Lilyth Clarke

Bio
Former powerless cambion turned "ascended" half chaos demon figuring out what it means to be who and what she is.

Early Life: "Not Quite Rosemary's Baby"
There were expectations when she was born. Her father was a chaos demon, a general in the infernal ranks. Her mother, Imogen, was as devout cultist, proud to carry a cambion to birth.

During this time, Lilyth was somewhat spoiled, with the understanding that she would eventually ascend into something powerful for their purposes.

Except, when she was expected to come into her own, and develop powers, she didn't. The cult tossed her aside, and her father, already a busy demon, became absolutely absentee.

Lilyth was very angry about that. Desperate to not be a complete failure, she managed to negotiate with “Damien”, her full demon half brother. Damien loved to lord his full demon status over her, and they both had a relationship largely composed of banter and snark back and forth. Like siblings do. Ultimately Lilyth's goal was to get power of her own, and get revenge on everyone who underestimated her and her mother.

Season 1
The opportunity for Lilyth to gain power "of her own" presented itself when she, Amber, and Lucy unwittingly released a creature which started attacking her classmates and other students in her school. She was determined to take its power into herself, like jumpstarting a car. Amber, her oldest friend, new girlfriend, and a now budding witch formulated a ritual to that end. However another slowly developing friend, Isaiah, was concerned about what absorbing its power would do to her, and worked with Cora to alter the ritual, with the goal of keeping Lilyth from doing so.

In the process, Isaiah was (nearly) killed and put on Fae life support, while her brother disappeared in the power transference circle. (Amber made a deal with Damien and left Gray Springs, pursuing a career as a musician. Rivalry with Lucy. Amber's relationship.)

The ritual however, did transfer power into her -- usually manifesting as an explosive chaotic force. She got what she wanted. So why does it hurt so much?

Season 2
Set about a month later, Lilyth was adapting to her newfound power. Control was difficult, especially when reminded of the events on the night of the ritual. However, she was no longer getting nightmares about it -- one of them in the past having gotten so bad she set her sheets on fire in her sleep and burned enough of her hair that she needed to cut it shoulder-length.

She was still determined to find Damien, with her only clue being a vision of his body in what could only be described as a void.

(Recovering Damien's body from the abyss, and piecing it together with the two pieces of his soul, which were in Lilyth and Cora. Sold off the souls of the entire cult. Reunited with her father, wasn't gr8 akshully. )

The Darkest House (Not Monsterhearts)
(Where she met Sophie and Ophelia. After they escaped they went exploring the surrounding neighborhood.)

Additional Info
On Amber's bithday, Lilyth was proposed to by Amber -- the same night she gave Amber her demonic seal as a gift. They are engaged and plan to get married in 4ish years. They spent NYE in Disney -- or tried to, as Lilyth had to keep popping back to Gray Springs to take care of Imogen, on top of riding the Haunted Mansion on repeat. She did help Amber free Nancy from being stuck in Disney World.

Romantic Partner

 * Amber Wren - oldest best friend, then girlfriend, now fiancée. When Lilyth first arrived at the trailer park, Amber was the only person who really gave her a fair shake. Lilyth became fiercely protective of Amber, not recognizing until mid S1 that those feelings had developed into love.
 * Season 2 sees them navigating a long distance relationship as Amber is touring the country playing gigs. She mostly keeps in touch with texts and postcards, though she does return for a trip to the Abyss with Lilyth and the rest.
 * Post-game continuity, Amber proposes to Lilyth on her (Amber's) birthday, which Lilyth accepts. Lilyth also gifts Amber with a seal, which, mechanically, means that (with some preparation) Amber can make tokens for Lilyth at will.

Friends

 * Nora Rasswood - quiet girl who Lilyth eventually befriended in season 1, and watched her grow in confidence along the way, eventually helping her take the crown from Alston, the local Fae king. Lilyth feels pretty proud of her coming into her own like that.
 * Isaiah Kachina - friend who eventually
 * Warren - Self pitying vampire that Lilyth gets frustrated with when he tries to martyr himself. A friend.
 * Zoe - Lilyth set her on fire twice in one day, after promising not to do so. Fortunately she's not a Fae? Lilyth feels terrible about it, and is trying to make it up to her.
 * (HSU) Lilyth did not know about the Heartless situation until post-series. She's trying to help her troubleshoot the current issues with her heart.
 * Morde Davies (HSU) - Initially convinced Morde was a cryptid, Lilyth started talking to him on Heartspace. She now sees him as a confidant and friend.
 * Sophie (HSU/Darkest House) - Shy ghost she met in a weird fucking haunted house thing. She feels kinda protective of her.
 * Ophelia (HSU/Darkest House) - Seems cool. She has some kind of generational bargain going on with a goddess or something? Whatever the entity is, Lilyth can tell it's not "family," which is to say it's not demonic, infernal, or otherwise Hell-related.

