She returned to the castle and despite the warnings of Lady Ana, she used the cure. He offered his assistance and instructed Liliana to use necromancy to reactive the remains of the Esis Tree and prepare a potion out of it, though he warned that her family would not want her to use this cure. She only learned of this fact when she encountered a strange man who claimed to be a supporter of her father. Unfortunately, she arrived too late, as her father's dark enemies had razed the groves where the Esis Tree had grown. As a test, perhaps as much to rein in the reckless girl, Lady Ana gave her the task of gathering the required esis root to cure her brother. Liliana's privileged life would come to an abrupt end, though, when her brother Josu suffered a horrible corruption at the hands of her father's enemies. She studied under the tutelage of Lady Ana, though secretly she also dabbled into the forbidden arts of necromancy, thinking the manipulation of death would enhance her healing abilities.
Liliana was a member of a holy order of clerics dedicated to the healing arts known as the Forward Order. This infuriated those her father had entrusted to watch her, but her antics did not change one bit. Even at this stage in her life, she was a temptress and more often than not, didn't care about the kind of reputation that sort of activity would spawn. Liliana Vess grew up in Benalia on Dominaria under the thumb of her father, a general and ruler of the lands he fought for. The scars of her contract are still visible as of her time on Arcavios.Īfter cursing her brother Josu Vess, Liliana's spark ignites. As she cast powerful spells, the lines sometimes glowed purple when she drew on the power of the Chain Veil, they could bleed. To complete the demonic pact, Kothophed etched the contract in lines along Liliana's newly restored youthful skin. When Gideon Jura sacrificed himself to save her, she felt an enormous weight of guilt which compelled a new stance on the importance of the people around her and the dangers of unbound hubris.
Ultimately her desire to protect those she loved outweighed her narcissistic tendencies, causing her to break her contract with Bolas that would end her life in a final show of defiance. Initially, she joined the Gatewatch as a means of defeating the demons of her past, freeing her of her contract, but grew to care for her allies (even if she wouldn't admit it). For most of her time with the Gatewatch she sought a means to acquire her past freedom. Īfter the Mending, she made a pact with four demons- Kothophed, Griselbrand, Razaketh, and Belzenlok-to secure her youth and power. When Liliana planeswalks, she disappears in a cloud of black, inky vapor. She prefers to wear luxurious, revealing dresses and a golden headpiece that she stole from an archangel. She has black hair and violet eyes and stands either 5'9" or 5'10" tall, weighing in at 140lbs. Though she appears to be in her late 20s or early 30s, she is actually over two centuries old. It was this craving for power that brought her to the Chain Veil, an item she views with contempt at times, for its power comes at a terrible price. She cares little for others, seeing them as stepping stones on her path to greater power.
She is charismatic, witty, and attractive, but profoundly cynical, cunning and egocentric. Raven-haired Liliana uses black mana to reanimate the dead, corrupt the living, and unlock power from death.
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