Merellia Hallewell

**Nation**
 **Age Range**
 **Titles**
* Abbess of Light's Watch
 **Relatives**
* Catherine Hallewell (Mother)
* Alexandria Williams (Wife)
* Terez Ascania (Partner)
* James Williams II (stepson)
* Victoria Hallewell (daughter)
 **House**
 **Beliefs**

Merellia Hallewell is a Kul Tiran noblewoman and clergy member who currently serves as abbess of Light's Watch Abbey in the Duchy of Eastburg and ruler of the Vidamy of Mara's Vigil. She is a famed member of the Order of Embers and foe of the Drust. Currently, she works to rule wisely and restore Light's Watch Abbey as a place of learning.

## Personality

Merellia Hallewell is a quiet, distant, and stern individual tempered by her experiences in Post-Scourging Lordaeron. Troubled by her past, she strives to atone for her sins and protect the innocent at any cost. She has found new purpose recently in opposing evil extraplanar forces and preserving knowledge for future generations.

## Description

Merellia stands a few inches above average - as far as human women go, at least. Her fit build is usually covered by leathers dyed dark brown, intended for travel and combat and looking to be on the rugged end of things. Other times, she can be seen in the well-kept vestments of a priestess, giving a little more impression of her form. She is lean, possessing a fairly athletic physique rarely shown off by her choice in garb.

## Biography

Born to a peasant family in Lordaeron, Merellia has had a long and winding path taking her from the life of a farmer's daughter to that of a deadly hunter of evil.

Merellia lived in the town of Hillford in the Eastweald from her birth up until the age of eleven, at which point she was given to the Church of Holy Light for training as a priestess. She completed her training at Mereldar's Rest, an isolated holy community in the mountains bordering the Hinterlands.

The Third War obscures her history after her training was completed, but eventually Merellia quietly left the Plaguelands and took up work in Khaz Modan as a seamstress and healer. She eventually made her way south to Stormwind City, where she worked for the Church of Holy Light preaching sermons and performing wetwork when required. It is in Stormwind during the Legion's invasion that she met her future wife, Alexandria Williams.

Some time before the outbreak of the Fourth War, Merellia traveled to Kul Tiras in order to discover her father's lost heritage. While there, the Drust Incursion began and she was drawn into service to House Waycrest. This long service saw her become an Inquisitor of the Order of Embers and serve in Kul Tiras' name, earning citizenship in that nation and eventually, leadership of the Barony of Autumnhearth.

Whilst working to cleanse the Barony of evil taint, she married Alexandria Williams and met Lady Terez Ascania, who would soon become their romantic partner. This partnership with the Lady Ascania led both Merellia and Alexandria to the Duchy of Eastburg, where the latter would become the Grandmaster of the Order of Eastburg. In time, Merellia would take up the long-abandoned cause of Light's Watch Abbey and pledge to restore it to its former glory. In taking up the title of abbess, Lady Ascania also gave her consent for Merellia to be named Vidame of the northern territories once in the hands of the Church of Holy Light, renamed now to Mara's Vigil.

## House

Merellia is one of the matriarchs of House Hallewell, a new house of nobility with ties to Stormwind and Kul Tiras. House Hallewell is known for their immense faith and heroic feats performed in defense of Azeroth. House Hallewell recently welcomed two new members into the world, the twins Victoria and Elizabeth Hallewell.