Nilus

Child of the Hive

**Nilus,** (pronounced /naɪlʊs/) they are the adoptive sibling of Ghost, a child of the Hive. They are one of the closest children to the 3 hag mothers, apart from Ghost himself, and are even celebrated upon the banner in the entrance way. They are a skilled fighter blending their swordmanship skills with their teachings in magic to become quite fearsome on a battlefield. They have begun journeying with the group in order to protect their brother Ghost on the behalf of their family.

## Description

### Appearance

Nilus stands at 5"11, they are of athletic build, with muscle built to dextrously use their blade and move quickly. Thier skin is a light grey, with some runes marked on the face. Their eyes are a dark stormy blue colour, remarkably similar to their mother Kori. Their forehead has two protrusions running backwards along their head, they are horns with thorny protusions running along them. Their hair is long and mostly dark with braids running along their head until ending in a long ponytail with blue highlights at the end.

They wear mostly classical greek warriors clothing with a long grey tunic, over this they wear plated bronze armor, around all the plates are a number of engraved arcane runes, for many different things, such as silencing the area around them, and better protection. They carry a xiphos marked with similar arcane runes, some to amke the blade deadlier, but others allow them to cast spell through the blade. They also carry a round metal sheild, the center has a sybol representing a dark moon and all around it are different runes of protection. On their belt is a selection of pouches that are filled with concotions that Nilus will use while adventuring.

### Personality

A very caring and kind person, who looks after their freinds and family fiercely. They were once very carefree enjoying their skills and rarely thinking about their consequences until further interactions with the party exposed flaws in them, that have left them struggling to come to terms with past actions and choices.

## Relationships

### Ghost

They have not known their brother very long as he had left before Nilus became part of the Hive. But Ghost has long been a very lauded part of the family, and Nilus has a lot of respect for him. Their first interactions with Ghost however deeply humanised the figure and has led them to care for their brother and become very protective over him. Though they do constantly worry about how much danger Ghost is willing to put himself, and only himself in to get what they want, they often disagree. They also are concerned as Ghost is a hero to the Hive and their death would be devastating to their siblings.

### The Hive

Nilus is a beloved part of the Hive being one of its most consistent figures, they clearly have a very close relationship with their siblings and mothers, who have clearly affected the person Nilus has become. This loyalty is shown within all their actions towards defending the family home and Ghost.

### Khantos

Nilus and Khantos have only conversed once, Nilus realising they do not know the triton's name, they are concerned due to Khantos' lack of emotional response to their own death and resurrection. They spent some time together and had all in all a pleasant conversation, despite Nilus being off put by Khantos' insistence on the casualness of their relationship with the group.

### Leoven

Nilus and Leoven are close with very similar styles of using strength and combat experience to solve problems, often interacting over different training sessions and spars. Leoven has aided Nilus through some of their struggles with recent events and their role within, using her past experiences to comfort them. They both seem interested in persuing a casual relationship with each other, which has so far resulted in them kissing once.