Eldrin Talendsyr

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**Eldrin Talendsyr**, known for a time as **Eldrin Vandiir**, is a founding member of the Wanderers. He has been an instrumental member in all of the party's adventures thus far.

## Appearance

* High Elf/Sun Elf
* Always wears an amulet of Tyr
* 6'2"
* Bronze skin tone
* Blonde hair with copper tones
* Silver Eyes
* Hair in a mohawk style with a few ponytails and a braid at the back. Often sports a short braided beard and strong side-burns/muttonchops, but has recently become clean shaven
* Many ear piercings, eyebrow piercings
* several tattoos on his shoulder/back, about a half sleeve
* Heavily armored (chainmail)
* Sometimes with Garyl, the Celestial Horse

## Known Backstory

* Trained to be a paladin in the Temple of Tyr in The Shattered City
* Previously lived with his family, the Talendsyrs, in Esselvar for around 100 years
	+ A banking family of secondary importance
* Ran away from his family without much warning after growing frustrated with his father's leadership decisions
* Did not tell his boyfriend Eamond that this was happening
* Has a bit of a drug problem, but he's working on it
* Has a bit of a Tyr-is-disappointed-in-him problem, but he's working on it

 Time with the Wanderers

Eldrin was one of the founding members of the Wanderers when the group first convened in Wander, receiving a job from Cole Harl to investigate some local goblin attacks and recover an heirloom belonging to Lady Evanna Trysh.

Eldrin remained with the party when Jothomir Joros requested their help in Refuge. Throughout the events of the Time Loop, Eldrin investigated multiple aspects of the town. At one point, he used his prestige as a member of the Talendsyr family to investigate the bank vault and investigated the locker puzzle in the quarry with Jothomir. In one loop Eldrin killed Annen during their failed bank robbery, and in another he witnessed the death of Jothomir and Cabbage when the locker puzzle exploded. Both of these events had a disturbing impact on Eldrin's psyche.

After defeating Drev and his Blood Zealots, Eldrin traveled with the Wanderers to Illeyre. Here the party met new allies in Jayson Dayson, Kaedra Wilshorn. During this period Eldrin also developed the ability to summon Garyl, a celestial horse that he can manifest and dispel from the Material Plane at will. Eldrin assisted in the investigation of the ogre attacks in Illeyre and partook in the fight against Therrin Marival. At one point in this fight, he grabbed Therrin from behind as the rest of the part fought Therrin's ogres, helping to stop the wizard from casting any more dangerous spells.

After the assassination attempt on Garyn Hillbridge, Eldrin penned a letter to his superiors in the Shattered City and arranged for Garyn to be sent to the capital's Temple of Tyr, where she would be safe while the rest of the party travelled to Selse to help fake her death. Eldrin was one of the main members to speak with Atasi, the leader of the Iron Hearts. At one point during the Wanderers' discussions regarding what to do about Serris Caivan's corrupt rule, Eldrin left the group in the middle of the night to pray to his god, Tyr. Tyr warned him in a dream that making the wrong decision could lead the start of a war in Selse. He was later led back to the party by a group of birds, despite the fact that he was on his way back anyways. During these discussions, Eldrin also took Jothomir aside and exchanged secrets with him, with Eldrin revealing his association with a prominent elvish banking family and Jothomir revealing that his "journal" was really a set of letters for Roswell. Eldrin posited using his family's wealth to provide financial support for Noctus Caivan in the event that Serris was ousted from power. Eldrin also helped acquire Baryl and Daryl, getaway horses that assisted the Wanderers in their kidnapping of Serris Caivan.

Eldrin was shaken upon discovering the Destruction of Wander, particularly feeling a sense of guilt that he was unable to protect the town. This guilt led him to begin questioning his role as a paladin and his general sense of purpose. He travelled with the rest of the Wanderers to the Shattered City while escorting the refugees of Wander, and he participated in the investigation of the murder of Mountebank Madbrook when the group arrived at the town of Madbrook.

