possessed by the Blood of Shadow, an extension of Valmerath's power. Deprived of free will, Almen'gyl was forced to accompany Valmerath to the site of his ritual, an abandoned castle that existed in both Faewunder and Northern Ishtar on Io. Within the castle, Valmerath was conducting a series of rituals, using a focal point to bind the three planes together. Once in the Prime Plane, their new master commanded them to guard the entrance to the abandoned castle so his work might continue uninterrupted. With no other choice, Almen'gyl took their post on a bridge of vines and awaited Io's first wave of defenders.

## Etymology

Almen'gyl appears to be an original name created for the Ioverse setting.

## Trivia

* Almen'gyl is the first Silvona to appear in the Ioverse.
* Almen'gyl is the first boss of the March on Faewunder adventure module, the first adventure module from the Ioverse which is to be released by Io Publishing.

## Images

### Official art

The possessed Almen'Gyl defending the bridge (Art by Dire\_Hard).Blood of Shadow, the entity possessing Almen'gyl.Almen'gyl showing residual signs of the Shadow's corruption.