Ehrendil Taliame'onn
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Early Life
Formative Years
Ehrendil Yerdiyl was born to two unknown Mali'ame in a small settlement just before the migration to Almaris. Not much is known about his birth parents as he never knew them, and the parents he did know were bartenders by trade. At a young age he began working at the bar, and consequentially, he became skilled at bartending. When Ehrendil turned twenty his mother gave him a flower crown and bid him farewell from the village he had migrated to on Almaris, and he head to the the Wood Elven capital - Amaethea.
Arrival to Elvenesse
Upon arrival to Elvenesse Ehrendil immediately fell under the employ of one Aerilith Oakenarrow the proprietor of the bar there, after expressing his expertise in brewing and serving alcoholic beverages. At the same time, the flower crown he bore gained the interest of one Briar Taliame'onn, who was in the process of rebuilding the seed in the stead of her chief. That same day, as fate would have it, he also met Rylleah ap Tahorran - who would become important later. It was not long before Ehrendil had joined the Taliame'onn, being a perfect fit as he enjoyed artistry and loathed fighting in any kind of way. While he conducted his trials for the Taliame'onn, love blossomed between himself and Rylleah, and they became lovers. Ehrendil quickly became one of the more prominent and well known Taliame'onn due to his antics around the city, for better or worse. Things were heating up as the Taliame'onn rerose into the public sphere and in doing so, had garnered some unwanted attention.
The Taliame'onn tribe, along with Rylleah, were sitting at the campfire one fateful day when a certain 'ame accosted them, calling them derogatory remarks and saying that they were useless. Ehrendil, despite having little training in the ways of fighting at this time, approached that 'ame and challenged him to an honor duel. This challenged gathered a lot of attention and nearly twenty bystanders watched on as this confrontations heated to the point of violence, as it was a rare spectacle in Elvenesse at the time. It turned out that 'ame Ehrendil challenged was one of the best fighters in the city - and Ehrendil was beaten horribly - only garnering three strikes on his opponent while his opponent got twenty or more. He was carried back to his seed home with his family, battered, defeated, and unable to really move on his own.
Fate had other plans for Ehrendil, as one Belestram Sylvaeri had noticed Ehrendil's fiery spirit (and he had even bet mina on him winning during the fight) and followed the family back to their home where he approached Ehrendil with a proposition. To come speak with him once Ehrendil had healed. Ehrendil did so and in doing so, accidently found himself being inducted into the elite royal guard of the Sylvaeri, known as the Oathblades. Things quickly sped up for the young Taliame'onn, he gathered his friend and mentor (and eventually adopted father) - Emanaf Delseran - to teach him how to fight and spent many years practicing his own version of fighting that used unpredictable movements to gain an advantage over his opponent. As well as learning to use strange weapons - one of which would become the staple of his, the lead pipe. His fiery spirit burst aflame and he set a new goal for himself, to become the Shield of his city.
He eventually met Onas Vuln'miruel and a rivalry began to form, Ehrendil had received his first loss to Onas in a sparring match. Shortly after that event, Belestram announced there would be a new Oathblade, and it was none other than Onas. Ehrendil, Onas and Rylleah (who was still Ehrendil's lover) were formed into the next generation of Oathblades and became a team, to be sent on missions by the former High Prince for the good of the people of Elvenesse.
Elvenesse Career
The First Mission
The first major mission the team received was to investigate, capture or kill a rogue mage known as Ainz. He was believed to be connected to some strange happenings in Elvenesse that included deformed and diseased creatures. The team set off to Sutica where it was reported that Ainz had a liar somewhere deep inside the sewers. They travelled within, stepping over rats, mice, swimming in the muck and eventually found a strange door that led them into a perturbing laboratory that was clearly marked as Ainz's; on the ground was a strange summoning circle that none of the members could identify. They gathered what evidence they could and returned to Elvenesse where Belestram informed them of developments in the case would not require the assistance or hunting of Ainz anymore. Regardless of that, Ehrendil remained on Ainz's case for some time as he was courting Nemea, Ehrendil's seed sister at the time and would go on to be with Briar Taliame'onn. Though, eventually, without any more evidence, the Ainz case fell through as other matters took precedence. The team helped minorly with the continued issue of the deformed and diseased animals within the Elvenessi lands, but it was eventually resolved by Druids and things fell quite once more.
