Sulyvahn
"You are nothing to me. You're only a tool."
-Sulyvahn to Eris when she claimed that he hated her
Sulyvahn is part of the elite in Lynoras, Eris' foster father and member of the Devoted. Considered to be one of the first central villains of the Relic Hunters as the party didn't see anything redeemable about him.
Appearance
Sulyvahn is an exceptionally tall Elf, being over 2 metres tall. He easily towers over most of the party, using it to his advantage to intimidate people, especially Eris, into doing what he wants. He has ice blue eyes, which have been described as cold and unfeeling. His hair is some what long for a man, reaching to his shoulders. He has silver hair which is wavy and curls at the tips.Sulyvahn, being an elite, wears fine clothing, consisting of mostly black and red. On his left hand is the same mark that Zero has, how he has been able to hide it, is unknown to the party, as Sulyvahn doesn't wear gloves. When enough damage was dealt to him, the party realized that his appearance changed slightly, giving them the idea that he must be some kind of undead.
Personality
Sulyvahn is an ambitious, cruel and cold man. He seems to have no regard for the people around him, playing them as if they are pawns on a chessboard. Even with his daughter he has shown to care little for her well-being, punishing her for defying him or simply being less than perfect. When his daughter went through puberty, he let other people do unspeakable things to her, planning to marry her off to the person he could gain the most with. It is unknown if he had groomed her to become a Fire Keeper so he could give Enkrana access to the Fire Soul, but the possibility isn't ruled out. Sulyvahn has no problem with hurting people, as he casually threatened to hurt the party as he thought Eris didn't care about her own well-being anymore. Besides cruel, he is also very apathetic towards others, ignoring the question about Eris her mother and regarding on what happened to Halflight. Casual murder may come easy to him, as he had captured Alden's soul, leaving him to die if the party had not done anything about that. Sulyvahn may have framed Noha, a paralyzed Fire Keeper, for smuggling, causing him to end up in prison. What his goal was with that, is still unclear. When he faced Enkrana, who was disappointed that Sulyvahn couldn't fulfill his task, he seemed to show a different emotion besides disdain, that being desperation. While being dragged into the same plane as the Soulmass, he claimed he could still succeed, reaching out towards Eris and the Fire Soul inside of her.Relationships
Eris
Sulyvahn took Eris in when she was still an infant, leaving the fate of her mother unknown. He showed little to no love to the girl that he called his daughter, punishing her for every minor thing she did wrong. These punishments could range from not being allowed to eat for a whole day, getting beaten or whipped to having her fingernails pulled out. When she became old enough, he arranged for people to do what they wanted to do to her, trying to find the best choice for a marriage partner where he would benefit the most. However, when Eris had started dating another cleric from their faith, he saw his plans as ruined. In order to keep her under his thumb, he forcefully cut out her eyes, claiming it would hurt him more than it would hurt her. Sulyvahn claimed to have never cared about her, seeing her as nothing more than a tool for him to use.Alden
Little is known about the relationship between them, but Alden has noted that he only knows a small portion of the cruelness of Sulyvahn. It is assumed that Sulyvahn didn't care much for Alden, considering him a gullible idiot that he could get rid of when his job was done. He was incredibly agitated with the young Elf, having put his plans on hold for a good three months. Alden tried to escape his home in Lytrin together with Deckie, but Sulyvahn must have expected something like that to happen and captured his soul in a diamond, waiting for the process to kill him. It is unknown if he knows that Eris and Alden are half-siblings.Revali
Sulyvahn's ex partner. When they started their relationship is unknown, when it ended is equally unknown. It is speculated that their relationship ended when Eris was quite young, as the DM stated that Eris only vaguely knew them. If the relationship between the two of them was built on love or a simple physical one, is unknown. It can easily be assumed that Revali might have actually loved him, while Sulyvahn did not particularly care for them, possibly seeing them as another pawn.Leoran
One of the elite of the Elves, presumably one of Sulyvahn's business partners. It is unknown if there was bad blood between them, for the only thing that is known is that Leoran was one of the more kinder Elves.Moran
One of Sulyvahn's business partners, important enough to have private conversations with him. Their last exchange is presumed to have ended badly, as it ended with Moran storming out and looking at father and daughter as if they were a spot on a prized posession.The Devoted
Coming from a different background than most of the Devoted, Sulyvahn is still a member. It is assumed that he may have joined in order to not have his life disrupted when their ultimate goal is fulfilled. There must have been a connection to the other members, as Ikran mentioned that he knew of the Elf and did not agree with his actions. Meanwhile Copy claimed to not know him. Later on, when Zero regained his memories, it was revealed that Sulyvahn came from a poor background. After a failed rebellion, he slowly climbed up the ranks of the elite.Character Information
Sulyvahn's stats are unknown, but it is assumed he has a high charisma stat as well as a high wisdom stat as he wasn't easily fooled by lies or intimidated. There is a possibility that Sulyvahn is a type of undead. The Mark on his hand granted him some magic, but if the shield was part of it was unknown.Trivia
- Sulyvahn, alongside Copy, is currently the most hated NPC in Relic Hunters.
- When talking to other Devoted, the party has a habit of bringing up Sulyvahn and his crimes. One of the most used phrases is "He became the one thing you are all against" or "He became the very thing you swore to destroy", referring to him having opressed his own daughter and being part of the elite.
- A common joke from Deckie's player is that Sulyvahn should not be allowed to breed. This has been even more relevant with the reveal of Revali, his ex.
- While designing Sulyvahn, the player of Eris(who has been designing the other npc's and with permission the pc's) struggled to come up with a look that she wanted for him. She eventually decided that she wanted him to have the same vibe as Dracula from Castlevania as she got shivers everytime the character was on screen.
- The name Sulyvahn, is one of the biggest references to Dark Souls 3. This is because the player of Eris to this day has the most trouble with the boss Pontiff Sulyvahn, even compared to the most recent boss Malenia, Blade of Miquella. Pontiff took her almost a whole month to defeat while Malenia took her only 2 attempts on her most recent save file of Elden Ring.
- Sulyvahn is the second villain that is also a father in the DM's campaigns. However, the first father was redeemable while Sulyvahn will be a lot harder or not even redeemable at all.
- Deckie's player had the theory that Alden and Eris' biological father was hired by Sulyvahn to kill Eris her mother, but instead they had a child together.
Current Status
Deceased
Species
Conditions
Age
Likely around 500 years, exact unknown
Date of Birth
Exact unknown, but early around the time of the myrean collapse
Date of Death
44 Aasc 537 AC
Circumstances of Death
After being defeated at Beorday, Sulyvahn left without hands was put in prison by order of Revali, who kept him alive. He passed away of old age after he apologized to Eris in his own way, the power of the mark gone and no longer keeping him alive.
Place of Death
Prison, Lynoras
Children
Pronouns
He/Him
Gender
Man
Eyes
Ice blue
Hair
Middle long, silver wavy
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Extremely pale
Height
210 cm
Weight
Unknown
Belief/Deity
Enkrana
Aligned Organization
Other Affiliations
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