Amaranthae Duskborn

Her Highness Amaranthae Duskborn- Regalwood

"And so it came at last when the Moon herself did finally see her beloved, the Sun wreathed in all his glory, and wept in bitter sorrow at the her own faintness. What purpose have I, said she, as shadow to his light? Neither am I strong nor pure of heart, for all mine eyes do see is deepest shadow. A whisper of his leaving at my coming, of vestiges of love at my goings. I turn in time with him yet never can I truly share his sky. Nay, all that I am is but a reflection of greater glory, a pitiful mirror to shine upon this dead and loathsome world. I deserve not his love nor this life, shared with him.
This, said she at last, I can bear no longer.
And so it came to be when the Sun was set and the dusk was born, the world found naught but stars."

from the Prophecies of Amun Morchant

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Amaranthae was said to be a woman of surpassing beauty and elven grace, so fair and delicate that to be in the light of day might physically harm her.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Having been born among the once forest dwelling Regalwood moon elves, she was given in marriage at a young age to the reigning prince Aejor Duskborn in exchange for a defensive alliance against Sah'ra plunderers and roving Orcish warbands.  While Aejor honored this alliance and came when called, the mounting human forces were too much and overwhelmed the Regalwood holdouts.
The loss of her people drove her to a deep and dark depression, much to the chagrin of her husband's advisors.  Refusing to bear children, stating adamantly that it would be wrong to bring life into such a cruel and dying world, she threw herself into the study of the arcane and sought instead to serve her people in other ways.  Her husband humored this to the best of his ability, as he did well and truly love her, but the pressure for an heir mounted with the centuries and as the strength of the elves began to wane.
She gave him no heir until the last days of Amun Morchant, and it was then she bore a girl-child even more delicate than herself.  Driven mad by all that she had suffered in her long and painful life, she wandered into the wilderness never to be seen again.

Reign

Her name is forbidden to be uttered among the Duskborn people, and her name among any surviving Regalwood moon elves has long since been lost or forgotten.

Relationships

Amaranthae Duskborn

spouse (Vital)

Towards Aejor Duskborn

5

5

Honest

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Aejor Duskborn

spouse (Vital)

Towards Amaranthae Duskborn

5

5

Honest

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History

Now near fabled as the joining of Sun and Moon, what had been an arranged marriage between two dying elven princedoms had soon blossomed into love.  Aejor's practicality and Amaranthae's generosity allowed Amun Morchant to live longer than most, even after Amaranthae's kingdom was swallowed by the sands and roaming Sah'ra raiders.  The Moon Elf bride soon fell into a deep depression even her doting husband often failed to shake her from.
Centuries passed the couple, childless, as Amaranthae did not wish to bring further life into the dying Wadi.  It was only at the abandonment of Amun Morchant for the druid oasis and pressure from the few remaining Duskborn advisors did she finally bear the Duskborns an heir, unfortunately a girl-child as frail and dainty as she had grown to be.  Astraia.
Broken and ashamed that she had done such a terrible thing to her husband for bearing not a son but a daughter, and for bringing life into what she believed was a dying and hopeless world, she committed suicide by wandering into the wastes, never to be seen again.
Aejor never took another wife and swore to never once give up hope as she had.  Perhaps a little broken himself by the loss of so much in his life, he insists to this day that his wife is still out in the wastes somewhere, alive, waiting for him to one day join her.
The utterance of her name is forbidden in the Duskborn Oasis, lest old Aejor finally snap and ride out into the sands to chase her ghost.

Current Status

Presumed Dead

Species

Moon Elf

Ethnicity

Duskborn Elf

Honorary & Occupational Titles

• Her Highness, Princess-Consort of the Duskborn Elves
• Her Royal Highness, Princess-Consort of Amun Morchant
• Her Grace, Duchess of the Regalwood Elves
• Her Grace, Duchess of Amun Manaquenta

Age

Deceased

Date of Death

Over 100 years ago

Circumstances of Death

Wandered into the wilderness after childbirth, never found.

Place of Death

Amun Morchant

Family

Duskborn Elves

Spouses

Aejor Duskborn (spouse)

Siblings

Pronouns

she/her

Gender

female

Eyes

Pale Gray

Hair

Golden, long

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Fair

Height

5'9"

Weight

120 lb

Belief/Deity

Sehanine Moonbow (Seldarine)

Aligned Organization

Duskborn Elves