Clymene

I have three main goals: to find adventure, find my best friend's father, and show that Wood Elves are more than the elves who hide
-Clymene's primary goals'

I'm tired of being useless, dammit! I... I need to do something. I got to be useful to them - I know my team probably hates my guts more than anything - I would too if I met myself. But... but I got to prove to them I'm useful, I'm trying so hard to get better... but more and more, I feel mom's right. I should have never left. Maybe it'd be better to stay home. But - but I need to prove to them that I'm an asset, not a waste.

-Clymene's feelings on her roll on the team

Race	Age	Height	Weight	Gender	Relatives	Hobbies
Wood Elf	121	144 cm (4'8 1/2)	41 kg (92 lbs)	Female	Atalanta (Mother), Chiron (Father), SPOILER	Cooking, Safe Adventuring, Trance-dreams, Dancing and Singing

Race	Height	Weight
Rock Gnome	96 cm (3'2)	4 kg (10 lbs)

Clymene of Yulyu is one of the founding members of Cloak and Dagger, a Wood Elf hailing from Yulyu.

Appearence

Clymene is a relatively short girl, standing at 4'8 1/2. She has amber eyes and dark green short hair. Her primary clothing usually consists of a dark green tunic with a hood over brown shorts. These are worn beneath a traveling hood of the same color and matching shoes. Her ears are at the side and stand about 1 foot.

As a Rock Gnome, Clymene's skin pigment has become dark purple with silverish hair and brown eyes. Her ears are still as long as normal, and her clothes just shrunk.

Personality (Major WIP)

Clymene is usually quiet when she's in a new location, quick to study everything in sight out of curosity. Because of this, she can seem mute unless speaking to her teammates or when someone speaks to her. This quiet behavior slowly broke as time passed, making her more vocal on her opinions. Despite this, she attempts to maintain an air of subserviance to avoid conflict, even if she despises it. However, while she generally accepts being insulted and mocked, usually because its all something she learned to deal with, insults to her family or her people will make her spiteful and venomous, often plotting to see if she could find a way to exact revenge or even insult the person.

In the past, Clymene has also shown a great interest in women, mostly preferring physically powerful and dominant types and gained crushes on the likes of Hildr and Raiah as a result to the point of trying to show off and impress. Ironically, her flirtatious nature not only backfires, but gave her the reputation of a horndog and desperate cassanova wannabe. She's also typically unaware of advances made her way, usually since she never had a person try to flirt with her beforehand.

When it comes to combat, Clymene prefers sticking to the rear, trying to strategize or keep hidden while assisting her team. She views herself as the weakest of the group due to her low combat expertise as well as being only good in archery and no talent in swordsmanship or hand to hand combat. Despite trying to use her mind, rage can cloud Clymene's judgement, making her rash and impatient in an effort to end any fight as quick as possible, which has caused friendly fire before. In the past, Clymene's lack of skill has made her consider a survival by any means approach, which resulted in her contemplate fleeing when all hope seemed lost, even at the cost of her team.

After incidents in the Underdark, Clymene has obtained bouts of depression and suicidal intents, usually hiding them the best she can to avoid worrying the party. This alongside regret and PTSD of running from her team when she felt they ignored her warnings and were in over their heads against Aela and run-ins with Vecna and even dying has left Clymene with a sense of despair that she needed to proof herself. Hiding her depression has gave her an ever growing sensation that she needed to prove herself a loyal teammate and worth keeping around. This has gave her fear to see her team in danger to hestrics upon seeing the death of Laura and Incineryn - upon the death of Barbatos, a brother to her, Clymene's desire to protect her team has become her only reason for surviving.

Clymene also has a strong aversion for conflictation, usually allowing insults to fly as long as it can avoid trouble. This has left her looking as subserviant as a slave, and with low self-esteem, its her only normal way to let people speak, refusing to express her normal opinions as long as it can allow her to avoid a potential fight or conflict that she'd rather avoid.

Clymene can still maintain forms of determination, aiming to restore her Wood Elf body rather than stay a Rock Gnome

Equipment

Clymene carries three different bows: a shortbow, a longbow, and a special bow called the Bow of Elvan Precision. Alongside these includes a mystic dagger and a shortsword. She also carries 50 foot rope, menacles, a hammer, a tinderbox, torch, mess kit, waterskin, a bedroll, and a crowbar.

Powers and Abilities

• Archery: Clymene's main expertise is in archery. Shes nimble and acrobatic, often able to land most shots even when in the heat of combat. She's also relatively clever and perceptive, and willing to plan ahead, but can be incapable of thinking on the fly depending on the situation. Despite being considered one of the worst archers of her class, her experince in various scenarios and battles has honed her skills, making her capable of going on even footing with Raiah.

