Saoirse Moonfall

## Saoirse Erin Moonfall

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**Saoirse Erin Moonfall** *(née Eklund)* is the half-Bosmeri, half-Nordic mercenary, architect and animal trainer of the Moonfall hamlet in Karthald and part of House Moonfall by marriage. She is also a Warden in the ranks of the Fighters Guild.

## Appearance

Saoirse is a young, visibly Bosmeri womer even though she is tall and muscular for her people. She usually keeps her red hair cut medium long or long. Her skin is very pale and sprinkled with freckles, on her torso and limbs she has clearly Nordic tattoos that have imagery specifically of Whiterun and Riften. Her bright green eyes are usually wide open and carry an excited expression. Antlers that she almost all the time keeps cut off as short as possible grow out of her head, which she seems rather annoyed about.

## Personality

Saoirse is always happy and cheerful, she tries her best to be an optimisitic force in a world where a lot of things seem to go wrong. Her imaturity and young age, especially for an Elf, only make this behaviour stronger. She often puts her nose where it doesn't belong, being openly nosy. Of course not with the intention of hurting someones feelings but rather for the sake of curiosity and getting people to open up.

She has a strong love for combat and generally risky situations. Wielding a Great-Axe clearly meant for someone taller than herself, she often approached foes recklessly since she enjoys being in the middle of the frey rather than watching from the sidelines.

Sao has an extreme fear of abandonment caused by her past experiences.

## Rumours

**Fighters Guild:** Saoirse used to be the Head of a chapter of the Fighters Guild in High Rock

**Animal Trainer:** Being the daughter of a dog trainer and spending most if not all her life around animals Saoirse has become very good at taming and training them

**Engineer:** Saoirse is an apprentice Blacksmith and a rather advanced engineer, while not the most competent choice, she is a cheap and inventive option for people seeking the services for a mechanic or engineer

## Biography

### Riften

Born as "Saoirse Eklund" to a Nordic dog trainer and a Bosmeri mechanic, Sao grew up with her parents and her older brother in Riften, until her mother vanished together with one of the neighbours when Sao was only 6 months old. There was no trace that could be found of her mother, causing her father to have to raise their children on his own. Saoirses talents and interests in hunting, fighting and even mechanics were strongly supported by her father.

When Sao was 12 years old her mother returned after having been presumed dead for most of her life, but she was clearly a changed woman. She would spend hours in her laboratory, often shouting or throwing things at her husband and being extremely hostile with just about everyone who interacted with her.

Tensions and mistrust as a whole rose toward non-Nords when the Daggerfall Covenant and the Ebonheart Pact entered the war over the ruby throne, but the tipping point became the Aldmeri Dominion entering the war as well. Rumors about Saoirses mother working with the Dominion and having only returned to Skyrim to spy for her elven masters spread amongst the neighbourhood like a wildfire. And one night a prank that a group of young Nords wanted to play on Saos family, to show them how unwelcome they were in Skyrim, got out of hand and resulted in their family home being lit up in flames, with Saoirses mother dying in the process.

While Saoirses father wished to leave Eastern Skyrim in favour of Whiterun or even the Valenwood, Saoirses brother, Seamus, refused to leave Riften because he was engaged to a young noble girl in town, causing the father and son as well as the siblings to be quarrelling for years to come.

### On the road

While Saoirse and her father moved to Whiterun to live with her fathers parents, Sao only stuck around the town until her 15th birthday. By that point she had decided to start travelling Tamriel on her own. Recieving a bear mount named Arthur and a hunting dog named Sif, from her family, to keep her company, the next time she would settle down would be in a small town in High Rock.

### Aberton

After Saos friend, Fiinil Gibby, requested her aid in moving his family to a town in Stormhaven called Aberton she stuck around the place herself for about a year, working as a mercenary. When the mayor of town decreed all who took mercenary work in town would need to be part of the Fighters Guild, Saoirse reluctantly decided to join the near dying Guild chapter in Aberton, where she made fast friends with the Orc Falisa gra-Sentinel and the Argonian Haraul Canilus. Despite her best judgement, Saoirse became quickly invested in the ongoings of both the town and the guild and, due to some unrests within the ranks, she and Haraul slipped into leading positions, only some months after her joining. Under their leadership the chapter saw a new influx in recruits and managed to agree on a cooperative deal with the local Militia. Haraul left the town sometime after, leaving Saoirse alone to take up the position of Guild leader, with the help of Falisa, who she had grown very close to.

