Erandil yen Cestor, known more prominently as Erandil Poison-Arrow in the west, was a Ruinborn adventurer who lived between the sixteenth and seventeenth century.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Erandil was the third-born son of the lords of Trompolere, born in 1567. A member of House yen Cestor, he was a distant nephew of Alaran yen Cestor, the young warlord who sought to reforge the Ynnic Empire. By the time of Erandil's birth, his family was relegated to feudatory role, and such dreams were long past.
While his eldest brother learned the arts and crafts that are needed to be a lord, and his middle brother studied to become a river priest, Erandil heeded the call of the wilderness, and first he became a hunter, then an adventurer. At the age of sixteen he departed from home with his horse, his ranger apparel, and the blessings of his family.
Days of Adventuring[]
He spent two decades travelling across newfounded Cannorian settlements in the Veykoda region. In West Tipney he became known as Deer-Trotter for the antlers which grew on the head of his horse, a normal sight for Ynnic people but quite the novelty for halflings. In New Havoral, he earned the name of Treewrath, for the tale of how he wiped out a fort occupied by bandits by only shooting sticks and branches at them.
War of the Bacaran Succession[]
The winds of war swept up the Ynn, embroiling the lordship of Trompolere into a dynastic war. At the age of 36 Erandil rode home to assist his family in the fight, training the archers of his brother's army. Already renowned, Trompolerey archery reached new heights under Erandil's leadership and soon the adventurer-turned-commander found himself courted with offer upon offer to become an archery instructor for this or that lord, one such offer coming from a Rzentur lord even.
Beneath the Cliffs[]
In his final days he ventured to the world below the Cliffs of Ruin, something unthinkable at the time for most of the Ynnic Ruinborn. There he encountered the Aelnari elves and, posing as a Star Elf sailor, he sneaked aboard their flagship. One day, the body of Aelnar’s admiral was found dead in his cabin riddled with Trompolere’s poison arrows, and Erandil had fled leaking Aelnar's plans for an invasion of the Trollsbay.