• Chef: Clymene is a capable cook, able to make several meals in a short time. These can range from very good to average, but her specialty is Yulyu Special: Meat and Potatoes, which is basically poutine.

• Speed: Her claim to fame is not only in her speed - being able to sprint further than some of her team.

• Stealth: One of Clymene's other claims to fames is to seemingly disappear in any situation. Her stealth sometimes even makes it seem as if she's hidden in plain sight, often due to her interest in whatever else catches her eye.

• Eyesight: As a Wood Elf, Clymene's eyesight is superior to a human's, allowing her to see in the dark for up to 60 feet (18 meters).

• Longivity: She's also very long lived, as Wood Elves can live for over 700 years, she's only the age of a young adult to her people despite being 121.

• Resistances: Clymene also has resistance to charms and magic designed to render her unconsious or asleep. Plants capable of rendering movement is also less effective on her.

• Trance and dreaming: Clymene also lacks the need for sleep, as a simple trance or meditation for up to four hours can replenish her as well as a full eight hours. Doing so can allow her to dream, but she prefers actual sleep as it allows her to dream easier and sometimes see the other world.

• Magical Apptitude: Clymene is capable of allowing herself and those nearby to stand on any liquid surface, as well as set off a telepathic alarm. She can also negate poisons, create thorny terrian, conjure up a powerful wind, mute an entire area, or conjure feys to assist in combat.

• Conjure Woodland Beings: Clymene is capable of summoning various fey-like beings. Each in pairs. These include:

Sprites named Amy, Rouge, Aquamarine, Marie, Monica, Lin, Aya, and Phos

Pixies named Rita, Sandra, Jessica, Asuka, Dina, Sona, Ram, Winter

Blink Dogs named Iggy, Kiba, Reaper, Goddard, Snoop, Rad, Lapu, Momiji

A Sea Hag named Ms. Yaga

Dryads named Rose and Ivy

Quicklings named Sonic and Wally

Satyrs named Danny, Phil, Vito, and Goa

Relationships (Major WIP)

• Aiden -

• Aileen - As a friend who lost Barbatos, Clymene became determined to assist Aileen, preferring to keep her alive as a way to make up to being the cause of Barbatos' death. During the events of Hell however, Clymene became more and more caring and worried for her mental being. As of the Halloween event, she looks at Aileen as a friend, willing to assist her and hopes to make the dwarf smile.

• Andol - Finding him odd yet interesting, Clymene began to see Andol as sort of a friend with a great deal of zeal and an aura of trust. Despite this, there are times where she has found herself falling for his charms, much to her own confusion.

• Atalanta - Despite being somewhat a disappointment most of her life, Clymene has a great deal of respect and love for her mother. The mutual feelings often becomes why Clymene has a feeling she has a home to come back to. As family is greatly important to Yulyu culture, Clymene is no different, often ready to prove herself and make her mother proud - but also to make her proud by accomplishing her own desires.

• Barbatos - Originally, Clymene was intimidated by Barbatos, not being familiar with half-orc outside of rumors. Being near him in early adventures quickly warmed her to him enough she viewed him as a friend and eventually, thought of him as a brother. As such, she would be more crass and taunting towards him, even trying to hook him up or joke on eating his summon. Their bond grew overtime enough that after his death, she made it her mission to protect Aileen, the last momento she has of the half-orc who she felt deserved better.

• Bill and Ted - A semi-regular costumer, Clymene met them when trying to rent a dress for the casino. After failing to meet payment due to being dragged on another adventure, but saved by Andol to keep her knees, Clymene views the goblins as overworked for their multiple jobs, but also a migraine to deal with. This doesn't mean she won't have a conversation with them and admires their hard work - even if their methods are bizarre.

• Hildr - On first sight, Clymene grew a crush on the Aasimar, fawning and stuttering at the sight of her muscular physique and rough exterior. This leg to her trying to flirt or show off - to no avil. After Hildr revealed to be an agent for Caelrong, and attempted to kill her mother - Clymene cut all ties, planning to get revenge and kill her, even ready to ram an arrow in her throat when she captured her father. After Laura convinced Hildr to stand down, Clymene decided not to, but ever since, distrusts the Aasimar. Shes willing to admit Hildr's amazonian features are beautiful, but she has no interest in being with her for anything but an ally.

• Incineryn Blackpyre-

• K'jalias - While at first she found him odd, Clymene and the drowl were often on friendly terms, with Clymene sometimes finding even his worst jokes to be chuckle worthy. When he left, she attempted to keep his humor around - and mostly wishes to see him again and apologize for everything she done.

