Pyrlion

Pyrlion is a rogue Eudian, ostracized for her lack of lineage marks and unusual appearance. She is one of the few non-Warden Eudians capable of powered flight and digesting meat. She seems distant or detached from the rest of her species, preferring to live alone in the northern snowy biomes of Moorheck. She uses a long, thin needle-like spear to hunt and traverse difficult terrain, and is skilled at crafting things like garments and simple mechanical components. Despite standing out in the snow due to her dark coloration and clothing, she is an adept climber and can hide easily by staying in high places.

## Description

Pyrlion is stocky and small with a short, thick tail. Her whole body is covered by long, luxurious fur, which ranges from dark to pale brown in coloration and is accented with dark reds and pale yellows. She only has two arms due to a difficulty during her metamorphosis, her antennae are covered with short hairs rather than long, feathery ones, her feet only have two toes, and her sclera are visible around her dark blue irises, all features very unusual for Eudians. The fur on her neck, elbows, and the bottom of her tail is extremely fluffy.

Her elbows have pale yellow bands that extend into two points reminiscent of arm bones ending at her fingers, as do her lower legs. She has six streaks on her chest that resemble ribs and a skull-like mask on her face. Her ears are a lighter brown and the upper pair have yellow tips outlined with maroon. A line of squarish spine-like spots runs down her back, extending into stripes on her tail. Her lower belly has a circular maroon marking framed with yellow that connects to her tail, which is maroon on the bottom and has a yellow stripe on the sides. Her primary wings are mainly dark brown and have a red stripe in the middle, and a cream streak closer to the wingtip. Her secondary wings are yellow and have two brown stripes, one of which is thinner and further away from the edge.

Pyrlion usually wears all black. She is often seen in a ragged cloak, fingerless gloves, open-toe socks, and a mask crafted from a moonbeast skull. She uses a metal spear resembling a large sewing needle as a weapon, with which she can "sew" through her enemies. She wears a leather belt that attaches to a bag that rests on her rump, which has another belt securing it to her tail. The bag contains a large spool of thick silk, which can be tied to the eye of her spear, and also has a recoil function.

## Personality

Pyrlion is a loner and actually hates other Eudians. She was kicked out of her roost after she metamorphosed into a juvenile for repeatedly biting her den-mates, and as a result has a burning resentment towards her kind. She has no issue with hurting others and was labelled as a sociopath, and was also considered an orphan because she did not have any lineage marks. She is very closed-off, but has learned that the lost Eudians she comes across often see her as a guardian or rescuer, and will usually try to lead them to safety as quickly as possible if only to get rid of them.

Pyrlion is less reserved towards Nox, perhaps because she understood not having four arms or feeling unloved by her community. She secretly followed Nox out of the mountains and saved her by injuring Apocalypso's wing with her needle, officially joining Nox's quest to defeat the Lord of the Vire. The two gradually became very close. The details of their relationship are unknown at this point, though they are likely romantically involved.

## Abilities

Having lived on her own for almost her whole life, Pyrlion is skilled at fighting, hunting, and crafting. She utilizes her unusual thick fur and ability to digest meat to survive in the cold northern mountains of Moorheck. Though able to fly, she prefers not to for very long because it makes her wings cold and her bag weighs her down. She weaves and sews her garments with silk and animal hide and dyes them using melted snow mixed with dust from her wings. Pyrlion also possesses extensive survival know-how.

Pyrlion's needle is made of melted moon serpent scales, meaning it never breaks, rusts, or dulls. She attaches a silk rope to the eye of her needle and throws it straight through her target, then finishes them off with a powerful bite to the neck. To give her needle enough momentum to pierce through, she pounces from high places before throwing, which also allows her to land directly onto her target's back for the killing blow. She can also throw the needle into a solid surface and use the rope to swing or grapple.

## Trivia

* Pyrlion's design is heavily based off of a death's head hawkmoth.
	+ Her original design had her as a lavender and blue Eudian.
* Her ability to fly and eat meat is the result of a genetic defect.
	+ The defected gene is actually the same gene that allows Eudians to become Wardens. If Pyrlion was born with the regular gene, she would have immediately become a Warden upon metamorphosing into a juvenile due to her lower arms not forming properly.
* Her name is a portmanteau of *Pyrginae*, a subfamily of skippers (a relative of butterflies), and *Papilionoidea,* the superfamily of butterflies.
	+ Although she was named after butterflies, she was designed after a species of moth.
* Pyrlion is loosely based *Rain World*'s Hunter, a playable slugcat known for its hyper-carnivorous diet.
	+ The silk rope tied to the end of her needle is another reference to *Rain World*, specifically the Spearmaster from the *Downpour* DLC, who can produce spears from its tail.
* Her mask is made from the skull of a moonbeast, making her the only documented character in Apana to kill or find a dead one.
* She is considered a member of her own lineage, which she named Moonpoint. Her lineage mark is the skull pattern on her face.
* Pyrlion is shorter than Nox at 5"10.