Elliana Mayron, A Knight's Oath

Character: Elliana Mayron. Age: 29. Gender: Female. Race: Undead human. Sexuality: Asexual biromantic, Elliana is not interested in the physical parts of a relationship.

Appearance: Elliana is 5'10" (180cm) tall. She has long black hair, usually untied. She has yellow glowing eyes. Her skin is really pale like most Forsaken. She is sometimes wearing black lipstick and eyeshadow. Her body is whole and has no skeletal parts visible. Before undeath she had blue eyes.

Clothing: Elliana is usually seen wearing a black knight armor with a cape, under the armor she is wearing a black tunic and pants. When not wearing her armor, Elliana is wearing noble's clothing, usually in dark colors like black or crimson.

Combat Style: Elliana prefers to fight with a long sword and shield, she is a warrior sworn to uphold her oath to protect the people of Lordaeron. She prioritizes the safety of her allies in combat, always ready to intercept or block incoming blows. Elliana is also trained in mounted combat.

Background: Elliana Mayron was born in southern Lordaeron to a noble family living in a castle close to the border with the Kingdom of Stromgarde. She was the first child of her family who was struggling for an heir to inherit the ancestral lands of the Mayron family. She received the best education her family could prepare well to be the future Lady Mayron and continue ruling over the family lands.

Elliana accepted the responsibilities that came with being the heir to the family and enjoyed learning and never caused problems to her tutors. She also wanted to learn how to fight as the family castle lied close to the Lordaeronian border and she wanted to be ready to not only govern, but also lead forces in battle when needed. She was training under many knights invited by Elliana's father, Lord Harald Mayron.

When she turned adult, Elliana was gifted a mare by her family, she named her Willow. Elliana got very quickly attached to her horse and took her with her when she officially became a knight of Lordaeron two years later. Elliana was proud to serve protecting her Kingdom. When the Third War started she left her home to rejoin her fellow knights and wanted to fight the Scourge and the Cult of the Damned. Elliana and her group were fighting valliantly for a long time. She was horrified when she learned that Prince Arthas became a death knight and a champion of the Scourge. Elliana and her unit fell in battle soon after Arthas returned to Lordaeron after razing Quel'Thalas.

Elliana wasn't deemed worthy of becoming a death knight, but she was raised as more intelligent undead, capable of leading forces on her own. Her horse, Willow, was also raised as a skeletal horse. Elliana hated what she was forced to do while serving the Lich King. She didn't want to hurt the people she swore to protect. She was relieved when she regained her freedom when the Lich King got weaker. She decided to join Sylvanas Windrunner and her Forsaken and retake Lordaeron from the Scourge and the Dreadlords. For her service, Elliana became one of the highest ranking members of the Deathguard, tasked with protecting the southern border of the Forsaken and later Horde territory.

Elliana was surprised when the Forsaken joined the Horde, her family used to play a role during the Second War and fighting against the orcs, now she was allied with them. Elliana pleaded with Sylvanas to restore Mayron Keep, her old family home, and turn it into the main fortress on the Horde's southern border in Eastern Kingdoms. The location was not only strategically placed, but also important to Elliana herself, who later became one of the main leaders responsible for protecting the border, she was leading not only a force made of fellow Forsaken, but made of all Horde races. She quickly developed a reputation as a tough, but also fair leader.

Personality Traits: Elliana didn't want to let her undeath change her much, she was attached to her past more than most of the Forsaken, still considering her oath she made as a knight of Lordaeron as standing. She believes that the people have changed, but they are still her fellow Lordaeronians. She still considers herself the rightful heir of the Mayron family and takes care of developing and protecting her ancestral lands. She wanted to restore the castle to its former glory, including the old portraits and decorations. Many among the Forsaken consider her strange for that, but rarely speak up as Elliana is a capable leader, whom they trust.

Elliana takes great care of her body, wanting to preserve it well. She doesn't want her appearance to change. Elliana still eats and tries to sleep even though she no longer has to. She believes that it helps her maintain a sense of normalcy and not go insane. She considers her old horse, Willow, to be her best and most trusted friend even in undeath.

Elliana is a capable commander, she doesn't let her enemy get away with making mistakes. Elliana is a strategist who never neglects less action packed elements of leading an army, such as the logistics. She never underestimates her opponents, treating every single one with respect, not wanting to get overconfident and arrogant.

Elliana's word is sacred to her. She never lies or intends to break the oaths she has made. Elliana is loyal both to the Forsaken and to the people she is ruling over and would never think about betrayal. In time she also became loyal to the Horde, treating the other races as trusted allies. Elliana also believes that if one intends to make threats they have to be ready to follow on said threats.

Elliana deeply cares about the people under her command, even if she doesn't want to show it in order not to seem soft. She wants to maintain her reputation as tough, but fair general. She managed to gain respect even from more stubborn orc warriors.

Elliana enjoys many of the things she did when she was alive. She likes training with her sword and riding a horse. Elliana also enjoys art ranging from music to literature. She is not a creator herself, but enjoys interacting with art. Elliana often invites bards to perform in the court of Mayron Keep and also collects books. Her favorite genre is knightly literature, ranging from romances to stories of heroism.

Undeath changed Elliana's sense of humor, it got darker and more cynical, she also enjoys sarcasm. She can find a reason to laugh even in desperate situations. Elliana knows that not many would dare make fun of her in the open and if someone dared to do so, she would respect them.

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