Annabelle Sylvvannis-Thatcher

"Gallai lî amser padad i Sy'lond." (May you always walk the Wildpath) - Traditional Elvish parting for those who walk in the Wilds, often said by Annabelle.

Her life before
Annabelle is a Ranger from a small Human, Elven, and Half-Elven settlement called Heartholm nestled in the far North Quarter of the Free Lands near the Dwarven mining settlement of Aernwyrr. Her mother having died when she was but a year old, she was raised by her father and a particularly stubborn, old Elven "Grandmother" who had taken her mother in when she left the Forest Leagues and thus considered Annabelle like her own. Following after her father and his family, Annabelle assumed the role of providing food for her people, tending the fields in the warmer months and hunting in the colder ones when she was able to or when she had no choice.

She was seven years old when she went on her first hunting trip with her father, but as a young child is wont to do, she wandered off and became lost in the woods. But as fate would have it, she made a friend that cold night; a pure-white Timberwolf pup with the bluest eyes she had ever seen. She brought the pup home, giving her the name Asteria after the great Asteria Dae'Toloth from the Gilded Rams of legend and the two of them became as inseparable as her and her father had been.

But then her father was taken from her on a legend hunt, driven by desperation to pay a debt he incurred trying to save her mother, and Annabelle was left to pay his debt. His last words to her were to flee, and so she did, laden with her grief and all the valuables she could find as the Golden-eyed collector came to reap their debt; only to find a burning body instead. At a loss for where else to go, she ran to the Captiol city of the Free Lands, Parchant, in search of a companion and some way to pay her new-found debt. What she found, instead, was a group of eclectic individuals who would form -with her- in The Iron Vanguard.

Appearance
Though her features take after her mother's Elven heritage, Annabelle takes more after her human heritage and is relatively plain in appearance. She is well-built, having done manual labor all her life, with long, brown hair she keeps tied back in a tight knot or braid and hazel brown eyes.

Beliefs
While not one for grand ideals or lofty morals, Annabelle does hold to the beliefs of the Wildpath, which outlines the importance of honoring and being a good steward of life and nature.

Personality and Temperament
A somewhat reserved and fairly awkward young woman who would rather be around animals than people, Annabelle would be considered by many to be aloof and perhaps even somewhat cold. However, she is also incredibly sentimental and becomes emotional regarding things surrounding her past and people she cares for; and a time or two, this has caused some strong reactions, both harmless and not-so-harmless. But overall, she is a decent person who simply wants to rebuild her life, walk her path, and not make enemies she doesn't have to.