Nihilla Eleanora

Nihilla Eleanora, last of the Kikimores of the Witche's Valley
Nihilla Eleanora is a Kikimora, one of the last known in all of Kylorne. She lived alone on top of a mountain for many years, until she began to meet many travellers and explorers, notable ones being Vampire Lord Sanguis and The Archive, the former of which recruited Nihilla into a mighty journey.

Witch Made of Stone
Unlike her kin, who were born with bark skin and wooden bones, Nihilla was born with stone skin and bones made of granite. As a result, she was banned from her caravan of nomads. Heavy and almost unable to move, Nihilla developped an undying love for all things unchanging and unmoving. The very ground, the mountains, and the stones speak to her, just as the trees did with her kin.

In between maddened whispers, a conversation that only she could hear, she cast a spell on herself that made her able to move, a knowledge bestowed upon her by the land of Kylorne itself. Nihilla built her stone hut, a tiny wheat farm, and from her mountain top she saw the world grow older.

Time of Towers
The Archive had arrived in her hut, seeking food. A strange being with nigh infinite knowledge, he sought the stone crafting skills of Nihilla to build a great tower moulded from the mountains themselves. She, enboldened by the sweet words of the Archive, accepted the challenge, and near to her home found the perfect place to settle, but it was a bit too good. Indeed, near to a river there was a fertile plain with a plethora of farm animals, and great dragon trees to the north that could give endless amounts of fuel and building materials. For those qualities what would be called the Kunami River region was settled by many tribes. The overcrowding made it so that The Archive sought to move to a less populated place, but Nihilla would stay behind and create the tower city of Mora, a place that welcomes all. Mora itself, and thus Nihilla's home tower, is so close to the River Reach Tivrdom that the tower can be seen from the nearby Silverwater fiefdom, and vice-versa.

Undead Skirmishes
While Nihilla was building the Tower City of Mora, Vampire Lord Sanguis was busy building Carpe Noctem and its Capital of Evil, Sergorost. Mora and Sergorost were so near to each other that one could see the mighty and hideous walls of Sergorost from the balconies of Mora and, as such, border disputes were almost inevitable.

One day, Lord Sanguis came to visit Nihilla at her tower. After a few hours of chatting and walking, Nihilla asked Sanguis why he was truly here, upon which he looked at the newly arrived moon and answered "I am here for your blood!" and was promptly decapitaded by the kikimora. His head was put on a spike right in front of the walls of Sergorost. The provocation only led to the burning of Mora crops by the vampire, and an all out cold war, which is not settled yet.

A Truce
The day began with a red sun, 't was a day for vampires. Nihilla met, alongside Argon Archian of the Reach, with the Marquis of Carpe Noctem. Under threat of the emerald rapier of the marquis, the meeting stretched on for an entre day and night. At the end, Sanguis and Argon had only deepened their resolve to murder each other, but Nihilla had managed to scramble a truce with Carpe Noctem. Later that night, some gifts were given by the witch to the vampire lord, to commemorate the amicable relations.

She is by Herself, but Never Alone.
The night was foggy and dark, but it was indeed just an ordinary one. The land was watched over by the full moon, and Nihilla worked at the labboratory her apprentice built for her. Steps... on the outside of her door, followed by two polite knocks. A friend of hers had come to visit, 't was Aved of the White Orchid, followed closely by the dwarf Yaron Stonehelm of Hyljaheim. They sought witchery intervention, and for that they came to Mora.

Yaron was being assaulted by dark forces, acursed by a being known as The Watcher, and referred by them as the Deepeye. Indeed, Yaron had gazed into the eye of the creature, and for that he was stricken by an unnatural ailment, and sought the help of Aved who then, promptly, asked Nihilla for help.

The witch would ablidge, happily, for Aved was a personal friend. She would ask for them to wait in the market plaza of the port of Mora, and enjoy some freely given Grilled Snail Meat, while she equipped herslf with the inggredients for the ritual. Not too much time passed and she would return with a pouch of mysterious origins. They would, together, make hardy pilgrimage to the Traveller's Nest, the old watchtower of Mora, and there ask for the help of the spirits of the wind, who were indeed in debt with Nihilla.

The gusts became stronger as the party became closer and closer to the heavens, until they reached the top of the watchtower. There, Nihilla prepared a circle of black candles; in the centre she would place the skull of her deceased mother Nalla Eleanora and, watched over by the great moon eye, she would ask for the help of the winds to dominate the demon inside of Yaron.

The dwarf sat next to the skull, and was instructed to gaze at the moon for protection. A flame ignited itself in front of the witch, and the ritual had begun. The winds became a heavy storm, a storm that almost toppled the tower to the ground, but it was not enough to move the witch and her friends. The spirits were testing her... until she screamed into the skies "'o' spirits of the skies! Of the heavens and the winds! Wrathfull spirits of the storms hear me and heed my words! You are in debt with me, for long ago you took away my mother in prejudice and anger, throwing her off a cliff with your great strenth. Yes! Do you not remember such innocent lives taken? Now help the one who you left stranded and perfect your karmic imbalance!'"