Daisy

This page was built as a memorial, and sourced from old, accessible memories. It will be updated to reflect revival, if it occurs.

**Daisy** was a half human, half reptilian member and friend of the Graelenncia Collective, hailing from the titular continent before she fell with the rest of the continent.

## Backstory

### Early Life

Daisy was born to no relatives, having hatched from an egg in Coryndum Village that was left behind from her parents. Although she had no blood relatives to speak of, the village worked together to raise her, appointing various elders to watch after her and make sure she had a good life. She attended the village school from the age of two due to her prodigy, and despite being able to take care of herself, the other adults in her life sought to make sure she didn't want for anything.

After she ran into who she would know as Talia and Kendra as they stopped by during their travels, she had an itch for adventure that she never knew that she had. Although she was young and completely mute from birth, as well as learning early on that she may never have the chance to vocalize anything, she was confident that she wouldn't slow down her future compatriots. It took a lot of convincing as well as weeks of studying sign language for the elders to eventually let her go into the unknown, as long as she carried a protective charm so that she may come back whenever she finds herself in mortal peril.

### The Adventure Begins/Growing the Team

Daisy joined Kendra and Talia as the heart of the team, although she was mute, she proved herself to be very communicative and honest in her intentions, even if she was hard to read from her new friends at first. Daisy's love for making others laugh manifested in cracking jokes as best as she could in sign language - Kendra adored her sense of humor, even if the rest of the collective later on still couldn't understand much of it without an explanation. Ironically, it was when she wasn't actively cracking jokes that others found her to be hilarious.

Daisy traveled to the harbor of Berylmine where she met the reptilian brothers, Scales and Sheldon. She traveled to the heart of a forest where she met Chrysalis in a town of butterflies, who joined thanks to proving herself as a fierce protector and being able to clearly translate Daisy to the others, for she was mute herself (although she was selectively mute). Daisy, being the youngest on the team, had the protection of those years older than her, which contributed in her abandoning her protective charm as she had trusted her friends.

Overtime, she meets Levin, a big-shot personality hailing from another desert region and Hans, Talia's posh butler and aspiring physicist and aspiring mage who accompanied them to study Nightmare Energy, an unknown energy that was supposed to give those who came in contact with it nightmares. The eight friends would be known as the Graelenncia Collective.

### Graelenncia Falls/The Death of Laughter

"I don't know what went through her mind in her last moments, but I hope it was quick for her. She was so young - the poor thing didn't stand a chance." - A paraphrased excerpt from Talia's eulogy.

Despite everyone's best efforts, Kendra's challenges in life become too much for her to bear as she retaliates against her collective for simultaneously failing to protect her and protecting her too much from the information she *actually needed* to know about. Despite her friends begging her that they only did their best with what they knew and had, Kendra wasn't having it, and her betrayal and rage manifested itself in her destructive powers awakening.

She resolved that she would run her own life by herself as she wouldn't risk not having all the information she needed and wanted, and so she could have more control over herself as a person since she was about to be promoted from primary school to middle school, a place where, in her words, "can't take any of her imaginary friends with her."

Daisy was always conflict averse, but when she came across the body of her fallen friend, Chrysalis, it started the loss of her innocence. Kendra would never do this, she thought. There had to be a way to revive her and save the world. Thus, Daisy set off without her friends to confront her best friend, Kendra. Maybe she was being controlled by someone bad, or perhaps this was just a nightmare that she could make go away. Maybe it was all an elaborate prank. These were things thought with genuine belief, rather than coming from a place of denial.

As Daisy confronted her, she learned the horrible truth; Kendra knew what she was doing all along, and confessed to taking out Chrysalis on purpose. When Daisy knew her life was in danger, she did her best to fight Kendra physically in lieu of her inability to speak; while she had her human friend on the ropes, she was hesitant in taking her out or knocking her unconscious when she had the chance - she didn't try running away either to get back up or report her findings even after she had the chance to do that either. Her chances to incapacitate or flee were squandered by her rampage of revenge. In the end, Kendra tricked her into falling off of a steep cliff and into a burning wheat field, where the remaining members of the Graelenncia Collective would find her later.

### Memorial

Daisy is memorialized by stories told from Talia, who was unsealed following the fall of Kendra. Daisy has a memorial in Naxera in the form of a statue and a plaque, and it's only recent that her eulogy has been posted as public information for future generations to learn from.

*"Daisy had no biological relatives, but she had a family in the Graelenncia Collective, the leader of which betrayed her and ended her innocence, as well as her short-lived warriorhood. Daisy lived and breathed laughter, and joy was her medicine, as hope had been the cure for all of our ailments. This half human, half reptilian friend of mine couldn't speak a word, but her eyes could tell more than words could do justice. I don't know what went through her mind in her last moments, all I can do is hope it was quick and painless for her. She was so young, I never thought she could stand up so valiantly against a future tyrant. She died a hero."*

She is survived by her friend, Talia.

