Alleria Windrunner

“I don’t want to step into footprints made by others hundreds of years ago. I want to make my own path. My own destiny.”

— Alleria to her mother

Alleria Windrunner was the child of the queen of Lórien, a title she later refused.

Characteristics

Mental traits

Alleria is a superb forest fighter who prefers solitude and travels with others only when forced to do so. She speaks infrequently and only in short sentences.

Abilities

In battle Alleria travels in forests whenever possible and prefers to strike from hiding. In battle, she uses her great speed and mobility to weave in and out of the fight, taking point blank shots with maximum efficiency. If forced into melee in a situation where she absolutely cannot fire her bow, she swings it as a quarterstaff. She wields no other weapons — Alleria's special composite bow was her father's, and she employs it exclusively.

Alleria Windrunner by krysdecker

History

Alleria Windrunner was born the eldest child of Lireesa Windrunner, Queen of Lórien, and Verath Windrunner, Ranger General of Lórien. She was named after her maternal grandmother. As well as her younger sister Sylvanas and youngest sister Vereesa.
As the Windrunners' eldest scion, Alleria was raised to succeed her mother as Queen. But Alleria, who had little use for the traditions and expectations of the high elves, resented the fate Lireesa intended for her and challenged it with increasing resolve. Alleria chafed at the stagnation of Lórien and wished to see the world beyond; to meet other races and experience other cultures. Lireesa held to the high elves' isolationism, believed all that mattered lay in Lórien.
Alleria's private war with her mother intensified in the years to come. Alleria stole more time with her friends and confidants, and a rift formed between those who shared Alleria's beliefs and Lireesa's loyalists. The tension came to a head when Alleria abdicated her claim to the title of Queen entirely, and revealed plans to leave the kingdom with her company. She bluntly told her mother that she did not belong, and put forward Sylvanas as her replacement: a Windrunner surpassing even her own skill. Lireesa bitterly acquiesced to Alleria's demands, finding in Sylvanas a Windrunner who would embrace the destiny Alleria had rejected. The queen publicly released Alleria from her duties as queen-in-training, bestowed them upon Sylvanas, and tasked her eldest daughter with ranging far beyond the kingdom's borders in order to establish a presence.
Before departing, Alleria reconciled with her mother and enjoyed one last tranquil night with her family. Lireesa gifted her eldest daughter a necklace - an exquisite piece containing an emerald, a ruby, and a sapphire. Alleria would wear this treasured necklace constantly. Alleria left Lórien with her ranger company – Verana, Rellian, Auric, and Talthressar – and struck out to see the world beyond.
In her absence, tragedy struck the Windrunner family: Lireesa and Verath were slain by agents of the orcish Horde while on a diplomatic assignment during the Orc War. Lórien moved to formally recognize Sylvanas as their incumbent leader, but some among them still favored Alleria, and claimed only the eldest Windrunner should inherit the title. Others declared that Alleria had chosen the wider world over Lórien, while Sylvanas fought only for Lórien, which reflected each of their loyalties. Others still would have gladly followed Alleria, but respected her decision to disinherit herself. Alleria returned in time to give her full support to Sylvanas, which silenced her sister's critics and ensured her unanimous election.
Reunited with her sisters, Alleria learned of the Orrin Empire struggle concerning the emerging threat of the Horde. Alleria worked closely with the Orrin empire to expel the orcs.

Family tree

Alleria Winndrunner

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Titles
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Race
Elf
Sex
Female
Alignment
Neutral Good

Life

1521 BD 1070 BD 451 years old

Parents

Lireesa Windrunner