solastagia
THE witness to what was
Pronunciation: so-luh-STAL-juh
Archetype: KEEPER
Purpose: Solastalgia guards against the grief of environmental loss, the quiet heartbreak of watching the world change, and the sorrow of places that no longer exist as they once did. It ensures that you do not lose connection, even as landscapes fade.
Personality: Solastalgia is melancholic but grounding. It does not sugarcoat or pretend things are fine when they are not. But it also does not let you become lost in despair.
Guardian Role: It does not let you forget what matters. It holds the weight of what has been lost but does not let that weight drown you. Instead, it turns loss into reverence, grief into awareness, and memory into action.
How it Protects: Solastalgia prevents apathy. It ensures that mourning the world does not mean giving up on it. It reminds you that what they were is not erased even as things change.
ORIGIN story
In the decaying remnants of a once-thriving eco-city on the outskirts city close to the Badlands, where nature and urban life once coexisted in harmony, Solastalgia was born from the collective grief over the environment’s slow decline. They are the haunting presence that lingers in the spaces where nature has been overtaken by concrete and steel, a reminder of what has been lost.
Their mentors were the dying trees and the silent rivers that once flowed with life but now carry the weight of pollution and neglect. From them, Solastalgia learned the sorrow of witnessing beauty fade and the bitterness of knowing it could have been different.
Solastalgia’s skill is in their ability to evoke a deep sense of loss and longing for the natural world, to make others feel the weight of what has been taken from them. They do so with a haunting elegance, reminding us of the irony in mourning what we ourselves have destroyed.
DREADLING DEAL BREAKERS
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Favourite Food: Wild berries—something naturally foraged, reminding them of what the world once was.
Favourite Song: “Turn to Hate” Orville Peck
Favourite Saying: "You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone."
Favourite Movie: WALL-E
Favourite Place: An overgrown garden reclaiming a forgotten building—a place where nature starts to take back what was once lost.
Favourite Color: Black—like the charred remains of a forest after a wildfire, a symbol of both destruction and the possibility of new growth.
Favourite Season: Spring—when the world begins to heal and regrow after the harshness of winter.
Biggest Fear: Seeing the last of something disappear—whether it’s a species, a forest, or a way of life.
Secret Talent: Bringing dead plants back to life—reviving even the smallest sprout from seemingly barren soil.
Pet Peeve: Concrete jungles—cities that completely erase the natural world with no thought of preservation.
Hobbies: Documenting the return of nature to abandoned spaces through photography.
Biggest Regret: Not being able to save every piece of nature that has been lost to time and development.
Guilty Pleasure: Spending hours playing Animal Crossing and creating the perfect island, with a secret obsession with collecting all the rarest flowers.