Haranavei Fallonlimb

Haranavei Fallonlimb is a female elf PC in the Sanlow campaign

Haranavei Fallonlimb is an elf from the Glave Woods who aided The Phoenix Hounds in their battle against Grazznek in Redwyne. For her trouble she was knocked unconscious and captured by the troglodytes.

## Background

### Early Life

Haranavei Fallonlimb was born a Wild Elf in the southernmost part of the Glave Woods. She lived within a small nomadic community learning the ways of the forest and ways of protecting it from intruders and monstrous creatures which would come from the hills and Brokenback Swamps immediately to the south.

When she was very young, she and her family attended the yearly summer equinox celebration. It was a glorious time where all manner of creatures in the forest would gather together for music, feast, drink, merriment and most important to worship the great Sehanine Moonbow.

During one such celebration a sneak attack from lizardfolk and trolls slaughtered many of the celebrants and resulted in the theft of a magic quarterstaff. During the fighting the young Haranavei was tossed into some reeds and high grass near the lakeside where she remained out of sight. As the last of the celebrants was falling at the hands of the foes, help arrived. An elven patrol from Marshface had been close enough to hear the screams and came to aid. Though mostly new recruits to The Queen Majesty's Army, they were able to dispatch the hoard with minimal casualties, driving the surviving monsters before them. Haranavei was found by the patrol, though she was the sole survivor of the raid.

### A New Life

 Although Haranavei was a wild elf and looked down upon by most other elves, pity was taken upon and she was brought back to a town and community in the region of the forest called Marshface. An elven family took her in, but she was not treated as kindly as they treated their other natural children. As soon as it was possible she was forced to enroll at the Marshface Academy for formal military training in the Queen Majesty's Army. The Academy trained recruits from the southern half of the Glave Woods for the nation’s military force.

Haranavei took to the bow and combat skills quite easily. She noticed she was much better with the bow and more nimble than the others, taking down her opponents quickly and making her superiors take notice. She was the youngest and first wild elf enrolled in the advanced archer program.

As the years went by, however, she began to feel as if her Wild Elf roots were slowly leaving her and she was becoming more of a “civilized” elf. She was forced to wear metal armor often which made her feel constricted and less nimble. At times she longed for the wild and nature, and when possible spent her free time alone in the forest and developing a dislike for what most elves would call normal society.

### A Turning Point

Haranavei did so well in the advanced archer program she was being considered for enrollment into the prestigious Order of the Egret, the most famous and talented Archers of the Queen Majesty’s Army. One day she was ordered to report the Commandant, Lassard, to discuss this honor and official enrolment. This seemed to be a special day as the academy was also bustle as rumors were abound about special guests who were coming to the academy to discuss the frequent raids to the south, from the Brokenback Swamp. This group was supposedly not elven. Most of the cadets, except for the few that were taken on patrols to the closest human settlements before graduation, had never seen a non-elf so rumors were being whispered amongst the ranks.

At midmorning a small group of humanoids in dark tattered and hooded robes were escorted from the city limits into the academy and straight to the headquarters by armed guards. Cadets were ordered to avoid eye contact and keep to their business and duties.

While reporting to Commandant Lassard, Haranavei overheard him and his second in command, Harristhalan, having a conversation with a third person speaking elven poorly and with a deep, guttural voice and issuing threats. When she heard the sound of violence within the office she went in to find a trio of bugbears and Haraisthalan assaulting Lassard, about to brain him with the bowl of his beloved goldfish. Before Haranavei could respond she was knocked unconscious from behind.

When she awoke Haranavei was a captive of Lieutenant Harristhalan. He made it clear that her word would not be believed, as she was only a wild elf, and that if she should attempt to tell anyone what had happened he would assign the blame for Lassard’s murder entierly on her and she would be hunted down. Fearing her life, Haranavei reluctantly agreed.

Harristhalan, now the acting commandant, issued a discharge from the Queen’s Army and privately warned her that if she were to ever return or breathe a word of what she saw she would be hunted down and hanged for treason.

### On Her Own

Haranavei wandered north for several days, making her way to the Yana Indo portion of the forest in hopes of finding someone who would listen to what she witnessed and, most importantly, believe her. Despite the circumstances, she enjoyed the trip in the wilderness and felt more at home. Upon arrival to the regional capital she got a lot of dirty looks from many people. She felt out of place and as though society again did not wish her to be within the city limits.

She found the city guards and asked to speak with the highest ranking official possible about an important matter occurring in Marshface. Unfortunately Harristhalan seemed to have anticipated this and she was informed that a letter had arrived earlier warning the authorities about her. Harristhalan had fabricated reports in Lassard’s name declaring her unfit for duty due to delusions and to be discharged. The report painted her as a madwoman with delusions of a conspiracy and as a result she was entirely dismissed by the authorities in Yana Indo and “encouraged” to leave the city immediately. It seemed clear she would get no better reception anywhere else in the forest.

### Living on her own

Defeated and with no clear path forward Haranavei traveled in the forest, seeking out the areas of the forest where she’d lived with her community as a young child. There, communing with nature, she vowed that she would try to protect the forest in her own way. She made herself a small encampment well hidden and did her own patrols along the borders with the Brokenback Swamps. Living in the forest she hunted, fished and gathered food, trapped animals for fur to sell to traveling merchants roads or at the nearest settlements for provisions she could not make or find herself. She would occasionally even leave the forest to visit the human settlements on the borders for trade.

One of the two human villages Haranavei frequented was called Clover Hill, which was east of the Glave Woods in the Duchy of Imyan. Mostly a farming community run by Mayor Ruttleford Henchbottom. There Haranavei made the acquaintance of a mysterious reclusive wizard who promised Haranavei a set of enchanted stones she can place in a circle around her camp giving it protection from evil and concealing it from outsiders, if only the elf came upon and collected a rare herb in her travels.

The other primary village Haranavei frequented was to the west of the Glave Woods along the Long River called Fellsport. The people of Fellsport, led by mayor Festist’Yossenteth, believed that hiding from humans and the outside world was paramount and thus the townsfolk valued their privacy and commitment to elven tradition. The only stone edifice in the village is inhabited by a reclusive wizard named Gargamel who is believed mad. He has enlisted Haranavei to help him find the fabled blue brownies, as he believes they are the key to unlocking vast magical powers. He has also promised to reward her should she travel into the Brokenback Swamps to find magical artifacts or tomes in the ruined keeps there. She has made one or two journeys, but none were especially successful.

## A fateful Encounter

Deciding to venture past the Long River to explore the area there (as well as the portion of the Brokenback Swamps west of the river) Haranavei left the forest for an extended period. Her travels brought her to the Dim Forest, which bordered the village of Redwyne. Scouting the town she found it to be sparsely populated. Investigating further into the settlement she came upon an inn where she found the Phoenix Hounds doing battle with a group of troglodytes and attempting to protect the townsfolk.

Haranavei had never met or heard of the group, but she could tell a righteous battle when she saw one, and she immediately began to engage the troglodytes. Unfortunately, the battle went poorly and though she and the Phoenix Hounds were able to slay nearly all the creatures their leader, Grazznek, proved more difficult. One by one the troglodyte took down his enemies. Haranavei was knocked unconscious and captured alongside the surviving Phoenix Hounds.

## Abilities

Haranavei is a capable woodsman and archer. She was taught to make her weapon while in the Queen’s Army and has crafted her own bow. She is also a trained leathersmith and tanner. Unnaturally agile, even for an elf, she is highly acrobatic and her combat style focuses on quick, nimble strikes.