Erandis Vol is the last heir of the
House Vol, the elven bloodline that bore the Mark of Death. Half an elf and a half a dragon, Erandis was the hope of many to end the war between the dragons and elves. She is believed dead by most, but rumors swirl of her return.
History
Named after her grandmother, Erandis is the daughter of Minara, Matriarch of
House Vol and the Emerald Claw, a green dragon whose real name is known only to Minara. Erandis was a part of a genetic project, a misguided attempt to bridge the understanding of two races and end the ancient war between the nation of
Haleth and the forces of
Zyddrydem. Minara allied with the rogue dragon Emerald Claw, who impregnated her. During her pregnancy she fell deeply in love with Emerald Claw, though it is not known if her feelings were reciprocated. The child was raised in secrecy however; not even House Vol knew of Minara's love for the dragon.
It's not known how but word of the half-dragon child was leaked. Some believe she was betrayed by one of the elves of her very own house, but cannot explain exactly who did this or why. The prevailing belief among historians is that her own father, desperate for an end to the devastating conflicts, voluntarily announced the news of the successful breeding of both dragon and elf. If this was truly his objective then he achieved it, in a way, as the revelation of Erandis's birth brought an end to the periodic conflicts and an alliance between dragons and elves. Out of fear of the power
House Vol could one day possess through these half-dragons, the elves and dragons united with the goal of exterminating the half-dragons and House Vol's bloodline along with it.
Not long after the purge began, Erandis's father disappeared. Similar to the mystery of who betrayed Erandis, no one knows what happened to the Emerald Claw, though two theories exist. One is that he perished defending the half-dragons, the other is that he fled Eberron out of shame of his hubris. Towards the end of the war, Erandis was killed.
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