Luitolf Family/Edelyn

Edelyn Luitolf
Personal Information
Status:	Alive
Titles:	Tidesepeaker(Primary)
	Viscountess of Mozyr
Former Titles:	Baroness of Shuberstone
	Baroness of Mech Derris
	Ambassador of Tol Goldora
Religion:	Church of the Tidemother
Weapons:	Paramerion
	Makhaira
	Dagger
True Age:	25
Height:	5'7"
Eyes:	Green
Hair:	Dark Blonde

Edelyn
Continent	Dwilight
Family	Luitolf Family
Class	Warrior / Diplomat
Age	51 years
Honour	52
Prestige	19
Rank	Knight
Region	[[]]
Duchy	[[]]
Realm	Tol Goldora
Character Description
Edelyn stands roughly 5'7" tall, is fair-skinned, and typically has a resilient feel about her. She has a triangular face, defined cheekbones, and angled lips. She has green eyes that are slightly on the smaller side, and blonde hair with a bit of light brown mixed in that is usually worn down or tied up with ribbons. There are a number of scars on her body, most of which are claw or bite marks from monsters, but one particular one stands out as a burn below her right shoulder blade.  Edelyn's Wiki

Edelyn Luitolf

Edelyn stands roughly 5'7" tall, is fair-skinned, and typically has a resilient feel about her. She has a triangular face, defined cheekbones, and angled lips. She has green eyes that are slightly on the smaller side, and blonde hair with a bit of light brown mixed in that is usually worn down or tied up with ribbons. There are a number of scars on her body, most of which are claw or bite marks from monsters, but one particular one stands out as a burn below her right shoulder blade There are also several deep arrow wound scars around her left shoulder and chest she received during the Siege of Golden Farrow by D'hara during the Gold Coast War.

Edelyn entered her noble career in the service of Tol Goldora when her father, Ansil, sent a unit of men that served as his honor guard during his time as Suzerain King of Luria Ferrata known as the Akratai along with her signature weapon, the paramerion. At first, she was a simple infantry commander who led the Akritai in combat in various important battles against Westgard during the Gold Coast war, a war her father helped to proclaim while he was the Praetor of Luria Ferrata. Soon she formalized her training in stealth and shadows at the Golden Farrow academy and became a certified infiltrator, but this did not last long as she soon found herself being chosen by the Stormsage Council to be the next Tidespeaker of the Church of the Tidemother, which Edelyn believes was personally confirmed by the Tidemother herself, which is the role she continues to serve today.

Early life

The birth of Edelyn Luitolf happened in the Luitolf family home in Avengmil, which was then part of Obia'Seyla, to Ansil Luitolf and his first wife Katla Arkone. Her life up until her fifth year was largely uneventful, mostly her parents marching off to fight monsters and undead while she stayed home with Ansil's younger sisters and parents. It was then that her Aunt Svava asked the fateful question to the realm that would change the entire Luitolf family's life forever; "Who is Obeah?"

This was a huge mistake. The realm, a theocracy to the said goddess, took this as an insult. Some of the more zealous even took it as her denouncing the goddess, so that night a group of inquisitors marched on the Luitolf family home and burnt the manor to the ground in the name of 'rooting out heresy'. The manor was set aflame with the family still inside and as such a lot of the family died in the flames. Those that did not either fled, or were killed by the inquisition themselves, including Edelyn's mother Katla. Edelyn's sleeping gown caught fire during the event, and she still bears a fire scar on her back from the event.

Childhood in the Lurias

After the events of that disaster, Edelyn traveled with her father to Dwilight where they settled in a realm known as Luria Nova where her father immediately went into service marching with one of the local armies. Edelyn would go many nights, sometimes weeks at a time, in the care of a hired governess name Korinna without seeing her father. This was not all bad as it happened that one Tyra Bluelake had taken her father under her wing to teach him the ways of the Lurians, and as such, Edelyn came to know quite well.

