Luelwyn Gilroch

Luelwyn Gilroch was born in the year 216 TE (Traveler's Era), as the younger brother to one Loreth Gilroch IV who was the grandson of Loreth Gilroch II Luelwyn Gilroch is the current Gildrichvraeld Versh Gildrich a'Owydd Aurybern, after having succeeded her brother Loreth IV after his untimely death from a "shark attack." Luelwyn is a tall female with darker hair whom belongs to the Noxnorric subrace of Humans. She is pale-faced and used to have cold, greyish-blue eyes. She is described as manipulative but in recent passing has started to develop a madness of sorts. 
== Biography ==
=== Early life ===
Luelwyn Gilroch was born the second child of the obscure Loreth Gilroch III who died young during the first Astronissian Forest Fire. She was raised exclusively on the Lornwick Estate, and educated primarily by her mother Aivrier. Her grandfather, the Head of House Gilroch, Loreth II, fled to Eldham after losing his mind following the death of Loreth III. Luelwyn had always loathed Loreth IV throughout her childhood and into adulthood. Loreth IV was a lazy spendthrift who would most certainly inherit the entirety of the Gilroch Estate, and she would likely see nothing. Loreth IV was six years older than her and as mentioned before, a lazy brat who wasted his time stealing food from the estate's kitchens. Following the death of her mother, Aivrier Gilroch during the Second Astronissian Forest Fire which largely destroyed the Lornwick Estate, the Gilrochs prepared to move south. Loreth IV had inherited the charter to a small archipelago within the Atardon Sea, and Loreth had the remaining three servants within his employment call for a coach from nearby Raykara. The heirlooms of House Gilroch, and the entirety of the Gilroch treasury were moved by horse to the capital of the Astor province, Astoria. From Astoria, a ship was rented and in a few weeks the pair arrived in Owydd Aurybern, referred to as New Cliffton in Traveler's Tongue. Loreth IV and Luelwyn would take up residence in one of the isle's vrochts, and while Loreth IV was busy squandering his money investing in dumb things, Luelwyn kept herself isolated. She was plotting, she would become the Gildrichvraeld of New Cliffton. For several months, Luelwyn watched as Loreth IV pranced around in fancy outfits and using obsessively long titles. All the while, Loreth IV is estimated to have drained about 25% of the Gilroch Treasury on useless things like a giant dock which got destroyed in a storm a week later, or a giant ship which he accidently sunk while piloting it around the archipelago. On the 28th of Autumn, Loreth IV shortly went missing before his mangled head was discovered on the beaches of Dillbar. His head was entirely detached from his body (which was nowhere to be found). After a quick examination Luelwyn would determine Loreth IV was attacked by a shark, or at least that's what she said. Nonetheless, Luelwyn would then declare herself the new Gildrichvraeld (Or Sovereign Princess) Of New Cliffton. Luelwyn held a feast in Loreth's honor that evening, and a wide variety of food and drink were served. Salty drinks and bubbly brews were drunk, while a variety of grain-dishes and chicken were consumed. Luelwyn herself even gorged herself upon a large slab of unknown meat which many assumed to be of an imported boar. The well-fed Luelwyn retired after the long feast, and the mourning of Loreth IV would end. Long live the Sovereign Princess.
=== New Cliffton ===
Luelwyn's first three years of rule were marked by the diverting of funds from her brother's strange and costly projects and invested within the nation's economy, taking a very mercantile approach. 
As Luelwyn aged into her thirties, she continued heavy diplomatic involvement within the lands of her Grandfather, Loreth Gilroch II, in Eldham through letter correspondence with the Baykonian King Biglrab. Other diplomatic moves she performed included alliances with nations like Glanra and TEK, the latter of which she was betrothed to their head of state for a long while until the death of New Cliffton and breaking of the alliance agreement. 
One of the other things Luelwyn did within her rule was by purchasing land within the subcontinent of Khanji where she founded the settlement of Vrod Lor near the modern city of Pelikos. 
