Elinor

* Current
* Disguised
* Early Life

Newbud of the Plum Blossom

Precentor of the Academy of Erudtion

Proxaen of the Hollow Concord

Scintilli of the Radiant Triumvirate

Steadsoil of the Duumvirate

Vavasor of Atralran Refounded

Vissallo of the Lotus Council

Warmheart of the Matron House

Elinor, commonly known as Ellie, is a half-elf adventurer who travels across the Realms of Ahlus offering aid wherever she goes. Wanting not for money and fame, she acts on benevolence alone and never lets her smile falter.

After offering herself as prisoner to save her fellow party members from a potentially grisly end at the hand of the green dragon Malacholar, Ellie was taken to the Valley of the Winged Throne and thought lost to the residents of Amber Run. When an adventuring party happened upon the vast demiplane, her deception was exposed and the truth of her past revealed. The character of Ellie was a disguise she created to hide her true identity as Lucille Khade - a noble Princess of the Winged Throne.

Following her return, she has chosen to maintain her disguise as Ellie though no longer hides her appearance. Emboldened by the friendship offered by many of the residents of Amber Run, she accepted the offer of Ashewan Norvegicus to take up permanent residence at **The Nest and Web.**

## Personality

Kind and fair, the first thing that many will note about Ellie is her good nature. She strives to help anyone and everyone she crosses paths with, no matter how great or small the challenge. There is nothing that she will not give up for another who needs it more, a trait that can and has been exploited to her detriment but her positive attitude remains unfazed. Though certainly capable of deception and subterfuge, Ellie is not one to waver from confrontation and will not back down from a challenge when the wellbeing of others is at stake. Her selflessness was great enough that it clashed against the protective nature of Mother and ultimately led to a violent confrontation wherein she chose to stand with her friends and broke the stranglehold that her mother had tried to place her under.

A secluded upbringing within the confines of the Valley of the Winged Throne did once leave her naïve and forgetful, but a magical headband gifted to her by a copper dragon has since provided the girl with a keen intellect. Though this headband was later lost, Ellie has retained some measure of the worldly knowledge gained during it's use. Despite her misgivings, she has become something of an educated woman with a level head upon her shoulders and a talent for diplomacy.

These noble tendencies extend to her attitude in combat, where she leads from the front with an emboldening presence and unwavering courage. She is a gifted fighter in her own right, often wielding a polearm as her armament of choice prior to acquiring Dayspring, but it is her willpower that remains her true strength. Bolstering allies that falter and admonishing her foes, her words are as much a weapon as her steel.

## Backstory - Alleged

Born in a small farming village on the edge of Greater Greensong forest, within the Atralan region of Brurynais. Elinor was raised amongst her siblings as a simple farmhand, though she always longed to be a little more. Her father gave her little attention, focused as he was upon running the farm and managing his own affairs, but her mother - Aurelia - was always there to fill the young girl's head with dreams of making something of her life.

She was told of the heroes of yore, who restored Atralan from its ruined state and made anew the Gildhearth Throne. Of the great restorer, King Eldarion, and his companions from across the world and beyond. To say she was inspired was an understatement. Ellie decided then that she would be a hero too, and carve her name into the world just like those legends. Aurelia, as any good mother would, only encouraged her dear child to make her dreams a reality.

When she was a woman grown, or at least she thought she was, Ellie took herself off to Ualune and then on to Storm's Break to find fame in the big city. Things did not go exactly as intended. Willingness was one thing, but opportunities were still sparse for a peasant girl with no money nor name. She would have starved, homeless on the streets but unwilling to return home a failure, were it not for Coel.

Coel was a Ash Genasi Chef, master of the culinary arts and artisan extraordinaire, but he took pity upon the urchin girl and gave her food and board. Eventually, she became his understudy. Glad to repay his kindness but lacking the abilities or natural talent for cooking, Ellie has instead become more of a general helping hand than kitchen aid. Her words inspire those they touch, her arm is strong and her heart is true, but the girl remains still trapped in her humble origins.

