Solvane

This human whose gender was hard to distinguish was the source of all the vines sprawling through the entire Shipwreck Island. The vines grew from the mouth of the abhorrent corpse, their ears, pierced their chest and abdomen, snaking from beneath the skin of their arms and legs. The sight of it was both terrifying and repulsive, but most of all, it was ghoulishly wrong.^[4]

The corpse-like human's eyes were empty, dead, and as dark as the abyss of the Sky Below.^[4]

She had soft skin and a delicate, exquisite face, her chestnut hair streaming down her shoulders like lustrous silk. Her eyes were suffused with light and shone gently, like two silver stars. The beautiful woman was wearing a simple red tunic that left her shoulders bare and wielded no weapons. Despite that, her presence was vast and permeated the whole island.^[5]

It was as though the blades of grass bent slightly to be closer to her, and the rays of sunshine changed their path to caress her skin. As if she didn't exist in the world, but instead, the world existed around her.^[5] She was just too splendid and too lovely. Her eyes were too lustrous, her smile too charming, her soft lips too alluring. She was created to be worshipped, for men to wage wars in hope of earning the right to stand by her side.^[6]

“	You shouldn't have invaded my lands, little creature. But don't worry… I will gift you a death most glorious. This, I promise before the gods...After all, I, Solvane, am nothing if not merciful...	”
― Solvane to Sunny, Chapter 601 Kingdom of Hope

She thought of herself as merciful.^[5] Despite her desire to be defeated, she would not throw a fight. Giving in without struggling with all her might was against her conviction.^[7]

This saint could easily pierce the veil of darkness and separate the intruding shadow from all the rest since he can directly see Sunny in his shadow form.^[4]

The saint was also somewhat immortal.^[2][3]

Her flaw was she was cursed with beguiling beauty and being with her slowly drives people mad with longing and lust. The more someone spends time with her, the more they want to possess her, eventually giving in to irresistible desire.^[8]

She was one of the rulers of the Kingdom of Hope and the beautiful priestess of War.^[1] Solvane wanted to die, out of the desire to be free of her eternal duty as Hope's warden. However, she didn't just want to die. She wanted to die a glorious death, one worthy of a true servant of War. Or rather, she simply could not allow herself to give up. Giving up without struggle was a sin against her faith, her god, and her conviction.^[7]

She was a servant of War with a thousand years of battle experience, an ancient warrior who had fought and triumphed in battles too many to count.^[7]

In Chained Isles, outside the second nightmare, Solvane found her doom near the wreck of Noctis' ship.^[9]

Sunny was only able to kill the saint along with Wormvine through a Wooden Knife. It was a simple-looking knife made entirely of wood and exactly the same as the knife that lay on the white altar of the Sanctuary of Noctis.^[10] The wooden knife was created for a singular purpose. It is a weapon to kill an immortal created by a god.^[11]

It was Noctis who tricked Solvane to become the host for Wormwine. A devious, patient, and ruthless vengeance he had envisioned for her.^[12]

• According to Sunny, she was perhaps the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Just one look at her made his heart race, and his face flush. She was more like a fairy than a mere mortal.^[5]
• Sunny had slain one of her Blessed, the Ascended apostle of War.^[13][6]
• She killed one of the Chain Lords, Aidre.^[14]
• Solvane had been raised in the Red Sect, a long time ago. She managed to escape but the others did not.^[15]
• Solvane, who had spent thousands of years being tormented by the Wormvine, never gave up her humanity.^[16]

• Hope's Shackles