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Lacrussa's Ice power

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{{Infobox NPC
|name = Lacrussa
|release = 15 April 2025
|update = RuneScape: Dragonwilds is out!
|race = [[Dragonwilds:Dragonkin (race)|Dragonkin]]
|gender = Female
}}
'''Lacrussa''' was a {{RSL|Dactyl}} dragonkin scientist and a former assistant of {{RSL|Zorgoth}}, who resided in [[Dragonwilds:Ashenfall]] and was known for her experiments with dragons and magical technology.{{CiteJournal|journal=Dragonbone Dagger|quote=A rare egg hatched once, containing a dragon with white scales like pearls. The dragon was infused with magic and possessing a power capable of travelling to other worlds, where she might have lived a happier life. But Viika wept, for they knew she would manage no such ending. Viika kept the hatchling company. Treated them like their dearest friend, and held them softly when Lacrussa's need for knowledge, took the dragon's last breath.}} Her legacy is particularly tied to the [[Dragonwilds:Dragonkin Vault|Dragonkin Vaults]] and the creation of the titan wyrms whose bones now litter the [[Dragonwilds:Stormtouched Highlands]]. Lacrussa had the elemental power of ice {{CiteJournal|journal=Lacrussa's Diary|quote=In that instant I dragged blades of ice from the aether, and I would have torn Avisk to pieces}}

Lacrussa was the only Dragonkin to resist the allure of magic, insisting that science was the greater power, capable of almost anything with time and study. While other dragonkin of Ashenfall wore elaborate mage robes decorated with precious stones and shining metals, Lacrussa refused such ornamentation. She wore her [[Dragonwilds:Dragonkin Mage Robes|dragonkin mage robes]] plain and undecorated as a small act of rebellion, claiming that magic would always be overcome in the end. She did, however, use alchemical techniques to enhance the defensive power of her robes—something the other Dragonkin soon came to copy, proving, in her mind, the superiority of science.{{CiteJournal|journal=Dragonkin Mage Robe Legs|quote=Lacrussa was the only dragonkin to resist the alure of magic. She insisted that science was the greater power, capable of almost anything with time and study. Lacrussa wore the robes as an a small act of rebellion, claiming that magic would always be overcome in the end. Unlike her companions, Lacrussa refused to decorate her robes. She took no joy in precious stones, or shining metals. She refused to embroider designs across the cloak. She did, however, use alchemical techniques to enhance the defensive power of the robes. Something the other dragonkin soon came to copy, proving, in her mind, the superiority of science.}}

==Beliefs==
Lacrussa held gods in low regard, dismissing the very concept of divinity entirely. Rather than viewing them as true deities, she saw them through a purely scientific lens—as powerful creatures whose essence had been changed and ascended, with flesh and soul merged into a solidified form. She left matters of faith to the priestly caste and considered religious belief to be the domain of primitive beings.{{CiteJournal|journal=Lacrussa's Notes|quote="Gods", they call them, what a nonsense affair. Leave that to the waning priest caste, like that mewling fool Kranon, and the primitive spirits these lesser beings follow. They are powerful creatures, formed of a changed and ascended essence, as if flesh and soul merged into a single construct and solidified into form.}}

==History==
Lacrussa was one of the dragonkin who came to Ashenfall, seeking freedom from their kin's. The group had finally escaped persecution by their own kind, who had been hunting them due to Lacrussa's sibling ([[Dragonwilds:Viika]]) being a seer.

Lacrussa's primary focus was scientific experimentation, particularly the creation and control of dragons. She was accompanied by other Dragonkin, including Rasthin, Avisk, and her sibling Viika, who was a seer.{{CiteJournal|journal=Dragonkin Diary Page|quote=We are finally free from our kin's grasp. They can no longer hunt us down, searching for Lacrussa's accursed sibling. To know the future and yet not offer us guidance, what is the point of a seer that does not see?}} Later she found a [[Dragonwilds:Salve Crystal]] and stole the recipe for creating a [[Dragonwilds:Salve Amulet]], fascinated by its properties.{{CiteJournal|journal=Salve Amulet|quote=the dragonkin Lacrussa was fascinated with the properties. She stole the recipe for its creation and hid it within her vault, long before the withering curse spread over Fellhollow.}}