• Laura -

• Omerok - While she wasn't sure what to make of Omerok at first, Clymene quickly gained a great deal of respect for the duergar, often seeing him as sort of a cool uncle.

• Maribelle Blackpyre -

• Raiah -

• Sayrax -

• Skulk -

Plot (Major WIP)

Session 0 - Apple Picking

The first ever meeting for the newly freed Wood Elf, Clymene would travel to Meadowcraft from her home via foot traffic, sprinting and tree hopping to the city and heading to the place where her pamplhet instructed to meet... and wound up meeting the fellow companions: a drowl named K'jalias, a dwarf named Omerok, a half-orc named Barbatos, and a man named Robyyn. The last to introduce herself, timidness making her speak out loud about her own features in a boastful matter, Clymene would go from happy to emberassed as the group mentioned she spoke as if they were reading a biography.

With Craig giving them their first real mission, Croak and Dagger would adventure and be intercepted by bandits, and defeating them with minimum difficulty. Heading to the forest where the apples needed for a great deal of cider were to be found - the team was attacked by Scarecrows, with Clymene being incapcitated thanks to a knife in her neck. Saved by K'jalias, Clymene would prove her worth by being able to read the instructions quickly and even assist in battling their third encounter: a horde of trees.

With the cider in tow, Croak and Dagger was offically formed!

Tortle Power

One of her earlier comedic missions, Croak and Dagger would be requested aid from a man named Saki, a pizza store owner and leader of a chain called Dine and Dash. This endeavor would take the team to a sewer where four Tortle brothers were taking pizzas without paying, and captured a dwarf who they dubbed April. While Croak and Dagger dealt with three of the four, Clymene went to aid the dwarf in the cage, freeing her binds but battling the fourth brother. Despite his superior endurance vs Clymene's speed, the Wood Elf managed to free the dwarf from her bounds, and the favor was returned with a point blank disintergrate that reduced the Tortle to ash.

With the startling sight, the Tortles backed off, allowing Croak and Dagger to leave and paying for the missing pizzas. The dwarf would reveal herself to be Lydia Redfort, a reoccuring ally.

Underdark Arc

During an adventure for a caravan, a fissure opened up - dragging Croak and Dagger deep into the Underdark. Having only heard rumors and tales, Clymene was offguard entirely, out of her element. With dangerous creatures at every turn, she and the team were cornered a few times, gotten lost as well before stumbling upon a society of gem-like people and drowl.

Battle 1

Battling the invading army of Black Sun Cultists, Clymene would feel a sensation of trouble for her mother. With Barbatos in tow, she came face to face with Hildr Firebrand battling Atalanta. Betrayed and enraged, Clymene and Barbatos would join the frey, only for Atalanta's spine to be shattered and Barbatos' arm severed. Clymene tried to keep up, only to hear Vecna order a deal:

"Let your mother die."

Clymene's only response was to tell him to fuck off and try to snipe the Aasamair - only to be reduced to dust by the evil deity. While her story was set to end here, Omerok's quick thinking saved the wood elf and resurrected her. With renewed resolve, Clymene only wanted Hildr dead, and studied up to improve her skill (eventually unlocking Wind Wall) and to see if a race she's never encountered before would have any weaknesses she never saw before.

Second Battle

With information on where the Black Sun Cult was hiding, Croak and Dagger went to investigate and stop the promised day, witnessing many civilians being executed by cultists. Viewing them as annoyances and time wasters, the Wood Elf simply wished to bypass them to stop Hildr, but alongside her team, put down the cultists, but not without her rage getting the better of her and causing harm to Barbatos by mistake. With only the Aasamar left, Croak and Dagger cornered her and her dire wolf, and managed to bring her down - making Hildr use up her anger and drive, enraging and confusing her as to why they wouldn't just quit and die.

With Hildr defeated, Clymene originally planned to ram an arrow in her throat to fulfil her revenge and gain some sort of honor. However, due to Laura's protests to Hildr during the battle, one showing they were friends, Clymene held back, despising it, but wanting to honor an ally - as well as not deal with possibly being killed or chewed out by her team in the crossfire. With her father Chiron rescued, and the cult defeated (for now), she viewed it as a victory.

Casino Royale Arc

When offered a vacation by Charles to Val Adin's well known casino, Clymene would take this chance to dress to impress Raiah and Elvira, renting a tuxedo from the goblin brothers Bill and Ted. While she knew she wouldn't have enough to pay it back, her plan was a simple case of getting enough money - as she was confident in her skills. Of course, it was impossible for things to go as smoothly. Losing to Barbatos in cards was simple, as she imagined he'd help. But when confronted by the corrupted owners, trouble followed.

