Anming Khamen

Anming Khamen is an Elf of both Azeral and Lhû ren descent from Aurlûnor-Ryzan. Known as the Chosen One to some, she was the child of the two Celestial Sages of Twin Dragon, Sekhem Khamen and Mao Meili, born to Meili in 962 ACA.

Early Life
Born in Lhûmar, the Aurlûnor Velande, in 962 ACA, the young Anming was born particularly precocious. She grew up speaking standard Aurlûnoren at home, but also learned the Qanti and Nabut Azeral languages. Her mother was friends with one of the nation's foremost scientists and scholars, one Dr. Tara Sauranis, and thus the doctor became young Anming's personal tutor. However, it is thought that her political views rubbed off on the child, and convinced her to become sympathetic to the international socialist cause. Nonetheless, Anming was an adept student, who learned matters of politics, science, faith, history, and economics all from a young age through to adulthood.

Rise to power
Upon her 51st birthday, shortly after coming-of-age for a Lhûren, she regarded in her personal letters the state of Aurlûnor as "thoroughly degenerated, embarrassed, and collapsing". It was at this point she began a series of deep days-long meditations at the Mount Nantian Monastery, eventually coming to the conclusion that due to her exceptional birth and talent, that she must assume the mantle of Celestial Matron to lead the Lûnatwan faith and Aurlûnor back to glory. She assumed, by force, control over the Temple Territories and city of Lhûmar, establishing the long-foretold Vale Mandate.

The establishment of the Vale Mandate roused much ire in the eyes of the international Lûnatwan community at the time, and many debated the theological veracity of there being a successor Matron. Nonetheless, Anming had secured a power base among several faithful, and had much support from the Khamen family and its assets.

Regardless of her conflicts with the Aurlûnoren Free State, the "other" Aurlûnoren state, she was able to spearhead language reforms, and began the construction of various renewal programs within both AFS and Mandate territories, including the declaration of the Eighth Barbarian Rally.