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{{Character | {{Character | ||
|image = [[File:Ellinka01.png| | |image = [[File:Ellinka01.png|250px]] | ||
|caption = | |caption = Ellinka as depicted by [[Sam Wood]] in [[The Scarlet Brotherhood]] | ||
|name = Ellinka | |name = Ellinka | ||
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|gender = Female | |gender = Female | ||
|race = [[Human]] | |race = [[Human]] | ||
|ethnicity = | |ethnicity = [[Suloise]] | ||
|occupation = | |occupation = Guild thief, spy | ||
|class = [[Thief]] 4 | |class = [[Thief]] 4 | ||
|alignment = | |alignment = Chaotic neutral | ||
|age = | |age = | ||
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
=== Appearance === | |||
"Ellinka is a stunning woman with light blonde hair and green eyes."{{csb|TSB|34}} Being raised and trained in the [[Scarlet Brotherhood]], she is entirely of [[Suloise]] heritage. | |||
=== Personality === | |||
She is generally considered a friendly and generous person, especially when dealing with other guild members. For many younger guild members she is a kind of mother-figure, though she's only a few years older than them. Quite a few other guild members are secretly in love with her. Nevertheless she always maintains a certain distance between herself and her comrades. | |||
She has had to kill at least one curious person who tried to investigate her background. Though she's not eager to do this again, she will not hesitate to do so if necessity arises once more. | |||
Usually she tries to "avoid combat, especially when outnumbered or doing a job, preferring to use her ''ring of feather falling'' to make a quick escape."{{csb|TSB|34}} | |||
== Abilities == | |||
'''Str''' 9, '''Dex''' 17, '''Con''' 10, '''Int''' 13, '''Wis''' 10, '''Cha''' 17{{csb|TSB|34}} | |||
== Home == | |||
"She has a small apartment in a middle-class portion of the city,"{{csb|TSB|34}} but prefers to stay at the guildhouse. She has turned her apartment into a safe house for other Brotherhood agents. | |||
== Equipment and possessions == | |||
Ellinka possesses a ''ring of feather falling''. | |||
== Activities == | |||
Openly she acts as the right hand of [[Evon]], the head of the thieves' guild, and will do everything other mildly ambitious guild members also would do. | |||
Secretly Ellinka is an agent of the [[Scarlet Brotherhood]], with the mission "to maintain friendly relations with the guild and see that it remains the most influential criminal organization in the capital and the kingdom. She also acts as an information nexus for Brotherhood agents passing through the city."{{csb|TSB|34}} | |||
== Relationships == | |||
=== Allies and minions === | |||
[[Evon]], "the head of the thieves' guild, [...] trusts her implicitly, as she has shown no desire to oust him from his position."{{csb|TSB|34}} | |||
=== Other acquaintances === | |||
== History == | |||
Ellinka claims "to be an orphan from [[Cryllor]] who escaped a life of abuse."{{csb|TSB|34}} | |||
In fact, she is "a thief trained in [[Hesuel Ilshar]] and schooled in [[Keoland]]ish customs by Brotherhood spies."{{csb|TSB|34}} | |||
== Publishing history == | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Thieves]] | [[Category:Thieves]] | ||
[[Category:Rogues]] | [[Category:Rogues]] | ||
[[Category:Characters of Keoland]] | |||
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| General info | |
| Occupation: | Guild thief, spy |
| Home: | Niole Dra |
| Alignment: | Chaotic neutral |
| Gender: | Female |
| Species: | Human |
| Ethnicity: | Suloise |
| Class: | Thief 4 |
| Dates | |
| Raised: | Hesuel Ilshar |
Ellinka is a mid-level member of Niole Dra's largest thieves' guild who is also secretly an agent of the Scarlet Brotherhood.
Description
Appearance
"Ellinka is a stunning woman with light blonde hair and green eyes."[1] Being raised and trained in the Scarlet Brotherhood, she is entirely of Suloise heritage.
Personality
She is generally considered a friendly and generous person, especially when dealing with other guild members. For many younger guild members she is a kind of mother-figure, though she's only a few years older than them. Quite a few other guild members are secretly in love with her. Nevertheless she always maintains a certain distance between herself and her comrades.
She has had to kill at least one curious person who tried to investigate her background. Though she's not eager to do this again, she will not hesitate to do so if necessity arises once more.
Usually she tries to "avoid combat, especially when outnumbered or doing a job, preferring to use her ring of feather falling to make a quick escape."[1]
Abilities
Str 9, Dex 17, Con 10, Int 13, Wis 10, Cha 17[1]
Home
"She has a small apartment in a middle-class portion of the city,"[1] but prefers to stay at the guildhouse. She has turned her apartment into a safe house for other Brotherhood agents.
Equipment and possessions
Ellinka possesses a ring of feather falling.
Activities
Openly she acts as the right hand of Evon, the head of the thieves' guild, and will do everything other mildly ambitious guild members also would do.
Secretly Ellinka is an agent of the Scarlet Brotherhood, with the mission "to maintain friendly relations with the guild and see that it remains the most influential criminal organization in the capital and the kingdom. She also acts as an information nexus for Brotherhood agents passing through the city."[1]
Relationships
Allies and minions
Evon, "the head of the thieves' guild, [...] trusts her implicitly, as she has shown no desire to oust him from his position."[1]
Other acquaintances
History
Ellinka claims "to be an orphan from Cryllor who escaped a life of abuse."[1]
In fact, she is "a thief trained in Hesuel Ilshar and schooled in Keolandish customs by Brotherhood spies."[1]
Publishing history
References
Notes
Citations
Bibliography
- Reynolds, Sean K.. The Scarlet Brotherhood. Renton, WA: TSR, 1999. Item code TSR11374
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellinka | Non-player character | [T4], | The Scarlet Brotherhood | 34 |
| Ellinka Vanar | Non-player character | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 47, 106 |