The Dryad

# Dryad

A resurrected, amnesiac dryad, with no memory of her past, and an infamously bad memory.

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Kris

Erena died in battle during a raid on her village over 100 years ago. Fallen into the deep river bisecting her home, she was saved by an unknown fae, taking pity on the poor girl. While the fae could give her a second chance, he could not return her form or memories. All he was able to salvage was her soul.

The old soul awoke on the floor of a freshly abandoned bunker, dazed, confused, and alone. They eventually found their way out, emerging into the ruins of a newly destroyed village. While it was entirely foreign to them, there was still this deep sadness in their stomach.

Followed by the silent screams of the ghosts.

Over the years, the new soul made a house for herself in the tree their soul attached to, that way whenever their body was hurt beyond repair, they'd regenerate in the heart of their home. Of course they would forget this fact. They'd forget everything they did unless they wrote it out and left the book open near their bed to reread from time to time. But whenever they got close to finding their past, they'd throw out their books, opting to forget their past rather than face it.

This is where the cast found her, and gave her the title of The Dryad.

She's a very well-intentioned person who attempts to help. As much as they try, they aren't great with people or reading them, so she makes a lot of decisions on emotional impulses and first impressions, unintentionally creating animosity and conflicts between herself and other characters on the server. However, those who do give her a second chance get someone who would, quite literally, die for them. Their protective nature and their loyalty to the ones they love is not something to be underestimated.

## Appearance

### Erena

Erena was Dryad's forgotten identity, but is an intrinsic part of her. She was a lighter-skinned woman, with olive green eyes, and freckled from head-to-toe. Her hair was naturally red, entirely unkempt and thrown into a messy braid. Her hands were always dirty and arms covered in bandages and burns from her weapon work. She was about 5'3", thin build, but had the beginning of muscle definition in her arms.

### Current

After her revival, her appearance changed drastically. Most notably, her skin became wood, curling at her cheeks, and losing all softness. On top of that, she grew an extra 7 inches in height, leaving her at 6 feet tall. Her ears became pointed, lighter green, and pointed leaves sprouted from behind, giving her face an entirely new silhouette. And lastly, her hair remained the least changed, say for it became a more vibrant red. The only remaining aspects of Erena in Dryad's appearance was her build, face-shape, and olive-green eyes.

Multiple points within the server, the length of Dryad's hair changed as it grew and and she cut it various lengths, either by herself in a fit of regaining control, or by the aid of her friend Cod - who was still a cat at this point, and surprisingly adept with scissors.

The other major change to her appearance was after an attack by The Visitor. Physically stepping in between The Baron and The Visitor during a quickly escalating argument resulted in The Dryad taking the full brunt of a lightning strike. while their body survived, they were left with a deep lightning scar on her face, nearly missing her left eye.

## On The Server

Dryad lives on the expanding border of the Spruceplain Village, in a treehouse of her own design. Deep beneath the ground in the roots of the giant spruce, her soul is tethered to the realm, keeping her tied to the tree and surrounding area.

Dryad is among the more social and friendly people in the server, and as a result has some sort of relationship with most characters. With that in mind, she is very close to a number of the nearby residents, including The Nomad, The Wisp, Cod, and Icarus. She also has a rather complicated relationship with The Baron, to the point where even I - the person writing this article - can't even explain it. They don't talk much anymore.

## Side Effects of Dying

* No Memories
	+ Really Bad Long Term Memory
* Tree
	+ Soul Inside of Tree
	+ Also body is Tree kinda
	+ bad with Trees and plants in general
* Extremely flammable
* Can't really die?? Unless the soul or tree is attacked directly..
	+ virtually immortal
* ghost?? maybe?
	+ can hear ghosts. and see them sometimes.

## Her Soul

Dryad's soul was originally not her own.

Dryad and Erena were, by all accounts, the same person in the beginning. Dryad was a hypothetical: what kind of a person would Erena be if she grew up without the threat of loss, because she never had anything to lose? No memories of what could of been, just the present. Not only that, but the emotions that Erena felt in a particular location due to a memory associated with it, seeped through into Dryad's subconscious, causing her to make decisions based on inexplicable gut feelings. The veil separating Erena from Dryad was virtually nonexistent. The distinction between Dryad and Erena only started once they were given a name at all. The connections she made, the relationships she fought for, and the memories she desperately began holding onto all contributed to the soul in the tree becoming her own. What was left of Erena moved on, leaving the best of herself behind in the soul of The Dryad.

## Trivia

* she considers The Nomad her little sibling
* her favorite flowers are peonies and poppies
* she's a skilled builder, in addition to her own crafts, she is aiding in the expansion of Spruceplain Village
* she also is a decent weapons smith, however she doesn't practice it as often anymore
* she loves dancing! she's not good at it but she loves it !
* she has.. so many pets. some of them dead
	+ Raspberry - a red parrot gifted by The Nomad
	+ Enderchest - a black and white cat with green eyes (yes named after the Ranboo cat)
	+ Squirt - a sea turtle
	+ Evee - a brown horse
	+ so many foxes
* She avoids the end entirely
* Her appearance changes depending on the season
* She lets kids decorate her for winter holidays