Illios

## 1.18.1

### Description

An old soul that appears in the body of a woman in her mid-twenties. Those who claim to have seen her, all describe her to have purple eyes and a vibrant red cloak. She is never seen without ~~his~~ her helmet and its imposing horns of a long forgotten culture.

## Relations

### - Backstory -

Illios has come a long way. From one of many corpses in the Calamity to a wandering soul with a thirst for knowledge. She dabbled in necromancy and various other sciences before becoming the empress of the Empire. From there she navigated through one crisis after the other, always keen on keeping the world on its axis. Sometimes succeeding, sometimes losing. Her trail in history after the fall of the shard began to blur and her existence became a myth. Nobody knows where she currently is, or if she even is truly still alive.

### - Ambitions -

*She wants to find the end to her story.*

## Traits

### Age

died as 19 year old in the Calamity, came back shortly after

## 1.16.5

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> *("Curiosity killed the cat!") "And satisfaction brought it back. That's how the saying goes."*
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> *—ILLIOS, TALKING TO AJAN AFTER ALMOST FALLING INTO THE ABYSS AT THE STAGE OF LIGHT WHILE EXPLORING*
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**Illios** is the empress of The Empire who likes to spend most of her time in the company of books and animals. As a rather reservered and cautious person, not many can call themselves close to her, besides Ajan, her longest friend, Fallen and few other *"exceptions"*. She acts in her own interest most of the time, but steps in if her friends or her people are in danger.

### - Traits -

#### Appearance

Illios has light blonde hair which she keep in a simple braid, and dark, purple eyes. Her clothes tend to be practical; Light armor with a vibrant red cloke being her usual outfit. Overall, she prefers pants over skirts and the color red in any of her clothing.

#### Personality

As the empress and friend of some rather impulsive people, she tries to be the voice of reason in any conflict; Compromises and deals making up her favored choice of resolving problems. Nontheless, she isn't afraid of using force to achieve her goals when she sees no other way.

Illios keeps her distance with most but to the few she's interested in, she becomes a loyal friend that'd disregard major rules for their safety.

Curiosity and a deep seated *need* for knowledge are the main forces that keep her going. Her long live and the constant travel might be the cause of this. Those traits in particular are the reason for most of her achievements, but also most of her problems.

### - Background -

Illios died as a 19 years-old in the great Calamity, only to wake up in her armor a few decades later.

As a soul bound to this world by magic, she immediately took great interest in the science behind it and began to research the art of necromancy. In one of her earliest experiments, she revived Ajan, the Paladin with whom she eventually became great friends over the century of traveling together.

Together they joined a clan named Valhalla, rose the ranks and eventually, she became the leader while Ajan became her advisor.As time went on, her clan flourished and she wanted to expand; She formed a permanent alliance with the clan Somewhere and became the co-ruler of The Empire, together with Fallen.

To this day, she takes great interest in magic and conducts her experiments, while also managing the problems of her people.

### - Activity -

#### The Shard

Illios visited the Shard together with Ajan to help Haishaku find her friends (and to find out more about this curious place). After the two started to feel the first effects of its curse, the Shard was declared a threat by The Empire and Illios has been aiding Ajan in his quest to find a way to destroy the Shard and free the Shardlings ever since.

#### Zodiac Arc

The first letter to arrive at the castle was addressed at both Illios and Fallen, connecting them to the sign "Aquarius". Since then, she has been working together with the rest of the chosen people to find out what stands behind the mystery. She was part of the group lead by Ajan, that investiagted "the chariot" build.

#### Tree Arc

Illios became one of the seven cursed who were chosen by Zinnia to play her game. She is very invested in every bit of information the nymph reveals and spends a lot of time translating the encrypted diary pages as well as finding ways to best Zinnia at her own game. She swore to destroy Zinnia for taking Edelle as her future vessel, since Illios started to consider the strideling as a friend while they were working together in the trials.

#### Necromancy

In her lab, Illios continuesly studies the art of necromancy and other magic, set on perfecting that particular skill. It is one of her greatest powers, though it is responsible for many of her problems at the same time. She was the one to revive Ajan and Kasumira.

## Trivia/Facts

- likes to cook even though she doesn't eat that much

- has a great interest in science, magic and animals

- cannot remember much of her life before the Calamity because it's been too long

- her soul begins to flicker when she experiences strong emotions