### Reincarnation Theory

A theory that often circulates the Etheridge Collective as a joke or as serious speculation often points out that Makibishi Tsurugi could be a distant reincarnation of Daisy, given the circumstances of the four-year-old's death, the personalities of the two of them having similar traits, and Makibishi having various traits that make her strong enough to be consider a redux of Daisy's life (she can speak, isn't afraid of combat, has taken on baking, and has water powers that can negate even the strongest of fires.)

The theory has a few holes. For starters, Makibishi is her own person regardless of what the theory poses, and wouldn't explain why she would be reincarnated on an entirely different continent. The Mythos of the whole world that contains the two continents says nothing about rebirth in a new form, and it wouldn't make sense not to give the hypothetical rebirth the memories of the past so she could finally have her revenge. Third, the two of them are markedly different in personalities; Daisy was completely conflict averse and put laughter as the main priority, while Makibishi is competitive to a fault and, while the heart of the team, knows not to wear it on her sleeve all the time.

If anything, Makibishi can be considered a *descendant,* or coincidentally someone who has a similar personality. The only way to truly 100% debunk the reincarnation theory is to have Daisy be revived, if that were possible. At this point, it's a fun theory the kids of the group talk about.

## Personality

Daisy was the laughter and exuberance of the team, considered to be the heart of the Graelenncia Collective. During her mundane life and adventures, she took pleasure in the every day goings on of Coryndum Village and had a love for learning, much like her friend, Talia. Daisy enjoyed the privilege of learning new things, and given her young age, every day was a new adventure compared to her older friends, who could never have been so easily entertained by tree climbing and swimming in ponds before being introduced to those activities.

Daisy, being cold blooded, enjoyed the warmer months. She also took pleasure in the sight of colorful flowers and the insects that flittered about, though she had an aversion to bees. Daisy was also considered a good listener, even if she was easily distracted and her emotions took over where her logic should've been, she would never communicate anyone else's secrets or try to engage in idle gossip during her travels. She was considered insensitive by many strangers who could interpret her sign language, but she was innocent in her intent. It was due to her sheltered upbringing and inability to speak that many social conventions were lost on her, coupled with her very young age (but looking older than she really was).

The half human, half reptilian girl had a heart of gold, however. She was charitable and innocent, and a stranger was just a friend she hadn't met yet. In her final days when Graelenncia fell, Daisy had been faced with growing up too fast and learning too quickly about the harsh realities of Kendra's destructive powers, blaming herself for not being joyful enough, or not being able to talk at all, for the world burning, Kendra's turn to the darkness, and the death of her friend, Chrysalis. During the battle, she was shown to be able to hold her own had she not been tricked into falling to her fate, though she was controlled more by the childlike need for revenge than having an actual plan in mind.

Daisy dreamed of being able to learn more sophisticated sign language to talk to her friends and others better when she grew up.

## Relationships

### Kendra

"Best friends 4ever." - One of the last written notes Daisy left behind in her recovered diary, a diary she had when learning to write.

Daisy considered Kendra to be her best friend. The two of them were very similar to each other in interests and hobbies, and relied on each other to get through hard times by making the other laugh (although one lacked the capability to laugh or talk herself). For years, the two of them have had a respectful and bubbly relationship, with Daisy being the uncontested heart to Kendra's high strung personality. Daisy couldn't do much more to protect, nor could she communicate complex information due to a lack of comprehension of said subjects, but her actions spoke the loudest.

### Chrysalis

"Mean sometimes, but does good things." - One of the last written notes Daisy left behind in her recovered diary, a diary she had when learning to write.

Chrysalis was a direct foil to Daisy in many ways; while Chrysalis could speak, she chose to remain mute among her friends that she later found out came from a sense of entitlement, which strained their relationship for the better part of their time together. In various diary entries and in the way she interacted with the insectoid, Daisy had a sort of rivalry with her, competing for affection and diplomacy that was needed for interacting with the alternate world, but never accomplishing that because of an overbearing passive influence that chose to fight right away.

The two of them saw eye to eye more frequently before their deaths, agreeing that the schoolteachers were starting to become unreliable and mistrusting of them, and that the students were the worst part of the primary school experience, and that they couldn't figure out how else to protect the one friend who had to deal with it the most. The two of them had grown so close that Daisy, the heart of the group, was *the first* to set her sights on Kendra for answers. She died fighting for the life of her best friend, Chrysalis.

### Talia

"She knows everything, and knows what to say." - One of the last written notes Daisy left behind in her recovered diary, a diary she had when learning to write.

Talia's and Daisy's friendship was close and respectful, even if their personality differences and Daisy being mute led to issues with communication and perceiving the other party's intent at times. Daisy saw Talia as a "stick in the mud" and someone who was always too far up in her head to feel her heart, given Talia's limited emotional expression at the time. Something the two of them bonded over aside from journeying to find themselves and protect Kendra, was their love of books - although Talia preferred nonfiction, Daisy enjoyed fictional children's books and fantasy - unsurprising, given that she was four years old. While Daisy didn't have Talia's speed, she had a lot of willpower and hope, which kept her going when times got tough.