==== Lost in Versh Havn Vredre (The Port Mines) ====
One of the very first things that Luelwyn Gilroch performed at the beginning of her reign was to inspect the dilapidated mines underneath the isle of Owydd Nildfaeld, which had been dry for several decades. Rumors were that the mines had taken an inhabitance by stone gnomes and had been infested with bats. Luelwyn then assembled a small group of one dozen to begun the expedition to spelunk the long abandoned Port Mines. The mine's initial shaft had been entirely covered in sand following windy conditions from previous storms, and first had to be excavated. Luelwyn brought with her a man named pigeon, which was entirely not important, but she thought was necessary. After several hours of excavation, the party descended in the mines. A large bat flew out of the shaft once the sunlight had shone into the rocky man-made chasm, already a bad omen. Two men fell to their deaths trying to descend the shaft with a crude pulley system. A third broke their legs after slipping off a ladder and was left for dead, and a fourth would drown in an underground pocket of water. It would take almost nine hours to reach the bottom of the shaft, and from there Luelwyn demanded the party continue. They finally entered the mines themselves, where all the tunnels were. Luelwyn would dispatch three men to search for caved-in tunnels ahead using previous maps of the abandoned mines. The three men did not return, and the party continued. The party at half size would take measurements of some of the bats found within the mine, and searched for potential ore veins. So it turned out that the mine was not dry, where several gold veins were found and evidence of iron ore. The party returned to the surface after two days, and Luelwyn proclaimed the immediate reopening of the Port Mines in order to continue the extraction of raw ores from underneath Owydd Nildfaeld. The bodies of the dead six men and women were partially recovered at a later date and the majority of the remains were buried.
=== Noxvyvras ===
In the year 248 TE, the nations of Aulmerverie, Owydd Luel Gildrich, and New Cliffton merged to form the nation of Noxvyvras. Within the year, Luelwyn was elected as it's first Gildrichvraeld with 57% of the Noxist nobility's votes. Following her election to the throne of Gildrichvraeld, a coronation was held which was crashed by Alamyni-aligned assassins from Nueva Merida; starting rocky relations with Luelwyn's neighbors. 
As Gildrichvraeld, Luelwyn started by trying to stabilize the unified states and eventually incorporated the other Synderian vassal Almeria under the banner of Noxvyvras. This union between Almeria and Noxvyvras was not without strife; with one Jorgieharo, Mayor of Nueva Merida, immediately vying for secession from this new union. This coupled with a separate secession movement started by one Vaati Renoux within their town Vaughrey. 
These secessionist movements put immediate stress upon Luelwyn who fought to keep Noxvyvras together under her banner. This was accomplished by stalling Meridan secession until a solution could be made that would satisfy all parties, and through a marital union of peace between Vaati Renoux's son Scout Ardat and Luelwyn Gilroch which ended one year later as Vaati Renoux began his move for secession again. This short marriage yielded the technical adoption of Scout Ardat's son, Chester Ardat-Gilroch. 
=== The Northern Crowns ===
In the year 261 TE, the nations of Daelyria, Synderia, and Noxvyvras agreed to unite after a meeting within the city of Sovdal which was declared the Capital of This United State of Northern nations, from the Petals Sea to the Silver Sea. Luelwyn Gilroch was elevated to the title of "Empress," joining both Emperor Minkar Synderys-Petals and Empress Alestia Synderys-Elernel Petals as an equal. 
As Empress of the now Empire-Tier nation of Noxvyvras, Luelwyn Gilroch eventually pumped out a new state constitution to replace the feeble vassalization charter and original constitution while also producing the Vrod Lor agreement which secured peace between the Almerians and Noxvyvras as a whole. Luelwyn was reelected as Gildrichvraeld in the year 270 TE in a landslide against Archon Osbertus Petals. The 270 TE election had the highest turnout in voters in the history of Noxvyvras, 44. 
==== Travels to Eldham ====
In the summer of the year 280 TE one Loreth Forsvollr arrived in Owydd Aurynynbern. Baring striking resemblance to her brother, the deceased Loreth IV. The two struck up private conversation nearly immediately and Luelwyn was convinced to travel to Eldham in a mere hour. After several weeks of travel, Luelwyn and Loreth landed in the city of Dasana within Zamotz. Luelwyn was formally introduced to Biuh Forsvollr, an old family friend of her grandfather's and father of Loreth. Luelwyn became involved with the cult of the Blood Rose during this time and was converted to Yoakumaen Vampirism before her return to Rathnir in late summer of the same year.
