Erridin Aldmeri

Erridin Aldmeri is a Snow Elf, a member of Great House Aldmeri, the ruling family of the settlement of Val Desparys.

## Biography

In the frigid north of Rhatnheim, further than humans dare to live, there are settlements of elves, still scattered and few from a scourge of undead eight centuries gone. In the town of Val Daesparys (called ‘place of sorrow’, where King Cildarin was killed, governed by House Aldmeri), the snow-elf Erridin was born, grew up, and trained in the ways of the snow-elves, few as they were. As one of several potential heirs to the Great House of Aldmeri (depending on how his grandfather Folmar favours his children, of course) he was given training in wizardry and combat, favouring staves, and took an interest in alchemy, spending a few odd years learning it. Of course, being a possible heir to an important house gets very stifling after a while, and he’s not even sure when old gramps is gonna pick one or who he’s gonna pick, so after a few years of very quietly building up materials, gear, a larger backpack, and some more training, he packed up, left a note telling his family that he’d gone to see the world and track down Prince Naarfi Tralyn (hopefully they don’t question that) and snuck out in the middle of the night. Of course, he does want to find the Prince, and see if he can’t convince him to unify the Snow-Elves, but while he’s doing that, he’s gonna see the world, train some more, learn some serious alchemy and find treasure.

## Physical Appearance

Silver hair, bright grey skin, purple eyes, the usual. Usually wears a forest-green cloak that covers it all up.

## Personality

Impudent and endlessly free-spirited, Erridin Aldmeri is a mostly quiet, driven young snow-elf with large aspirations.

Having a great distaste for any form of authority and/or nobility - mostly because he’d been confined his whole life simply for being one - he admires a leader’s integrity, ability, confidence, and morality, rather than their position. Nevertheless, he dutifully follows the suggestions of his family, learning the ways and codes of the snow-elves. Well, he used to, anyways. Y’know, before he left.

With an unquenchable thirst for knowledge of all kinds, Erridin could not help but wish to go out into the world and experience it for himself. Though forced to tide himself over with naught but books and learning for his childhood, in his adulthood he has sought to escape the confines of his position - and he succeeded. Time will tell how much he learns. Before he escaped, he already learned as much as he could on subjects such as alchemy and wizardry, and was an avid student of the fine arts of combat - though, much to his irritation, since Erridin is a potential heir to one of the Great Houses, his education was firmly stuck on what his family considered to be ‘finer’ learnings.

Ever the dutiful son, Erridin seeks nothing but the best for his family and his people - and it is (ostensibly) for this purpose that he has escaped them. Seeing firsthand the War of the Bleeding Sky and the stagnancy of the politics in what remains of Laufey, he realized a long time ago that the world had moved on - and the Snow-Elves had been left behind. Understanding that they could not remain stagnant in an ever-changing world, Erridin prepared to do the one thing he believed could revitalize the Fel’Aeldr - to go out into the world and find the last prince and heir of House Tralyn, Prince Naarfi, and to convince him to return to lead his people - or, failing that, to at least return to appoint a regent to rule in his stead, so that someone might unite and lead the Snow-Elves at last.

## Abilities

Is a snow elf, and so extremely resistant to cold. Is an elf, with all the physical advantages that implies. Some wizardry stuff.

## Skills

Extremely skilled at alchemy. Can fight with a quarterstaff in a pinch. Basic wizardry.

## Trivia

* Erridin has yet to live down his apprenticeship days when he mixed up mundane and magical ingredients and accidentally summoned a soup based water elemental. He has been known to empty his alchemy cauldron over the head of any individuals who bring it up.