Gully

* Gully
* In-Game

**"I will always be by your side. Whether you're right or wrong."** - *Gully, to Novillia Dragmire*

Gully Isilla is a central character in *A Ballad of Science and Magic*. She is a main protagonist in both The Eldia and Asgard SMPs, briefly becoming a Proxy Antagonist in Asgard. She is extremely loyal, mostly to Nova, and views him as family. She is a Witch, and a great architect. She was born to a Vanir Father and an Aesir Mother, making her half of each.

## Vanaheim

As a child, Gully was brought up surrounded by magic. Both her parents had magic within them and this was passed onto their children. Her parents had the image of their magic joining and becoming one, of which they tried to put into their children. Their oldest child had more Aesir magic, with very small qualities of Vanir. The next two children, twins, had more Vanir magic, with small qualities of Aesir. The fourth sister was pure Aesir. She also had two older brothers, one was Aesir and one Vanir. The parents time had become limited by the time their fifth child came, Gully. With the parents coming to the age where they couldn't have more children, so did their time to make the perfect mix of magic. Thus putting more pressure on Gully as she grew up. Every day she was taught Vanir and Aesir magic. She always obeyed and agreed with whatever her parents said or did. Eventually this lead to Gully growing tired both physically and mentally. She would grow agitated with small comments made by her family. She eventually gave in and left her home and fled to a small village.

The small village was lively, considering the size. People were happy and welcoming to Gully. This village was The Village of Bragi. The villagers that lived there allowed her to stay as long as she wanted on a house on a hill. She was welcome to use the library, of which was rumoured to be built by the poet god themselves. In this library, Gully learnt a great deal, she learnt about gods, further into her magic's background and about Demons. She asked about the demons however the villagers didn't believe in them. Along with the regular library visits, she also practised making potions and learning spells. She made friends with everyone, one of these people was called Husband. Gully had asked Husband to help her with her spells and potions by trying them. This seemed to happen a little too often and Husband eventually turned into a pig. Gully told no one and people started to worry where he went. Eventually people had begun asking questions to Gully as everyone knew what she did and what she was doing to him. Soon after, Gully yet again fled, with Husband, to another realm.

## Eldia

Gully, with Husband, eventually found a place called Midgard. They eventually found some form of civilisation, this was a castle called Hytopia. Gully was met with a demon called Nova. Gully explained that she needed a home for a while and Nova agreed for her, and Husband, to stay a while.

There was soon an election for someone to lead and help grow more as a nation. After the election an elf called Sinnohn was voted as President with a goblin called Monocle as Vice President. They named the land Eldia. Not long after, they felt that they weren't good enough to be leaders so another election would be held. The joint winners of this elections were EddieEd and Thorno and Yoloman was their Vice President. There was also another man who ran for president, he was called PedroPompey, who became angry when he lost. He would be imprisoned and died in captivity.

### Outerheaven

As the new government formed (EddieEd, Thorno and Yoloman), they began an economy that ran an underground drug business that sold illegal potions to vendors for high prices. With this new business, they would hire Nova and Do1phin to build prisons for those who went against or tried to stop the government. A new revolution group called the Sons of Ra began inspired by Pedro's cause and this leads to everyone joining to rally against the government. At one of the protests, EddieEd and Thorno invite SInnohn and ProfMonocle to their home and blow up in attempt to kill Sinnohn and ProfMonocle. Luckily they both survive and escape. Everyone gathered together and after careful consideration they made Jasmine the new president. She declares EddieEd, Thorno and Yoloman criminals. Upon returning home in Eldia, Nova arrests them and they get put in the jail that Nova and Do1phin built,

### The Festival

As a way to get to know everyone a little better, Gully attended a festival thrown by Jasmine with Fremcy's help. As Jasmine gave her speech, EddieEd arrived with his cousin, MumMarks. EddieEd tells everyone to go to the Cliff as he had a peace offering there. The Cliff is a place where there is an endless void, of which is where Nova found EddieEd after the revolution. Everyone went to the Cliff to realise that there was no peace offering. Panic breaks as Nova realises that the prison was unguarded. Nova, Sinnohn, Monocle and Thorno rush back to find that EddieEd and MumMarks have now freed Yoloman.

In the end, Yoloman had changed sides, EddieEd had been arrested, Nova let Thorno and Yoloman go free and Nova hired Sinnohn as permanent guard. Monocle begins a new city called Agartha.

For a while Gully tried to establish a home for herself but found no luck. During this time a few things happened; EddieEd suddenly disappears from prison, he asks Nova, Sinnohn and Monocle to meet him in Muspelheim where he reveals that it was Sinnohn who let him out of prison. EddieEd and his cousin then disappear leaving the Big Three alone. It is revealed that while on duty, Sinnohn and EddieEd were thinking about what happened to their old world, the EddieEd reminded Sinnohn of his old horse, Chad. He was told that Nova and Monocle killed Chad and Sinnohn believed EddieEd and joined Outer Heaven because Nova and Monocle 'betrayed him'. Nova chased EddieEd and MumMarks after knocking Sinnohn into lava. They arrive at the Compound where they find Do1phin, Cat, and Thorno and explain to them what happened.

## Equipment

* **Spoon Of Souls:** The Spoon of Souls is a shovel that Gully calls a spoon, the Spoon of Souls was a gift from Nova after Gully lost the original Spoon. The Spoon serves as her Arcane Focus, and it is what she channels her magic through. When she gave herself up as a host for The God of Fate, she was instructed to give up the Spoon and it was returned to her, divinely enchanted.
* **Witch's Whisper:** Witch's Whisper is a sickle given to Gully by Nova as a gift after he went on a path of revenge.

## Etymology

The name Gully derives from the Old Norse word for Gold, (*gull*).

## Trivia

* Gully draws a lot of similarities to the figure in Norse Mythology, Gullveig, a Witch trapped between the conflict of the Aesir and Vanir.
* She is right handed.
* Gully has had the following "pets": Husband (pig), Kelpie (skeleton horse), an Unnamed wolf, Skelly (skeleton horse), Kelpie 2.0 (skeleton horse)
* Gully has been possessed twice by a God; The first by Yin, and the second by Skera of The Bloodmoon