Ruler Name: Eylinn Mindrilla
Age: 16 (17)
Ruler Trait: Brilliant Strategist
Location: Green Chasm, Galadriel
Race: Elf
Heir: Evhana Mindrilla
Daughter:
Vassals: Elvander Lóethmir (†), Coerthas Vielthmir, Alvon Sontessa
Champion: Alvon Sontessa
Bio:
Eylinn ascended as Mistress over Green Chasm very recently.
The house Mindrilla traces its roots back to Barumin Leafbane, claimed to be the Thaumaturge of Ecclesiasties during the age of Heroes, harnessing the elements of Fire, Frost and Thunder, and hailed it over the Dark One’s forces.
Her father Galimon was a serene but passive man, and was most likely poisoned due to these unbecoming traits. This does not mean Eylinn disliked her father. In fact, she loved him as much a daughter could possibly do for a parent.
The birth of her sister, Evhana, claimed her mother. Since then, Galimon sought to remedy his grief by sending for Galadriel’s finest survivalists and soldier’s to tutor the young girl in the arts of combat. He feared having a female heir, with no possibility to ever produce a son, would not only destabilize the province, but also threaten her life, and both could be remedied by a battle-ready first born in his court.
It would seem the training befitted her, and at the age of 10, she had already eclipsed her tutors in the use of daggers and knives. Known for her dance like, agile flourish, she was able to find weaknesses in her enemies armour, and strike with a sweeping cut, or a penetrating thrust, outmaneuvering her tutors completely, often ending up striking them from behind. Proud of his daughter, Galimon sent the now beaten tutors to scour the forest for a more able opponent, offering the price of a hundred gold chests to whoever thought they could beat his female heir. After a hundred men had failed, Alvon Sontessa, a quiet mercenary from the northern shore, stepped up to the task. With three simple steps, he was able to disarm the girl. When offered the gold, he refused, instead asking to be employed as her warden for the rest of his or her days. Galimon agreed.
Alvon taught her the bow, but at the same time stressed the importance to also know how to kill a man in direct combat. Not only through sneak, flourishes and vulnerable strikes. She learnt how to use an arm-guard, to shield her from incoming swipes, both heavy and light. She preferred to use a Nielvar, or a Gladius in the common tongue, that was forged to allow stabs and sweeps alike, while at the same time not sacrifice light weight for range as dramatically as the more traditional dagger does. And as her prowess in combat improved, Alvon went on to teach her the virtues of tactics and strategy as well.
This continued through the 6 years her father would remain alive, and for each year, her beauty became more apparent. Fair skin, a soft but outlined head, marked but moderate eyebrows and a long healthy hair that she usually tied up into a knot with a side-swept bang, and curls thrown forward in front of her long ears. Her combat style required a slim, yet healthy body, and this pleased the men which looked upon her. Indeed, it is said Elven women are among the most desirable in the mortal realm, but even among them, Eylinn was on her 16th birthday considered something out of the ordinary.
With looks befit a queen, her personality did nothing to match the description. She was short-tempered, naïve, idealist in nature, and found more calm through sword and bow, than she did in idle chatting and music. She would only dance with her blade, and her chevalier would be the foe she cut down.
But as her father died, and the short succession crisis that would follow, she knew she would have to shoulder a greater responsibility and forfeit her stubborn look on the world. The question is, how much must she sacrifice to make it so? Will she, or the people she loved and cherished, still be able to recognize who she is and was?
Can she remain Eylinn, or will she become someone else?
Additional Lore
Barumin, and the Green Chasm
The Deep Elves
Courtship and Family Norms in Green Chasm
Eylinn's Chronicles
Eylinn's aftermath
The Road Home
Back in the Horse's Saddle
For Glory, of Memories Unspoken
Home Sweet Home
New Arrivals -
The Unwanted Help
United With a Common Cause
The Purge of Coamenel
And the Madness was Dead
A Letter to the Crown
She Fell
Come Winter, Come Fall
Virtuous Adolescence
The Shah of Herasnia
The Betrothal
First Love
Underkings in Cities of Gold
No Light Without Darkness
Sweet Adolescence
Remorse and Revelations
Girl Talk
Journey to the West
The Basin of Broken Dreams
No More Hope
A Hunger for Friendship
Unexpected Hope
Eylinn's Lullaby
Ruler Name: Evhana Mindrilla
Age: 14
Ruler Trait: Masterful Scheemer
Location: Green Chasm, Galadriel
Race: Elf
Heir: -
Daughter: -
Vassals: Elvander Lóethmir (†), Coerthas Vielthmir, Alvon Sontessa
Champion: Alvon Sontessa
Bio:
Not much is known about Evhana other than her relations to her sister. The two girls were brought up in a sheltered existence within the Chasm, and as her big sister were the presumed heir, Evhana was given minor insight or influence over the court and the realm. She is perhaps most well known for her fondness with music, her skill in dance and with instruments, and her polite, recessive nature.
The two girls are much similar in appearance, however, where Eylinn had a slim and more athletic build from her military training, Evhana developed a thinner and more femininely auspicious figure. She take great care to her presentation among strangers, her deep blue eyes fixed in a soothing calm, yet still able to project a bright clarity. She sports an almost perpetual warm smile as she greets her visitors as they arrive at court or is humoured through idle conversation.
Evhana differ greatly from her sister’s personality, however. Where Eylinn believed in the good of people, idealistically spearheading her views and opinions without hesitation, and in general seeking the approval of her fellow Lords and elders, Evhana seems more hesitant to speak with outright about her opinions regarding her peers. She surrounds herself with an eerie calm, probe her equals with discreet and subtle questions, and views the politics of the Chasm with much higher pragmatism than her sister’s simple distain.
When the death of Eylinn came to her, Evhana decided to flee North to Coamenel, where she took refuge from a possible regency attempt, determined to rule the Chasm herself. Rumour started to spread among the lords in her province when Elvander, ruler of the North Chasm ended up missing the very same day she disappeared. However, the people have offered its support, as they always had for the Mindrilla bloodline.
Evhana's Chronicles
Evhana's Regency
Her Most Loyal Subjects
The First Morning of a New Life