Full name: Elarain Winterborn
Nicknames/Aliases: Elli, Elarain the Mad, The Dark Rider

Species: Human...at least she was born human. It's unclear what she has become.

Gender: Female

Age: 26

Occupation: Former Dragon Rider

Appearance: Elarain once appeared as a fair young human woman. She possessed long, blond hair and pale blue eyes, a trait shared down by the Winterborns, a norther lineage. She had been quite tall and evenly proportioned, training leading to a slender, agile figure suited to flying. She possessed a heart-shaped, somewhat immature face, with wide eyes and a short, round nose. All in all, Elarain had made for a fine 'poster child' for the Riders, seeming healthy, happy and unmarred by war.

That was a few years ago. Elarain now stands, not as a model of Rider training, but rather as an example of dire corruption. She tends to keep much of herself hidden beneath a ragged black cape, as if to some degree ashamed of what she'd done to herself. Her hair clings togther in thick, greasy strands down to her mid back, fronds hanging down into her face, standing out a sickly yellow against the pallid, greyish skin marked with heavy bruising and broken blood vessels. One blue eye remains, the other appears to be replaced with a deep yellow and black...resembling that of a dragon...though it appears to seep stained, blackish tears down her hollow cheeks. She has grafted somethign resembling a horn to one side of her head, though it remains brittle.

One hand and forearm has also been replaced with a disprotoptionate, claw-like hand, wreathed in scales and bony plates.

She appears almost emaciated and sickly, features seeming sunken and skin pulled tight, the price of years of practicing evil arts. It is not know what horrors she hides beneath the cloak and thick, ragged garments she wears.

Personality: Elarain had once been a kind, cheerful young woman. She had the virtue of kindness and sensitivity, and in many ways served as a yin to Auryn's yang, reigning in his enthusiasm with a healthy concern for the consequences. Her bond with Auryn was extremely strong, something that was ultimately her undoing.

At the time Auryn was lost, Elarain seemed to go into shock. She didn't move, she didn't talk, she didn't acknowledge anyone....and then she disappeared.

Some years along, and the former rider has descended into insanity. She has become fixated with reviving Auryn at any cost. Along with this obsession with bringing Auryn back caomes and obsession with dragons. She draws them, models them, even alters her own body to better resemble them. She is desperate to understand how exactly they work...though her fascination with the creatures does not mean she allows them any mercy.

Beyond this, Elarain is unstable, going through frequent mood-swings and being possessed with a very petty sense of revenge, taking out spiteful revenge, and exacting disproportionate punishments on her captives and underlings.

She seems to care little for herself, neglecting her own health to a great degree, to the point of using the harmful fleshcraft magic in order to carry out her work. She appears to no longer value herself...or anyone else.


Strengths: She has the strength of being incredibly tenacious, and seems to be altered to the point tht it takes an awful lot to kill her. She can use fleshcraft rituals to alter living things, making her dangerous when around any sort of animal, if given enough time to work a ritual. She also appears to have access to an enormous collection of minions that she contructed.

Weaknesses: Elarain's madness makes her tenacious, but it also makes her very erratic. She is quite capable of changing her mind in the middle of a plot, or forgetting her plans all together. She seems to retian little sense of logic and will often follow strategies that make no sense at all.

Along with the madness, her health is in continual decline, making her brittle and sickly, less effective in a direct fight.

Equipment: She carried a jagged looking knife of sorts beneath her cloak.

Abilities: After much years of study, Elarain has been able to gain the ability of fleshcraft. Through rituals and terrible works of stitching and primitive surgery, she is able to bond the parts of other creatures together to form twisted, horrenous abominations. She has applied these techniques to herself in order to patch up her own body, and it has made her incredibly hard to kill.

Brief history: Elarain came form a long line of riders. She was accepted into the order at an early age, and trained alonside the other riders. Her and Auryn bonded with one another very quickly, and performed well during training, going through the bonding ceremony with little problems.

They were present at the Great Battle. Auryn attempted to take out one of the generals, but was seperated off from the rest of the riders, pushed away to the side of the lake where he was killed with spears and blades as he struggled to protect Elarain.

Elarain disappeared after the battle, and was assumed dead...though as it turns out...she was not dead as they had assumed...though possibly that was not for the best.



Dragon Name: Auryn (Deceased)

Dragon Appearance: A large, lowland dragon with golden scale, 'Aur' meaning 'Gold' in the old tongue. He had large, entirely blue eyes and a thick purple wing membrane. A long plume of mottled feathers had run down his back and to his tail. The scales acted as a sort of natural armor, forming thick, bony plates across his chest and neck. Auryn had an elongated face, long, tufted ears, and two pairs of horns.

The dragon's legs had ended in large, expanded feet with wide-spread toes and thick, sturdy claws. He normally walked as a quadruped, though had been capable of raising himself onto his hindquaters for short periods.

Dragon Personality: Auryn had been quite a well-liked dragon amoung the fellowship. He was a very caring and affectionate sort, generally keen to look out for his kind, he was also a very brave and courageous fighter. Auryn had an extremely close bond with Elarain, his rider. Auryn had a great enthusiasm for battle...something that may have ultimately been hid undoing. So great was his desire to impress the elders that he overshot his own abilties, and paid the ultimate cost.

Breath: Auryn was able to breathe traditional flame.