Elenei I Durrandon

Elenei I Durrandon (123 A.I.-) was the youngest daughter of Beron I Durrandon and the first ever Storm Queen regnant. She ascended the Storm Throne in 149 A.I. after the death of her father. She inherited a peaceful, stable realm after the defeat of the Marcher Rebellion, but after a decade of rule, pushed for reconquest of the Rainwood.

Appearance

Elenei was a broad-framed, densely muscular woman. Though she had the blood of the Children of the Forest within her, she carried none of the features that would indicate such. She had black hair and stormy blue eyes, and usually styled her hair in a single long braid.

Personality

Elenei was headstrong and determined. She desired to make her rule legendary, to stake her claim in history and ensure that the first Storm Queen regnant would be remembered as one of the greatest rulers of the Stormlands. She carried a high opinion of herself and her views. A warrior queen, she had a great interest in commanding armies and engaging in battle, the former something that was quite unprecedented in the Stormlands until her rule.

History

Elenei was born Rhonda Durrandon to Beron I, his youngest daughter. During her childhood, she was often bullied by her elder brother, Silas. She was sent to ward with Lady Daria Borrell of the Sisterfolk, which likely had an influence on her desire to be Storm Queen, given the Sisterfolk possessed a more matriarchal worldview. She excelled in their court, proving herself a peerless warrior and skilled in martial maneuvers. When she returned to Storm's End, she knew she wanted to rule, and she would have her opportunity upon Silas's sudden, tragic death in 146 A.I.

She challenged the other candidates for Beron I's heir to single combat, and one by one, defeated them all. Earning the respect of the family, and humiliating her rivals, Elenei earned the distinction of being named Beron I's uncontested heir, and she took up the name Elenei to signal her rise and to honor her ancestors.