#ellinor vaun

[andauril]

Can you tell us more about your eso ocs? We don't know much about them tbh.

Sure, why not?

Casaia Barillion is my Soulless One/Vestige. She was formerly the captain of the house guard of the noble Aldmer House of Nethereth (from which btw another of my OCs is descended) but fell from grace when the head of the House was assassinated under her watch. Since then, she had to earn her coin as mercenary until she was sacrificed to Molag Bal. The experience of being dishonored and of her death have considerable humbled her, and they’ve given her compassion towards the poor and unfortunate and the disadventaged that she didn’t have before. It doesn’t stop her from falling in love with no one other than Queen Ayrenn herself, though. 

Mar-Ei is my Pact Hero. He’s an Argonian who used to be a thief until his sweetheart was beaten to death by the people he worked for because he didn’t met a deadline. He then had enough of all this and turned himself in to the guard, gave them the name of his boss and served some years in prison. When he was released, he swore off the life of a criminal. He’s trying his best, leading a honest life, being a good person … and then the ship he hired on sinks on the Coast of Bleakrock. 

Ah, yes, and there’s Zulanabi Ashtebal, by the way a distant ancestral relative of Lledana Hladu. She’s an Ashlander, and proud of it, and you can bet she’s got a look of contempt and exasperation on her face everytime she has to deal with House Dunmer. She, too, ended up sacrificed to Molag Bal, and therefore is Soul Shriven, but managed to escape … to be found by Mar-Ei, no less. The harrowing experience of being sacrificed and the torture she had to endure in Molag Bal’s prison left her bereft of most of her memory, and now all is in a fuzz and she’s desperate to figure out what happened. She and Mar-Ei don’t always got along, and spend a lot of time bickering. And it definitely doesn’t sit well with her that she ended up a hero for the Pact. She couldn’t give two shits about the Pact.

And then there’s Riya Tigris, Hero of the Covenant. She’s a veteran soldier, and a proud Redguard. She’s seen a lot of battle and is therefore … well, let’s say she’s more on the pragmatic side than Casaia, although not ruthless by any stretch of the word. But she’s seen enough of the world to know that you gotta be sensible sometimes instead of following noble ideals 100% of the time. She is very loyal and devoted and believes in the Covenant and what it stands for. She’s also already in her 40s, so retirement is around the corner and she sometimes longs for it, but her work isn’t done yet and she won’t lay down her weapons when she’s still needed. 

Then there’s Ellinor Vaun. She’s only 17 year old, but already an assassin of the Dark Brotherhood, and she uses her babyface to her adventage. No one suspects the sweet innocent girl to be a ruthless killer, after all. She is considerably hardened by the time she spent surviving on the streets as a child, and she ended up killing the son of her employer - a Daggerfall noble who took pity in her - after he made a move on her that she didn’t appreciate. Ellinor has a knack for magic that was honed by the Dark Brotherhood, and she fights with an axe. There’s definitely a fair share of anger and bitterness build up inside her.

[andauril]

Meet Ellinor Vaun and Mar-Ei, my newest suffer puppets OCs. 

Ellinor is a 17 year old assassin, recruited into the Dark Brotherhood after she killed the noble’s son who took pity in her and gave her shelter and work. 

Mar-Ei, also called White-Tail, is an Argonian warrior and former thief, sobered up from his dishonest ways after he lost his sweetheart due to his selfishness. He joined the Pacts forces to protect and help those who need him, and find a purpose in his life. 

[andauril]

How do your murder children get along with each other and the other members of the Dark Brotherhood???

Well, when Ellinor Vaun first joined the family, everyone thought she wouldn’t last a month. She’s small and just looks fragile and innocent, nobody believed she should actually be there. 

Especially Elam had his doubts. Certainly Terenus couldn’t be serious, bringing this child into the family? He just doesn’t think she’s Brotherhood material. But she proves him wrong, and he realises what an asset she is. He never lets her know, of course, and keeps snarking at her. Ellinor sees through it eventually. 

Astara decides to just see what this kid can do before she writes her off, but even she was a bit uncertain. She doesn’t go any easier on Ellinor though, because she’s the matron, she can’t play favourites, and she certainly can’t cuddle this child. Ellinor has to earn her place like everyone else. 

Kor practically adopts her right away. He won’t allow another member of the family to die, and Ellinor looks like she could be a good target for the murderer, so he will protect her. He likes her. 

Hildegard gets along with Ellinor very well, and she’s the only one who doesn’t think Ellinor shouldn’t be in the Sanctuary. She knows that looks can deceiving. I mean, in her human form she looks like a sweet girl herself, and yet she’s a werewolf and could rip your face off. She has trust in Ellinor, and likes her. 

