Cherilyn Spiritbane

Cherilyn Spiritbane is a fictional character appearing Trevor Devall's solo-rpg series "Me, myself and Die". In life, she was the leader of the Order of the Purifying Flame. In Season One, she haunts Edbert in order to get him to atone for his actions by standing trial in front of the Order of the Purifying flame.

## Appearance

Cherilyn Spiritbane is a ghost with long black hair and ghostly pale skin.

## Background

Cherilyn Spiritbane is the ghost haunting Edbert, preventing him from ever getting any sleep, in order for him to stand trial and atone for his crime. In life, She was the leader of the Order Of the Purifying Flame. She was a mage dedicated to hunting undead beings and putting them to rest.

## Season 1

In Season 1, Simon of Argoston learns of Cherilyn's existence in Episode 5: Many Meetings. But she becomes a proper named NPC in Episode 8: Horror at Hundatora. She goes wherever Edbert goes. She accompanies Simon of Argoston & Edbert in the haunted Temple of Thorzain, to ensure Edbert stays alive. She assists them in their fight by hurling objects. In Temple of Thorzain, she throws a large tome at Simon's undead Mother, "shaking" her during combat. In that same episode, Cherilyn grabs the head of a corpse and hurls it at Simon's undead Mother and decapitates her with her throw. In Episode 13: Signs from the Past, she gets possessed by Zyrator the necromancer outside of the Temple Of Thorzain. Under the influence of Zyrator the necromancer, she goes to grab the scroll that will destroy the magical barrier preventing entry into the temple. She manifests physically, in a ghostly appearance, frightening Arn Kalapunki turning his hair white and giving him a phobia of long haired women. Towards the end of Episode 13: Signs of the Past, Cherilyn insists that the party finish the necromancer in the Temple of Thorzain for she was the leader of the Order of The Purifying Flame who want to get rid of the undead. Simon failed to persuade her into allowing Edbert to leave the temple and accompany him on following Simon's father's trail. Towards the end of Episode 16: The Ghosts of the Past, Cherilyn manifests in her ghostly form and points to Roland, Simon's Father and says "He is one of us", pointing out that Roland is also a ghost. She proceeds to attack Roland, given her goal is to obliterate undead, with her dagger. Simon shoots her with Stonebolt the crossbow and dispelling her temporarily, without her making an appearance for the rest of the Season.

### Flashback - Haunting of Edbert:

Cherily and Edbert are climbing up this mountain in pursuit of this of a necromancer named Igsal who was put on trial by the Order of The Purifying Flame. She was accompanied by a small group of mercenaries including Edbert. The Necromancer was powerful, such that he was picking off the mercenaries one by one, until only Edbert and Cherilyn were left. Cherilyn and Edbert decide to ambush the cave in which the Necromancer is hiding. As they are climbing towards the cave, Edbert has his boot stuck in a rock. Unable to call out to her, in order to not give away his position, he spots one of their fallen mercenaries resurrected and moving towards Cherilyn. Edbert shouts to Cherilyn to warn her of the approaching enemy. She quickly dispatches the enemy with her magic. She then later engages the Necromancer in combat, being pushed back by him towards the edge of the cliff, near his cave. Edbert manages to free himself and scrambles up to help her. As he approaches the edge, he shouts "Hold On!" to Cherilyn, triggering an avalanche that knocks both Cherilyn and the Necromancer,squashing him like a bug, with snow and boulders killing Cherilyn.