Aside from their similarities, Daisy had a hard time understanding Talia's aloof nature, but appreciated that most of her answers came from the cat. After Chrysalis and Kendra go missing, Talia is forced to expose information she actively hid from the Graelenncia Collective, information that could have saved the continent. Betrayed by this, Daisy doesn't listen when Talia implores her not to confront Kendra, and ends up paying with her own life.

### Sheldon and Scales

"Nice brothers." - One of the last written notes Daisy left behind in her recovered diary, a diary she had when learning to write.

Daisy didn't know Sheldon and Scales too well, despite adventuring with them. It didn't help that the two of them kept things at a surface level with Daisy, given that they assumed that they could never be closer friends thanks to the communication barrier. During their limited interactions, however, the three of them had a respectful relationship full of mutual kindness, and the two of them have gone out of their way to invite Daisy to join their games and watch television with them. The lack of communication did not provide many opportunities for a heart-to-heart with either of them, nor could they actively share their interests through words alone.

Daisy would never know it, but the news of her death came across as devastating to both Sheldon and Scales.

### Levin

"He's weird." - One of the last written notes Daisy left behind in her recovered diary, a diary she had when learning to write.

Daisy's relationship with Levin was purely situational, as she felt she needed to just put up with his big shot personality and his out-of-place vibe in general. One could say that it's because of this that Daisy had a better appreciation for Chrysalis, nonetheless, she made nice and found it easy to communicate with the vehicular being. The half-reptilian found Levin to be an oddball, someone whose addition was just fueled by hyperfixation on his source, whilst her own source was not actively consumed on a daily basis. She detested his big shot personality, and how much of a show off he was, and found herself confused by how he remained unchanged despite him changing for the better in his world. Daisy couldn't communicate it too well, but she was often annoyed, bewildered, and outright disgusted with his callous and almost hypnotic charisma.

### Hans

"He's cool." - One of the last written notes Daisy left behind in her recovered diary, a diary she had when learning to write.

Daisy found Hans to be cool, and looked up to him for advice when Talia couldn't grant it. She loved to watch Hans work and admired the way he went about mental and physical tasks. While the two of them didn't interact much (on account of one being mute, and Hans being hyperfocused on his own work), the two of them were respectful and treated each other with mutual kindness until the end.

## External relationships

### Leona\*

\*name made up.

"Nicest lady ever, I love her!" - Daisy signing her sentiment to Talia one day.

Daisy attributed her heartful personality to Leona, Kendra's, and by extension the collective's, mother. Leona was someone who baked the best cookies, healed their wounds, and always had a solution for everything. Daisy admired their mother's ability to fight for justice and be protective. The one thing Daisy had a hard time accepting was Leona's unknowing of medical issues that led her to subject them all to a hospital stay that ended in the Graelenncia Collective's disbandment through death, and the very fall of the continent.

### Aaron\*

\*name made up.

"He's a scary man, I don't like him too much.." - Daisy signing her sentiment to Chrysalis one day.

Daisy attributed her sense of willpower to Aaron, Kendra's, and by extension the collective's, father. Aaron was fun when he wanted to be, but took his duties as a father seriously, which alienated her and her collective members from him. She saw him as someone to fear and avoid, given by how much they've been yelled at for small things when Daisy was just trying to have fun. Daisy was resentful of him up until the bitter end.

### Mike\*

\*name made up.

"I wish he'd play with us..." - Daisy signing her sentiment to Talia one day.

Growing up, Daisy wished for nothing more than Kendra, and herself to have a playmate in the household. She kept trying to find that from Mike, who was Kendra's, and by extension the collective's, much older brother. Mike had his own friends and his own life by the time Daisy and the others emerged, and had a hard time understanding why his friends didn't like them, nor why Mike was so vehemently against spending time with them.

Daisy eventually gave up and disowned him.

### Outside of the household

Daisy's general relationship with those outside of her household was respectful and even fun, as she had cousins to play with and other adults to look up to. Her last thoughts she conveyed to Talia before rushing off after Kendra were along the lines of wishing she could've seen them all more often.

## Abilities

* **Reptilian Physiology -** Daisy was half reptilian, half human.
	+ **Claw retraction -** She had powerful claws that could cut most plants and dealt gash wounds to Kendra in self defense, as found out by Talia later.
	+ **Bite -** Daisy's jaws were strong enough to dispatch danger and consume all the world's food if she wanted them to.
* **Enhanced Memory -** From 2021 onwards, Daisy's memories remain intact in the form of memories as a literal form, and her diary. It has contributed posthumously to creating this page and the others of the Graelenncia Collective, which can only fill in the gaps where Talia's own memories cannot.

## Trivia

* Daisy was the youngest member of the Gralenncia Collective at four years old.
* She was the only member who was entirely mute from birth; Chrysalis was also mute, but she was selectively mute and still could speak herself.
* She, along with Talia and Chrysalis, were considered to be part of the once undocumented and mysterious "Big Three."