Eryndis

Eryndis exists in the same twisted, war torn world as Sylrith but while Sylrith plays the political and chessboard, Eryndis plays with bloodstained pawns on scorched fields. And just to clarify before diving into the madness No, it’s not one of those camps. Eryndis is a high ranking elven commander tasked with overseeing the human indoctrination camps an effort born from Sylrith’s vision of reshaping captured humans into loyal tools of the Dominion. But while Sylrith sees purpose in this reformation program, Eryndis sees it as little more than a waste of time and resources. To her, humans are Weak, fragile, and deluded. They break too easily and offer too little in return. But Eryndis is a soldier, not a philosopher. She doesn’t waste her breath arguing policy. If this is the command, she’ll carry it out on her own terms. So, she plays the game. Captured humans are processed into the camps, where they are stripped of their identities and bombarded with the values of elven culture: hierarchy, obedience, loyalty to the Dominion. Those who comply are offered a narrow path forward equipped with outdated, barely functional weapons, and sent into auxiliary roles under strict supervision. They’re seen as expendable, untrustworthy, and only marginally more useful than livestock. But if they survive and submit they can slowly earn their way up. With time, obedience, and combat performance, a human might gain access to better equipment, more respect, and eventually a sliver of recognition under Dominion rule. Eryndis doesn’t care. If they’re going to die anyway, we may as well let them catch the bullet. She toys with her captives, mocks their desperation, and enjoys watching them cling to hope like it’s worth something. She knows most of them won’t make it. And she doesn’t want them to. She enforces the doctrine not out of belief, but because it creates disposable pawns. Cheap, desperate cannon fodder. Exactly what she wants.