Scylla

Scylla is an NPC in Sea of Bygone Eras and a Fell Dragon Prince who lived during the times of Remuria, an ancient civilization that once ruled Fontaine.^{[2][Note 1]}

After Boethius' betrayal, he was sealed off at the entrance of Remuria's capital shortly before it was destroyed by the seas, trapping him for 2000 years.

He is encountered and freed during the quest The Last Day of Remuria. Scylla is marked with the icon on the Minimap.

Profile

Not much is known about Scylla besides the fact that he ruled over a "brutal race" of dragons born of the sea.^[3] According to Cassiodor, Scylla was actually an unusually powerful Vishap who became ruler of his people, as the Hydro Dragon couldn't be reborn while his divine counterpart Egeria remained in hibernation.^[4]

Personality

Scylla was an excellent leader to the vishaps, but held the view that Remurians were 'arrogant and foolish', delighting in Remus' plan of mounting an attack as a distraction. He is openly hostile to Boethius (unaware it was actually the Phobos), calling him a 'brazen, selfish traitor'^[5] and a 'devil', claiming his words nothing but 'shameful lies'^[6]. He was also unafraid to call Remus 'selfish' and 'rash', as well as openly calling Egeria the 'Usurper of Many Waters' as opposed to the 'Mistress of Many Waters' like others did.

Despite all of this, he was one of Remus' closest friends, and is quite pleasant with Cassiodor, the Traveler and Paimon. His courtesy even goes as far as to make the latter two promise to visit him after the destruction of Phobos. Naturally, he holds some curiosity towards Neuvillette, yet fears he may no longer be classed as a Dragonborn due to the current state of the world.^[7]

Quests and Events

World Quests

• Canticles of Harmony
  • Prelude: Petrichorror Dream
    • The Shadow Over Petrichor
  • Second Movement: Prisoner in Shackles
    • The Last Day of Remuria
  • Third Movement: Pharsalia's Rhapsody
    • Gradus ad Capitolium
      • Golden Aqueduct Reconstruction: Part I
      • Golden Aqueduct Reconstruction: Part II
  • Finale: Requiem
    • Fortune Plango Vulnera

Story

History

Scylla once served the Hydro Dragon, but after the latter died, he was tasked to guard the prison of Egeria in the Primordial Sea. When Remus, the God King of Remuria, visited the prison in order to ask Egeria how to overturn the Prophecy of Fontaine, the two fought each other in a fierce battle for thirty days and nights until they were both exhausted. During that respite, Remus used music to tell Scylla the purpose of his visit. Scylla mocked the pointlessness of his pursuit, but agreed to take him to Egeria.^[8]

During the conflict between Remuria and the ancestors of Fontaine, Scylla appeared to have rebelled against his former ally and sided with the "barbarians". Scylla was assumed to have gathered an army of proto-Fontainians and vishaps known as the Dragonborn and charged towards Remuria, destroying towers and slaughtering musicians.^[9][1] When Scylla tried to breach Remuria's capital city, Capitolium, he had to pass through its protective barrier, the Initium Iani. Using the power of the Symphony that flowed through it, Boethius and his Harmosts were able to shut the barrier while the dragon tried to pass through it, allowing them to trap Scylla by turning him into stone, completely immobilizing him. ^[10] In the aftermath of Scylla's attack on the capital, Boethius ordered the destruction of all the "barbarian tribes," which plunged the kingdom into ceaseless war and rebellion and abruptly ended its golden age. Later on, it would be revealed that Scylla's invasion plan was conspired between him and Remus.

The agony of the proto-Fontainians awoke the sleeping Remus,^[1] who realized his wrongdoing as Remuria was being destroyed and gave his final order in an attempt to save the empire. However, it was too late — Boethius (corrupted by the 'Phobos') saw his retreat as a betrayal and rallied the last of Remuria's armies to steal the golden Ichor and further seal Scylla underneath the tall tower with it.^[11] Remus, Boethius and Scylla were all swept away with Remuria and its people by an "inexorable storm," which sank the kingdom underwater.^[2]

Scylla, unlike most of the Remurians, survived, but remained sealed in Capitolium and Machimos' ruins for 2000 years.

Present Day

During the events of the World Quest Canticles of Harmony: Second Movement - The Last Day of Remuria, Scylla is liberated by the Traveler, Paimon and Cassiodor (possessing Osse) to help them defeat 'Boethius'. Scylla would break the seal over the Initium Iani and grant the group access to the Alta Semita, where he'd choose not to confront 'Boethius', lest risk losing Remus' finale symphony. When Cassiodor is captured by 'Boethius', the Traveler asks Scylla to use Remus' final symphony to break into the Domus Aurea and destroy the 'Phobos', to which Scylla accepts.

During this time, Scylla reveals (following a vision) that their rebellion was actually a plan by Remus to distract 'Boethius' and destroy the symphony, thus liberating the Remurians from their stone bodies. In turn, it would fall to Scylla to control the 'primordial, savage energies that he would awaken' after his death^[12]. Sadly, this plan failed in some regards, as Phobos found what was to occur. The Phobos would send Scylla's forces into a trap and seal the vishap, leaving Remus' Requiem to only destroy the physical kingdom, and not free their people. Scylla rationalizes that by helping the Traveler defeat 'Boethius' once and for all, he would be able to redeem himself for not honouring Remus' sacrifice.^[13]

The trio ultimately succeed in playing Scylla's part of the requiem and allow the Traveler to destroy the 'Phobos', freeing the Remurian souls and allowing Cassiodor to pass on. After being informed of the outcome, Scylla would take the Traveler, Paimon and Osse (who Cassiodor had left) back to Petrichor, leaving them by the beachside. Before returning to the seas, Scylla voices his intention to meet the new Sovereign of Water at a later point, and makes the Traveler promise to visit him, as all souls of Remuria have finally returned to 'the High Seas'.

Legacy

Years after the fall of Remuria, a vishap who fought for Scylla made peace with an archer in the abyss, finally ending the war between vishaps and Remuria's survivors.^[3]

Thoughts

After selecting Summon the current..., Scylla can comment on specific targets while aiming.

Dialogue

Available after completing Canticles of Harmony.

Tutorial

Trivia

Etymology

• Scylla is a sea monster from Greek mythology that lives on one side of a narrow channel of water alongside her counterpart, Charybdis. The name Charybdis is invoked in the location Fort Charybdis Ruins, a former territory of Remuria. The idiom "Between Scylla and Charybdis" has also come to mean having to choose between the lesser of two evils.

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