Terenus of course knew what Ellinor was capable off, so he had never a doubt she’d be an asset. She not only got his attention, but earned her place in the Brotherhood, and her cute face is a weapon and an armor, like her blade. 

Tanek never stops calling her newblade. Never. Much to Ellinors chagrim at first, but he does eventually acknowledge her skills and she knows at that point he’s just calling her this bc she LOOKS like a newblade. He knows not to underestimate her. 

She never met Cimbar, as she joined the Brotherhood after he was killed. 

Mirabelle likes to tease Ellinor and makes her flustered (and Ellinor is such an easy target oh my god), but it’s all in good fun and their relationship is actually quite good. Mirabelle’s death hits Ellinor hard. 

Green-Venom-Tongue freaks Ellinor out a bit. She thinks its creepy that he writes down everything in his book ... But he also teaches her to read and to write, because she’ll need to be able to read instructions and pass on messages ... So he’s not that bad in her book. But still creepy. 

Ellinor and Liarith don’t get on well. Mostly because Liarith is paranoid af and when Ellinor enters the Sanctuary, she’s immediately highly suspicious of her, even more so because Ellinor joined so shortly after the Grand Sermoniser’s death ... Eventually Liarith accepts that Ellinor isn’t a threat to her or the Brotherhood. Doesn’t stop their relationship from being strained, though. 

Ellinor and Chases-Hidden-Truths are on good terms, and Ellinor is actually quite baffled that someone actually managed to sortof worm her way into Liariths heart. So she respects Chases for it. 

Liarith only interacts with the other members of the Sanctuary as much as she absolutely has to, because she’s paranoid and expects backstabbing on every corner. She respects Terenus, Astara and Elam (who even manages to make her loosen up a little), and she’s earned the respect of her dark brothers and sisters, but she isn’t partially close to any of them. Hildegard is a bit intimadated off her. Kor tries to be nice, but she makes it hard for him. She makes it hard for everyone. 

There’s one exception though, and that’s Chases-Hidden-Truths, who joins the Brotherhood after the worst is over. And Chases is just so curious and keeps asking questions and follows Liarith around, and eventually Liarith just accepts her presence ... Then Chases leaves for a contract and doesn’t return, and the unthinkable happens. Liarith actually begins to worry about her. It’s an absolutely alien experience for her, but Chases actually managed to worm her way through Liariths armor of suspicion and detachment. 

But it’s hard to like Chases. Everyone in the Brotherhood is at least to some extent charmed by her. She’s just so eager to learn and when she finishes a contract she practically beams with pride, and once she’s wormed her way into Liarith’s heart, everyone kinda respects her xD 

Kor and Hildegard are very welcoming towards her. She’s just come from Blackmarsh, into this entirely new environment, and is a bit lost at first. They want to make her welcome and at home. 

Green-Venom-Tongue every now and then looks over the rim of his book and probably makes nice marks on her. He’s also very willing to answer any of her questions. 

She doesn’t have that much to do Astara or Terenus directly, but Terenus is pleased with her and how she fulfills her contracts. Astara thinks she’s got potential, but is probably still a bit naive. 

She never met Mirabelle and Cimbar, they were already dead when she joined the family.

Tanek pretends he finds her annoying, but she’s his annoying Argonian child. He gives her tips now and then, very casually, because he doesn’t want to see her get killed. 

[andauril]

3, 9, 10 and 30

3 Will cut you if you hurt their loved ones

Most of them would but I’m gonna say Lledana since she an assassin and would literally kill you if you hurt her argonian child. She wouldn’t even hesitate. 

9 Looks sweet but will murder you in cold blood

Ellinor Vaun is the textbook example of this. She’s a 17 year old assassin and she will literally use her babyface to lull you into a false sense of security before she murders you.

10 Looks like they will murder you but is a sweetheart

Mar-Ei is almost 6′5′’ and a hunk of an argonian with white skin and red eyes bc of albinism and he could totally crush your head with his bare hands probably if he wanted ... but he would never do that because he is a good guy who just tries to do the right thing. 

30 Will sends meme in the group chat

Zoey Winters would be such a memester if she wouldn’t live a postapocalyptic world where the internet is a distant dream. 

[andauril]

@nightingaletrash and I decided we had to screenshot our OCs together because they’re awful and we love them. 

Top row: Caecilia Quintus and Cassandra Arctos, aka “Imperials annoyed by everyone’s stupidity” 

Middle row: Niraen Rilis and Casaia Barillion, aka “ridiculously attractive Altmer warriors, men weep because they can never have them, totally unconspicious in the middle of Daggerfell” 

Bottom row: Ellinor Vaun and Ellie Tyrne, aka “baby-faced stabby murder children”