Erilia Whisperwood (Character)

## Erilia Whisperwood

* art by Hanamiimii
* art by Percivale
* art by Hanamiimii
* art by SirFlora

## Biographical Information

### Affiliation

City of a Hundred Souls, The Elemental Echelon

## About

Erilia is an elf character in Season 2 of the Dystopian SMP Lore. She was added to the lore on December 23rd, 2022, by Hanamiimii. She is portrayed by Hanamiimii (she/her).

Erilia was not in Season 1 and has no knowledge of the events of Season 1. Therefore, she learns about Season 1 through other characters who may relay their own memories to her sometimes.

## Personality & Appearance

Erilia is a sweet, caring, and hard-working young woman who aspires to live happily wherever the wind takes her. This time, it led her to the City of a Hundred Souls in hopes of restarting her life after the loss of the village she called her old home. She's warmed up to the City, often passing good-mornings to the other townspeople. She's a helping hand to whoever needs it, and likes keeping the City's atmosphere relatively positive whenever she can do so.

Erilia is 6'0. She has fair skin, purple eyes, and copper-brown hair that reaches her chest. She also has part of her hair tied in a high, loose bun. She has lots of peculiar green symbols painted on her skin, most notably on her cheeks and forehead. The meaning of said symbols is unknown.

## Abilities & Skills

Besides her skilled archery abilities, Erilia is very much a homebody. She can sew, cook, tend to plants, harvest crops, play the lyre, sing, ride on horseback, among other things.

In combat, she's a far-range attacker and an ambush hunter/sniper, utilizing her distance to make quick work of her target out of sight. However, her far-range preference ultimately means that she's not fit for close combat and can stumble quickly if overwhelmed or when dealing with a particularly speedy opponent. While she's trained herself to recover swiftly when losing distance in battle, Erilia admits she's rusty in the fighting department simply because she doesn't enjoy fighting or sparring at all. Outside of the battlefield though, Erilia is most notably a healer and a caretaker to those who need it or are greatly hurt.

## Character Relationships

Erilia is very amiable and has good bonds with everyone in the City, as her kindness is easily contagious.

**Connor** is someone that Erilia looks up to a lot, given that he's the leader of The Elemental Echelon. He was also the second person Erilia met after she moved to the City, having sparked some kind-hearted chatter with him during one of her usual morning strolls. In present day, Erilia enjoys his company a lot and often invites him to stargaze with her as she plays her lyre at moonrise. Erilia writes in her personal journal that Connor has a very "unique and alluring heart", and that she'd like to learn more about him.

**Ashelyn** was the first person Erilia met when she arrived in the City of a Hundred Souls. Back then, Erilia was very shy and not as much of a social butterfly. Still, when she met Ashelyn, she quickly grew to appreciate her help as they both settled into their new homes with all the others that were there in those first days of the City's development. Today, Ashelyn and Erilia are very opposite in nature, but complement each other well when in the same room. Erilia writes in her personal journal that Ashelyn has "a fiery spirit and the heart of an adventurer", and that she wishes she could bond better with Ashelyn despite her fire.

**Dwynn** is the last member of The Elemental Echelon that Erilia met, as she was sitting down catching the breeze near a river in town. Erilia is usually the one to engage in conversation first, but it was actually Dwynn that spoke to her when they met, and their bond quickly blossomed over their shared interest of life, nature, and potions. Dwynn and Erilia both remember their first exchange, where the elf had said: "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return". In present day, Erilia sees Dwynn as a sort of mentor, happily taking the sea witch's advice in learning and bettering herself to be more present for her fellow Echelon members. Erilia writes in her personal journal that Dwynn has "a very alluring soul and a still, quiet heart, like a clam kept shut not to hide its pearl, but so that no one ever sees its mouth".

**Lucid** is someone that Erilia's greatly warmed up to. She admits that he always looked very intimidating at first, but that she's now delighted by his bashful and careful nature around her. She met Lucid one day at the City's mall, where he approached to buy some of her fresh flowers. Today, Lucid and Erilia help each other and visit each other often, always boosting the other up in areas they lack (like height or precision) when doing jobs together or for other people. Additionally, she was also responsible for stitching together his current outfit after his old clothes became too torn to wear. Erilia writes in her personal journal that Lucid is "a very charming individual with a strong heart, who knows when and how to use it well", and that she hopes the two grow closer and he continues to visit her so he's able to try her family recipe for Apple Cobbler.

## Story

Erilia doesn't remember her past too much, but she has her journal to thank for refreshing her memories. When she was a child, her family had told her to keep a tab on where she'd go and what she'd do, every day, on a page. Currently, she still actively uses it and it's always neatly placed in her bedroom. When she moved to the City of a Hundred Souls, it was everything but bustling, so now, with the coming of lots of new inhabitants, Erilia sees herself in the position to uplift those who may have been going through tough times before they reached the City, just like she did.

Erilia enjoys taking long walks around the City to feel the sun and the fresh breeze throughout the day. When she's not outside, she's tending to the flowers and plants in her greenhouse, as well as keeping track of her ever-growing honeycrisp apple trees. At night, she plays her lyre and/or sings a little tune on her balcony as she meditates and stargazes after a day well spent. Some nights, she'll write another entry in her journal by candlelight before she goes to sleep. Typically, she doesn't stay up too late and isn't a night-owl as some others, mainly because she frequently has nightmares.

Outside of her usual daily routine, Erilia, as a member of The Elemental Echelon, is additionally tasked with peace-keeping and mediation, as well as patrolling and surveying the City thanks to her active lifestyle and early-morning habits. Erilia likes to think she's the second most active member behind Connor, given that he's the Echelon's leader. Regardless, she takes her role as a member very seriously, and often tries to make sure the other members are healthy and able to take part in their duties as much as possible.

Erilia has a very strict mentality that all nature is sacred, and that everything should flow the way nature dictates it to. Thanks to this, she's known to talk very avidly about stars, plants, and anything associated to the works of Mother Nature. She has somewhat of a nature-like power because of her deep connection to it, making plants and vines grow at the sound of her lyre or her singing (with lyre in hand). She has a rather interesting form of speech, and often likes pointing out special qualities in the "hearts" of the people she meets. All in all, as a citizen of the City of a Hundred Souls, Erilia is simply a loving person who just wants the best for everyone, including herself, so that one day she can finally see her own heart and mind in full bloom too. But perhaps she'll have to pick a few apples and tend to a few more flowers before she reaches that point. But, she's got all the time in the world!