Bethelia

Bethelia is a young woman from Malino're who was targeted by hags who had infiltrated the city.

Appearance
Bethelia is a relatively young wood elf with brown hair. She is about the same height as her brother, Torbin. When the hags kidnapped Bethelia, they placed poultices on her that gave her boils and turned parts of her skin a greenish hue, but these symptoms diminished over time after her rescue. She wears a silver necklace that matches her brother's, which is gold.

Personality
Bethelia seems to have a strong sense of humor, joking about being a bad child after being rescued from the hags and teasing her brother for being a crybaby during their heartfelt reunion, despite the horrifying experience she had just survived.

Background
Bethelia grew up in Malino're alongside her brother, Torbin. She was raised by her parents, who told her stories of hags kidnapping children who misbehaved. She seems to know Quilius from before his adventuring days and was, at some point, introduced to the rest of his party. Bethelia also received some magical training in the past, possibly at Malino're's druid school.

Malino're Arc
During the Bloomshower Fest of 598, Bethelia was led away from the festival grounds by two members of the city's Council of Elders, who claimed they needed her help in a ritual in a clearing some distance away from the city. However, these elders were, in fact, a pair of green hags who had infiltrated Malino're, looking to potentially transform her into the third member of their coven. Once the group reached the clearing, the hags revealed themselves and attacked. While one returned to Malino're, the other stayed behind and began to perform a ritual to transform Bethelia into a hag. However, a group of adventurers flagged down by Torbin, who became distressed at how long his sister had taken to return, interrupted the ritual and chased off the hag. Bethelia was taken back to Malino're to recover from her ordeal. She provided what information she could about the hags to both the Pog Champions and Quilius's party, who were deeply upset that she had come to harm. Like the other elves targeted by the hags, her partial transformation presumably reverted once the coven was slain.

Goals
While the hags were at large in Malino're, Bethelia was eager to offer whatever information she could to help others put an end to their activities. Now that the hag situation is resolved, her wider goals are unknown.

Abilities
Bethelia has some degree of magical training, although she does not seem to consider it impressive enough to make her a deliberate target for the hags. Like most wood elves, she also has command of magics that allow her to hide herself in the forest more easily.

Bethelia and Torbin
Bethelia is close with her brother. The two of them wear matching necklaces, and Torbin was greatly distressed when Bethelia did not return to the festival after a reasonable amount of time. However, Bethelia is not above teasing her brother, calling him a crybaby upon their reunion.

Bethelia and Quilius
Bethelia seems to know Quilius from before he became an adventurer. He was greatly distressed by her injuries and swore he would kill the hags who hurt her. Bethelia, along with her brother, apologized on Quilius's behalf for his rudeness to the Pog Champions, promising that he was a good person who meant well.

Quotes

 * "My parents used to tell stories about hags. They said they took away bad children. I guess I must have been bad?"

Trivia

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 * Trivia 2