Around this time Saoirse also met a Breton man named Stark, who claimed to have been held captive by a group of fanatic Sotha Sil worshippers in Vvardenfell for years and now sought someone to help hide him from the people perusing him and attempting to bring him back to Morrowind. Sao agreed to help him and decided to hide him in her House in Aberton. It turned out that Starks perusers were a Breton woman named Angelica and a Bosmeri woman named Aine. Angelica, still being loyal to the cult and Aine, looking for an escape into freedom herself. While Stark quickly fell for Saoirse the Bosmeri woman saw him more as a brother than a potential lover. Saoirses friend Fiinil eventually agreed to help her and put all three of them under Thalmor surveillance in Summerset, in exchange for them using the things they learnt during their childhoods with the cult, to further projects for his organisation. During their time in Alinor it came to light that Aine and Saoirse were actually Half-sisters. After their mother had left Skyrim, she and her lover, Aines father, had gone to Morrowind, to properly peruse their love for mechanics and machinery, which is where Aine was born.

It was one of the Fighters Guilds jobs where she met Zazik, a Redguard warrior, whom she quickly grew very close to and started a relationship with. Zazik left Aberton due to disagreements over the treatment of his friend but remained in close contact with Saoirse, the woman frequently travelling out of town to meet with him at his vineyard. It was during one of these meetings that Saoirse discovered she was pregnant and only a short while after that she discovered that Zazik had disappeared.

Instead of staying at the vineyard, Sao decided to return to Aberton where she soon found unrests amongst the general population to be rising, due to Reachmen attacks on surrounding farms. It was also during this time that she met the Hlaalu merchant Galamar Aredyn (who later revealed himself to actually be a Telvanni wizard named Galamar Telvanni), whom she first started to work for and then started a romance with. Around this time a lot of citizens of Aberton decided to leave, as the attacks on the surrounding villages and farms grew more frequent and the forests around town were lit ablaze by, what was rumored to be, a Daedra. These fleeing people also included a lot of people Sao had grown close to over the past year and after Falisa passed because of the forestfires and Galamar got evicted from town due to posession of a suspicious item, there was nothing that kept the woman around any longer.

Shortly after she and Galamar had left Aberton, the Dunmer disappeared from their shared Inn room, leaving not even a note.

### Duskwood

Those that fled Aberton aimed to rebuild in Glenumbra, travelling there by foot and wagon and spending almost a year on the road. During those travels Saoirse mostly kept to herself, due to her pregnancy. Her daughter "Molly Naerys Eklund" was born in Hag Fen, in Glenumbra, close to a camp of the Glenmoril Wyrd. Her godparents were a Dunmer couple named Tharveni Llarethis and Aravos Thelas whom Saoirse was very close to during this time. The new village formed by the refugees of Aberton was named Duskwood and Saoirse played a major role in building nearly every building that was to be found there.

It was about half a year before Zazik returned to Duskwood, seeking out Saoirse and their daughter. The two of them ended up having a big disagreement that ended with Zazik throwing two amulets of Arkay at her feet and leaving Duskwood for good.

Shortly after, Saoirses older, estranged brother, Seamus Eklund, sought her out in her home. He pleaded with her to help him take care of a Solitude noble called Bronvark Dragon-Tear, who was openly absuive towards his fiancé Maragret, who also happened to be the lover of one of Seamus' friends, Husker Keehot. Sao agreed in the name of honour rather than to help her brother and went to Solitude with him. There, she and Bronvark fought in a duel to the death, just outside the city gates, a duel that Saoirse easily ended up winning.

In the summer after the founding of Duskwood, a group of Reachmen that had fled their Clans in the Reach, had found their way to the South of High Rock, hiding in the woods around Duskwood. The townsfolk of Duskwood, naturally paranoid against Reachfolk due to their prior experiences, demanded for the group to leave, despite mostly consisting of old or weak people, including a pregnant woman and her family. Saoirse stood up for the Reachmen, causing the guard captain of Duskwood, Hlaaro Redoran, to spare their lives, in spite of plenty of other warriors advocating for the opposite and her and Hlaaro having a rocky relationship, at best. She later also offered shelter to the pregnant Reachwoman and her family.