Rivals

 * Lucy Manastella - "Lucifer's little girl." One-sided Rivalry (on Lilyth's side) over the fact that Lucy is a full devil while Lilyth is "only" a half-demon. A reminder of her insecurities. On top of that she dated Amber, trying to push Lilyth out of Amber's life in the bargain, then cheated on her with Damien.
 * Despite all of this, and the literal fights, Lilyth mostly feels okay about her now, because she actually stuck to her end of the ritual. So like, at least she can sort of be counted on that way.

It's Complicated

 * Cora Reed - popular girl who turned out to be more than Lilyth assumed she was. Was initially helpful, as far as Lilyth knew, with the ritual, but then interfered with it in a way that split Damien into three pieces. Was also critical in bringing him back, however, and the part of Damien that was in her mind drove her to seek out and help Lilyth.
 * Jeremy - (HSU Only) They had a few interactions on Heartspace, and were pretty agreeable. On the other hand, during Bunny's birthday party, Lilyth set him on fire. So... Lilyth feels weird about that.

Family

 * Damien Brennan - Half brother and full chaos demon, Damien Brennan is Lilyth's former Dark Power. In HSU continuity, he also was one of the Future Insitute's rotating staff, during FINYC and FIFFP. Currently manages Amber's music career, and is looking to branch out. May sign Hale.
 * Imogen Clarke - Lilyth's mother. A human, and former cultist. Gothic metalhead hippie and flake. Introduced Lilyth to "the classics" like Slayer and Slipknot. Sees zero problem with giving Lilyth or her friends bourbon in their coffee or hot cocoa. Has a hard time holding down a job.
 * "My father" - Imogen's ex, and Lilyth's chaos demon father. It's revealed in S2 that he actually does care about Imogen. Not so much about Lilyth. Lilyth now knows how to summon him, and has a standing threat that if he ignores her texts, she'll do so again. Also arranged a bargain to help Nora defend against Alston, and also to grovel for forgiveness to Imogen for abandoning her over Lilyth. Lilyth doesn't refer to him as anything other than "my father," usually with disdain and anger.

Friends

 * Mr. Roman - Guidance counselor for the junior class in Gray Springs HS. Also the discipline counselor. Lilyth spent most of Season 1 avoiding him, as he'd been trying to have a meeting with her over her behavior, absences, etc. By Season 2 they'd developed a rocky but growing trust in each other, enough that she goes to him for help learning to control her, now literally explosive, temper. Last session implies that he will actually counsel her on a weekly basis. He's also aware of the supernatural, and was not thrown off when she demonstrated her pyrokinesis in his office.
 * Hannah Carpenter - Former rival for Amber's friendship, Lilyth used to torment her and scare her for fun. Eventually a friendship developed, especially after Isaiah's near death. Lilyth explained the supernatural to Hannah, but wasn't able to admit to what had actually happened to him.
 * Ethan Nettles - School drug dealer. Lilyth is a regular customer, though she's also inclined to mooch. In S2 he's revealed to be a witch, and part of a coven, which helped with the summoning of her father, to restore balance.

"Underlings" but not really

 * The Imps: A trio of imps (Mortimer, Bramwell, and Kleo) sent to serve Lilyth by Damien. They are each about 6-10ish inches, red skinned, and winged, though other features, such as build, eye color, shape of horns, tails, and whether or not they have cloven hooves vary.
 * Mortimer or "Morty" is the primary imp, and something of an infernal advisor to Lilyth. He's a bit nerdy, and always carries around a scroll, which he hits on his head when teleporting away. He has red sequined baby crocs, one of which has 3 black sequins from Amber's stage uniform, after he was distressed over the missing ones. Also now has a red sequined gown he wears.
 * Bramwell has a muscular build, large grin with sharp teeth, short, goatlike horns, and a long tail with a barb on the tip. Between the three, Bramwell is the most prone to violence.
 * Kleo has a gaunt build with spindly arms and long clawed fingers, and goat legs with cloven hooves and no tail. Kleo is known to be devious.
 * Two New Imps joined the group when Lilyth received a gift ring from Damien.
 * The Legion: Temporary. Lilyth's father granted her temporary dominion over a legion of demons and hellspawn for the attack on Alston/defense of Nora, by giving her a ring that symbolized said authority. They were ordered to protect her friends, and helped deal with a number of the unnamed Fae guards. After the battle was successful, Lilyth arranged for a party in Hell for them.
 * The Legion: Temporary. Lilyth's father granted her temporary dominion over a legion of demons and hellspawn for the attack on Alston/defense of Nora, by giving her a ring that symbolized said authority. They were ordered to protect her friends, and helped deal with a number of the unnamed Fae guards. After the battle was successful, Lilyth arranged for a party in Hell for them.

Game Appearances

 * Gray Springs S1/S2 - Primary Campaign
 * Bunny's Birthday Bash - Live Session 1, pbp threads
 * The Darkest House - Group 1, (Not a Monsterhearts game)
 * Ghosthasslers One Shot
 * NYE in Orlando - Mentioned/Cameo
 * Hell is Empty - Sunday Evening group

Gallery
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