Renelle Vernador Character in Vreathe | World Anvil
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Renelle Vernador

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Ren
"I am so very tired of Casselian poltics. Why do you think I'm a thousand miles away?"
 
Renelle Vernador, or Ren for short, is half-elven princess from North Cassel. she is a Knight of the Order of the Phoenix. for years now, she has been doing mercenary work far and wide, ignoring the troubles plaguing Cassel. With her martial skill and supreme control over fire magic, she is like a force of nature on the battlefield. Ren doesn't want anything to do with her homeland, but the schism between men and elves is quickly coming to a crisis and there are few others more able to solve the issue than someone born of both.
 

Personality

Ren was initially an outgoing and energetic girl when she was young and lived in a human kingdom. When she started to live among the elves and she experienced just how terrible some people can be, she became more closed off, reserved, and skeptical of others, especially elves, to the point that she is outright hateful at times.

Currently, Ren can be best described as kind and loyal to her friends. Everyone else she is straightforward and indifferent towards until she knows their motives. She still doesn't care for the elves that much because most elves still have a problem with half-elves even existing. And with the exception of her little sibling Vyerin, she doesn't care for her family, seeing them as fools playing political games with each other.
 

Physical description

Ren has the thin, graceful appearance of an elf but radiates the defiant confidence of any human. Like many Casselian women, she keeps her hair in a loose braid. Whenever she casts fire magic, her hair glows and seems to flicker like fire. She can stare down anyone with her piercing blue eyes. Her ears are short and pointed, quite a drastic difference from her mother's long, leaf shaped ears. Ren is considered beautiful by human standards, but by elven standards, the delicate scar over her right eye ruins her appearance for many.

Ren's clothing and armor is often quite dull compared to the flashy armors that other knights wear. She doesn't like the elegant gowns and intricate banded armors of the elves, and would rather have much plainer human clothing. She owns several sets of plate armor, but when traveling she normally wears a leather vest and steel shoulder armor. The leather is made from the hide of feral drakes making it similar in strength to steel armors, though its durability is lower and will take much fewer hits. Ren also owns quite a unique skycloak, but usually doesn't use it when traveling.
Full name:Renelle Vernador
Nickname: Ren
Race: Iron Half-Elf
Ethnicity: Lyonnese and Casselian
Age: 26
Birthday: August 7th
Height: 6'4"
Gender: Female

Titles:
  • Princess of North Cassel
  • Princess of Lyonne
  • Horosha Adept
  • Honorary Therian
  • Knight Scion of the Phoenix
  • The Dragon Knight
  • Children

    Equipment

    Having been a successful knight and mercenary for the last nine years, Ren has acquired many different unique weapons and armors. Some of her most notable items are listed below, but she is said to have an entire arsenal stored at Château des Vagabonds in the Barony of Orthez, enough to equip a small army.

    Rose of Cassel
    This legendary sword was given to Renelle by her aunt Laura. It is made of Ruby Gemsteel, allowing Ren to cast extremely powerful fire magic through the blade itself. She lost this weapon a few years ago when she attempted to kill her uncle, King Eldon of South Cassel.
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    Kren Aurdel
    Legendary Dagger - Kren Aurdel (header).png
    This heavy bronze dagger is rare on the surface of Vreathe, but quite common in the underworld of Feylisa. The dagger has several enchantments that draw melee and ranged weapong to the blade, deflecting all but the most powerful blows. Ren gave this dagger to Vyerin several years ago.
    Drakehide Armor
    Ren has had multiple sets of this armor made over the years. It protects as well as heavier plate armor, but being made of leather, it won't take nearly as many hits before falling apart. Ren has slain too many of these lesser dragons to count, so she has collected a seemingly infinite supply of their hides to turn into armor.
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    Sky Cloak
    Renelle's prized possession. She recieved this cloak from a Therian named Ithonida during the time that she was in Feylisa. This cloak literally reflects a small portion of the night sky, accurately showing the placement of the planets and stars. The exact mechanism of this enchantment is unknown as there are no obvious aethercite crystals or markings on the cloak.

    It is indestructible and immune to her fire magic, so wearing it doesn't prevent her from going all-out, but otherwise the cloak doesn't have an advantage on the battlefield. Ren hasn't worn it in years, and instead keeps it at home, neatly folded and stored away.


