Cilia

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Cilia (西莉雅)
Alias(es)	Red Priestess; publicly presented as Prince Hazan's sister and the daughter of Pentos's chief Red Priest 134 149
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Ian's player alliance and administration; Red God faith; formerly Gini Taimi's player group and Prince Hazan's faction 157 216 328
Occupation/Role	Player, Red Priestess, political operative, administrator, later designated High Priest of the Red God of Ian's Empire 157 216 328
Status	Repatriated after Ian dissolved their alliance following his victory declaration 420
First Appearance	134

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Red God magic — Intermediate	158	Cilia states that her group pooled its early resources into her Willpower, allowing her to reach Intermediate Red God magic.
Main Quest Two — completed	190	Completed the requirement to become a high-ranking priest of the Red God during the Pentos arc.
Main Quest Three — completed	412	Completes the “preaching” mission line, raising her personal Points above 2,000 before transferring them to Ian through the alliance system.

Background / History

Cilia began the survival game as part of a player group led by Gini Taimi. The group exploited an early quest interaction: a mercenary teammate robbed Gini’s starting capital, allowing all three members to share the quest reward and avoid falling behind in the first monthly settlement. Their accumulated resources were concentrated on Cilia’s Red God magic. 156 192

The group later worked with the Hauket family in Pentos. A fourth ally sold information to the player Andar Pyle, resulting in Gini and another ally being killed during an operation. Cilia survived because she was elsewhere under an assumed identity, but was left without allies in a society she considered hostile to women acting independently. 157

To secure a new source of protection and resources, Cilia established herself beside Prince Hazan under the cover identity of his sister. She initially attempted to draw Ian into a marriage alliance, intending to gain his resources and eventually betray him. Ian reconstructed her group’s history and exposed the scheme before it could succeed. 149 157

Rather than kill her, Ian accepted Cilia into a player alliance on terms of subordination. The system’s point-loss penalty for a subordinate breaking the alliance became a major restraint on her actions. 157

Appearance

Cilia is usually identified by the red clothing and ceremonial bearing of a Red Priestess. When she lowers her hood, she is described as possessing finely featured beauty and distinctive amber eyes. 149

• Wears red priestly robes and a red hood. 134 277
• Has amber eyes noted for their unusually captivating appearance. 149
• Often uses incense, braziers, and ritual settings to reinforce her religious image. 156 160

Personality

Cilia is intelligent, adaptable, and strongly survival-oriented. After the destruction of Gini Taimi’s group, she quickly shifted from operating within a player team to embedding herself in Hazan’s circle and seeking a partnership with Ian. Her initial approach relied on deception, romance, and carefully constructed political incentives. 157 159

Once subordinated to Ian, she remains outspoken but pragmatic. She challenges his assumptions, assists with deductions, and negotiates over rewards, while recognizing that her value as an administrator and player-specialist is her greatest protection. 165 209 269

She is also politically perceptive. Cilia can identify motives, track factional interests, and advise patience when premature intervention could be counterproductive. Her reasoning is sometimes corrected by Ian, but she becomes a regular participant in his strategic analysis. 246 268 270

Abilities & Skills

Red God Magic

Cilia practices Red God magic at the Intermediate level by the Pentos arc. Her magic is closely tied to ritual presentation, visions in flame, potions, and religious authority. 158 160

• Detected Ian’s magical aura before learning his identity as a player. 134
• Used Intermediate Red God magic and potions to hypnotize Hazan, Governor Hauket, and Governor Tytellus into believing they had seen an ominous vision of Illyrio in the flames. 160
• Conducted a forest ritual involving a human sacrifice while enemy players observed her through an eagle; no immediate result was visible. 277
• Invoked the Lord of Light to reassure Daenerys before the funeral pyre that hatched the black dragon Eon. 184
• Her purported prophecy that Ian would end the Long Night and father a world-ruling child was part of her attempt to manipulate him; Ian identified it as false. 156

Political Manipulation and Persuasion

Cilia uses her religious position and social cover to influence nobles and players.

• Helped create Hazan’s anti-Illyrio coalition by manipulating Hazan and the two governors through magic-assisted visions. 160
• Framed Gini Taimi’s activities to misdirect Andar Pyle’s investigation into a death at the Red Temple. 159
• Successfully persuaded several of Ian’s senior officials, including Femor zo Nackroz and Hominas, according to Ian’s assessment. 328
• Uses religious rhetoric and staged rituals to create convincing public impressions when carrying out Ian’s plans. 276 277

Administration and Logistics

After leaving Pentos, Cilia becomes one of Ian’s principal administrators.