During the [[Dragonwilds:Human-Garou War]], Lacrussa was amongst the dragonkin that allied with the goddess [[Dragonwilds:Lougrim]] to help her and the [[Dragonwilds:garou]] fight against the humans and their [[Dragonwilds:Bandos|bandosians]] allies. In exchange for the aid, Lacrussa asked for Lougrim's blood in order to create better dragons.{{CiteJournal|journal=Lacrussa's Notes|quote=One of them bleeds. Perhaps all of them, but this one for certain. She calls herself a goddess of the moon and the primordial hunt. Nonsense, of course, moons are rocks floating in the emptiness and there's nothing spiritual or metaphysical about a predator seeking lunch. Still, if I can refine this power? If I can merge it with a dragon, perhaps… just perhaps… I can turn these worthless dragons into something we can use.}} When the alliance was a success, leading to the garou's victory over the human and bandosians, Lougrim held her end of the bargain, donating blood to Lacrussa. With this, she now had the means to create better, stronger and more useful dragons. She began experimenting, infusing these bloods with dragon eggs. Avisk would later interfere with her work, forcing himself to her experiments, to work together, suggestion she needed to fuse certain dragons for better results.{{CiteJournal|journal=Lacrussa's Ravings|quote=Avisk is like the scales behind my wings, irritating and in desperate needs of a good scratch. He keeps coming to me and trying to explain to me how I need to do X with the dragons, or Y with their eggs, as if he, an Aughra, has the slightest understanding of real science. Imbecile.}} He would mess with some of the brood, adding [[Dragonwilds:Rune Essence|rune essence]] into the them.{{CiteJournal|journal=Lacrussa's Ravings|quote=He's already messed with some of the brood, tried to use that strange rune essence in ways that would cause energy to flow in certain ways. I can see the concept he's going for, but his clumsy nonsense just leads it to ruin.}} Despite Lacrussa's warning in trying to maintain a single headed dragons, Avisk ignored her, which led to several of these brood to die, all but one.{{CiteJournal|journal=Lacrussa's Ravings|quote=Trying to create some sort of enhanced mind for the dragons, as if they could exist like a swarm. All of them, of course, died. All but one, and she's turned out strangely}}{{CiteJournal|journal=Lacrussa's Ravings|quote=I encourage the growth of a single head for the dragons, keeps them sane and stable. There's no good that can come from multiple brains in charge of one body, yet she proves me wrong.}}

A [[Dragonwilds:Kuldra|multiheaded dragon]] was born, showing no signs of madness for having multiple minds. Instead she found that it would work as one, unified in a way.{{CiteJournal|journal=Lacrussa's Ravings|quote=All the minds work as if connected, as if part of the same whole. A single consciousness spread across all of them. A single personality.}} She learns that the dragon was able to spread the rage across herself, weakening the effect, causing her to express other emotion and behaviors, such as curiosity, reason and even wit.{{CiteJournal|journal=Lacrussa's Ravings|quote=Because that’s what it is, a personality. A will. A mind of her own. She is enraged, yes, like all dragons are, but she spreads it across herself, weakening the effect. I have encountered curiosity, reason, even wit.}} Lacrussa would study her more.

While continuing on her experiments, she stumbled upon something that would twist and reanimate the dead under the earth. She used the salve amulet to fight against the undead that would invade her laboratory. She would continue this from time to time until the start of the [[Dragonwilds:Dragon Rebellion]], where she met her end by Kuldra.{{CiteJournal|journal=Salve Amulet|quote=Instead she had delved too deeply in her own experiments and discovered something buried within the earth that would twist and reanimate the dead.}}

==Creations and experiments==
===Titan Wyrms===
Lacrussa was responsible for creating the enormous dragons whose bones can be found in the Stormtouched Highlands. These gargantuan creatures were powerful enough to have potentially ended the {{RSL|God Wars}} themselves, possessing wingspans capable of blotting out the sun and claws strong enough to tear down fortresses. They were ultimately destroyed in a battle against a powerful mage who commanded lightning.{{CiteJournal|journal=Stormtouched Highlands|quote=Bones of ancient wyrms litter this region. Gargantuan dragons that are now mercifully dead. Forged by the mad science of the dragonkin Lacrussa, these titans could well have ended the god wars themselves. Fortunately, none still live in this region.}}

===Vault Guardians===
One of Lacrussa's proudest achievements was the creation of the [[Dragonwilds:Vault Guardian Hulk|Vault Guardians]], constructs that protected the Dragonkin vaults scattered throughout Ashenfall. She discovered that rune essence, when properly prepared, could be refined into a powder and then inscribed across stone and metal to create complex magical effects. The vault guardians were reflections of living beings, a power belonging only to the Elder Gods.{{CiteJournal|journal=Vault Guardian Hulk|quote=It was the scientist, Lacrussa, who discovered the properties of rune essence, when properly prepared. It could be refined into a powder and then inscribed across stone and metal, to create complex magical effects. The vault guardians were one of her proudest achievements. Reflections of living beings, a power belonging only to the Elder Gods.}}

