Arcadia Quest: Elysia

About this expansion

Arcadia Quest: Elysia is a 2014 board game for 2–4 players with a listed play time of 60 minutes. Its official description introduces Elysia, a medusa-in-training whose powers are developing well, even though her studies were interrupted by the invasion that drove everyone from Arcadia.

Elysia can stun with a look, a striking ability that fits both her medusa heritage and her unusual academic path. Before the invasion, she was working toward her master’s degree, but she had not quite completed it when events forced everyone to leave Arcadia.

Her intended career is equally distinctive: Elysia hopes to become a “real-life” sculptor. The description makes clear that this is not a still-life joke, but a reference to her ability to turn people into stone. Her field of study raised questions about morality among some University students, although Professor Morgan considered her one of his most promising students.

• Players: 2–4
• Play time: 60 minutes
• Release year: 2014
• Special availability: an exclusive figure available only through the Kickstarter campaign

With her unfinished education, petrifying gaze, and ambitious sculpting plans, Elysia brings a memorable personality to the Arcadia setting. Arcadia Quest: Elysia is especially notable for this character-focused presentation and for the Kickstarter-exclusive figure associated with her.