Disintegration of the Oathblade Team
After some time the team of Oathblades decided it was time to go celebrate- they ended up in Norlandic Elysium's White Bear Tavern. It was there Onas admitted to Ehrendil that Rylleah had told him she wanted to kiss him - it caused quite the outrage, and Ehrendil and Rylleah subsequently broke off their courtship. As a consequence to her unfaithfulness, Ehrendil went to Belestram and had her disbarred from the Oathblades as she could be seen as untrustworthy to hold the greatest secrets of the Elven nation. Shortly after that, Onas and Ehrendil got into a large fight - which led Ehrendil to go to one Cullas, where things escalated to a trial against Onas for treason. Ehrendil has stretched the truth to see his former blood brother fall from grace and he could rise to power, and during the trial Onas voluntarily left the Oathblades and turned his back to Elvenesse as Ehrendil had planned. Shortly after the trial, the tragic death of Belestram Sylvaeri left the Oathblades in disarray - leaving the final standing man of the new generation of Oathblades as Ehrendil.
Princess Protection Program
Ehrendil took to protecting the princesses of the realm after the fall of the Oathblades as he knew them. He quickly became a common face before the princesses and during his tenure as a protector had saved Delmira Sylvaeri's life, garnering the appreciation of the (then) current High Prince Feanor Sylvaeri. From this appreciation and his dutiful service he was awarded the title that he had been aspiring toward since he joined the Oathblades - 'The Shield' - and he continued to serve the Sylvaeri clan for some time after his award. Though, things would not always go well for the young Ehrendil. He was young, foolish and hot-headed. Things deteriorated between himself and Delmira which caused her to advise her husband to release Ehrendil from duty and abolish his title. It was done and Ehrendil's life changed for the worse following those events.
Fall and Elven Exile
The Caerme'onn Trial
Some time had passed since his release from the Oathblades and Ehrendil was consistently up to no good at all times. After all, he had lost his title, his friends, his family and his honor. Nothing really mattered to him anymore at this point - he had adopted a little deaf girl known as Hui during this tumultuous period of his life, who he was raising with his former lover Rylleah, who was now also his seed sister due to his marrying of one Tahlia ap Tahorran in the not-so-distant past. It was through this that an event occurred in which Ehrendil walked upon Hui and a girl named Vinwe playing in the water - Vinwe had, in Ehrendil's eyes, attempted to drown Hui once before - and he witnessed something that seemed rather suspicious. He approached to warn the girl not to mess with his daughter, saying some unseemly things in his anger toward the girl. The situation over the coming days would escalate, and Vinwe's mother, Miven Caerme'onn would approach Ehrendil at the Tahorran docks with several of her seed members, with the intent of hauling him away for an unknown purpose. This outcome did not come to fruition, but instead escalated to a trial. Ehrendil lost the trial in the end and was whipped thirty times on the back as a punishment for his rage. He was also basically pseudo-exiled due to the shame and publicity that the trial had received. His wife, with direction from Ehrendil's mother, Briar, informed Ehrendil that she would be leaving him and taking their newborn baby two years after the trial. This sent Ehrendil into a spiral of pain and agony, causing him to leave the settlement he had called home for some thirty years and depart into the woods for a long period of time.
Return to Society
Reign
Retirement
Publications
Quotes
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Family Relations
| Name | Relation to Ehrendil | Status | Marriage | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solus Taliame'onn | Adopted Daughter at Age 30 | Alive | Wed to Valyris | Eldest Child | |
| Hui | Adopted Daughter at Age 40 | Dead | Unwed | Adopted by Rylleah | |
| Emandriel | Born to Tahlia ap Tahorran at age 51 | Dead | Wed to Aerith Maelstorm | N/A | |
| Raell Taliame'onn | Born as a bastard in his 60's | Alive | Unwed | Mother Unknown | |
| Kaev | Born to Leika De Astrea in his 90's | Dead? | Unwed | Disowned from the family | |
| Larissa Taliame'onn De Astrea | Born to Leika De Astrea in his 90's | Alive | Unwed | Twin to Kaev | |
| Medea Taliame'onn De Astrea | Adopted in his 110's | Alive | Unwed | N/A | |
| Tahlia ap Tahorran | First wife, Married at 51 | Dead | Wed | One biological child together, Divorced at 54 | |
| Leika De Astrea | Second wife, Married in his 80's | Alive | Wed | Current Wife | |
| Emanaf Delseran | Adopted Father | Alive | Unwed | N/A | |
| Briar Taliame'onn | Adopted Mother | Dead | Unwed | Functioned as mother and Seed Chief | |
| La'io Taliame'onn | Seed Brother | Alive | Wed to Rylleah ap Tahorran | N/A | |
| Rylleah ap Tahorran | Seed Sister | Alive | Wed to La'io Taliame'onn | N/A | |
| Mèlawen Taliame'onn | Adopted Sister | Alive | Wed to Kosher Daesmon | Previous Chief of Taliame'onn | |
| Amaesil Vuln'miruel | Adopted Brother | Alive? | Wed | Former Blood Brother in Oathblades |