Whilst the guardians lacked intelligence, they were incredibly strong, with attacks powerful enough to topple almost any threat. During the dragon rebellion, Lacrussa regretted that she could not send the guardians beyond the magical enchantments of the vaults, as the magic that animated them only worked within those walls.{{CiteJournal|journal=Vault Guardian Hulk|quote=During the dragon rebellion, it was Lacrussa's greatest regret that she could not send the guardians beyond the magical enchantments of the vaults. The magic that animated them only worked within those walls, and dragons had no need of dragonkin secrets.}}

===Bloodwood manipulation===
Lacrussa was very fond of bloodwood sap, which she used to shackle dragons to her will. Bloodwood trees grow only in places steeped in violence and produce a sticky red sap of raw emotion, amplifying feelings and conveying anger, fear, or hatred across a much greater range.{{CiteJournal|journal=Bloodwood Sap|quote=The dragonkin Lacrussa was very fond of this medium and used its power to shackle dragons to her will.}}

===Dragon-wolf Hybridisation===
Lacrussa attempted to hybridise dragons with mammals, specifically dire wolves, in order to create a superior creature. While rapid hybridisation failed due to the biological incompatibility between reptiles and mammals, she instead engineered a slow breeding process over generations.{{CiteJournal|journal=Experiment Log|quote=Dragon-Hybridisation Experiment Day 7 - It is not easy splicing reptile and mammal together, their very nature fights against their biology and they would rather perish upon emergence than live with such a hybrid nature. It's a shame really, the little pups are quite cute. I think Viika would like one as a pet, it might keep my sibling grounded and anchored a little more to our frame of reference.}} The experiment was eventually considered a failure, and Lacrussa intended to incinerate the remaining specimens, but Viika released them all instead.{{CiteJournal|journal=Experiment Log|quote=Dragon-Hybridisation Experiment Day 2307 - I'd forgotten about this failure of an experiment. The dragon-wolves have proved inadequate for any useful purpose. I was going to incinerate the remaining members, but Viika in a fit of strangeness released them all. So, now we have it. Dragon-wolves running all over the region, lovely. Honestly my sibling can be so vexing sometimes.}}

=== Kuldra ===
With Avisk's interference in her work, the two were able to create Kuldra, who showed promising results despite having multiple heads.

==Relationships==
===Viika===
Lacrussa had a close but complex relationship with her sibling, the seer Viika. She loved her sibling dearly and had broken them free of the gilded prison they'd been raised in, which had made her an outcast to her people. However, she also acknowledged that she would never truly understand them, as Viika was prone to behaviour that Lacrussa could not comprehend.{{CiteJournal|journal=Lacrussa's Journal|quote=Viika is silent today and I don't know if that's a good sign. How do you relate to your sibling when they're seeing a different "now" to you? Are they staring back at the door to our home as our parents wave them goodbye forever? Or are they enjoying tomorrow's dinner today instead? I wish they could tell me. Share how they feel. The scientist in me would give anything to know the mind of the timeswept. The sister in me would give anything to understand my sibling.}}

Viika and Lacrussa had different views on the vault guardians. While Avisk questioned whether the guardians had souls, and Viika was once found laughing with one, Lacrussa maintained that they were tools, nothing more, though she sometimes doubted this position.{{CiteJournal|journal=Vault Guardian Sentinel|quote=It was Avisk who raised the question of whether the vault guardians had souls. They weren't intelligent and were useful for little more than manual labour and defence. Yet, they possessed a spark of creativity that Avisk argued was a sign of something more profound. Lacrussa dismissed him; of course, they were tools, nothing more. Still, there were moments when even she doubted. When she found her sibling, the seer Viika, laughing with one, she questioned everything, especially since Viika had never laughed with her.}}

===Avisk===
Lacrussa had a deeply antagonistic relationship with Avisk. She found him irritating and resented his interference in her scientific work, considering him an amateur who lacked understanding of proper scientific methodology.{{CiteJournal|journal=Lacrussa's Ravings|quote=Avisk is like the scales behind my wings, irritating and in desperate needs of a good scratch. He keeps coming to me and trying to explain to me how I need to do X with the dragons, or Y with their eggs, as if he, an Aughra, has the slightest understanding of real science. Imbecile.}}

