Lillian Edda

Lillian Edda (she/her) is one of the seven Player Characters in The Timeless Tower under the sign of The Vast Starry Sky. She is played by Hobbes.

Character Background
Anatomist. Occultist. Historian. Exorcist. Con artist, cold-reader, charlatan who's been run out of multiple counties... Lillian Edda has worn a lot of hats, though she objects to those last few. A native of Malton, she and her sister were something of a collective menace growing up, and quite excited to leave and pursue their fortunes in the world at large. Those fortunes, for Lillian, included a few years at a prestigious academic institution (she won't say which one) that ended in her... she dislikes the term ""fleeing in disgrace,"" and prefers ""forced to resign over a difference of opinion with those who possess a great deal of power and not a whit of intelligence to back it up."" (Lillian is particular in her wording on all things, but especially things that might make her look less-than-stellar.)

Her academic background was enough for her to start pursuing her passions: specifically, research into what might normally be called the ""occult,"" the ""supernatural,"" the ""paranormal,"" the ""batshit crackery of a woman who ought to be in an asylum"" (not how she would phrase it, admittedly.) She's quite determined to prove it real. And if that gives her the power to rain hell on a few specific people, well... she wouldn't complain.

Unfortunately, research takes money, and nobody respectable has been willing to fund her, and nobody disrespectable has been able to. So she and her sister have taken matters into their own hands. Her current profession could best be called... holding fake seances, pretending to call spirits of the dead, cleansing non-existent hauntings, and exorcising demons of her own fabrication. And even Lillian admits it's not the most moral activity, and makes a bit of a mockery of the very truths she's trying to uncover. But it puts food on the table and ancient tomes in her hands, so it's worth it. She's sure of that.

After all, with enough time and the right words, Lillian knows she can convince anyone of anything. Even herself.

Appearance
Age is just a centimeter past the point where you could still call her "young," and her appearance is consistently prim, proper, and well-put-together... with just one or two things out of place. *What* is never consistent, but she never manages to get everything, no matter how she tries.

Evident Boon
Seer of Images (Ability)

Lillian's academic mind and shrewd tactics make a potent combination. As an "Interact" action, she can target an item or object, as well as a potential use she envisions for that item or object. If the object in question is appropriate for the use she envisioned, Lillian will see a brief image of that use occurring, demonstrating it. If said use is something the object has been used for in the past, she will additionally see a short scene of its use by a character in the past. If the object in question is not appropriate for the use she envisioned, she will instead see a brief image hinting at its proper use. This image may not be useful without greater context, but may be able to indicate a particular location or idea relevant to its function. She may only use Seer of Images once every two turns.

Hidden Strength
Lillian's Hidden Strength has yet to be publicly revealed.

Secret Objective
Lillian's Secret Objective has yet to be publicly revealed.