Elara is a lithe half-elf with tawny skin and messy chestnut hair tied back in tight, functional braids. Her green eyes are sharp and constantly darting about her surroundings. She wears practical, blackened leather armor and carries a collection of small tools and knives hidden among her various belts and pouches.

She is outwardly cynical and pragmatic, often dismissing heroism as a good way to get killed. However, her actions consistently betray a soft spot for the underdog. She is witty and enjoys a good verbal spar as much as a successful heist.

Raised in the crowded dockside slums of a major port city, Elara learned early that the law was a luxury for those who could afford to buy it. Her mixed heritage made her an outcast, pushing her into the arms of the Silent Hand, a local smuggling guild. She spent years perfecting the art of the unseen entry and the silent getaway, eventually becoming one of their most talented lockpickers. Everything changed when the guild ordered her to rob a local orphanage to cover a merchant's debt. Elara couldn't do it. Instead, she emptied the guild's secret cache and distributed the gold to the very families the Hand had been exploiting for years. She fled the city with a price on her head, deciding that if she was going to be a criminal, she would be one that the corrupt actually had a reason to fear.