Lady of the Harvest, Pafella

Pafella is the only true daughter of **Celena**, born from the earth itself. Due to her talent with bringing new life and creating diversity, her mother had tasked her with bringing the creatures and foliage to Eprea, creating much of the beauty that now covers the planet.

Much like her mother, Pafella is seen as graceful and kind, with her personality being emphasized by her eagerness to interact with the denizens of the planet. She is not shy to perch high among villages in her true form, watching the village children play and elders share stories. Sometimes she will leave the tree, taking on her **faenei** form to explore the villages herself, sharing her own stories and performing tricks for the children.

Due to Pafella's creation of the creatures of the planet, she is often given credit for the mutation of the animalistic races of Eprea.

## History

In the beginning, Eprea was made up of only Manna, which were test creations by **Celena**. Pafella found the lack of different races to be boring, believing that the world could be much more diverse and full. Pafella took the seeds from the fruits she grew, infusing them with the same magic that she had used to create the animals of the planet.

As an experiment, she began to feed different versions of these fruits to different animals throughout the lands, leading to the mutation of the animals into their respective new races. The mutation of the races were not the first experiment that the excitable **Celestial** had partaken in, however. As Pafella created the new foliage in the lands, she attempted to create a smaller and more compact species in the form of a mushroom. As she was experimenting with the types of mushrooms, she noticed that they had begun to eat away at the trees she created them on. In a panic and a desire to save the tree she had grown, she pulled the mushrooms away, watching the glowing rot of them drip from the sap. The drips of the rot began to form a pool on the bottom of the forest floor, and from it, rose a skull-faced raven.

Pafella, first shocked and disgusted by what she had created, tried to destroy the raven. The raven fought back against her, with everything she threw at him decaying from his touch. Pafella's assault on the raven stopped, the revelation of the creation of a new Celestial hitting her. The raven introduced himself to Pafella as **Eiroyt**, claiming to have been dormant within her creations for some now as her opposite. Despite Eiroyt's shocking appearance, Pafella soon grew to realize that the Celestial was a kindred spirit. As she witnessed him be humble and kind with those who had lost their lives, she grew to respect Spiritstalker, forming a connection with him as they began to work together to keep the cycle of life ongoing.

### Today

Due to the heavy involvement and romantic nature between Pafella and **Eiroyt**, the two are often depicted in Eprean art together. It is believed to be bad luck amongst the Epreans to separate the two, with their illustrations being paired with the saying: "In Death We Reunite." Many Eprean lovers began to look towards the two Celestials as the deities of marriage when they were together, with weddings often being decorated with some form of symbolism towards them - this symbolism ranging from deer antlers to fruits and fungi.

Epreans who wish to commune with Pafella will make their way to the Lover's Altar in the heart of **Chagos**, where they can present a basket of fruit seeds to her side of the shrine. Once Pafella has arrived, she will read the spirit of the Eprean, blessing those she deems worthy with health and a long life.

## Physical Appearance

Pafella, being a **Celestial**, has two forms to her - her true Celestial form, and her humanoid form.

Pafella's Celestial form is seen as very cute to many Epreans. She is a small, colorful lovebird, with long tail feathers and golden antlers that match those of her mother, **Celena**. Pafella's form is also often seen wearing flowers and vines around her neck and antlers.

Pafella's humanoid form is that of a **Faenei**. She is a light, rosy pink on her fur, with her features being more that of animal than person. Her extremities are a soft ombre of yellows and greens. Flowers dangle from her antlers and around her body, with silk drapes covering her. Pafella is a modest Celestial, so much of her body is covered in an array of decorative clothing and draperies.