Upon arriving in the Shattered City, Eldrin underwent a stressful first day, enduring a tense reunion with his former mentor Osril Norexious and reuniting with several other members of the Talendsyr clan, including his sister Sarya, his grandfather Nylian, and his ex Eamond. This also led Eldrin to reveal his true lineage to the rest of the party, which went over better than he expected. During the preparation for the Trial of Serris Caivan, Eldrin challenged Eamond to a duel in the hopes of allowing Eamond to let off some steam. Eamond won the fight handily, to the endless entertainment of Toven and Jothomir among others.

Eldrin was one of the main representatives of the Wanderers, along with Aggarash Ivtice and Jothomir, during the Trial of Serris Caivan. He was specifically put in answering questions from the arbiter and justices to build a complete picture of the Wanderers' actions in Selse. In Caivan's closing statement, the former lord accused Eldrin of lying to his compatriots in order to discredit his character, in addition to several other accusations, including implicating Kaedra for murder. Eldrin further spiraled into his feelings of guilt upon hearing these accusation publicly leveled against his allies, particularly Kaedra. The night after the trial, Eldrin got into contact with Determination, a former servant of Tyr, who supplied him with drugs. Eldrin then spent the night with Aeies Syanes, receiving several hickeys in the process. Eldrin managed to patch up his relationship fairly well with his sister Sarya, though he was less successful with Eamond, before departing to investigate the Ironspine Conclave.

During the approach to the Conclave, Eldrin continued to take the drugs he acquired from Determination, to the concern of Toven and Jothomir. He also adapted a more pacifist approach to the group's actions and attempted to guide the Wanderers' actions in this direction as well. The night after the group learned of Kyvrin's plan to attack Northlight, Eldrin received a vision instead of his typical trance. The vision depicted him reciting his oath as a paladin of Tyr, though parts of the oath were garbled. When Eldrin awoke he found his holy symbol cracked and cold. In response to the vision, Eldrin got rid of his drugs in preparation for the Suicide Mission and began to open up more towards Toven and Kaedra.

Eldrin confronted Kyvrin head-on when the Wanderers attacked the dragon, and his paladin powers helped light the cave so that the party members without darkvision could still keep an eye on the dragon. After Kyvrin's defeat, Eldrin helped gather up Kyvrin's hoard, and was the first to make contact with Nightblood, a fact he initially kept secret from the rest of the group. He was also entrusted with the Bag of Holding used to carry the rest of Kyvrin's treasures.

After returning to the Shattered City, Eldrin announced his intention to travel back to Esselvar and patch things up with his family. He teleported with the rest of the group to Esselvar, and entered the city when the rest of the party departed to investigate the disappearance of Dalee in Northlight. He vowed to return to the Wanderers once his business in Esselvar was finished. During this time, Eldrin worked on mending several fences with his family and with Eamond, largely succeeding in this regard. During the process, Eldrin procured a Sending Stone whose pair was given to Eamond. Having been prompted to look into An-Mirima by Clover before parting ways, Eldrin also discovered that his father Rennyn had sent a payment to Middle Ring advisor Lorsan Tarsis, who shortly thereafter had Clover's father assassinated. During this time, Eldrin was also involved in a chain of Sent messages involving Vraeis Rayne and Ren, trying to figure out what had happened to the Wanderers.

After Sending a message to Toven upon the Wanderers' return from the Feywild, Eldrin then departed from Esselvar in order to meet up with them. The party later reconvened with Eldrin after several days on the trail, and the group continued towards Esselvar. On their first night, Eldrin took Toven aside and revealed his family's connection to the death of Clover's father. Toven advised Eldrin to tell Clover about this information. Shortly thereafter, the Wanderers then encountered Roxterra, a town that none of them had seen on the journey to Northlight. The group decided to investigate further.

The Wanderers proceeded to enter Miraid's Inn and Tavern, meeting server and singer Nessa. Clover was a strong proponent of spending the night outside the town in case staying in the inn might trap them in some way. Though the vote was a virtual tie, the party ultimately ruled in favor of staying outside the town for the night. During the night, Eldrin pulled Clover aside and explained what he had found regarding his family's involvement with An-Mirima. Clover pressed Eldrin for names, and Eldrin told her the name of his father, Rennyn.

## Personality

* Serious
* Very bad at lying. Also very bad at not lying.

## Combat Strategy

* Melee Combat focused on Halberd with some magic
* Divine Smite!