It was a few weeks later that members of the Silver Dawn set fire to Duskwood due to the three Werewolves and numerous Vampires hiding within the walls of the village. Due to this fire, half the Reach family that Saoirse had aimed to protect, died, leaving only the husband and their youngest daughter. While Saoirses friends stuck around Duskwood for months, lamenting the home and friends that they had lost to the fire, Sao herself moved on quickly, travelling with the two Reachmen she had left to protect, as well as an Orc named Sharukin gro-Duruk, to Riften, to see her father. She left the two Reachmen, as well as her own daughter, with her father, deciding that he was better suited to take care of them. During this time she dealt both with the immense guilt of blaming herself for Duskwoods destruction, the death of those under her protection, as well as thinking she was being a poor mother to her daughter.

### House Moonfall

Saoirse joined House Moonfall after months on the road, alone. It turned out quickly that the Imperial noble House had more than enough mercenary work to give out, as well as some architecture jobs that needed to be taken care of. Due to her great interest in Dwemer technology Saoirse quickly grew closer with Athium Moonfall, son of the Lady of the House Willow, as well as heads huntsman and forgemaster. After a few months around Moonfall Athium took her on as his apprentice and the two of them started dating about a month later.

When Moonfall entered the Sorrow Star Campaign to aid Tamriel against Reachmen and Daedra alike, Saoirse followed Willow to the Reach. Due to the Rift being effected by these happenings Saoirses daughter stayed in the Gold Coast with Lady Willows daughter Thyra and Athiums daughter Hera, and Saoirses father and their Reachman visitors went to visit her grandmother in Whiterun. Athium proposed to Saoirse during one of the nights they spent in Skyrim, a proposal which she happily accepted.

During the main fighting forces absence from Cyrodiil mercenaries took over Moonfall town. Willows father managed to secure lands for his daughter in Western Skyrim, after the loss of their lands in the Gold Coast, which naturally meant that Saoirse followed the rest of House Moonfall to their new holdings in Karthald.

Soon after setteling in and finally preparing her and Athiums wedding, Edda Dragon-Tear declared Saoirse a wanted criminal, wanting vengance for her oldest sons death. In an attempt to clear Saoirses name she and Athium got married in secret and staged the Bosmer woman running away from the public ceremony, leaving her fiancé at the altar and disappearing to Southern Elsweyr, while she waited for Willow to clear her name with the Dragon-Tears, in hiding. After Edda had been killed by Alexis Ashwing under the order of Lady Willow Moonfall, Saoirse and Athium returned to Moonfall.

A few weeks later, Saoirse's younger sister, Aine Néill, went missing. While it wasn't anything unusual for the young Half-Mer to go off on her own it soon showed itself that she had been kidnapped and tortured by an old rival of the Moonfalls, Samuel Lucifridge. After the forces of House Moonfall managed to defend their home against a horde of undead that had been sent by Samuel, they made their way to his tower to not only rescue Aine, who by now considered Samuel her father figure, but also put a stop to him once and for all.

Aine was safely returned to House Moonfall and while more reclusive and shy than she was even before this incident she was on the road to recovery. Shortly after Saoirse learned that she was pregnant, reluctantly deciding to take it slow and careful for a while. A few weeks later Willow, Athium and a few of their best warriors made their way to the Gold Coast, in an attempt to reclaim the town they had lost to bandits. They returned weeks later with the body of Saoirse's mother in Law, Willow Moonfall. Her death causing a ripple through the town and noble House. Now her young sister in law was the head of the House. Saoirse and Athium were appointed to the council to help Thyra with ruling.

A few weeks later Saoirse gave birth to the twins Rose Willow Moonfall and Rowan Ludvig Moonfall. Rose being named in honour of Willow and Rowan being named in honour of Saoirse's family traditions.

## Relationships

### Athium Moonfall

*Husband*

Athium is Saoirses husband and one of her best friends. The two having met after Sao had taken up a position as mercenary and architect for Athiums mother, Lady Willow Moonfall. Athium shares Saoirses "act first, think later" mentality as well as her urge for action and her love for hunting and animals. Since the Breton is a less optimisitic person, his wife keeps him forward thinking and makes sure he doesn't ignore the importance of things like sleep and food and he keeps her grounded in reality and safe when she gets in over her head with something.

