Lily the Gnome Druid
"Wheeeeeee!"~Lily
Lily is a chipper female gnome druid who lives in a cabin in the woods outside Alivast near the town of Everbright. She's a good friend of Arivine and helps her on occasional expeditions into the woods.
Lily first met Borky and Task when Arivine brought the pair to her home outside of Everbright. The group was seeking passage over Crawford's Gully after the recent destruction of the only bridge over the river. Lily agreed to guide the group to a safe section of the river on the condition that they help her investigate a troubling occurrence in the forest, having heard from the local birds of a creature ravaging the area. In the months after this meeting, Lily sent letters and gifts to Borky through the mail regularly.
When The Unexpectables, Remy and Doros were pursuing The Silver King and his hostage Willow, they came across Lily in bear form being assailed by winter wolves. After coming to her aid, Lily agreed to accompany her friends in their quest to scale Everbright Mountain and rescue Willow.
After the group rescued Willow and returned to Alivast, Lily went to the Druidic District to report the unique subterranean ecosystem of hot springs and fungi in Everbright Mountain that was discovered when she trekked through caves with the party on their expedition to the mountain's peak.
Personality
Lily fan art by @Dark_E_Arts
Lily seems almost indefatigably cheerful and friendly, able to find something entertaining or positive in most situations, from riding on someone's head to being tossed across a river. She appears to take her position as a member of the Druid's Guild seriously though, as harming wildlife is one of the few things that pierces her normally sunny demeanor.
She is also very playful. One time, Lily (as a weasel) and Thimble went exploring and they were chased by a fox. Thimble kept his attention and let himself get cornered, then Lily snuck up behind him and became a bear and gave him a fright! They explained things afterwards and apologized to the fox though because Lily felt mean.
Relationships
Arivine
"Rivi! It's so good to see you!"
Lily is always excited to see Rivi and will throw herself into a tackle hug whenever they meet. She and Rivi met roughly a year before the campaign when Rivi accidentally got caught by a group of trappers. Rivi has given Lily a map she made of the area surrounding Everbright.
Thimble
Thimble is Lily's grey weasel companion. She often leaves Thimble at home, concerned about the weasel's well-being in dangerous situations. Lily will often change form into a weasel herself to play with Thimble on even terms.
Borky
"Maybe a big, strong, green man...and his friends...could help me?"
She seems to understand his mental capacity, once stating that she spends most of her time with animals and they aren't too smart either. Due to their simple natures, the two get along quite well.
Borky's more violent tendencies do occasionally concern Lily, such as his offer to kill a wandering bear for her, but Lily seems capable of tempering Borky's destructive urges to a degree.
After completing a task together, Lily gives him a seal so that whenever he 'writes' her a letter and puts that seal on it, it will always get to her. Lily has written Borky two letters. (The second, read by Lily's player @Limesalicious is available as an audio file here.) Lily also sent Borky a Winter Wolf fur cloak and cowl and a scarf knit in blue and purple to look like the winter night sky.
Borky says Lilly is tote adorbs, which is an orcish language way of describing someone cute.
Lily was overjoyed to see Borky again after so long and was greatly thankful for his help in fighting off the wolves. She considers Borky to be "the best of us" and showers him with affection when they're together. Lily also ensured Borky that Lily was her real name, a gesture that he greatly appreciated.
When the two are together, Lily often takes a seat atop Borky's shoulder, both in gnome and animal forms.
Task
They had a nice conversation as they rode Borky together. Though the two have fairly contrasting personalities, Task appreciates Lily's various capabilities in the field and Lily has voiced an approval for Task's cleverness.
Ozzy
Ozzy is a good friend of Lily's. As they both live around everbright and both study some form of magic, the two often help each other in arcane projects. Ozzy trusts Lily tremendously, as shown by him confiding in her the relationship issues he's had with Panic. Lily cares a lot about Ozzy and it saddens her to see him sad.
Panic
Though Panic and Lily didn't meet near Everbright, he was the one who read her letters to Borky. Lily was made aware of Panic through her conversations with Ozzy and the two met when Panic and his friends were pursuing the Silver King. She doesn't seem to hold any ill-will towards him and was happy to meet him after so long, but she also warned Panic that Ozzy doesn't want to see him anymore. She was afraid that telling him this made him very upset and felt bad about causing him trouble.
Greckles
Lily was able to recognize the Scary Acid Dagger of Stab as part of the Ankheg she killed and told Greckles she liked what was done with it. Greckles has resolved to not get on Lily's bad side.
Druid's Guild
A member of the Alivast Druid's Guild, Lily was stationed at Everbright, tasking her with making sure the local hunters and trappers kept their activities within responsible limits.
Bright
Lily was allowed by Borky to hold Bright when he revealed himself in the caves under Everbright Mountain. Lily thinks that Bright is absolutely adorable and Bright thinks Lily gives excellent pats.
The Silver King
Lily accompanied Borky and his friends in their journey to rescue Willow from the Silver King. While Lily was a great help in battle, stealth, and navigation, her limited understanding of politics rendered her little help in the negotiations atop the mountain's peak. After the discussions wrapped up, Greckles asked Lily to describe Ozzy for the Silver King, who had expressed interest in "cute single mages." Lily gushed about her friend, giving him a description that caused the dragon to reel back and blush. She also greatly enjoyed the flight to Alivast.
Trivia
- Lily killed the Winter Wolf to make Borky's cloak. He has a very unrealistic idea how she did that.
- Lily and Arivine were both introduced when the Panic Grimtongue and Greckles' players couldn't attend the session that week.
- Lilly enjoys bear hugs - that is, hugs with actual bears.
- Upon completetion of Lilly’s quest she exclaimed after reverting to her gnome form, “Oh no, I did it again!” This gives hint that she is slightly reckless in animal form, which could by a reason why the Druid guild has sent her outside the walls of Alivast.
- Lily can do sparkly puppy eyes in bear form.
- Lily's favorite animal transformations are bears, wolves, big cats, weasels, and mice when stealth is needed.