Pls tell more about your Shadowgod 👀
ooooh gladly!!
Ely - full name Elyrin Myrthel (although he prefers the nickname) - is a half-aeterna battlemage/spellsword type, mostly focusing on ice and healing magic
he's 34 by the time the game starts, so he had been in the Abbey for almost three decades at that point! he never really fit in with the others as he was more energetic and impatient, and so instead of becoming a monk they just threw him into the library lmao. it was agonising for him at first because he loves to socialise, but then he found ways to pass the time by reading the books and teaching himself to draw. he learned a lot about Vyn and its history, as well as about magic and swordplay - and he was finally able to put the theory to practise when he was invited to the Mage Order
he was incredibly happy to finally be able to see the world after reading so much about it! after being in the same place for so long, he felt like his life was only just beginning. he loves adventuring and completing missions for the Order, he loves the action and the drama, and he loves making a positive impact on the world. he also finally got to meet new people and form meaningful relationships, he finally learned what it's like to have people really care about him and love him :((
now being able to develop his personality a little he found it very easy to befriend people as he's quite charismatic and funny, although it made it harder for him to be genuine about his feelings. well he was forced to confront his feelings when he fell hard for Arkt (let's be real, me too,) buuuut it worked out and now the two of them live in Castle Darlan together and occasionally adventure around the world! :)) as for the others he got along with Narathzul really well, he found it hard to connect to Kim at first because of the "don't kill Kreo" thing, but they eventually became friends too
he felt a little conflicted and scared about becoming the Shadowgod at first, but quickly settled into the role after Narathzul died as he thought it was necessary. he's content with it now, and glad that it didn't change him like he was afraid it would
some random info about him:
during his time with the Order he also learned alchemy, how to sing and play the flute and lute
when he panics in combat he casts lightning magic
he carries a sketchbook instead of a journal, and he sketches a lot from his adventures!
he's scared of heights (because of all the times he's fallen during the main quest)
he really really likes to collect swords. i like to imagine he has a full room of them in Castle Darlan and it's the tidiest room in the entire fortress. his favourite was the Sword of Goth :'(
he has hayfever, and a lot of the time carries alchemy ingredients so he constantly sneezes. some people thinks it's really annoying but he just thinks it's funny
i have another (non-protag) Vyn oc named Zurael who Ely would consider to be his best friend, but she ended up leaving to Enderal with some of the other Order members so.... yeah......
okay i wrote way more than i expected to :o that's enough infodumping for now i think!! thank you for asking, i love talking about my ocs! :)
