Lothrien, the Scorched Fury, is an unforgiving dryad witch-hunter. When her woods were burned, she determined arcana as the cause and now pursues anyone with even a lick of arcane magic.
Description
Partially transformed into a tree, Lothrien cuts a towering figure. Her leaves come in many shades of orange, and her hands end in vicious thorns. Also, while dryads are typically associated with earthy greens and browns, Lothrien's hair is ash-gray and her eyes red. Beneath the bark that shields her chest, her heart pulses with the same fiery light.
Personality
Despite her epithet, she usually speaks in a calm, measured tone. However, she wields her fury with an intense and unsettling certainty, and few are known to have survived her wrath.
In her free time, she enjoys making mage-o'-lanterns (pumpkins carved with wizards' faces).
Powers
In addition to her innate druidic spellcasting, Lothrien is capable of healing severe, unnatural, or magical ailments. Also, she seems to prefer fire, both to destroy and to cleanse.
Relationships
She cares deeply for preserving the natural balance of the
Fellgrim Forest; Lothrien cares equally little for the peaceful monks of
Spring Garden and the militant elves who serve the
Order of the White Stag or the Dancing Lady.
History
Whoever Lothrien once was, she became what she is now in response to her intense grief and anger over her forest being destroyed. The only survivor, she blamed arcane magic for the crime and vowed to exterminate all its practicioners.
After the collapse of
Gaes, she ventured to the humble town of
Ixwatch and immolated its wizard's academy, drowning it in masses of thorny vines and establishing her own
teleportation circle.
When
Kapital prepared for the hunt of the
suneater bear, the group sought out Lothrien for information about the creature. In exchange for a special tincture that could counteract the bear's maddening aura, the dryad asked the following price: (1) to kill
Adelaide, servant of the Dancing Lady and (2) to kill
Aiqus, one of the protectors of
Spring Garden.
She also showed them the fate of
Pyrax, another protector of Spring Garden who tried to hunt the bear; his body was burnt beyond repair. Lothrien said there was nothing she could do to heal his wounds now. Deeming the price too high, the group still chose to depart without seeking further help.
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