Ella Herondale

Ash Herondale / Morgenstern (adoptive brother / cousin)

Stephen Herondale (older brother)

Emmy Herondale (older sister)

Ava Herondale (younger sister)

Liam Herondale (younger brother)

Jonathan Herondale (younger brother)

Celina Herondale (younger sister)

Adele Herondale (younger sister)

Sebastian Morgenstern (maternal uncle)

Valentine Morgenstern †(maternal grandfather)

Jocelyn Garroway (maternal grandmother)

Luke Garroway (maternal step-grandfather)

Celine Herondale † (paternal grandmother)

Stephen Herondale †(paternal grandfather)

**Ella Imogen Herondale** is the third child of Jace and Clary Herondale. She is the younger sister of Stephen and Emmy, and the older sister of Liam, Jonathan, Ava, Celina, and Adele, She is best friends with Gina Lightwood, and they will most likely become *parabatai.* She is also the adoptive sister / cousin of Ash.

## Name & Etymology

Ella was not named after anybody. However, her middle name, Imogen, was to honor her paternal great-grandmother, Imogen Herondale. Ella means "light" or "beautiful fairy woman." The name Imogen was first recorded in Shakespeare's play "Cymbeline," and means "maiden."

## Early Life

Ella was born in 2014, seven years after the Mortal War ended. Her parents were fairly young when they had her, her mother at age 24 and her father at age 25. Ella was born five years after Stephen and Emmy, and a year before Gina Lightwood. She grew up in the New York Institute with her family.

## Physical Appearance

Ella is basically the female version of Jace in physical appearance. She has long, golden hair and golden eyes. Ella, unlike her older sister and mother, isn't petite, and is said to be almost as tall as Emmy. She has a lean and wiry build.

## Personality

Ella, like her older brother, is very quiet and prefers reading to talking with other people. She seems like she is soft-spoken, but she can become very fierce when somebody insults her family. In her free time, she enjoys reading, drawing, and hanging out with her siblings and friends.

## Skills and Abilities

* **Nephilim Physiology:** Being Nephilim, Ella possesses a variety of enhanced physical and mental abilities granted to her by the blood of Raziel in her veins as well as the angelic Marks of the Gray Book. This includes enhanced strength, speed, agility, stamina, and coordination, which continue to improve over time and practice.
	+ **The Sight:** As a Shadowhunter, Ella is naturally and easily able to see through most magical illusions and layers of glamour over reality.
	+ **Runic Magic:** Due to the angelic blood in their veins, all Shadowhunters are able to apply runes on their skin without any real danger. These Marks, in turn, give varied effects that serve to benefit the wearer.
	+ **Use of Heavenly Weapons:** As a Shadowhunter, Ella is also able to perform tasks unique to their species, such as the ability to use and call on the power of the angels for their seraph blades, as well as to handle any heavenly weapons or objects with effect, which would not normally work for other species. In particular, these tools are made out of *adamas* and forged by the Iron Sisters.
* **Angelic Blood Empowerment:** Due to Valentine's experiments on her parents, Ella also inherited extra angel blood from Clary and Jace. This contributes to enhanced aspects in certain fields beyond the normal Shadowhunter parameters. The extra angel blood gives Ella the power of necromancy and life force manipulation.
	+ **Necromancy:** Due to her extra angel blood, Ella possesses a wide array of necromantic abilities, including the ability to communicate with ghosts, raise an undead army, the ability to resurrect people, and other abilities.
	+ **Life Force Manipulation:** Due to her extra angel blood, Ella has the ability to manipulate life force, which can include powers such as power erasure, age manipulation, and healing.

## Trivia

* Like her mother, she has a talent for drawing.
* She is the female version of Jace in appearance, and the two are said to look a lot alike.
* She is the only person in her family (besides Jace) to have both golden eyes and golden hair.