Now the pair head for Whittengrove, a city in need of help from the benevolent. Perhaps, in the place where heroes like King Eldarion were forged, she will finally make her mark.

## Backstory - Factual

Born as Lucille Khade, the youngest daughter of the Khade dynasty and a Princess of the Winged Throne, the girl that would eventually come to be known as Ellie spent her entire childhood within the confines of the Valley of the Winged Throne and rarely left the castle grounds. Her memories of this time are hazy, though she recalls fondly the time spent with her family. It was during this time that she first studied weaponry, much to the chagrin of her mother, whilst also practising for her duties as a member of the royal family.

Several years prior to the foundation of Amber Run, an event within her Kingdom led to Lucille's unintentional arrival in Ahlus. Believing that her family and their kingdom had been lost, she heeded the advice of what few others had also managed to escape the devastation and changed her name and appearance to one that would raise much less suspicion. Thus, the guise of Elinor was first created. Finally experiencing a world beyond the confines of her ivory towers, she learned of the struggles faced by the common people and the challenges that they faced without an army of soldiers to protect them or a horde of servants to tend to their every whim.

Many nobles might have baulked at the idea of mixing with those so far beneath them, and yet Ellie saw an opportunity to finally make something of her life. She had the knowledge and the will to help these people, so she would. Dismissing what little of an entourage she had left, Ellie divided what wealth she had left between them and let them find their own future. Only one of her personal chefs, Coel, chose to accompany her on this newfound mission of goodwill and self-discovery.

## Notable Equipment

### Current Items

* ***Dayspring*** - A masterwork golden glaive etched with celestial glyphs and emitting a warming light. It is believed to be the Remnant Weapon of Aita, though was only recently awakened. Claimed from Histrove, who had wielded it against Ellie's adventuring party before meeting her end at their hand.
* *Sceptre of Securing*
* *Tag of the Tepid Traveller*
* *Cloche of Conjuration*
* *Ear Cuff of Comprehension*
* *Case of Rapid Transfer*
* *Warmheart Pendant*
* *Piton of Scaling*
* *Wingstride Tokens*
* *Broken Diadem of the Khade* - A magical trinket in Ellie's possession, the use of which remains unclear. It is a broken half of a crown, the other half seemingly in the possession of Mother.
* *Cavecarver Crystal* - An excavation tool recovered from a ravaged dig site, a minor trinket

### Former Items

* *Apiarist's Swathe* - Expended during an expedition, Ellie keeps a piece of the bandage as a reminder of the gift given
* *Wavesplitter* - An enchanted glaive made of driftwood and bone, once the weapon of Blarbex Gunkgulp before his betrayal of the adventuring party led to his demise. Left in the Valley of the Winged Throne after her rescue.
* *Headband of Intellect* - A piece of headwear that boosts the wearer's intelligence drastically. Given to Ellie from the hoard of the copper dragon, Gilbert. Left in the Valley of the Winged Throne after her rescue.
* *Stormblessed Bynar Blades* - A pair of enchanted mithral blades commissioned by Ellie from Forgemaster Murryl Rakotan. Though exceptionally useful during a fight against the Mistress of the Mists, Ellie regretfully sold the weapons after claiming *Dayspring*.

## Trivia

* Ellie claimed to have once dyed her hair blonde with a magical enchantment, though this was later proven to be a ruse to hide the occasional faltering in illusionary magic that kept her hair chestnut brown. She now displays her natural golden-blonde hair, though it is unclear if she is proud of it.
* Her unspoken motto is "Live, Laugh, Love". She has jokingly claimed to sometimes write this message in a rather fanciful font upon the walls of tavern rooms she stays in as inspiration to those that follow in her footsteps.
* She studied at the Honeyword Spellslinger Garrison, but elected to leave prior to graduation as she did not take to the arcane with the same skill as she did weaponry.
* Ellie is a most talented Dragonchess player, having spent much of her childhood practicing the game with her father. Her opening of choice is the Westdellian Defence, though she is unafraid of playing the Lachosi Gambit when the opportunity presents itself.