Elijas the Red

Early Years
Elijas was the youngest of three children, his parents were bakers and no doubt the source of the sweet tooth which would plague him for the rest of his life. Unlike his siblings who were content to live out their days never seeing beyond the borders of the Mark, Elijas craved more and when he came of age, set off to study the Way in the lands of Highguard.

Unfortunately his temperament was not suited to the austere halls of that land, earning many the boot to the backside but he did learn valuable lessons in how the Virtues differed from one place to another. Whilst they stayed the same, how they were followed did vary and so the young Elijas made his way across the lands in search of wisdom.

The Resistance
When he returned, Skarsind was aflame with the fires of rebellion. His village was gone and his family dead, Elijas was consumed with bitterness and rage. Taking up a pair of swords he found, the would-be priest wandered his way over the frozen tundra until a chance meeting with Ardith. Seeing in her the flames of Ambition, he joined her merry band of misfits as their Stormcrow. By day he would fight alongside them as Elijas the Red, thus named for his exceptionally bright clothing. By night he kept counsel and got really, really drunk with them.

Death
 'You are a terrible priest but a wonderful friend' - Osric

Elijas died at the Battle of Ikka's Tears. Whilst his body was never recovered, it is widely believed that he perished laughing that the foul orcs had run out of wall to nail him to.

Despite his reputation as a drunkard and fool, he left a sizable number of handwritten tomes to Sigehold to help guide the next generation.