Elin the Wise

**Elin Dorhorn** (born 14 Kythorn 3787), commonly known as **Elin the Wise**, is a scholar widely considered to be the most prolific chronicler of the history and peoples of Patamei. His various works focus primarily on the magical inhabitants of Patamei, as he spent decades or centuries living amongst various courts and tribes.

### Biography

Born within a wood elf commune in the Great Forests of Sylweald, Dorhorn was raised in the traditional wood elf fashion before leaving the commune and settling in Huleton. There, he joined up with the now-legendary adventuring group The Zodiac Quartet. After their mission to bind Ghaunadaur succeeded, Dorhorn and his companions were noticed by their respective deities and offered the opportunity to ascend to demigodhood. His adventuring companions accepted and were transported to their respective planes, but Dorhorn - only 305 at the time - refused, stating he wanted to see more of Patamei before his apotheosis. Oghma granted his request and deferred his ascension until his natural death.

Dorhorn used his adventuring notoriety and long elven life to mingle among supernatural societies who rarely admitted outsiders. His time spent gathering knowledge and building rapport with the major supernatural powers was rewarded when, in 4353 Dorhorn was the only mortal ever offered signatory status of The Covenant. With this recognition, further avenues opened, and Dorhorn found himself invited and welcomed into the inner circles of beings from around the Planes. In 4435, he cut short his intended 50-year residency within the Blood Court of Vampires to serve in The Autumn War as a diplomat between his native wood elves and the Autumn Court of the Fey. He ultimately negotiated the terms of the Wood Elf faction’s surrender and oversaw the signing of the Treaty of Huleton in 4440. Despite the elves being forced to leave their ancestral homeland, the treaty marked the first time  the Autumn Queen had ever accepted an enemy’s surrender - a feat attributed entirely to Dorhorn’s relationship to the fey.

In time, having Dorhorn in residency within a court transformed from a curiosity to a rare and singular honour. Despite this, and offers of further power and prestige, Dorhorn yearned only to learn. At present, Dorhorn has spent the last 34 years in residency within the court of Glasya, Princess of Malbolge.

### Scholarship

Throughout each residency, Dorhorn takes extensive notes and hand-draws illustrations that are later compiled into a multi-volume omnibus. These omnibuses are considered the seminal work on the given topic and are the foundation of many fields of study. Dorhorn’s most recent work, *Denizens of the Abyss* was awarded the 4644 Hrothsbart Prize for Outstanding Magical Scholarship. Mansa Baku,  Chancellor of the Wizard’s Pavilion described the book as “the most important glimpse into the inner politics of the Abyss within living memory. It is a testament to Dorhorn’s talents that he is able to fit an infinite plane into a finite number of pages.”

Dorhorn is currently the Chairman of the Society for Interplanar Cooperation, and retired his position as Archivist of the Wizard’s Pavilion before departing for Malbolge in 4645.

### Published Works

* *Beastes of the Realme* (4073)
* *Modrons: A Compendium of the Lawful* (4120)
* *The Giants of Ysgard* (4188)
* *Illuminating the Shadowfell* (4217)
* *The Seven Heavens of Celestia* (4293)
* *Eternal Bliss: The Fields of Elysium* (4322)
* *Secrets of the Underdark* (4390)
* *The Courts of the Vampires* (4444)
* *A Complete Guide to the Fey* (4545)
* *The Great Library of Oghma* (4580)
* *Beyond the Hoard: An Insider’s Guide to Dragons* (4601)
* *Denizens of the Abyss* (4643)
* *Lords of the Pit: The Nine Hells* (Forthcoming)