Elerium (Micelium)

Elerium

She was born from the “False Core” and Axylin's pure alchemy simply has to be deep and multifaceted. Elerium is not just an elf; she is a living bridge between order and chaos.

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She is deeply drawn to beauty. Her long white train never gets dirty (the Retort's magic repels grime), and she can stand motionless for half an hour, watching a spore drift through the air. She is the team's philosopher, reminding everyone what they are fighting for.

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She cannot understand the point of chewing. Instead of drinking ale or eating mushroom pies, she may “eat” a sound or a color. At a celebration in the Grotto, while everyone else is eating, she might simply stand beside a singing bard and “absorb” the music through her skin, making her turquoise irises begin to vibrate. Or she might “lick” a sunbeam off the table; it disappears, and she contentedly closes her eyes.

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Since she was born from energy, her body does not always remember that it is supposed to walk on the floor. She may stand on a wall or hover upside down simply because “the flow of energy is more harmonious over there right now.” Axylin has to remind her now and then: “Eli, get back on the ground, you're getting in the way of me mixing this elixir!”
 

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She may freeze in the middle of a conversation, staring into space because she has “heard a tiny lichen freeze far, far away.” She feels all of Mycelium at once, and sometimes local problems (like Kirt breaking an arrow) seem too m

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