> [!infobox]+ Ayluin Umefir > > <div class="infobox-coat-of-arms"> > <div class="coat-of-arms-layout"> > <a href="Pelor's Swords.md" class="internal-link coat-of-arms-link"><div class="coat-of-arms-obsidian"><img src="pelorsSwordsCOA.svg" alt="Coat of Arms" class="internal-image"></div></a> > <div class="character-name-container"><div class="character-title">Paragon</div><div class="character-main-name">Ayluin Umefir of Charity</div><div class="character-epithet">the Open Hand</div></div> > <a href="Pelor's Swords.md" class="internal-link coat-of-arms-link"><div class="coat-of-arms-obsidian"><img src="pelorsSwordsCOA.svg" alt="Coat of Arms" class="internal-image"></div></a> > </div> > </div> > > <div style="text-align: center; padding: 0.2em;"> > <img src="Ayluin Umefir-Portrait.png" alt="Ayluin Umefir" style="max-width: 250px; height: auto;" class="internal-image"> > </div> > <table class="infobox-table"> > <tr><td class="infobox-label">Race</td><td class="infobox-data">Sun <a href="Elves.md" class="internal-link">Elf</a></td></tr> > <tr><td class="infobox-label">Titles</td><td class="infobox-data">• Knight of the Dawn<br>• Dawnwarden<br>• Paragon of charity<br>• The Open Hand</td></tr> > <tr><td class="infobox-label">Allegiance</td><td class="infobox-data">• <a href="Pelor.md" class="internal-link">Pelor</a><br>• <a href="Pelor's Swords.md" class="internal-link">Pelor's Swords</a></td></tr> > <tr><td class="infobox-label">Culture</td><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Viandurozian.md" class="internal-link">Viandurozian</a></td></tr> > <tr><td class="infobox-label">Born</td><td class="infobox-data">2689 PD, <a href="Vianduroz Province.md" class="internal-link">Vianduroz Province</a></td></tr> > <tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-section-header">Family</td></tr> > <tr><td class="infobox-label">Spouse</td><td class="infobox-data">Mardyn †</td></tr> > </table> ### Appearance and Character The Paragon of charity is a tall middle aged Sun [[Elves|Elven]] woman. She wears studded leather armour over a layer of scales, all enamelled white in the style of the Paragons of Light, with the eight pointed star of [[Pelor]] emblazened on the chest. She fights in the [[Elves|Elven]] style with scimitar and shield. ### Life of Ayluin Umefir #### Early Life Umefir was born in the [[Vianduroz Province]] in [[Illalenora]] in 2689 PD. Not much is known about her early life, but she moved to [[Eprya]] in the late 2700s after witnessing the destruction of a slave village in [[Illalenora]], vowing never to participate in their society again, and to do all she can do end their barbarity. #### Life In [[Eprya]], Ayluin turned her back on [[Corellon]] and searched for a new way of life. She spent time with the temples of [[Kord]], [[Erathis]], [[Pelor]] and [[Avandra]], eventually deciding she wished to work with the temple of [[Pelor]] more. This was due to their emphasis on community and protection of the weak. She joined the temple as an acolyte and remained in this role for twenty years, eventually finding a husband - Mardyn, another acolyte of [[Pelor]]. The next forty years she made a life with him, all while travelling [[Eprya]] and the [[Stacien Empire]] protecting travellers and helping villages. When her husband died, a fact they both knew they'd have to deal with as he was human, she decided to devote her life fully to [[Pelor]] and joined the [[Pelor's Swords|Swords of Pelor]] as a Squire. Due to her pre existing weapons training and years of living in [[Pelor|Pelor's]] light, Ayluin was made a Squire as a formality and was knighted four months later. After twelve years as a knight, she was invested as a Dawnwarden in the first Temple she served Pelor in. Her time as a Dawnwarden was short, lasting only five years. When a funeral games was held for a fallen Paragon of Charity, she came first in the duelling tournament and the grand melee, surprising no one and she was quickly chosen as the new replacement. Many First Swords have died since her ascension to Paragon, but each time she has been overlooked. Some say the order has become a place that women can not lead, but most reasonable people feel the Paragons worry about choosing someone with another four hundred years of life.