Wyona Kelgarre

Wyona Kelgarre, young matriarch of the prominent Kelgarre family of mages, is a prominent citizen of the Kingdom of Kedema and head of the mage guild House Rokās Hephaestus. A bright young woman blessed with the gift of gab and skill in business, she is also an accomplished mage and has achieved an amount of power in Kedeman society held by few women. While children born to mages are not guaranteed to have magical potential, it has been observed that numerous lineages of mages marrying other magic users have shown an increased rate of offspring with magical potential. A number of these lineages, often established by powerful and legendary mages, marriages have almost exclusively been between magic users, resulting in influential dynasties whose scions are almost always capable of magic. The Kelgarre family is once such dynasty and can trace their line back to merchant and explorer Cervas Kelgarre, part of one of the first group of humans to make contact with the Dwarves. 
Unlike most noble families and even some clans of mages, the leader of the Kelgarre family is determined by merit rather than lineage, and though she had several brothers, sisters, and many cousins to contend with, Wyona showed an aptitude for magic and a natural ambition that would eventually win her place as head of the family. Wyona was frequently doted upon by her father, frequently accompanying him in his travels; doing business for House Rokās Hephaestus, on hunts, and to social functions. While she was often seen as his favorite, Wyona’s father also often expected better from her than from her siblings, and instilled in her a strong moral and work ethic, and aversion to the oppression of those who cannot defend themselves. Taking seriously her duties to her family, Wyona dedicated herself to learning the family’s art of metalworking as well as her studies, both mundane and magical, and was admitted to House Rokās Hephaestus as a member soon after her twentieth birthday. Rising through the hierarchy of the mage guild, upon the death of the head of House Rokās Hephaestus she was elected by her peers to lead the guild while still only in her mid-twenties, beating out her competition by virtue of her magic, politicking, and business savvy. 
Though sometimes ruthless in her advancement of her guild’s interests, Wyona is known to be an amiable young woman who is committed to the prosperity of her guild members and has on several occaisions allowed former competition to join the guild. An intellectual, she has had a fascination with the culture and history of the nonhuman races since her youth and is known to have a decent command of the languages of the Dwarves, Elves, and Wild Races as well as human tongues. Though committed to her magical practices, she refuses to neglect mundane concerns and is always interested in new innovations in the world.
Category:Important Figures
Category:Mages