Nym Zylleth

"*All I ever wanted to do was fix this, yet all I've done is make it worse... If I get out of here, I'm going to hunt Valka down and destroy her.*"
—Nym after their arm was crystallised by Valka Antica using the Purple Curse[src]

**Nym Zylleth** is a Wood Elven druid and member of the Red Rites. The Crystal Kingdom Arc is centred around them. Growing up in Twilight Keep, with nothing but the large collection of their parents' bookstore to entertain them, Nym has been kept in the dark for the first century of her life. Never knowing their sister, or what happened to their people has brewed into resentment inside Nym. The woman who almost killed Nym, and has threatened to kill everybody close to them, is a suitable vessel for that desire for revenge. Perhaps the Red Rites and Nym's prospective lover Draven can keep her reined in, but perhaps Nym will veer off the edge in her search for catharsis.

## Description

### Appearance

Nym is a wood elf with dark skin, hazel eyes with flecks of green and short black hair. They wear a striped steampunk-like waistcoat with a white button-down underneath along with black pants and combat boots. They often wear leather armour over this.

After facing off against the trials in order to get to the core of Wood's Bounty and the betrayal by Valka Antica, Nym lost their left arm. She now wears a green flame arm prosthetic.

### Personality

Nym has an energetic, outgoing personality, always looking out for the party members and her friends, often in a way that is not conventional. Nym is overprotective towards the people they care about as they are often afraid that they will be left alone as everyone leaves.

After the struggles faced in Wood's Bounty, Nym has become somewhat obsessed with the idea of revenge against Valka as one of their driving motives.

Nym identifies as asexual, but not aromantic, as they have a budding romance with the Warden. In the first Gay Rites pride, Nym has a lesbian flag as well asexual and non-binary wristbands.

## Biography

### Early Life

Nym was born in the city of Twilight Keep to Dáire and Evora Zylleth in 4419 PF. They grew up in a bookstore run by their parents, opened after an exodus from Wood's Bounty due to the Purple Curse setting in. Nym had a passion for books and learning and would read all the books in stock to gain more knowledge. However, the knowledge of the Purple Curse was kept from them and Nym was told never to ask about it by her parents or she would get a stern talking to.

Nym was trained in the ways of a druid in order to continue their family's long line of strong druids. Though they had natural talent, they had to work hard to make their abilities stronger. Through hard work and extensive reading they grew stronger and mastered to an extent their druidic abilities. However, Nym's power was still weak in comparison to the Zylleth Family druids who has come before them.

### Red Rites

Nym joined the Red Rites after they had already made a name for themselves at the Attack on Callstall. Nym, as well as Darcy Willner, were both in The Molten Duck Duck Goose when they met the five founding members. The two newcomers hit it off, and were invited to the interrogation of Galian Pridestone. The official in charge of the interrogation, Warden Draven, instantly drew the attraction of Nym, and they shared awkward interactions.

After leaving Callstall, Nym was lured in by the Evergreen Blade, which was the angler of a Purple Worm. The party defeated the worm and Nym left with the blade in tow. The party took a detour to Wood's Bounty, Nym's ancestral home. Nym participated in the Trial of the Lion, in which she gave up something important to her. Deeper inside the citadel, Nym met an apparition of Kord Zylleth, who had an ambiguous familial relationship with her. Nym discovered that the curse was caused by Violet Zylleth, their long-lost sister, which created a stir of emotions. Worse still, it was revealed that Valka Antica, who had helped them dispel the curse, held a vendetta against Violet and her family for releasing something that led to the deaths of her husband and son. Valka used the curse on Nym, who then amputated their arm to avoid letting the curse spread to the rest of them.

They bought a prosthetic arm of fire from Crackle on the way to Frostford. In Frostford, Nym was paired up with Brimy to fight Sally and her serpent in Bone Queen's Fight Pit. Nym and Brimy won, but not without complications. Later, in combat with the Bone Queen, Nym fell under her suggestion and turned against the party.

In the Mirror Dimension, Nym gave up their elven aging, and from that point ages at a human rate, meaning they have about sixty years left before they die, as opposed to several centuries.

## Relationships

### Red Rites

* Babo
* Brimy
* Cinna
* Darcy
* Kane
* Leor
* Skoria

### Personal

* Dáire
* Draven
* Evora
* Violet

"*Youse is similar. You know, you're both emotional people. She's gone off, run off, to do exactly what she thinks is right. I'm starting to think that's hereditary. You're both passionate about your friends and your family. You want to be the one to keep them safe.*"
—Skoria discussing Violet with Nym.[src]

### Other

* Valka
* Pistol

## Paraphernalia

* Evergreen Blade
* Lion Coin (formerly)
* Bear Coin (formerly)
* Wolf Coin
* Owl Coin (formerly)

## Meta

Nym's name might originate from the neem tree native to India. This makes the most sense, as the rest of Nym's family is also named after plants (likely a Wood Elf tradition). It could also be a shortening of fantasy names such as Nimue of Arthurian legend or Nymeria of A Song of Ice and Fire. It may be derived from the Greek word for "name" itself, which would mean Nym's name is just "name". Zylleth seems to be a generic fantasy name.

Nym is in part inspired by Princess Zelda from Legend of Zelda.

## Gallery

Nym in CallstallNym in the Crystal KingdomNym at FrostfordNym at SilverbreakNym in the Mirror DimensionNym at the first Gay Rites prideNym at the second Gay Rites pride
## External Links

* Nym Zylleth/Theories
* Category:Nym-Centric