Elodea Sylvatica

Art by Mason

Elodea is a PC featured in The Emptiness Campaign. She is a Water Genasi druid. She spent most of her life living in the swamp, raised by the creatures that dwell there.

As a PC, she is played by Madeline

## Background

At the young age of 6 Elodea was abandoned in the swamp with nothing but a staff containing three magical fireflies (Splish, Splash, and Sploosh.)  She initially struggled to survive on her own in such a dangerous, unforgiving environment.  Despite this, she would treat the creatures there with respect which would ultimately lead her to saving an alligator named Emerald who was trapped tangled in vines.  Despite lacking the ability to communicate truly, the two would come to work together to survive, caring for eachother like family in their own unique way.  As Elodea lived in the swamp, she would develop an ever deepening appreciation for its beauty and came to see it as her home.  Eventually, through her deepening connection, she began to develop a mystical connection to the swamp which would allow her to communicate with its creatures and control elements of nature.

As Elodea aged, she would come to see herself as a defender of the swamp.  She would remain satisfied in this role for a long period of time, content to live the rest of her days in the home she loved so dearly.  This would change when the swamp would become afflicted with sickness killing both animals and plants.  This would propel her to seek out Starcrest in the hopes of finding a way to cure her home before it was too late

## Personality

Elodea is a soft spoken and pragmatic. Despite often coming across as ditzy and absentminded, Elodea is one of the most rational members of The Troupe, often interjecting to stop the party from hurting each other or doing stupid things.

Elodea is fairly clueless as to how to function in typical society, often doing things in a manner that her friends find distasteful. For example, she doesn't believe in the use of silverware, preferring to eat with her hands.

## Relationships

### Naiion

During the majority of the Emptiness Campaign Elodea actively hated Naiion for both taking control of her friend Octavia Crane and for acting as the catalyst in the dying state of the swamp.  She saw them as cowardly and actively evil for wreaking such destruction without care of the consequences and then choosing to hide away.  Due to this, she would go so far as to threaten to kill Naiion despite their status as a god and would only choose not to try due to the fact that they were inhabiting Octavia Crane.

Her perspective began to shift when Naiion promised to help in the recovery of the swamp.  At the end of the Emptiness Elodea would help Naiion find a new vessel.  Not wanting to cause suffering in a creature of the swamp by forcing them to live as Naiion’s vessel, she instead chose to trap a poacher for Naiion to possess.  She saw this as a reasonable punishment as this would cause an individual responsible for the destruction of the swamp to act as a vessel to allow for the swamp’s reconstruction and protection.

As Elodea came to live with Naiion her appreciation would grow until she would ultimately accept Naiion as a true friend.  She would ultimately choose to forgive them for their part in the forest’s destruction and come to appreciate their chaotic nature.

### Emerald

Emerald is an alligator from the swamp that would act as Elodea’s family to the degree that an alligator can.  They have a good relationship and have both acted as protectors of each other throughout their lives.  Elodea appreciates the simple pure companionship that the creatures of the swamp have and Emerald represents this in its truest form.  This perspective leads her to treat animals with the same respect she directs towards people.

## Trivia

* Elodea's favorite color, to everyone's surprise is sky blue.