Avisk's ambition and obsession with transcendence led him to repeatedly attempt to sneak into Lacrussa's laboratory.{{CiteJournal|journal=Lacrussa's Memoir|quote=Avisk keeps trying to sneak into my laboratory, convinced that the secrets within will grant him the knowledge to transcend his mortal frame. I've told him time and time again that it will do no such thing, but he's convinced I conceal my discoveries, hoarding knowledge and sharing it with none.}}

Their relationship became irreparably damaged when Avisk experimented on Viika, permanently injuring them. Lacrussa vowed revenge.{{CiteJournal|journal=Lacrussa's Diary|quote=I have never felt anger like I did in that moment. Even the rage from the curse never struck me as hard. In that instant I dragged blades of ice from the aether, and I would have torn Avisk to pieces of only my sibling hadn't said "no". Always too gentle Viika, not like the rest of us. Maybe that's why they never partook Rasthin's discovery. Because they knew what monsters we'd become. Avisk won't get away without consequences. My sibling may be gentle, but I am not. I flow like the river and wield the patience of glaciers, and Avisk will learn that water always wins.}}

===Brakka===
[[Dragonwilds:Brakka]] was a {{RSL|Nodon}} architect who came to Ashenfall with Lacrussa and gained the elemental power of earth. There was some tension between them, as Lacrussa often ignored Brakka's guidance, though they were part of the same group that fled their kin's traditions to forge their own path.{{CiteJournal|journal=Dragonkin Diary Page|quote=Rasthin urges patience, Avisk calls for calm, and Lacrussa ignores us, content to have her family returned to her. All of us stand in defiance of our kin's traditions. We forged our own path and found somewhere new.}}

===Rasthin===
[[Dragonwilds:Rasthin]] was a {{RSL|Necrosyrte}} who came to Ashenfall and gained the elemental power of fire. She encouraged Lacrussa's dragon experiments, searching for ways to make them into a more potent force. Rasthin also shared the blood of the goddess [[Dragonwilds:Lougrim]] with Lacrussa for her experiments.{{CiteJournal|journal=Vault Archon|quote=Rasthin was never fond of just leaving things to chance. She always saw a need to create bigger, deadlier, weapons with which to destroy her foes. With the dragons she encouraged Lacrussa's experiments, searching for ways to make them into a more potent force.}}

=== Zorgoth ===
Lacrussa was a former assistant of {{RSL|Zorgoth}} before coming to Ashenfall. Zorgoth was a Dactyl elder who created dragons on [[Dragonwilds:rsw:Ungael|Ungael]] with the goal of eradicating humanity. Following Lacrussa's departure, the competence of his remaining associates declined dramatically, suggesting she had been a valuable member of his operation.{{CiteNPC|npc=[[Dragonwilds:rsw:Archivist (Ungael)|Archivist]]|loc=[[Dragonwilds:rsw:Ancient Awakening|Ancient Awakening]]}}

=== Kranon ===
Lacrussa had a complex relationship with {{RSL|The Ambassador|Kranon}}, a {{RSL|Syrtes}} priest she knew before coming to Ashenfall. She used a riddle he had posed to her as the basis for the lock mechanism protecting her laboratory, suggesting they had conversed at some point in the past.{{CiteJournal|journal=Lacrussa's Memoir|quote=The best part is that I based the lock not on a key, which he could steal, nor on a phrase, which he could overhear, but upon a riddle posed to me by the priest Kranon, all those years ago. "What does the charitable priest offer, the illuminated sage seek, and the ignorant forsake? Walk their paths and what do you discover?"}} However, Lacrussa held the priestly caste in low regard, dismissing Kranon contemptuously and viewing religious approaches as inferior to science.{{CiteJournal|journal=Lacrussa's Notes|quote="Gods", they call them, what a nonsense affair. Leave that to the waning priest caste, like that mewling fool Kranon, and the primitive spirits these lesser beings follow.}}

Another dragonkin ([[Dragonwilds:Brakka]]) also recalled speaking with Kranon prior to his corruption, where they discussed the eccentricities of timeswept seers like Viika.{{CiteJournal|journal=Dragonkin Notebook Page|quote=I remember speaking to Kranon once, long before his fall, and he laughed with me about the eccentricities of the timeswept. He explained how they exist in moments of their lives other than the ones we are bound to, lost in eddies of temporal currents while the rest of us are anchored in place.}}

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