==== Return, War, and Consequences ====
One of the immediate consequences of Luelwyn's conversion to Vampirism (specifically of the Arrus sect) immediately stopped all surface-level aging. However, in a way Luelwyn died through her conversion as her heart had now stopped and all blood in her body had nearly stilled, before taking on a grey color. Her eyes also did lose their blue color, turning a bit of an orange-red which fluctuated based on her hunger. The next two years were relatively peaceful for the Northern Crowns as a whole and Luelwyn was largely stable mentally which seemed to defy most current knowledge on Arrusism. One unpleasant side affect though accompanied with the conversion was the consumption of raw meat. Despite this, all remained normal throughout Luelwyn's life until war arrived on the doorsteps of the Northern Crowns. 
In the spring of the year 282 TE, Ultima declared war on the Northern Crowns as a whole starting a cataclysmic downfall of the nation within a week of this declaration. The Parliament of the Northern Crowns exploded following this, with separatists in Credia almost immediately declaring their full independence. This was followed by the defection of Ruska, and secession of Daelyria-Synderia from the Northern Crowns. The Northern Crown's allies would almost immediately drop their support of what was now a rump state. Several towns within Noxvyvras even seceded from the Northern Crowns and defected to Ultima. The remainder of the parliament (the rump parliament) of the Northern Crowns moved seats to the city of Noxvgalia where Credian secession and the war were debated for over a month. Eventually though, Daelyria-Synderia struck a deal with Ultima. This deal led to the dissolution of the Northern Crown's parliament as the Northern Crowns was now officially alone against Ultima. Noxvgalia was given up without a fight (Given to Ultima in a land transfer during this negotiated "peace" between DS and Ultima) to Ultima and was renamed to Galia.
From this point on, not very much occurred within Khanji itself during the war. Luelwyn visited the city of Ryllenya shortly before the Battle of Ryllenya which was a complete and resounding Ultiman victory. This directly led to the secession of several claims from Daelyria-Synderia to Ultima. Luelwyn would travel to the UCS several times throughout the conflict and would even fight in the Third and Fourth Battles of Goblin Town. Luelwyn was wounded twice during both battles and returned to Khanji after the fourth battle. To escape the warzone in Khanji, Luelwyn moved her court to the city of Aeryon which she had inherited following the disappearance of Valdenvraeld Lad. Aeryon was of course under Daelyria-Synderia, but her court remained in Daelyria-Synderia up until the end of the war where it was moved back to Owydd Aurnynbern.
In the Autumn of the year 299 TE, the Northern Crowns engaged itself on the open battlefield against Ultima/The Collective in the Battle of Cuslandia which officially ended in a tie. Poor organization on the side of the Collective led to the preservation of the ancient city of Cuslandia in Khanji and for a large part began to wind down tensions between the two belligerents. 
==== Peace and Destruction ====
With the realization of the Comet's coming destructive power over the entire world, in the spirit of peace, representatives of Ultima, the Northern Crowns, Daelyria-Synderia, and UCS leading to the signing of a peace deal in 300 TE. The deal entitled the exchange of several claims throughout Helmia and Khanji between both sides, but peace was finally at hand. With peace established, Luelwyn began to send envoys to several former allies of the Northern Crowns to rekindle their military relationships which had been dropped with the start of the Northern Collective War. This was largely successful with relations between both Yimmu Audal and Galadonn being preserved.
The war did put significant personal and physical hardships on Luelwyn. Despite not ageing superficially, Luelwyn's mobility began to greatly slow as her thick, ash-like blood continued to slow and cause various motor problems within Luelwyn's body. However, Luelwyn continued to make several seafaring voyages to visit Cuslandia, delivering crucial supplies to aide in the city's reconstruction, and several visits to and from Aeryon back to Owydd Aurnynbern. One could say though that with the added stress of the war and the immense hunger associated with Arrus Yoakumaen Vampirism, Luelwyn began to gradually grow more mad throughout the two decades since her conversion.
