Ialeth Thalryn

Lady Ialeth Thalryn
Baroness of Swiftthistle Glade

Philanthropist & Physician

**Lady** **Merialeth Thalryn** is the second to last born daughter of the renown Lord Theoden Valtieri and the late Lady Sairalis Runeweaver, but was raised to believe Lord Velin Thalryn was her true father for much of her life. House Valtieri was deeply invested in politics, medical care, trade, and philanthropy, and were held in high regard among the nobility as well as social elitists of Silvermoon as well as parts of the Eastern Kingdom. She has spent the last several years under the tutelage of her late mother, somewhat estranged from her father, and she now carries the burden of tracking her siblings throughout Azeroth to advise them personally of their mother's death; entrusting an errant messenger to the task could leave her family's legacy in peril.

While she will respond to her true name, she now goes by Ialeth *(pron. E-ah-lith),* and resides within the Barony of Swiftthistle Glade, at Fernglen Cottage. The Barony is located in the northeasterly area of the Duchy of Black Rose in Duskwood.

## Physical Description

Standing at 5'11" she is slightly taller than your average female Quel'dorei, a slender but fit frame that some might find fragile though she embodies the power of magic imbued in shadow, and it walks with her, protecting her always. Ialeth has long, wavy, flowing black hair that curls and cascades down well past her shoulders, just above the small of her back. She has a spec of a diamond pierced into her left nostril, while several earrings and thin delicate chains with trinkets adorn her ears.

Her lightly sun-kissed skin is unmarred, though it does not mean she has not yet seen battle; often protected or hidden until needed.

More often than not you will witness something of a fashionista within your visage should you come across Ialeth. A seamstress by hobby, she is exceptionally keen on crafting and creating unique looks to draw affectionate and praising gazes. She is never unarmed, given her most formidable weapon is magic but she does keep a small dagger beneath the skirt of her dress, strapped to her outer thigh. Finally, she always wears her mothers heirloom, a bloodstone gem embedded into a Magistry ring with a few others that litter her fingers, as well as a gemmed necklace that is heavily imbued by shadow magic.

## Personality

With a brief glance she might not appear all that approachable but she really is, though be warned she does not have the most patience when dealing with belligerent or crass individuals. A socialite to a fault, she enjoys being surrounded by people, attending gatherings, or even small group assemblies despite not being the best at public speaking. If you were to have the courage to approach her and engaged her in conversation, one might find her enchanting given her hollowed voice or perhaps entirely mortified. Ialeth is vain, and somewhat judgey, though easily makes friends with most people she meets. If she were ever infuriated, jealous, or upset it would be difficult to tell as she rarely visibly exposes her true temperament, raised to keep her emotions in check until behind closed doors. She also isn't one to play all of her cards at once, instead she enjoys taking her time, playing the long game. Nor is she adverse to hard work, always willing to pay her dues.

One might find Ialeth rigid, astute, formal. Being of noble birth she exudes an aura playful pageantry and prefers to address others of their much regarded titles though her desire for small talk is rather limited, finding it more of a Human custom than Elvish. One might also find her to be charismatic or flirty depending on how you perceive her. She is witty and sharp-tongued though bodes a sense of practiced diplomacy in her tactics, and does fancy herself a bit of word-play.

Ialeth closely resembles her mother, and subsequently her sisters in physique, including her mannerisms and poise. It is easy to assume her to be a noble by the way she carries herself and in the way that she speaks.

She bodes a very cunning and sultry prowess, and one she’ll use to her advantage when necessary. She is acutely aware of her bloodline and takes the necessary precautions to tread lightly where needed.

## Family Drama

Daughter of a powerful Trifecta of ancient noble families, her ancestry, history and present day are a blur of salacious and ambitious behavior. It began well before her parents and trickled through the bloodlines of their respective families, but in an effort to bring things current we will begin with the heads of each House. Lord Kethrosar Valtieri, Lord Velethuil Runeweaver, and Lord Eltaor Thalryn.

Some centuries ago a young Valtieri boy fell in love with a beautiful Runeweaver priestess. They were inseparable, spending every bit of their free time together and while their respective family's admired and smiled at their love there was a sense of sadness to it all as well, for the young Sairalis had long been promised to the son of an opposing House, the young Lord Velin Thalryn. What made things even further unfortunate was that Velin and Theoden, the Valtieri's son, were the very best of friends. Brothers bound by their heart, not by their blood.

Sairalis soon found herself with child and her family kept her hidden from sight until her son was born to which they took up as their own to raise. While her father frowned upon such reckless behavior he could not feel but saddened as the arrangement with the Thalryn family was his own doing. The darling priestess and her young lover doted upon their son in private and did well to hide their continuing romance in public but again, she found herself blooming with another child, this time a daughter.

Kethrosar and El'relisi spoke of and raised both Rhys and Aredhele as their own, but by no means were Sairalis and Theoden absent of their children's upbringing. However the time had come to which Velin and Sairalis were to be wed, and thus within the agreement Velin was to be provided an heir. Poor Theoden understood the consequences but he would never give up on his love and absolute obsession of his soulmate for life and the three of them somehow managed to make things work between them, often times Velin and Theoden would share in their lust for their priestess at the same time and it was promised that any children born to her while a Thalryn would be deemed a Thalryn regardless of who fathered the child.

