Ella

Ella was a Malazan half-blood orphan living on the streets of Banith.Stonewielder, Prologue As the unwanted child of a Malazan invader, she was looked down upon by full-blooded Roolians. She spent her time begging for food in streets with the other orphans until the priest Ipshank took her under his wing, and she began to live in his ramshackle storefront temple. 
==In Stonewielder==
Ipshank's heretical teachings against 'The Lady', resulted in his imprisonment by her fanatical followers. While he was locked away and facing execution, Ella continued to preach his religion of all faiths. 
Due to the second Malazan invasion, religious fervor was high, and the fanatics did not take well to a woman preaching a foreign religion. During Banith's Festival of Renewal, a priest apprehended her on charges of being a corrupting influence, and blamed her for the latest misfortune. In order to silence her, and to let her be a lesson for dissenters, he tried to publically burn her as a heretic. She was rescued at the last minute, by Manask and the newly escaped Ipshank. Afterwards, the priest convinced her to hide with sympathizers outside of the city and continue their work in secret.Stonewielder, Chapter 7, US HC p.379-382
==Notes and references==
Category:Females
Category:Priests and acolytes
Category:Korel natives