Aylssa

Aylssa is a longtime player of Realms of Despair who was honored in 2004 with the rank of Hero. If the order of the trophies in the Hero helpfile is any indicator, it would suggest she was the first Hero.

Early History

Aylssa is an incredibly ancient player and this author has no idea when she started. She was in the Order of Inconnu in the mid-to-late nineties, but later switched to the Order of Ascendere. As a member of Inconnu, she was among the earliest players privy to the secrets of Sin and Olsen in Scourge of Time. The s/o run may have been a factor in her decision to leave Inconnu, as she has alleged that another Inconnu member cheated her of a Darkfire blaster. Also while in Inconnu she was an early Merlin explorer, and may possibly have been among the first players to discover the path to Merlin.

House Bela Morte

At some point long ago, Aylssa founded an unofficial family, the Bela Morte family. The name translates as "beautiful death". It consisted, for the most part, of highly elite avatars, mostly from Guild of Druids, Order of Ascendere, and Order of Dragonslayer. A few scattered descendants retain the name today, of whom the most notable is Korith, but for the most part the family is extinct. The patriarch of Bela Morte, Aylssa's original husband, left Realms of Despair almost a decade ago and this author doesn't know his name.

Career in Ascendere

Aylssa was a powerful member of Ascendere, not only in terms of running firepower, but also politically. She was a very close partner of Axius, the de-facto leader of the Order of Dragonslayers, and it's largely because of this that the two orders were closely united for a very long time. When Rathain retired, Aylssa took over leadership of the Ascendere Merlin run: a bigger job than it sounds, since it involved a staggering amount of logistic work.

After Axius was balzhured, Aylssa ascended to become the leader of Ascendere.

Playtesting

Aylssa is possibly among a small handful of players who were secretly chosen to playtest the Shattering.

Immortality

After having served awhile as leader of Ascendere, Aylssa was immortalized for a period. This author does not know what her accomplishments in that capacity include. Upon retiring from immortality, she has seemingly departed the game, though some players continue to hold out hope that she may someday return.