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Elayne von Valancius: Rogue Trader Character Building ask game
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[1.]
- Where is Elayne from? What is her homeworld like? Does she miss it?
She originates from a merchant cruiser, being a voidborn in several generations. She doesn’t miss her origin ship as it filthy place reminds her of the stench of lower decks where she grew up. But after she was welcomed into the other family, she moved first to upped decks, then in a bit later when she grew up a bit she jumped with her brother several times from one ship to another while looking for work in questionable places, scavenging around, before plunging together into a cold trading business.
She feels much more comfortable being aboard, as being on a vast surface of a planet under an open sky gives her a mild headache and sense of vulnerability sometimes. But she’s able to slowly acclimate around if work demands to stay on the surface.
[7.]
- Was there a defining moment in Elayne’s life that influenced her Conviction?
I think perhaps when she met her brother while trying not to starve, when he shared his food with her, an unnamed beggar girl and offered her some clothes. He was a role model for her entire life and probably many of her Iconoclast patterns vere picked up from him. Like being kind and benevolent to others. :>
[11.]
- Who amongst her retinue she closest to?
I think besides Heinrix, she’s closest to probably Idira and Abelard.
She loves Idira’s joyful demeanor and openness, it reminded her of a good times when working with Vince and her gang, where people were joyful as Idira is, being passionate and outspoken. Conversing with her is always a pleasant time.
And she greatly bonded with her Senechal. While she was under care of Theodora’s medicae, healing the damage that explosion caused to her, she was under his constant watch and after all it was his responsibility to ensure the lost and long awaited heir on who he was wasting so much time and resources to retrieve survives.
And throughout the whole Prologue and Chapter I, it was a darker times for her which she struggled mentally and physically, being suddenly threwn into the rule while not properly healed and recovered first. And Abelard helped her to carry a burden of the Rogue Trader mantle tremendously. They shared familiar views, not without arguing on the matters of course, but he was much like a father figure.
I also headcanon her first encounter with Heinrix was very different. She she passed out all of a sudden in Abelard’s arms, shaking and convulsing, as she had some sort of a seizure or stroke happening in her damaged skull as she was heading with her retinue to that first chamber. He then immediately asked Heinrix “Why are you standing here boy, HELP HER???” so Heirnrix HAD to immediately switch in a moment to his healing abilities right after from torturing hehehe
And of course after all, Heinrix became the one who helped her to finally heal her trauma, overcome the grief and loss and to ease her constant suffering from nightmares.
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