Lilian Graves

"Boo!"

Lily is determined to live up to her predetermined fate, she's just not sure exactly what path to take to it. So she's decided to try it all out. Hunting undead, helping souls pass on, consoling the grieving widows, making cacodaemons spit out ill-gotten soul gems... all of it. Eventually she hopes she'll really find her niche as a servant of the Boneyard.

## History

### Early Life

Lily was found wandering around the local cemetery in her white robes holding a bundle of food and a little water. She was initially taken in by an elderly couple who had never had children of their own and given all the kindness anyone could have hoped for. It ended up being a temporary arrangement. A Pharasmin priestess a few towns over eventually heard gossip about a "grey ghost girl" who had been found. Recognising what Lily was, the priestess came to take her into the care of the church. From that point forward she was schooled in Pharasmin values and, more specifically, how to combat undead threats.

#### Childhood Trauma

No one comes out of their childhood unscathed without some unique trauma of one sort or another. Lily is no exception. Sometime in her pre-teens she was gifted a Whippoorwill as a reward for keeping up her studies. As soon as the door of the cage was opened, the bird darted off to escape through the window. It hit the pane of glass and broke its neck, dying almost instantly in its efforts to flee. She was also separated from her first family, sure, but really the bird thing was far more impactful in the long run.

### Early Adventuring Days

Being a hunter of the undead lends itself to adventuring, even if Lily would never call it such. Lily travels around smaller communities to help smother small outbreaks of undead and tend to graves to ensure the restful dead remain as such. In the beginning of these exploits she had gone as an apprentice with another more experienced inquisitor of the church. This practical learning experience seemed to be aimed at steeling her stomach against the more gruesome aspects of her duties. When she finally stopped loosing her lunch at the smell of burning, rotted flesh was when her montor sent her off on her own.

## Appearance

Average in height and stature, Lily makes her mark visually with impossibly long black-brown hair and her pale grey skin. Aside from those two striking features, she's remarkably average looking. Two eyes, a nose, and a mouth, all of fairly standard, balanced proportions relative to one another. Being normal looking has it's perks. For one, you never have to worry about being ugly and everything fits without tailoring.

Lily enjoys wearing ultra-feminine clothing, even when adventuring. Never let a dank tomb hinder wearing heels.

## Personality

When you're "born" in a graveyard, your relationship with death tends to be a little loosey-goosey and can make some people uncomfortable. Lily has had to learn that human skull puppetry is not everyone's cup of tea and that most people find death to be a dire consequence. She has concerned many of her friends with jokes of her own death that she thinks are absolutely peak humour.

Lily comes across as confident in her own skin and generally happy. She is generally a happy person but she does struggle with showing more negative emotions, usually trying to turn them into jokes while buring them deep to deal with later. How many bad days can you pack down before you burst? Lily is still waiting to find out.

## Abilities

The scythe Lily goes about with gives a good first impression on what she does. The surprise is when she flings it a solid twenty feet like a very sharp boomerang and lights it up with either positive or negative energy. In a pinch she can fill in as a healer.

## Sticks

Named for the River Styx and his obsession with fallen branches, this oversized, shaggy, black dog has been Lily's loyal companion since she found him on the side of the road. Lily keeps Sticks well groomed, well fed, and well loved despite his slobbering nature. It's taken awhile for Lily to trust that Sticks is hanging around long term, she's got a terrible record with animals and has kept him at arms length emotionally. But, she's warming up to the idea and has found herself quite attached in the dog.

## The Adventures Continue...

*(This space is for keeping track of things of note Lily has done. Or in this case, will do in the future.)*