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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Desdichado" data-source="post: 113257" data-attributes="member: 2205">Ehtradan of House IvelliosOK, I didn't have time to post this last night because I was kinda tired, but here's a brief character summary of Ethradan, Scion of House Ivellios, Lord of the Northern Marches and last surviving member of the Household of Ivel, a god of the elves.The city of Ivellios is dead.  The god Ivel is no more.  According to many, the entire race of the elves is doomed.  From out of this ruin comes Ethradan, a curious fellow who never hesitates to assert his heritage, yet speaks no other word about his history.  In truth, House Ivellios was always somewhat estranged from the rest of the world even before the crisis of the elves started.  Because of his relative young age (born much later than the beginning of the crisis) few elves would even know if he truly is the Heir of House Ivellios or merely the assistant pig-keep.  Since the city is in ruins and the inhabitants all dead, no one can really dispute his claim either.  Something happened at Ivellios other than the gradual decay of the population: something horrible that winked out the existence of the House overnight.  What that is, is anyone's guess.  Even Ethradan doesn't know (unless the knowledge is buried deep in his subconscious.)However, it has had a profound effect on the elven lad.  He certainly can adopt the airs of a noble: in general, he is scornful and bemused by the humans he associates with in the Iron Kingdoms, and although he has a little more respect for the dwarves, he thinks them generally uncouth as well.  At times, he can be diplomatic, but he rarely has the patience for protracted politeness.  However, he takes genuine joy in tackling a foe in the mud, taking on guard duty for a caravan or doing other tasks that should be beneath him if they fit into his concept of "a worthy cause" or one that advances his self-interest.Even more enigmatic is his reaction anytime he sees an elf.  For some unknown reason, he has an innate hostility and hatred for other members of his race, percieving them all as traitors, wastrels and pathetic.  His belief, which is still nascent in his consciousness, is that the future of the elven people is to abandon any hope of salvaging their gods or their culture and ennobling the human race.  If he ever meets a half-elf (not likely given the setting) he will be startled and delighted, for that is sorta what he envisions for the future.There are some hints that Ethradan isn't playing with a completely full bag of dice.  He not only doesn't speak about what happened to House Ivellios, he genuinely doesn't seem to know, and he's not entirely sure of his claimed heritage.  He seems to have little regard for his own life, laughing when engaged in combat, and -- although respectful of skill and not genuinely looking to die -- willing to take on fights he know he shouldn't be able to win.  His reaction to other elves is certainly paranoid and probably partially delusional, but exactly what it is that he fears is unknown.</blockquote>

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