Kelly Ulan

Awakened

The First Expedition

Kelly Ulan is the most popular and well renowned female scholar in the world. She is alongside Aaron Siderallis in popularity. Her famous works come from researching the Radiant Wilds, joining the First Expedition, and her work on Aaron’s Meteor.

## Early Life

Kelly Ulan constantly referred to herself as a Gonarundun, causing many people to simply claim she was born there since there was no evidence elsewhere.

Eventually she went to Ralom, gaining tutelage under another scholar, beginning her work. There she began to gain a reputation of an isolationist, caring little for what others thought and promoting her own work.

## Career

Before her popularity in investigating the Radiant Wilds, her first work was on Awakened individuals. She was always curious about where and how they got their strength and ability, thus decided as a scholar it was her duty to figure it out.

During her research she released two books on the subject and is pivotal in helping create and design the Concieo Orb. Her books were: *The First Awakened* and *Kelly Ulan’s Awakened Abilities.* It is her research that finally listed the general abilities of the Awakened, making her a popular figure in their community.

### Radiant Wilds

After her books on the Awakened she was struggling for interest in any particular field. Thinking big, she decided the Radiant Wilds would be her next influence. She first searched through any reported history or sightings about the Radiant Wilds, spending most of her time in libraries discovering what people had already discovered.

In **326PR** she began actively researching and investigating the forest. Bringing an armed group of Awakened mercenaries just in case she got into any trouble. In her research she was able to discover that the Wilds weren’t as hostile and horrible as many had thought but in fact brimming with life, getting denser the further you went in.

Her next discovery was about the ecosystem and climate of the Wilds, finding it much different from South-East Arlec and that the further you went in you could experience all types of weather changes.

This came out in her book: *The Radiant Wilds: First Discoveries*.

### Aaron's Meteor

*See: Aaron's Meteor*

In **328PR** Kelly’s work on the Radiant Wilds was cut short. The reason was that a fellow scholar named Aaron Siderallis, known by this stage for his work on the Hilan Plague and the discovery of Dyghon’s Tower, had discovered a large meteor hurtling towards the planet. Calculating the amount of time before impact he was able to gather other scholars and the world’s best scientists to the task.

Kelly Ulan is credited for her ‘Direct Force’ idea. It was initially dismissed but later implemented when the group ran out of options. While it failed in the end, it still helped the overall outcome, allowing Tasos to destroy the bulk that remained.

Kelly was later given a medal and grant to continue her work.

### Return to the Radiant Wilds

With a large grant and some fame to her name, Kelly continued her work in the Radiant Wilds, learning a lot about the ecosystem there and the size. However with all her research she remained unable to figure out how the different climates and environments happen, along with how they didn’t clash.

On her small ventures deeper into the wilds she was able to find some of the wildlife, finding that they mostly stuck to their climate and environment with a few roamers (found after an autopsy on what they ate). Some creature tracks she wasn’t able to find out were of huge beasts. The beasts were seemingly able to travel through all different climates but remain top predators, assumed by the corpses found near the tracks.

### First Expedition

*See: The First Expedition*

In **398PR** a meeting was called between the Aliquam Guild and other representatives of the different guilds in the world. There they discussed the idea of mounting a huge expedition with their members to explore the Radiant Wilds. Of course, Kelly Ulan was asked to come, allowing her to continue her research and venture further than ever before in the wilds.

During the expedition she was able to meet Davian, making her one of the few people who had met two of the Three Greats.

In the expedition the adventurers and herself were subject to different horrors, fighting against a Troll War. Still, she was able to survive, bringing back most of the information about the First Expedition, the others too shell-shocked to say.

### Retirement

After the First Expedition and its subsequent book was finished, Kelly Ulan decided to retire from the life of an active scholar, instead spending her remaining days in the libraries. It is believed she died in **417PR**.