Ildrathne

Ildrathne by G McDermott.

**Ildrathne Elandor**, or Ildra for short, is a player character in The Wreckage of Myth Drannor and The Rift. She is played by Natalie Winter.

## Biography

Since they're currently in their mid-320s, not all of Ildra's backstory can be easily covered, but snippets were revealed during the course of The Wreckage of Myth Drannor. She previously worked as the blacksmith for The Gravemakers in Baldur's Gate and seems to have spent a good deal of her life in the city before being turned into a Dhampir. Whilst mechanically a cleric, Ildrathne never served as a priest, and their worship of Corellon Larathian manifested through their dedication to creating ornate weapons and beautiful works of art in metal. At some point 2 years prior to Gloom Falls on Baldur's Gate, they met and tentatively started dating Manzorious Maledatta, without realising his vampiric nature. This relationship raised the ire of Manzoroius' child Larouche who, jealous of the attention she was receiving from their father, tricked Ildrathne whilst she was dressed for a date. Without their weapons, armour and strength-increasing Fire Giant's belt, they were less able to defend themselves when Larouche revealed their true vampiric self, and they snapped her neck.

Upon discovering Ildra dead and fed upon by Larouche, Manzorious used his own blood to resurrect them, turning them into a dhampir rather than a vampire. When she came too, Ildra realised what had happened in horror and ran away, choosing instead to exile themselves from society rather than risk needing to feed on people's blood. Whilst in exile, living in a cave and surviving on the blood of small animals they were able to catch, they went through something of a crisis of faith, feeling like they were no longer able to talk to Corellon nor create in the way they used to. Eventually, their thoughts turned to exiled Elven god Darahl Firecloak and, recognising common ground, started to re-find herself through worshipping him instead.

Having shared his blood, Ildrathne felt a shift when Manzorious was murdered during the events of Gloom Falls on Baldur's Gate. Between this and the growing confidence in worshipping Firecloak, Ildra tentatively tried to re-join society. They almost immediately met Nesiril who hired her as a bodyguard for their quest to return to Myth Drannor, along with the promise that, if successful, they might be able to help cure her.

## In-game characteristics

Ildrathne is currently level 14, with eleven levels of Forge Domain cleric and three levels of Redemption paladin. They fight with a large warhammer, Sunforger, which can be thrown to create a mini fireball. They act as party tank, crowd control and healer, using Compelled Duel, Divine Smite, and divine magics such as Wall of Fire and Animate Objects to control the battlefield. Her forge magic also extends to magically upgrading weapons and armour - often used to give Ephemera a boost to her AC - and crafting nonmagical metalwork items, such as an ornate dagger made for Ava.

## Trivia

* Ildrathne's deity is Darahl Firecloak, the Elven god of forging, earth and fire magic who was estranged from the Seldarine. It is revealed during the events of The Wreckage of Myth Drannor that before she was turned into a Dhampir she primarily worshipped Corellon Larethian.
* Ildra loves to sing, often in an operatic style, and usually when they are crafting and metalworking.

## Media

Ildrathne headshot from the poster for The Wreckage of Myth Drannor by G McDermott.Ildrathne miniature from Hero Forge for The Wreckage of Myth Drannor.
## External links

* Character sheet for Ildrathne (Myth Drannor)
* Character sheet for Ildrathne (The Rift)