    Old Sword

    Ren's current weapon of choice is a little old and beat up. It isn't a sword of legend nor is it even a special gemsteel sword. No Aethercite crystals adorn the blade. It's just a plain longsword. Using magic weapons hasn't felt right for Ren since an incident she caused a few years ago...

     

    Relationships

    Family

    Queen Eryka

    Ren's mother. Eryka is an ambitious elf. Taking advantage of her connections with the human kingdoms of Cassel, she became the youngest Queen of Lyonne ever elected at the age of 420. Her power and ambition is all that matters, and even her children are political pawns to her.
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    King Brenon

    Ren's Father. When Brenon had to end his marriage with Eryka, his children Ren, isabel, and Arden were sent away. It was something he always regretted. Even as Eryka grew more ambitious and possibly started scheming against him, his opinion didn't change.
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    Isabel Vernador

    Ren's twin sister. Isabel was the opposite of Ren in many respects growing up. She was fine being her mother's political pawn and later became the queen of the Elf Country of Ordland. One other significant way she is the opposite to her sister is in her mastery of water magic, enough that the Sea Elves are impressed by her.

    Arden Vernador

    Ren's younger brother. Arden and Ren fought growing up. they fought a lot. As the two developed their magic power, Ren with Fire and Arden with Earth, their fights got more intense and destructive. While it appears they hate each other, they just prefer solving their disagreements with a fight instead of words.

    Laura Vernador

    Missing Queen of West Cassel. Laura was a rebellious girl when she crowned Queen at the age of 13 and forced into a cage of luxury and politics. A little later in life Laura spent some time looking after Ren, who was also somewhat rebellious and running away from a cage of her own.

    Saya Diaz (Vyerin)

    Ren is convinced that Vyerin was there the night that Brenon and Maria died. Vyerin has been in a somewhat dark place for years now, with guilt driving them to the point they became an entirely different person. Ren supports Saya though, and thinks they are the only one who can rule the North.
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    Eldon Vernador

    Ren's Uncle. Ren thinks Eldon is a coward, a tyrant, and an all around terrible excuse for a king. She does not fully believe Eldon was involved in her father's death, but she cannot forgive him for getting Marla killed.

    Aerynn Vernador

    Ren's cousin. Ren thinks the girl is a fool for trusting her father as much as she does. Ren still feels regret over burning Aerynn the way she did, and is unaware that Aerynn was blessed by a fairy and doesn't have a single burn scar on her body from that incident.

    Marla Vernador

    Ren's little sister. Due to succession rules and Vyerin's disappearance, Marla was made queen of North Cassel at the age of 3, and Eldon was made Regent. Ren regrets not being in Cassel when Marla was killed.
     

    Friends

    Ithonida

    Ithonida is a Therian, a type of Aetheric Dragon. Ren was lost and ready to die when she met her. Ithonida had other plans and led Ren to Feylisa, then spent the next year teaching Ren everything she knew about magic and the universe. To Ren, Ithonida is more of a mother to her than Eryka ever was.
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    Lucia

    After Lucia and Ren fought during the Contest of Champions of 2983 I.A, they became friends and worked together on several mercenary contracts in the years since. Ren also helped Lucia hunt down her former master, a Wizard named Acutis Sanguinor.
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    Jacare

    Jacare is a sailor for the Horosha Explorer's Guild and joined a year before Ren did, so the two have known each other for quite a while. Ren hires him to to take her between Vreathe's mainland and the island kingdoms. Jacare is one of the only full-elves that Ren trusts.
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    Ametista

    Ametista is a halfling and the leader of a thieves guild composed of other halflings and children of various races. They met shortly after Ren ran away from Lyonne and ended up in Tesiadem. Ametista is the only other full-elf that Ren trusts. Ren even knows her real name.

    Comments

    Author's Notes

    ....This took awhile to write and create. There's enough material to write an entire book or two around just Ren.

    Also, because it's the only character article I have, there is missing context, especially about Saya/Vyerin, and also about the dynamic between the human and elves. I'll get around to it, eventually.

    Also, Also, Article header is temprary.


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    Jun 14, 2023 22:03

    Super cool! Love the formatting and the art!

    Jun 15, 2023 23:51

    Thanks!