Eblana

Eblana, along with her twin sister Loughshinny, was born into the noble house of Dublinn, one of the Draco founding families of Tara, in the remote County Oak Grove. Their lineage traces back to the ancient King Gaeil, making them direct descendants of the royal bloodline. The family lived in seclusion, distanced from the volatile political climate of Victoria, where royal feuds raged on. Their peaceful life was shattered on one fateful Christmas night when Aslan assassins descended upon the county. The attackers aimed to purge the remaining Draco nobility, and their parents were among those murdered. In the heat of the moment, Eblana unleashed her rage and her fiery Arts, immolating the assassins with her purple flames, leaving only her and Loughshinny alive amidst the carnage.

The twin sisters, now orphaned, embarked on a perilous journey across Victoria, searching for sanctuary. Along the way, those who refused to aid them met a swift and fiery end at Eblana's hands. Despite their desperation, they managed to survive, thanks to the power of their bloodline. Eventually, they were adopted by the Earl of Warwick, a Taran nationalist and aristocrat who sought to manipulate the growing unrest between Tara and Victoria for his own political gains. Eblana and her sister were trained under his guidance, but the ambitious Draco had no intention of being used as a pawn.

By the time the twins reached maturity, Eblana made her move, assassinating the Earl in secret. She dismissed his dreams of a Taran uprising as insufficient to achieve her grander ambitions. However, in a twist of fate, the Earl approved of her decision in his final moments, acknowledging that Eblana would carry forth his legacy in a way he never could. With his death, the Tarans lost their figurehead, and unrest within the Taran community escalated, creating the perfect conditions for Eblana to take control.

In 1091, Eblana founded the Dublinn armed forces, with Loughshinny serving as her body double and ever-present "shadow." Eblana's goal was clear: she sought not the Victorian throne but the independence of Tara. To her, Taran self-determination could only be achieved by violently overthrowing their Victorian oppressors. She turned to the Duke of Wellington, a Grand Duke with Taran ties, seeking to rally those who sympathized with the Tarans’ plight, both within Tara and among the disillusioned Victorians. However, Eblana's pursuit of independence was not driven by idealism. She cared little for Taran ideology or Dublinn's political stance, focusing instead on the practicalities of power. She viewed the suffering of the very people she claimed to fight for as an acceptable price to pay for her ultimate goal.

Eblana’s Arts are as deadly as they are unique. Her purple flames allow her to manipulate life energy, and in battle, she uses this power as a form of necromancy. She can reanimate corpses, imbuing them with her flames to create mindless specters that continue fighting as long as she sustains her Arts. These resurrected soldiers are relentless, making her an intimidating force on the battlefield. Eblana is also a formidable martial combatant, wielding her spear with deadly precision. As the leader of Dublinn, her charismatic speeches inspire unwavering loyalty from her followers, including powerful figures like Mandragora. Yet, her ambition and ruthless nature leave no room for sentiment, as she relentlessly pursues her vision of a liberated Tara, regardless of the cost.