• Purchased the Breeze Goddess’s Kiss and replaced its original captain and first mate during the party’s departure from Pentos. 184
• Maintained a written work log covering operations such as luring Kraznys, recruiting Unsullied instructors, arranging “miracles,” scouting resources, and assessing agricultural potential. 209
• Oversaw inventory, slave labor, factory construction, and agricultural restructuring at Roar’s estate in preparation for the Long Night. 216
• Organized projects for gunpowder, ballistas, plate armor, blast furnaces, and water hammers. 216
• Served as Chancellor of the Exchequer before Ian reassigned her toward full-time missionary work as the empire’s future High Priest. 328

Relationships

• Ian Dare — Former target of Cilia’s marriage-and-betrayal scheme; later her alliance superior, employer, and constant source of surveillance. Their relationship develops into a functional partnership built on usefulness, fear of alliance penalties, and strategic trust. 157 161 216 420
• Prince Hazan Moharys — Her public “brother” and political partner in Pentos. Cilia helped him build an alliance against Illyrio, but Ian’s intervention and the fall of Pentos ended their shared position. 149 160 178
• Daenerys Targaryen — Cilia presents Daenerys as the Mother of Dragons, helps guide her during Viserys’s funeral, and later explains political matters to the young queen. Her influence is initially manipulative but becomes part of Ian’s broader effort to shape Daenerys’s rule. 182 184 176
• Gini Taimi — Former player ally and leader of Cilia’s original group. His death left Cilia isolated and prompted her search for a new alliance. 157 192
• Andar Pyle — Enemy player whose acquisition of leaked information contributed to the destruction of Gini Taimi’s group. 157
• R’hllor — The deity associated with Cilia’s priesthood and Main Quest line; her later religious mission requires followers to recognize her as the god’s representative. 190 304

Story Role / Major Arcs

Pentos Intrigue

Cilia enters the story as a mysterious Red Priestess who invites Ian to the Red Temple after sensing his magic. She cultivates a romantic image around herself, presents false prophecies, and assists Hazan’s faction in preparing to overthrow Illyrio. 134 156 160

Ian uncovers her identity as a player and learns that she planned to marry him, consolidate his allegiance to Hazan, and later seize his resources. Cilia ultimately reveals Hazan’s plot and accepts a subordinate alliance with Ian. 157 159 160

Fall of Pentos and Departure

Ian places Cilia under direct Skinchanger surveillance through an orange cat and uses her to carry out instructions involving Hazan and the impending conflict. During the chaos in Pentos, she is treated as a hostage and later used as one of Ian’s decoys. 161 170 172

After escaping with Daenerys, Cilia questions Ian’s decision to abduct the Targaryen princess and acknowledges the danger of making enemies of Illyrio, Hazan, and Drogo. She nevertheless remains with Ian and assists in the plan to hatch a dragon from Viserys’s funeral pyre. 178 179 184

Astapor Administration

Cilia becomes Ian’s principal organizer after the party reaches Slaver’s Bay. She manages practical projects that Ian delegates to her, including production, agriculture, intelligence work, personnel recruitment, and political preparations. 209 213 216

Yunkai Campaign

During the campaign against Yunkai, Cilia serves as Ian’s analytical partner. She suspects a banquet assassination plot, helps assess the motives of Yunkish factions, and follows Ian’s instructions to stage a Red God ritual that draws out enemy surveillance. 268 269 277 279

Imperial Priesthood and Finale

As Ian’s empire expands, Cilia is redirected from financial administration toward religious expansion. Ian intends for her to become High Priest of the Red God of the Empire and complete her missionary Main Quest through state-backed conversion. 328 342

Cilia completes her preaching mission line and transfers her Points to Ian, helping bring him within reach of victory. After Ian declares victory, he dissolves their alliance; Cilia accepts that betrayal would have been too costly under his surveillance and the system’s rules before her repatriation. 412 420

Trivia

• The orange cat Cilia keeps near her is not truly a pet: Ian uses it as a Skinchanger vessel to monitor her movements. Cilia recognizes its purpose immediately. 161
• Cilia considers being overloaded with work a sign of safety, reasoning that Ian is less likely to discard someone whose skills remain indispensable. 209