Ellis Noivern

**Ellis Noivern** was a suspect in the murder investigation of old woman Petunia Mayfield in If You Go Into The Woods Today (Case #6 Of Zorro Island), and student Ruby Mayfield in Little Dead Riding Hood (Case #7 of Zorro Island). He was later murdered in Gunshots And Grenades (Case #8 of Zorro Island), where it was revealed that he bombed the court and later killed Andrea Delarosa, among many others.

## Info

Ellis wears a brown leather jacket over a black sleeveless shirt. He has a brown quiver and black jeans. He has brown eyes and black hair, as well as tan skin. He has a scar on his neck.

In his first appearance, it is known that he eats forest fruit salad, reads The Quiet Of The Crows and has a German Shepherd.

In his second appearance, he sports a bandage on his arm, and it is noted that he knows knots and drives a land rover.

## Events Of Zorro Island

### If You Go Into The Woods Today

Ellis was flagged as a suspect after Axelle and the player found a rabbit corpse outside the house and, per Rosa, they discovered that Ellis had shot it. Ellis then confessed to shooting it for sport, and he then asked them who they were, running away as soon as they identified themselves as police.

Ellis was spoken to again after it was revealed that he had visited Petunia before her death. Ellis then said that sometimes he looked after her when Marjorie wasn't available, as he was actually a part time care worker. When asked if he had witnessed any arguments between Petunia and anyone, Ellis said no, before walking off to check on his other patients.

Ellis was found innocent after Marjorie was arrested for the murder, but he was later arrested alongside Lorna for being an illegal hunter. Ellis then revealed that he was part of an illegal hunting organisation named the League Of Hunters.

### Little Dead Riding Hood

Javier and the player would flag Ellis as a suspect again when they discovered one of his signed arrows near Ruby's corpse. Ellis was mysteriously saddened when he learned of Ruby's death, saying that he had seen her around and that she was a good kid, before excusing himself to inform his friends of Ruby's murder.

Ellis was spoken to once again when the team discovered that Ellis had previously argued with Ruby regarding her want to join the League Of Hunters. Ellis said that he didn't approve of a young girl joining the league, while everyone else thought it was a great idea. Ellis then jokingly said that while he may seem like a bad person, he certainly isn't going to get a girl killed.

Ellis was vindicated when Alex Cuthbert, a fellow hunter, was found guilty of the murder, but was present in the court when it exploded, leaving his fate unknown.

## Murder Details

Ellis was found shot in the heart with an arrow outside the court ruins by Rhea and the player. Upon autopsy, Rosa found traces of candies, nuts and seeds on the base of the arrow that killed him, meaning that the killer had left traces of trail mix on the arrow when they pulled it back on the bow to shoot Ellis. This meant that the killer ate trail mix.

Later on, Rhea and the player would find a discarded trail mix packet in the bin near the display counter at the bakery, sending it to Pedro for analysis. Pedro would then say that he found traces of DNA on the packet, and while it would take longer to find an exact profile, he had found out that the killer had the blood type of A+.

## Relationship with Suspects

Ellis was a controversial figure in the woodlands, arguing with Lorna Hunter after their previous arrest and attempting to coerce her into a relationship with him. Ellis had also threatened to slash Cassandra Blackmoor's throat while on a particular camping trip, and had been increasingly hostile to his ex-girlfriend Rue Jenkins when she broke up with him. Ellis had attempted to convince baker and military veteran Guthrie Zober to join the hunting league, and was angry when Guthrie refused. Ellis had been caught talking to random students outside the woodlands school and waiting at the exit for them by Max Mandelio, who he threatened to kill if he did so.

## Killer And Motives

The killer turned out to be Lorna Hunter.

Lorna would vehemently deny the accusations, before admitting to the crime and stating that she actually did it to help the police. Lorna would go on to recant that she had seen Ellis leave the court mid-trial and followed him, seeing him press the detonator and run away from the explosion. However, Lorna would call his name and yell at him, leading for him to threaten her with a nearby pipe that had fallen. Lorna would then, in self defence and out of pure anger at Ellis, shoot him with an arrow. At the makeshift court, Chief Mendes sentenced Lorna to 5 years in prison pending further investigation. It was later revealed that this was true, and Lorna was pardoned and made an informant of the ZIPD instead.