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S'yrf'yl the Immortal

Hero of the Sw'ftfl'woots

Early Life

From a very young age, young S'yrf'yl yearned to become a hero, but was confined to his clan's raft on the Sw'ftfl'w River. He longed for adventure epic deeds of courage, but it seemed he would never break free from his family and his duty to every day throw his Sw'ftfl nets into the river to search for precious Gem Flecks and items.

One day, during a skirmish between the Ringlings and the Khith, an errant ring came into the hands of S'yrf'yl's clan. The ring was a very powerful ring, one of the Ringlings' finest. The disparity between the wealth of the clan before finding the ring and after finding the ring was so great that the clan leader was compelled to give an eligible young member of the clan up, as was the tradition at a Sw'ftfl'wootswap when a clan received treasure.

Freed of his loyalty to his clan, S'yrf'yl left to become an adventurer. Unfortunately, the ring, while valuable, was a much lighter treasure than the Sw'ftfl'woots were accustomed to handling, so the raft became dangerously underbalanced and sank, killing everyone aboard. This only served to further strengthen S'yrf'yl's resolve to right the wrongs of the world.

Immortality

S'yrf'yl quickly visited the Forests of Misery to find his true calling, but was gravely wounded by soulferic bats. He was saved by a group of Ringlings, the same group that was fighting that day his clan's raft sank.

The Ringlings felt a bit guilty since they sort of killed his entire clan, plus he was pretty buff, and they had been looking for someone to come to their aid in The War of the Item Guilds. The Ringlings granted him almost all of their power in the form of their most epic creation... the Ring of Immortality.

S'yrfy'l and the Ring of Immortality

S'yrf'yl became the Ringlings' champion, leading them through harsh times and fighting against those who would hurt them. Most Sw'ftfl'woots feel that S'yrf'yl has forsaken them, but a small sect, the S'yrf'ylians, see him as a model of what all Sw'ftfl'woots may someday become.

It should be noted that S'yrf'yl is not the only immortal in ELotH. In fact there's lots of them. However, he is the only being in Battal that may claim the title of "The Immortal" due to his possession of the Ring of Immortality.

His Adventures

This great Immortal of the river-folk would continue to play a role later in history. He would often be found lending a hand to those who were in times of trouble, or sometimes simply running errands for different kingdoms and peoples. As such, he was known throughout Battal as "a nice guy".

Assorted Deeds of S'yrf'yl

• Helped the Parsonyians make peace with the Invisigoths
• Known as a fair Dwarfball referee.
• Teaches K'ng P'lv'r how to make friendship bracelets.
• Aided the escape of innocents during the Siege of Trembaloo
• Gave fashion advice to Lander
• Helps the four underdogs navigate the Mountain Pass of Alake'l
• Invents a wood sealant during the Furniture Renaissance
• Introduces soap to the Mean Elves

Many suspect that most of the adventures and various dire situations that S'yrf'yl found himself in were due to the prodding of the Ringlings, who wished to see just how well their Ring of Immortality was working, and also in the hopes of finding out what That One Ring was supposed to do.

The Warrior

As S'yrf'yl himself once said: "I'm in a lot of wars." Truer words were never spoken. Time and time again, the Ringlings would convince him to join one sort of alliance or another to face whatever great evil was threatening the peoples of Battal at the time.

Wars at which S'yrf'yl participated:

• The War of the Item Guilds
• Various conflicts of The Brotherhood War
• The Million Year War
• The Dwarven Wars
• Battles of The Great Bore
• The Vampyric Wars
• The Spica Wars
• The Burnten'ed Times
• The Great War Of The Warlords
• The Great War of Magiks and Things
• The Century of Fire
• The Hierarch Wars
• The Unlight War
• The Second Great Elemenstation War

(did not participate in the Great Elemenstation War, as it lasted only a day and S'yrf'yl was otherwise occupied)

Allies

Someone strange for someone who had fought in so many wars... but everybody pretty much seemed to like S'yrf'yl. It seems he managed this feat by never really picking a "side" in conflicts, but lending his blades to those in need. His allies include:

• Elves (particularly K'los and Quailheart)
• Dwarves (particularly Strongbeard and Ablongox)
• Men (such as the members of The Kings Council)
• Witch-Elves
• Grottolings
• K'thians
• Nevelost
• Tribbits
• Epic Wolf Men of Mount Wor
• The Completely Ordinary Non-Elves

Enemies

However, during these wars there were particular races and characters whom S'yrf'yl would face time and time again.

• Armano and the Cult of Absinth (who he considered "creepy")
• Wutel and Khith (though not Cohoris)
• War Men
• Vampyre

Romance

S'yrf'yl is conspicuously a bachelor throughout the timeline of ELotH. This is probably due to the fact that he was immortal, and thus would live much longer than anyone he would have a long term relationship with (plus, he would stay young while they got all old and gross), and also that he was a perennial wanderer who never seemed to settle in one place for very long.

Still, the heart of S'yrf'yl was by no means made of stone, and occasionally he is found having a small affair here and there, or reminiscing wistfully about one of his flames. These include:

• Amberberry
• Zah'Nee
• Healix Freena
• Maybe Vaxin or some Witch-Elves
• Lyta A'lon

The Ending Times

Though the immortality of S'yrf'yl made him mighty of battle, strong of limb, long of life, et cetera... it had done nothing to prepare him for the return of the Seven Lost Emotions. After the year 39,942 he was to be found overcome with bliminity and frippiness. He locked himself away at an inn in Middleclang to drown his sorrows in libations while the Ringlings desparately tried to get him to take up his swords again.

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