Nyx Virellian — Soulweaver
“Every glyph is a promise to the self I was—and the selves I might become.”
🪞 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘙𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴
Section titled “🪞 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘙𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴”Nyx was born during a planar eclipse, soul braided with echoes from the Astral Verge. Glyphs shimmer beneath her skin like constellation scars; each pulse is a memory fragment begging to be rewoven.
💋 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘳’𝘴 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘵
Section titled “💋 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘳’𝘴 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘵”- Concept: Soulweaver who binds emotion, memory, and identity into living glyphs.
- Motivation: Reclaim the original self before the Root Glyph rewrote her fate.
- Conflict: Haunted by alternate versions tugging at her decisions.
- Aesthetic: Flowing memory-thread robes, ink-stained fingers, lenses etched with dreamcatchers.
- Personality: Dreamy, mercurial, candid in sleepless hours.
- Secret: Keeps an echo of the Root Glyph hidden in a dreamcatcher lens.
⚓ PC Flags & Crew Role
Section titled “⚓ PC Flags & Crew Role”- Starting Hope Reserve: 1 Hope die, 1 stored String from the Archive.
- Crew Role / Specialty: Soulweaver, Memory Cartographer.
- Personal North Star: “I will weave my own consent into every spell.”
- Lines & Veils: No rewriting memories without explicit agreement; no resurrection without a shared oath.
⚙️ 𝘔𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘴 & 𝘌𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴
Section titled “⚙️ 𝘔𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘴 & 𝘌𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴”| Field | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Level / Tier | Tier 2 | Glyph adept |
| Heart Stress | 2 / 5 | Carries emotional echoes |
| Pulse Stress | 1 / 4 | Physical form is resilient |
| Mind Stress | 3 / 6 | Thoughts crowded by alternate selves |
| Initiative Edge | Advantage when acting inside dreamscapes | glyphic foresight |
| System | Velvet Chains / Daggerheart |
Approaches & Edges
| Approach | Die | Hope Edge | Fear Shadow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body | d6 | Ghostlike agility | Dissociates under strain |
| Mind | d10 | Reads mnemonic patterns instantly | Overloads with conflicting timelines |
| Spirit | d8 | Empathic resonance across planes | Risks losing present identity |
🛡️ Lineage, Calling & Domains
Section titled “🛡️ Lineage, Calling & Domains”- Lineage Traits: Hollowborn — senses soul-thread tension in any room.
- Calling Sparks: Soulweaver • Dreamwalker.
- Domains / Talents: Glyphic Rituals, Memory Weaving, Dreamstep.
- Discoveries & Relics: Soulthread Loom, Archive Sigil, Dreamcatcher Lens.
- Tri-Engine Adjustments: VC calms echoes, SP lets her weaponize threads, PE reveals alternate futures.
📈 Advancement Sparks
Section titled “📈 Advancement Sparks”- String Burns: Offers a String to an echo-self to settle internal debates—earns Hope for allies.
- Scars Embraced: “Root Glyph Scar” grants reroll but adds Mind stress.
- Reflection Rites: Meditative weaving clears a random stress track.
- Tri-Engine Growth: Each resolved alternate self unlocks a new Soulform move.
🪐 𝘝𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘴
Section titled “🪐 𝘝𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘴”| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Corruption Level | 3 — aura of reality static |
| Soul Marks | ☽ Fragment of Virellian, ☍ Echo of the Archivist |
| Custom Feats | Dreamstep, Glyphweaver’s Insight, Memory Cage |
| Hope Tags | 🌙Dream, 🧵Identity, 🌀Change |
🎭 Hope & Strings Resonance
Section titled “🎭 Hope & Strings Resonance”Trigger: When she invites others to share a memory before weaving. Interaction: Gains 1 Hope die; mixed results add a Danger die representing echo backlash. Consent Protocol: “Name the memory you keep, and I will ask before touching it.”
Nyx turns empathy into pattern recognition—Hope flows when memories are offered, Fear rises if she trespasses.
