Alea Lasharel

**Alea Lasharel**, given the moniker of **Phoenix of Bruma** by Thrynniril Ael'druin, was a Bosmer female from the city of Falkreath who was trained as a Blade apprentice during the Covenant Wars, the conflict between the Cyrodiilic Empire and the Covenant. Lasharel was assigned to be Dalacard Rethwode's apprentice by Grandmaster Quintus Petreia, and she demonstrated an eagerness to prove herself worthy to be his apprentice. Lasharel was involved in the defeat of the Covenant army on Bal Oyra and was important to Imperial efforts during the Skirmish at the Port of Winterhold.

She and her fellow apprentice Makarov were trained from early youth to be warriors, with Lasharel always being there in harsh times. Makarov grew more resentful towards their master, despite Lasharel's attempts to placate him. When Makarov's growing power and mental instability forced Rethwode to send him to Murkmire to control his power, Lasharel would make regular visits to him; she resented the Teeth of Sithis as much as her fellow apprentice did.

She fought for the Order of the Blades and the Cyrodiilic Empire of Therin alongside such notables as Alucard Ashcrow and Makarov Zendai, who was apprenticed simultaneously with her to Master Rethwode. In the course of the war, Alea saw much action on Cyrodiil, Morrowind, and the far away province of Senchal, where she had a chance to confront Makarov Zendai himself for his crimes.

## Biography

### **Early life**

As a child, Alea grew up in a small home outside of Falkreath with her older brother and parents. Her parents had left Valenwood long before Alea had even been a thought. But, as Bosmers that followed tradition, her parents were strict about the Green Pact. Alea, however, was not. She strayed away from tradition, causing many arguments. While Alea's mother was forgiving, her father was more short tempered.

The night her parents and her brother were murdered, Alea had argued with her father about the Pact. He yelled and cursed his own child, too furious to accept that she would follow her own path. She had retreated upstairs just before the bandits had broke in. They slaughtered her family, not knowing that she was hidden.

After becoming an orphan, Alea was forced to live on the streets. She used the hunting skills that her father and brother had taught her to make money, hunting for others. As she grew older, she began to use her skills to hunt bandits and criminals. At first, she started small but she found herself feeling an urge to help more.

Eventually she turned her sights towards the Order of the Blades, hoping to join and do more good in the world. She felt a calling to help save innocent lives and believed that the Blades was the best way she could help to make a difference in the world. She made the journey and began her classes, studying and training with such determination that she had unknowingly caught the attention of some of her teachers, and eventually Dalacard Rethwode, who would come to take her on as his apprentice.

## Personality and traits

While Lasharel's Blade training was meant to bring out the good side of her personality, she was also plagued by several more aggressive tendencies. When in combat, she displayed determination to win, unlike her master's teachings and own examples, as she would also occasionally sulk when things didn't go her way. She often talked down to enemies in battle, behaving at times with cockiness, despite her shy and down-to-earth attitude when having normal interactions.

Alea Lasharel adored being with her master and was proud of her position as his apprentice, though she would often shy away from crowded events. Lasharel adopted a very formal attitude with her master, despite their closeness. Due to his own personality, Dalacard was also prone to acting formally towards Alea, even though at times, when a more suave or sensible approach was needed, he failed to behave in the way the context required, much to Alea's disappointment.

Lasharel was very selfless and was willing to sacrifice herself if necessary, as proved when she sacrificed a ship she was still inside to explode the Fist of Bal in the Battle of Bal Oyra. Lasharel would also often apologize for her mistakes. She was also willing to admit her mistakes and never tried to deflect blame onto others and she didn't hesitate to tell Rethwode about her mistakes when attempting to capture Mariber Sicarius as he was rescued by Ivy. However, although she was usually an honest person, Lasharel was capable of lying well enough to fulfill a purpose if in a mission or assignment.

Despite Alea's strategies early in the war that cost the lives of many legionnaires, she did care about them and was considerably upset when those under her command were killed. She appeared to be specially friendly with Legate Sha'dra.