With her newfound ownership of Aeryon for instance, Luelwyn became obsessed with her family's past with the city and region in Helmia, starting to take an anti-Daelyrian-Synderian view on the whole situation and becoming more of a religious fanatic with the reelection of Noja as Noxvraeld of the Noxist Dyvrechsal.
The final border shifting from this peace deal came in the summer of 313 TE, when the last mainland cities were transferred to Ultima. Luelwyn's realm was now confined to the island archipelago where it all started.
Following this period, Luelwyn sparked the second Noxist Crusade, a failed sea-invasion of the city of Sovdal. The crusade was a failure, though the city of Cliffton was briefly pledged to the crusaders before it was abandoned.
In a final official communication from the Northern Crowns as a whole, Luelwyn proclaimed the dissolution of the Northern Crowns as soon as the comet struck Rathnir's surface. That was the last time anyone heard from Luelwyn in Rathnir.
=== Abexilas ===
In Rathnir's final days, Luelwyn was increasingly immobile, almost as if her very body was petrifying into stone over time. Her mind did not deteriorate any much further, though her body began to. The ashen color of her skin intensified, requiring even more ways to mask things up. It is currently unknown whether Luelwyn or her court were lucky enough to escape the clutches of the comet. Though, some citizens or persons associated with Noxvyvras were able to escape to Abexilas. An example of one person is Loxy, the former Valdenvraeld of Aulmerverie who later went missing shortly after arriving in Abexilas.
Abexilas was an alien world for Luelwyn and the remnants of her court. Several attempts were made in the early days of discovering this new world. The remnants of Noxvyvras were placed upon Talasi like the majority of the other refugees from Rathnir. Luelwyn spent several months roughing it out in one of Talasi's jungles before a native of Abexilas was hired to guide the Noxvyvrassians to water. Several weeks later and the refugees had built a ship of jungle wood and had begun to set sail. They would stop in the Bardonian colony on Talasi briefly before heading north. Luelwyn had received word that one of the senior-most Vraelds, JustAtlas1 had built a temple at the rough coordinates of the Aftonsal in Rathnir. Of course by the time that they had escaped the jungle, Luelwyn's body was almost stone-like as the symptoms of Arrus's blasphemy seized her fully. Her skin turned completely gray and she could no longer move on her own, Luelwyn was statue-like.
From there Luelwyn sailed to Norvinia, mapping part of its wide waterways as she grew closer to her estimated location. Upon arrival, a small shrine had indeed been set up. Luelwyn and the Noxvyvrassians prayed solemnly for 3 days, setting up a small camp nearby in the sprawling meadows. To everybody's surprise, Luelwyn's prayer had healed her of her ailments, removing her paralysis and all other symptoms she had previously carried. 
Over the next 20 years, Luelwyn and the remaining Noxvyvrassians explored Norvinia. Luelwyn's ship ran aground in the West where the ice ran thick and feet of snow blanketed the ground. The group twice attempted to construct settlements (One in the West and then traveling on land to the East) but were run out of each area they intended to colonize by the local natives. By the year 344 TE, Luelwyn had exhausted her people to the end. Everybody pretty much went their separate ways, men like Giuno, Frank, and Donk disappearing after some time.
Luelwyn eventually found herself in Naan, a country in Southwestern Abexilas. She learned the language and moved into Narrshundi, the capital. Luelwyn had an estate built for herself, spending the last bits of her Rathnirite riches on a home. She later built a temple dedicated to Baldemar in Narrshundi and married Valeur O'Cath in 347 TE.
=== Elren Deur ===
After establishing herself in Naan and occupying her residence for a good two decades, Luelwyn made a brief move to the city of Metron where she acted as a spy for Tsar Zahrah Idazan. Her time spent in Metron didn't prove useful to the war, however she had secured a favor from the Tsar.
For her services, Luelwyn was awarded over lordship over a virtually annihilated ghost town on the frontier of the Desert. Despite this, Luelwyn had success and officially founded the town of Elren Deur, having the town rebuilt for several years after she first acquired the deed in 370 TE.
Today, Elren Deur is thriving economically and has become a refugee community for the small Noxist minority in Abexilas.
Luelwyn and her husband Valeur share a daughter who was born in 384 TE. In 385 TE she was elected as a Senator for Solge's Senate.
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