If you were to ask her parents, the first would be that her name is not Lilypetal. No, she was born Annica Worsha. And yes that is the rich and powerful Worsha clan of Silvermoon City. Secondly the wealth of this family is only surpassed by their magical abilities. When Annica was still a toddler, they found her in her crib cuddling with a sheep. It seems she was born with the natural ability to polymorph creatures and as she got older her magical powers grew, quickly out pacing her older siblings.
The true tragedy in all of this is discovered when you speak with Annica. From the time she began to talk, she told everyone that she was a flower that had taken human form. A lily of course, and stopped answering to any name other than Lily or Lilypetal. Her parents first just believed this to be a childish game, but as she got older she only grew more insistent. Finally they played along with her, telling people who asked that it simply was a way she handled the raw magical energy that ran through her. But if you are close enough to the family, you will hear them talk about the great joke Annica is playing on everyone, and they will insist it's all just an act. But anyone who has spent any amount of time with her will tell you, if it is an act, she never slips up.
Lily refuses to eat or drink any food other than what she has conjured up on her own (after all, all plants can make their own food). She somehow stumbled on to the path of a group of renegade adventurers and now travels with them as an equal. Her sunny and bright disposition seems at odd with the brooding guild that she belongs to, but any member will defend her stance in the guild, though with little or no explanation as to why. This lack of explanation has furthered blackened the name of the guild in Silvermoon City, although none of the members seem much to care.
In battle Lily puts on quite the show. If it wasn't for the fact that she is an oddly powerful mage, her survival against even the weakest of creatures would seem impossible. She can be heard throughout the Living Woods, yelling and scolding the beasts as the attack her. She sees each battle as an attempt to teach nature's beast how to behave in a civilized manner, often yelling at lynxes and other such beasts to "sit" or "stay." She doesn't seem to understand that they are out for blood, she seems determined to tame them through frost and flame. And after the beasts have fallen, she stops to collect their skins as punishment for misbehavior.
Anyone that has fought alongside Lily will tell you she is not just immensely powerful, but also extremely lucky (and almost completely oblivious). She runs through the forest with no regard for the dangers around her, often running right through packs of beasts to "talk to the flowers," yet she escapes unharmed most of the time. Those travelling with her are not so lucky. While she skips and sings, they are often being mauled. She can be seen jumping off cliffs and landing safely, waiting patiently for her friends to catch up.
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