Legends of Belariath

Elayne

Born the daughter of a minor noble family, Elayne was raised in relative comfort and received an education in etiquette and commerce from a young age, as her mother and father prepared her for a life of marriage and administering a husband's estates.

However, as she grew, she felt a different calling. She felt the desire to heal and the call of an internal power to help others. After much pleading, she persuaded her father to allow her to travel to one of the nearby cities to enroll in one of the fine schools to prepare herself for the Lycaeum, a grand academy of magic. Her combination of hard work and study, not to mention a little family wealth, managed to see her enrolled in Lycaeum, where she excelled, learning the Healer's craft, not just herbs and midwifery and surgery, but also how to summon her inner Gift and use magic to Heal.

After graduation, she decided not to immediately return home to her father's estate and return to a noblewoman's sheltered life. Instead she decided to flee and live as a Journeyman Healer, pursuing her craft and learning the deeper secrets of her trade. She snuck away from her escort and took ship west, towards the untamed lands where adventuring healers were in great demand.

She arrived in a port near Nanthalion and was surprised to meet a fellow journeyman from her academy in town, a young mage named Xillen. They travelled together for a time, but in the wilderness he attempted to betray her and rob her of her possession, intending on collaring her. She managed to escape him and eluded him, making her way to the main town of Nanthalion, where she managed to find employ at the Healer's Hall and begin building herself a place in town, as well as seeking to further her Art.

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