### Molly, Hera, Rose & Rowan

*Children*

While the Bosmer deeply loves and cares for them, she is convinced that she does not make for a good mother, sometimes considering if they would be better left with as little of her influence in their lives as possible. Since getting married to Athium she has grown more comfortable in a motherly role.

### **Thyra Moonfall**

*Sister in Law*

While Thyra and Saoirse had a rough start to their relationship, it has gotten a lot better in the wake of Saoirse being a rock to cling to in times of turmoil. Saoirse has proven to care deeply about Thyra and offers her as best a guiding role as she is able to.

### Seamus Eklund

*Older Brother*

Seamus is Saoirses older brother, the siblings having had a falling out when Sao and their father left Riften they only recently managed to be on agreeable terms again when Seamus sought Saoirses help in getting rid of a noble that was absuive toward one of his friends.

### Aine Néill

*Younger Half-Sister*

Aine and Saoirse are Half-sisters. Aine was born to Saoirses mother and a husband she married in secret, in Morrowind. While Aine had barely known a loving family growing up, Saoirse and their mothers family have taken her in and provided a supportive enviornment for the young woman the moment they found out about her existance. After Aine got kidnapped and tortured, she tended to be more closed off from people, but also more protective of her family.

### Alexis Ashwing

*Friend*

Alexis and Saoirse met during their time in the service of House Moonfall and were quickly forced to bond over a conflict involving Alexis' girlfriend, at the time. By now Saoirse would condsider Alexis a friend whom she trusts a lot. She admires her dedication, not only to those she loves but also to her own needs and freedoms. Added to that, Alexis' wolf, Flint, and Saoirse's bear, Arthur, get along extremely well.

### Fiinil Gibby

*Friend*

Fiiinil and Saoirse are childhood friends. They met because of work her father did with his great-uncle, both of them bonding over their reckless behaviour and their love for teasing people. When Fin left the Isles in favour of Mainland Tamriel, Saoirse helped him out and travelled around with him for quite a while afterwards.

## Pets

### Sif

Sif is a black Mastif. Sao was given Sif, by her father, when she was 15 and decided to leave home. She is a very calm and happy dog, eager to cuddle and relax. She is not the best when it comes to combat situations, but always happy when she can go on hunts or walks with her owner.

### Arthur

Arthur is a grey bear. Arthur was given to Sao, by her grandmother, when she was 10 and the two of them have been inseperable since. The by now rather old bear is usually very grumpy and not motivated to do much, if anything. He is still very loyal and protective over his owner and follows her orders even if he doesn't really want to. He does seem to get along oddly well with Alexis Ashwing's pet wolf, Flint.

### Magni

Magni is a Husky puppy that Saoirse got from her husband Athium for her birthday. He is an excited little guy who loves to act like he is big and strong and can keep up with the wolves and bears that live around him.

## Items

### Weapons

**Nordic Great-Axe:** An axe with clear symbols of Riften as well as a bit more generic Nordic symbols engraved into it, as if the person it was originally made for held a high ranking position in Riftens court. Given down from Llewin Eklund to his granddaughter, and has likely been in the family for many generations.

**Tsaesci Sword & Dagger:** An old Tasaesci or Fighter Guild styled sword and a dagger of the same style, having been used for many years though likely not through generations. Given to Sao by Falisa as her inheritance to Sao and her daughter after she died in the Aberton wildfires.

**Telvanni Sword:** A reforged Telvanni sword, bought by Saos Ex-partner Galamar and given to her as a gift for saving his life and supporting him.

**Dragonbone Shield:** Made of Dragonbone that Sao acquired after slaying a bone dragon in Eastmarch during the Sorrow Star campaign, forged by her husband Athium.

**Gnarled Bow:** A gnarled bow that Sao found after the Duskwood fires on Rauls corpse and decided to keep, with the intention to eventually hand it over to a mutual friend.

### Jewelry

**Wolf Pendant:** Pendant with a wolf engraved into it given to her by Athium. According to the Breton it was one of the only things he had left from his birth mother.

**Drake Tooth Necklace:** A necklace made from a young drake's tooth, that was fought and made by Athium and then given to Sao.

**Engagement Ring:** A brass ring with a green gem in the middle

**Wedding Ring:** A gold ring in the shape of a wolf with green gems as eyes