A battle would soon ensure, with Raiah joining in to bring down a giant threat. During the entire battle, with an all about raid going on, Clymene would focus primarly on trying to find any money laying around and keeping her tuxedo from getting ripped. Afterwards, she and Croak and Dagger ended up following Logan into what would be one of the more trumatizing missions of her carrier - debt. - And Verytus. But mostly debt.

Bhurnram =

With Logan in tow, and Goliaths giving chase on a ship he stole, Clymene agreed with the team to let him be given away in exchange for not being sunk. Knowing that even her water walk ability would only protect her so long from a sinking ship, she and her team would arrive at the Dwarven village of Bhurnram. Here, they would meet the Warforged Sayrax, a soon-to-be ally. On their way to find blueprints of a super weapon, the workshop it was being constructed: Hammerheart Technics; under police presence, Clymene's plan was to sneak past while Barbatos and Andol distracted the guards. This however, was halted when Incinaryn accidentally caused a fire to a small home, trapping the people inside.

Alongside Laura, Clymene tried to break in to rescue anyone inside - this ended up changing when Laura was incapcitated. In despieration at realizing shes not coming out, Clymene had Barbatos throw her inside, where she rescued the downed warrior and tried to find the captured civilians - gaining her first bout of hysteric strength. Even with this boost of adrenaline and determination, the Wood Elf found herself blinded and fell from a second story drop - only to be rescued by a Warforged. Despite her requests to go back in, the house was lost, and to her despair, the family inside likely deceased minus a single boy. Even when trying to comfort him, the boy cursed Croak and Dagger, earning a spot of hate from Clymene as the group went to try and find the blueprints. While inside, the team was attacked by the Reavers, and pushed to a corner thanks to spellcasters negating spells and Clymene herself unable to get distance or provide cover. The tables were turned with the sudden assistance of a red-clad Warforged, and the group found the blueprints - which was taken by Sayrax as she aimed to head to the Conclave.

Zepplins =

After a short chase, the team managed to meet the sudden new presence inside of the innocent Warforged named Visera. Convincing her to return the blueprints inside Winora's journal, Croak and Dagger were suddenly attacked on the Zepplin by a mad fury of suicide bombers known as the Iron Bastion. A series of short skirmishes led to the sacrifice of a new ally, but the group had successfully rescued as many people as they could.

Strandand at sea, all but Laura agreed to head directly back to Bhurnram, and managed to convince her to return. Upon doing so, the team hid the journal, showing concern for Sayrax being arrested, and ready to return. All that was left was the journal and the blueprints inside. Clymene wished to bring it to Yulyu, viewing the blueprints as safe in her village as not only did she believe they had no real need, but their history of neutrality would make it safer there than in the Conclave or the Alliance, as they can likely hide it. Before she could explain herself, Omerok destroyed the journal, settling the matters there.

Poison Blood Arc

With a new teammate in tow: Andol the Magnificent, Croak and Dagger would find themselves in Verytus, Clymene would be unaware of the events set to take place, and lose track of time - with her mind focused primarly on money to pay off her tux. Here, she would become entranced in a chaotic apocalypse. With racial tensions from followers of Peylor attacking drowl, the infamous Red Plague began to spread, infecting Barbatos and Laura, yet not her or Andol in the slightest. With the assistence of a plague doctor, Croak and Dagger would adventure to meet another of the Forsaken: Gwynevere.

Gwynevere Aural Battle

The ensuring battle pushed Croak and Dagger against a dangerous foe, a Tiefling whose necromantic powers proved difficult. With aid from Sayrax and Hildr - and the sudden sacrifical attacks from Incinaryn Blackpyre and Laura, Gwynevere was soundly defeated. However, the distraught and sudden deaths of her friends - especially after trying to save Laura earlier, pushed Clymene into a state of panic and denial to try and find them, praying and hoping to find them. Forced to accept reality, Clymene stopped speaking for awhile, truamatized that she couldn't save them.

Trivia

• Clymene's primary theme song is Wing-Stock by Ashley MacIsaac as well as the Greek dub of I Won't Say I'm in Love from Hercules
• Much like most of Yulyu, Clymene's name is of Greek origin. Many Clymenes populate Greek mythology however, making her fit the mold of a commonly named hero.
• Clymene's favorite food is Yulyu Special - also known as Poutine in the human tongue. Its also her go-to meal to make for others
• Each fey Clymene summons has their own name and personality.
• Clymene has a scent akin to pinecones, this can only be smelled by those she trusts the most (C&D, Atalanta, Chiron, Raiah, Elvira, and Edgar)
• Despite her age, Clymene would be no older than a person in their early 20s in human years
• Clymene is based off of High Elf Archer from Goblin Slayer as well as Rukia Kuchiki from Bleach