# [[Helly]]
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A young misshapen girl from [[Arbor Felix]], training with the party to become useful enough to *not* be made into an [[Aponachar]]. She is now one of [[Zuhri]]'s victas.
## Identity & Body
- **Damaged arm**: One arm is permanently damaged and just dangles
- **Deformed arm**: The other is held forward in a way that looks congenital
- **Aura**: Shows little metal shards in her aura — some kind of magical or metallic presence
- **Age**: Young — likely a child or teenager
## Why She Is Training With the Party
- **Aponachar pressure**: In [[Arbor Felix]], those who cannot contribute effectively face being made into an [[Aponachar]]; without intervention, that was Helly's near future
- **Saved by Ash (Session 069)**: Helly was one of ~30/100 villagers convinced by [[Ashnefrotty|Ash]] *not* to become an Aponachar — he talked to her about family and how family should also be about protecting the weak, and swore to protect her *for* her weakness
- **Wanted to be Ash's victa**: Asked first
- **Trained by Zuhri**: Taught *Telekinetic Projectile* — turn metal into birds and fling them at the werewolves; Helly's metal-shard aura makes this a natural fit
- **Hope, plain**: *"Will the training help me become useful?"*
## As Zuhri's Victa
After Session 072, Helly is one of [[Zuhri]]'s victas — alongside [[Davios]], [[Athena Forager]], [[Dionne Guardian]], [[Eleni Healer]], and [[Andreas Lorekeeper]]. She holds onto this carefully, hoping she'll keep learning enough that Zuhri keeps thinking she's useful.
## Silvering Weapons (Session 123)
- Helly revealed she can **silver weapons** — a valuable skill against werewolves — and silvered [[Grumblebum|Grumble]]'s axe after the Gallowhops fight ended. This likely ties to her metal-shard aura and her *Telekinetic Projectile* metalwork training.
## Role in Arbor Felix
- **Last line of melee defence**: Part of the village's final defensive ring
- **Active service**: Participated in werewolf-pack tracking and the defence of Arbor Felix
- **Stake in the reform**: Her survival depends on the village changing what it counts as *useful*
## Open Threads
- What does the metal-shard aura actually mean — and is it related to her body's deformation?
- Does Telekinetic Projectile prove enough, or does she need a second skill to be irreversibly safe from the Aponachar pipeline?
- Will Ash's promise to protect her *for* her weakness become an Arbor Felix doctrine, or stay personal?
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