Even though Ansil would be gone for long stretches of time, he still left a curriculum for Edelyn to learn. Most of it had to do with combat skills as where they were from that was of paramount importance. From the age of six, Ansil had her training with declawed and defanged monsters within a pit at their home. Despite the apparent harmlessness, Edelyn still would receive injuries from such bouts, but this is what he knew. It was how his father raised him, and his father before that, and so on. Luckily for her, Korinna was from a local minor noble family, and when Ansil was gone as he often was, she would also have Edelyn taught in the ways of Lurian courtly manners and delights.

About halfway to her ninth birthday, her father returned from the western reaches of the Lurian Empire with gifts, a small dagger, and an amulet. They were mere trinkets, but Ansil was not known for many gifts so they meant the world to her. Soon, she also learned that they were to entertain Ansil's mentor, Tyra, for dinner. Unbeknownst to Edelyn, this dinner had an ulterior motive. He was going to have her sent off with Tyra on her journeys across Dwilight. He knew she was too young to take with the army itself, but he also knew that Tyra was well adept at fighting and would not shy away from fighting or teaching Edelyn the same. It was felt that she would be better off learning these things in Tyra's care than staying at home with Korinna and learning courtly manners with only occasional bouts with monsters.

Life as Tyra's Ward

It was agreed between Tyra and Ansil that Edelyn would travel with her as her second ward along with Dame Alya. Her father's intent was to have Tyra teach Edelyn the more combat-focused parts of life so that she may defend herself as an adult, Tyra taught her much more than just that. It was with Tyra and Alya that Edelyn first learned of her true love of monster anatomy. The three would often hunt monsters, with Edelyn dissecting the beasts to see what was inside. There were even times that the young Luitolf girl learned how to mummify their heads for later use. All this, before the age of ten, proving she had a knack for such research.

However, Edelyn's courtly training did not end when put into Tyra's care. Thanks to the courtship between Tyra and Goriad Gabanus, there was plenty of lessons in the more refined areas of court. Upon their first meeting, Edelyn greeted the elderly lord with a deep, almost perfect, curtsy. Something she had learned thanks to Korinna's lessons. The only thing that made it lacking was the large bug in her hands she had gathered just moments before. Later that night, right before a stately dinner, Lord Goriad presented the three ladies each with personalized gifts. After seeing her penchant for hunting for rare creatures and beasts, to Edelyn he presented a small glass bug cage. He warned her that it could hold only one such creature, so she should only keep the best she finds. This prompted the young girl to promise to find "the biggest and best bug for this gilded cage". Edelyn still has this small cage as a keepsake to this day.

Important NPCs

Ahlmet and Zoisme

Ahlmet Enver is a doctor that tended to Edelyn's wounds while within the prisons of Astrum, and Zoisme Stravos was a jailor that she befriended. The two worked together to help Edelyn escape after the Judge of Astrum assaulted her and stole all her gold despite the agreement between Tol Goldora and Astrum not to commit such actions. The two fled with Edelyn and have since been rewarded by being recognized as minor nobility within Mozyr for their efforts and information given.

Korinna Rhoxan

Korinna was a governess hired by Edelyn's father Ansil to care for her while he was away leading his army as Marshal of the Silver Hammers. While technically ordered to teach her more combat-related tasks by having her continue the Southern Beluaterran tradition of having young children fight weakened monsters, she also took it upon herself to teach Edelyn the ways of the Lurian Courts. Eventually, Edelyn was transferred from the care of Korinna to his mentor Tyra Bluelake, but unbeknownst to Ansil at the time, the lessens in courtly manners she taught Edelyn has served her well in her adult life.

Alya Renodin

Alya was the first of Tyra's wards and became somewhat of a foster sister to Edelyn as she was growing up. It was seeing Tyra's raising of the teenage Alya that first brought Ansil the thought of sending his daughter with Trya rather than leaving her home with Korinna. It was not revealed until later that Alya's true identity was Alya Renodin, daughter of Aldrakar Renodin, whom more than a few consider being the last true Emporer before the start of the Lurian Decline. Edelyn has not heard from her foster sister Alya since Tyra was placed into her magical slumber by D'hara, and Edelyn took over Tyra's duties as Tidespeaker.