Myrrh

Myrrh is a half-elf rogue from the forests of Sylvor Played by Jessu

Her birthday is the 13th of Glass Shard.

The Early Years
Born to a forest elf named Legall and a human woman named Jonah, Myrrh grew up in a small cabin isolated from the village of Sylvor, a city which believed in the separation between elves and humans. Because of this, Legall and Jonah’s marriage was seen as a disgrace, and Jonah was banished from Sylvor. Myrrh’s birth was unheard of, and she was kept secret from the village until a young human man named Aryellus found her wandering near the edge of town. Myrrh grew fond of Ayrellus and considered him her first love.

In 793, a group of villagers from Sylvor discovered Myrrh and Aryellus and torched her home with her parents bound and gagged on the inside. Running from the fray, Aryellus sacrificed himself to protect Myrrh, allowing her enough time to flee. Myrrh returned to the scene later in the night to bury his body, removing his left earring and a locket she found on his person. A few remaining villagers chased her off from his grave, casting stones and arrows and injuring her in the process.

The Binding of Asmonus, "King of Wrath"
In her weakened state, Myrrh was approached by a red smog that offered her asylum. The haze offered her strength and immortality in exchange for a host—it claimed that she would have vengeance on those who crossed her, and that he would extend her life force so that she could bring back her beloved Aryellus. Upon agreeing to his terms, Myrrh gave up her will and allowed for the supposed “Demon King of Wrath”, Asmonus, to enter her body through her left eye in a violent blast which left a Lichtenberg scar on her face.

It took 20 years for Asmonus to fully bond with Myrrh, allowing her to take on the full form of a tiefling. Asmonus and Myrrh shared a parasitic relationship, with Asmonus feeding off of her rage and vengeance to gain strength and often takinga moment to gain control of her form. The caveat, however, is that Asmonus slowly loses his own power as his soul corrodes within Myrrhs body. Myrrh’s power weakens over time up until her first appearance in Heimhall.

Impiodaga
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The Road to Impiodaga 

Myrrh spent most of her time with Agathon and the others aiming towards her goal in bringing back Aryellus. While Heimhall proved a bust, she met Sho’rel in St. Vicenia and learned that with the use of a phylactery and a helix stone, Myrrh could potentialy use both in tandem to resurrect her beloved. However, a red mist wiped the scholar’s memory clean, leaving Myrrh in a state of panic and no clue as to how to place a soul into a phylactery. Reluctantly, Myrrh continued on with the group to complete their mission in apprehending one of the three conspirators—in this case, Carrion.

During this time, Myrrh solidified a friendship with fellow tiefling, Kassandra, who she felt a kinship with in the fact that they both lost someone dear to them. They also made a pact against the known demon possessing Leiven’s mirror, Marguerite, who earlier made an attempt to possess Myrrh to give her more power and shove Asmonus into the mirror in return—an offer that Myrrh declined. Unbeknownst to Myrrh, Kassandra had planned on obtaining all ten Hands of Cyrus, including Asmonus. This later leads to Myrrh’s betrayal.

Other notable relationships included her relationship with her team-leader, Isaac, who showed her kindness and friendship to which she accepted cautiously. Isaac made several attempts to reach out to Myrrh, especially once she came into contact with Marguerite and became visibly shaken by Asmonus’ voice echoing in her head after so many years of silence. Myrrh, however, kept her distance from Isaac for the most part. Though she cared for him and his family, Myrrh never saw him fit for leadership and would often rebel against him.

She had a rather neutral relationship with Jeeves and Leiven, while often Myrrh and Noryk would clash with harsh words.

The Dream Mire (Impiodaga)

Myrrh, like the others, was subjugated to the test of the dream mire in the depths of Impiodaga. The dream revealed her worst nightmare—the resurrection of Aryellus and her parents, and ultimately being rejected by them because of her new tiefling appearance. The dream played out similar to the actual events of her past, showing the cabin ablaze and the others dying before her. However, Aryellus fell to her own hand, and this image alone sent Myrrh into a catatonic state. Screaming and crying, comforted by both Kassandra as well as, oddly, Noryk, who wrapped her in his Loto cloak, Myrrh was escorted from Impiodaga until further notice.

The Release of Asmonus Myrrh was transported to Warden Xelia’s house to recover from the dream mire. Xelia offered to expel Asmonus and allow Myrrh to reunite with her friends at the bottom of Impiodaga, to which Myrrh instantly agreed to, admitting that her tiefling form caused her nothing but grief for the past twenty years. Asmonus was quickly sealed into an amulet, and Myrrh was transported back to the party appearing the same as she did twenty years ago. She vowed to fight on her own and to show the world that she didn’t need a demon to make her stronger…

The Battle with Carrion and Noryk’s Sacrifice

Myrrh fought alongside Kassandra, Leiven, Isaac, Noryk, Jeeves, and Krys against Carrion offering very little assistance on her part. With an enemy clad in nearly impenetrable armor and a lack of any strength on her end, Myrrh barely left a scratch on Carrion and was left to support her allies during the fight.

Fighting within close proximity to her was Noryk, who took several hits and left Myrrh no choice but to stabilize him using her remaining ration of potions. Noryk apologized to Myrrh for his misunderstanding of her character, admitting to her that he wasn’t aware of her circumstances which lead her into becoming a tiefling in the first place. Myrrh accepted his apology, yet assured him that he would make it out of Impiodaga alive.

The Grimmox was later revived during the conflict, absorbing all souls within its vicinity and blasting balls of fire indiscriminately. Upon its awakening, Myrrh was its first target to which Noryk quickly used his remaining strength to pull her out of its line of sight. Unable to defend her ‘savior’, Myrrh watched Carrion deal a finishing blow to the vulnerable monk, slicing him in two not even a foot away from her position.

Without a goodbye, Myrrh called for a retreat and ran away from Carrion and the Grimmox, leaving Krys and Acacia to finish the fight while the others escaped. With the help of Kassandra, Myrrh was able to leave the room alive, but without managing to retrieve Noryk’s body…

Trivia

 * Though her father was a ranger, Myrrh’s class is a rogue due to Isaac’s existence in the party (slayer was suggested, but Jess just…didn’t remember)


 * Myrrh has an issue with fixation, often having to depend on and cling to one particular person at a time.


 * Myrrh’s tiefling form reflects what she believed herself to be at the time—repulsive and utterly a monster (hence orange skin and blue hair, two clashing colors to represent the clash between humans and elves where she was born).


 * Once purged of Asmonus, Myrrh constantly needs to hear some sort of white noise otherwise she goes insane. This is due to spending 20 years hearing Asmonus making some sort of noise in her thoughts.


 * Myrrh has a rather young appearance due to her aging as a half-elf on top of Asmonus essentially freezing her body in time.  Though she is 45 years old, she takes on the appearance of more of an 18 year old.


 * Myrrh has the most color pallet swaps...