Aonna Atyllis, Lady of the Southern Plate

Aonna Atyllis is an elven archdruid turned simic turned spirit. Centuries ago she liberated the Simic and their families from the unethical experiments that created them. Upon their liberation Aonna led her people south to the frozen continent known as the Southern Plate. Over many centuries and with the careful application of her magic the continent thawed and then prospered. The island is home to a powerful merchant republic dominated by Caylass'Ara, Aonna's seat of power.While she is a benevolent monarch by most standards, valuing the wellbeing of her subjects and not over-excercising her power, noone on the continent could ever really challenge their queen's authority.

As the Land. Over hundreds of years Aonna has become bound with the nature of her home and empowered by the adoration of the now liberated Simic. While she is on the Southern Plate she does not age or require sustenance under any circumstances. She also does not require sleep and cannot be put to sleep against her will. If she dies on the Southern Plate or in the environment surrounding it her body is destroyed but her soul and mind remain. She can still be contacted by spells such as Commune with Nature or Divination but it takes her 1D10 days to build herself a new body within her palace. Aonna can fashion a new body even if she is disintegrated, burned to ash, or otherwise completely destroyed.

Aonna resides within the Palace of Flowing Waters, a grand cathedral dedicated to Yggdrassil that stands at the heart of Caylas'Ara. The palace is an extravagant building replete with fountains and other water features. The palace is also the center of a magnificent garden that contains magically sustained plants of all kinds and acts as the lady's druid grove. The palace and gardens are one of Spellezar's great wonders.

Lair Actions

On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Lady Atyllis takes a lair action to cause one of the following effects; Aonna can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row:

• Tidal Lock. One creature within the palace must make a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure the creature becomes paralyzed until the next lair action occurs.
• Water Step. Aonna disappears and emerges from any body of water within the palace
• Frigid Depths. A pulse of magic robs any creature within 30 ft. of Aonna of resistance to cold damage until the next lair action. Immunity becomes resistance.

Regional Effects

The region containing Aonna's palace is suffused with the bounty and life of the ocean, which creates one or more of the following effects:

• Nurturing. Lifegiving magic purifies the land around the lair. All creatures within six miles are immune to poison and disease. In addition, at dawn each day all waterways, fields, and so on are cleansed of harmful pollution.
• Thriving Wildlife. Fish and other aquatic Beasts reproduce rapidly and thrive in bodies of water within six miles of the lair. Foraging in these waters yields twice the usual amount of food. In addition, pearls are three times as common in the area.

• Watery Sight. Water within six miles of the lair is a conduit for Aonna's magical presence. As an action, Aonna can cast the Clairvoyance spell, requiring no spell components and targeting any body of water in that region

• Distant Waters. Once per day, Aonna may cast the scrying spell on any creature or object that has spent at least one day within the region in the last year. She uses Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (DC 22)

If Aonna, these effects fade over the course of 2D8 days.