Eldinar Dynasty

The Eldinar Dynasty is an Sun-Elven noble family from the Empire of Leánntir. They are currently led by Faldrin Eldinar.

Origins
Before its official founding, the Eldinar Dynasty was a wealthy family in [elven country that we haven't come up with a name for yet], known for their many successful merchant ventures. However, despite their immense wealth and notoriety, they were not a noble family, and had had multiple failed attempts to become one.

The Calamity
Main article: the Calamity

Things changed dramatically for the Eldinar Family, along with the rest of [elven country], when the Calamity struck. Plumes of molten lava erupted from the mountains of their once peaceful homeland and the skies were covered in storm clouds as the earth shook beneath them. As their country was being destroyed by this disaster, many [elven country demonym lol], including Allodan Eldinar and his family, fled across the sea.

Allodan was a skilled sailor, having spent much of his youth aboard his family's merchant vessels. In addition to his skill as a sailor, Allodan also possessed an affinity for magic. As he guided his ship through the stormy weather and away from his old homeland, he used this magic to keep them afloat in spite of the rough conditions.

As they made it out of the Calamity, the surviving elves were faced with the reality that their old country was lost forever. The great fleet of refugee ships that had formed slowly dispersed into many smaller fleets as different groups of elves decided to travel to different places. The two biggest groups were the people who travelled to [idk] and the people who travelled Leánntir. Having had good interactions with Leánntiri merchants and sailors in the past, Allodan decided to go with the group that was travelling to Leánntir.

The Deeptide
Main article: the Deeptide

Upon arriving in Leánntir, the elves discovered that the region was engulfed in a brutal conflict between the Leánntiri humans and the Deepkin known as the Deeptide. The Leánntiri, who had recently united the region to defend against the Deepkin threat, welcomed the elven refugees with open arms and soon the elves were fighting alongside the Leánntiri in the Deeptide. Many elves used their knowledge of magic to help the humans, as well as teach them how to use it themselves. Allodan was among the people who put their magic to good use, and he quickly became a respected commander in the Leánntiri army, winning many victories in the war.

Rising influence
At the end of the Deeptide, the elves had been fully accepted as fellow Leánntiri, and their nobility started integrating into the leánntiri nobility. For his service in the war, Allodan was granted nobility, as well as the County of [TBD] in [TBD]. This marks the formation of the Eldinar Dynasty, as Allodan would elect to keep the old name of his family as the name of the new dynasty.

As count of [TBD], Allodan used his experience as a merchant to improve the economy of the province. Soon, his efforts to improve his county were noticed, and Allodan was offered the position of court steward for the emperor – an office he would keep until his death of old age, many years later.

Decline
Upon the death of Allodan Eldinar, the county of [TBD] went to his firstborn son, Faldrin I Eldinar. Faldrin was nothing like his father. A vile man, Faldrin treated his subjects with great cruelty and embezzled money the treasury that Allodan had spent years building, causing the county of [TBD] to fall into decline. As the Eldrin name, which had previously been seen as an up-and-coming noble house, began to be viewed with disdain, a general sentiment that it was a mistake to grant the Eldrins the county of [TBD] began to take shape.

This came to a head when Faldrin I was found guilty of the murder of his own wife. As a punishment for this crime, Faldrin was stripped of his countship, and had both his hands cut off. After his punishment, Faldrin, and the rest of the Eldinar dynasty, moved to Viónar, where Faldrin's son, Eldrin, owned a manor. Eldrin would soon replace his father as the unofficial head of the dynasty, as his father spent the rest of his days drinking himself to an early grave.

The Eldinar Dynasty today
Eldrin Eldinar spent the latter part of his life trying to regain what his father had lost. Despite his best efforts, however, things did not go as he wanted them to. His attempts to secure land bore no fruit, and he resorted to trying to marry away his daughter, Sillaria Eldinar, in an attempt to secure allies to help his family. This did not succeed either, as the young Sillaria was more interested in pursuing a career as a physician. Having suffered numerous setbacks, the ambitious Eldrin spent the last of his days living in the family manor in Viónar, where he died at the age of 53 from the wasting sickness, leaving all of his inheritance to his son, Allodan II Eldinar.

Allodan II Eldinar
Current head of the dynasty.

Sillaria Eldinar
Main article: Sillaria Eldinar

Sillaria Eldinar is the sister of Allodan II Eldinar.

Dallanor Eldinar
Admiral-turned-fisherman and uncle of Sillaria. TODO: flesh out this section!!

Family tree
TODO: insert picture of family tree here (or even better, a template if you can figure that out :eyes:)