Viridian

 is the spiritual leader of the Vo village on Rumblecusp. As an NPC, Viridian is played by Matthew Mercer.

Appearance
Viridian is a half-elven woman with dark sunburned skin and dark brown hair that is wild and sunbleached at the tips. She has an almost formidable presence, but a gentle smile and demeanor. She wears leathers with elements of dried leaves and scales that blend together. Her left leg is a vibrant green, made of tightly knotted vines, and she carries a staff in one hand.

Background
Viridian has been on Rumblecusp for "close to three decades," but doesn't quite recall where she was from prior to that.

Viridian was spoken of by Jaina and Pono as being the spiritual leader of the village, who would speak to Vokodo, decide upon and organize the offerings to be made, and bring them to him. She is the one who guides everyone underneath the eye of Vokodo.

Viridian invites the party to a communal dinner that night, and explains the strange geography of Rumblecusp island. She offers to escort the party to Vokodo. Along the path, she warns them of the various dangers and then transforms herself into an owl leading the party toward the volcano.

Viridian aided the party in their battle with the creatures encountered along the path to Vokodo's lair, commenting afterward that she'd never seen a specter traveling so far south. She accompanied the party in their audience with Vokodo. In Caleb's hut later that evening, Caduceus surreptitiously cast Greater Restoration on her, restoring her memories, leading her to remember that she had been on the island twenty-five years and her true name is Vilya.

Relationships
Viridian is part of the Vo community on Rumblecusp.

Quotations

 * Viridian: There is something about this island that gives and takes away. By finding your destiny here and being a part of the important presence of Vokodo, and keeping these people safe, and gathering from the island’s many rewards and boons, it also takes from you the things that are less important in life. So many if not most of us don’t quite recall where we were from. But in the long run, that’s not as important, anyway.
 * Viridian: I have been here for 25 years... I'm not Viridian, I'm from Tal'Dorei. My name is Vilya.