🛠️ Consent Responses (Daggerheart)
Section titled “🛠️ Consent Responses (Daggerheart)”| Trigger | Response Move | Outcome | Engine Boost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory invasion | Threadbind Safeguard | Triumph: negate intrusion, gain String; Mixed: trade a scar | VC compassion |
| Ally losing identity | Echo Anchor | Success: spend Hope to restore sense of self; Setback: inherit their Mind stress | PE foresight |
| Planar hazard flares | Dreamstep | Triumph: reposition entire crew; Mixed: add Danger die to Nyx | SP daring |
🔮 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘈𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴
Section titled “🔮 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘈𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴”- Dreamstep — Teleport through memory up to 15 ft; leaves a shimmering thread allies can follow.
- Memory Cage — Bind an aggressor in their own nostalgic loop; spend Strings to release gently.
- Glyph of Unmaking — Convert a Danger die into a scar, rewriting reality in exchange for lasting complications.
⚔️ 𝘙𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘤
Section titled “⚔️ 𝘙𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘤”Nyx is both archivist and anomaly. She offers the crew ways to rewrite fate, but each bargain with the Root Glyph may cost a fragment of self.
🧩 𝘕𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴
Section titled “🧩 𝘕𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴”- Seek an echo-self that never left the Archive.
- Weave a collective memory to heal a fracture in the Mirror Current.
- Bargain with the Root Glyph to remove corruption—at a personal cost.
🎴 Strings & Heartbeats (TSL Overlay)
Section titled “🎴 Strings & Heartbeats (TSL Overlay)”- Strings Held On Others: Patch (shared salvage secrets), Virellian archivists, a PC who shared a dream.
- Strings Others Hold On You: Echo-self, Hollow Archive matron, Captain Aurelia.
- Heartbeat Promise: “I will always ask before weaving you into my story.” Breaking it hands the Guide a String.
- Entanglement: Triangle between Nyx, Patch, and any PC entangled in dream threads.
💕 Romantic Bonds
Section titled “💕 Romantic Bonds”- Patch: Grounding presence who keeps her anchored to the present.
- A future self: Manifested echo who questions every affection.
- Potential PC Bond: Anyone willing to share memories and accept the risk of rewriting.
🏴☠️ History & Echoes
Section titled “🏴☠️ History & Echoes”Raised in the Hollow Archive, defected after touching the Root Glyph beneath dreaming Virellian. Now she wanders the Mirror Current, mending or unspooling memories.
🧬 Soulmark & Echoes
Section titled “🧬 Soulmark & Echoes”- Fragment of Virellian: Glows when near forgotten places.
- Echo of the Archivist: Voice that recites procedures whenever she considers chaos.
- Needs periodic anchor rituals to avoid dissolving into echoes.
🎯 Mode-Switch Talents & Bonds
Section titled “🎯 Mode-Switch Talents & Bonds”- Heart (VC): Shared empathy lets her heal 1 Heart stress for allies when they reveal a secret willingly.
- Pulse (SP): Spend Hope to turn soulthreads into kinetic whips; risk gaining Danger dice.
- Mind (PE): Bank Hope to replay a scene with altered details; mixed results create an echo-scar.
🌹 Emotional Conditions
Section titled “🌹 Emotional Conditions”| Condition | Trigger | Clearing the Storm |
|---|---|---|
| Echo Drift | Overhears three conflicting memories in a scene | Spend quiet time anchoring with a trusted ally |
| Root Whispers | Uses Glyph of Unmaking | Burn a String to reaffirm personal identity |
🎒 𝘎𝘦𝘢𝘳 & 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴
Section titled “🎒 𝘎𝘦𝘢𝘳 & 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴”- Soulthread Loom: Allows weaving of temporary memory wards.
- Dreamcatcher Lens: Detects echoes and Danger dice.
- Whisperroot Ink: Records consent clauses directly onto glyphs.
🌈 𝘘𝘶𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 & 𝘌𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴
Section titled “🌈 𝘘𝘶𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 & 𝘌𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴”“Memories are negotiations with the past.” “If I rewrite you, it is because you asked—and because we both signed the thread.”
🕯️ 𝘊𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘹 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
Section titled “🕯️ 𝘊𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘹 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯”Before sleeping, Nyx traces the Root Glyph scar and whispers:
“Thread by thread, we consent to who we are.”