Along came a daughters, Cassiele, and a set of twins known as Firil and My'rell. But then the Scourge encroachment upon Silvermoon had come, the Alliance officially withdrawing their aid, leaving many dead; including Velin. In her heartache, she slept in their bed alone, seduced by his spirit or so she thought. In actuality it was Velin's twin brother, Cathardris, that had come to her in the night masquerading as his brother and took the mourning priestess as his own during her week of mourning to which she inevitably became pregnant with a son to which she named Valthin, a mix of Velin and Cathardris.

Furious that Cathardris would take advantage of her in her time of need, she further betrayed the man she loved and ran into the arms of a rival noble, Lord Sennicuss Dawnraiser to which he appointed Sairalis a guard who later in turn repeatedly sexually assaulted her and as a result she again became pregnant. When she began to show, Sennicuss had her removed from his care by force for her supposed infidelities and she was left to her own devices as far as birthing a son named Veldranyn, fathered by Velastrian Dawnstrider.

Theoden was disgusted and in his rage he murdered Cathardris in the courtyard of his own home, blaming him for pushing Sairalis to make such poor and reckless decisions. Cathardris' death was blamed on the remnants of Scourge soldiers, he was never accused of the crime. As Sairalis healed and got over Velin's death she and Theoden took the opportunity to reunite as a family, bringing their brood of young children together with the exception of Valthin and Veldranyn. Velin's sister, Verysa, took in Valthin and raised him as her own whereas Veldranyn was given to the Deity of the Moon Temple to be raised by one of the clergy.

Another daughter came of their lust-filled efforts upon their reunion, Merialeth but by then Sairalis had suffered great emotional and mental hardships both by manipulation, destructive influences, as well as challenging the spectrum of magic and diving head first into the darker aspects. Shadow magic was standard but cautioned against, but Necromancy was just out right reckless and taboo. In fact one could be imprisoned for completing such an act, but she had become obsessed, moreso when Velin returned to her as an Ebon Knight. Between her mental vulnerabilities and her brash reactions to Velin's return, Sairalis left Everong for the city of Silvermoon and never looked back.

There she met and engaged in an affair with Lord Alexander Blackfyre before the two of them retired to an estate on the Isles of the coast of Quel'thalas. Sairalis wasn't heard of for years until Theoden had had enough and tracked her down, rescuing her from the Isles in hopes of setting her mind straight. He loved her with every fiber of his soul and would never give up on them. Immediately he encouraged her to annul her marriage to the Thalryn family and marry him instead, become a Valtieri, and she did.

Their consummation provided an eighth child, little Arialeth. Their daughter had solidified their desire to be a family and to forget about the politics of Silvermoon and just live in bliss in the south by the river side. While Sairalis agreed and fulfilled her loves dreams for many years, the Void called to her. She vanished some years later in search of Umbric and his researchers, and when she found him she sent word back to Theoden.

By then their children had grown into their own with little need to be nurtured or parented and so Theoden took his men and followed his wife to Telogrus where they would all learn to master the Void and control the whispers; or so they thought. Young Merialeth who was closest to Sairalis, followed their trail into the Rift and found them on Telogrus. There was no way Cassiele would permit Merialeth to just disappear like that and followed, later catching up with all of them as well. This left behind others that once learning their parents had departed Quel'thalas, and Cassiele had gone after them, the remaining children would then follow only later to learn that they had been expelled from Quel'thalas in an effort to protect the Sunwell.

Umbric and Alleria joined forces and brought their people to Stormwind at the agreement of the King to permit them to join the Alliance as ally. This did not sit well with Theoden and Sairalis and so just before they were to portal through the Rift to Stormwind's Embassy, Sairalis and their small army rallied before the remaining Sin'dorei turned Ren'dorei and began to wage a full scale assault. Cassiele saw the destruction that was about to occur but was seemingly immune to her mother's magic. With little time to wonder how that could be, the rogue slipped up behind her mother and assassinated her right then and their before the masses, and her husband.

The mass hysteria and confusion was soon quelled but nobody could find Theoden or his remaining men, so Cassiele took Merialeth and began a new life for them in Stormwind.

## Relationships

Father - Velin Thalryn (or so she assumes) [deceased] / Theoden Valtieri (true father)

Mother - Sairalis Runeweaver [deceased]

Sisters: Aredhele Ravenwing nee Valtieri [location unknown] Cassiele Thalryn-Valtieri [location unknown] / My'rell [deceased] / Arialeth [location unknown]

Brothers: Rhys Valtieri [location unknown] / Firil [deceased] / Valthin [location unknown] / Veldranyn [location unknown]

Cousins: Distantly related to the Evermorn bloodline on the maternal side

## OOC Details

Exp/Mature 30+/Lore Abiding/LFC/LFG/LFRPP

Walk-up, LGBTQIA+ & World RP Friendly

LF Long Term RP/Stories

Character Portrait is free to use public art by artist Natalie Stan, not to be distributed for commercial use or gains. I am however in the market for purchased bust art for my character, so if you are an artist with similar form & colouring, I would love to work with you on some commissions!