Elyra Malven

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Councilor / Head of the Silver Tongues

Elyra Malven

0·Female·Medium
Lawful Neutral

Species

Half-elf

Appearance

Elyra moves like a tide pulled by unseen moons: slow, deliberate, with the practiced ease of someone who can stop a room's talk by shifting a shoulder. She favors layered grey silks that catch light like oil on water — matte from a distance, subtly iridescent close up. She wears a long, thin chain of tiny name-tags looped like rosary beads across her chest; each tag is embossed with a single name in three scripts. Her left sleeve is purposely short, revealing a forearm band of faded ink sigils partially hidden by scars. When she consults a list she closes one eye as if reading aloud in her mind. Unexpectedly, her shoes are patched common leather, scuffed and soft from walking Varothen's alleys, which betrays a practical streak beneath the ceremonial poise.

Height5'9" (175 cm)
BuildLean, willowy but with coiled strength in forearms and hands
EyesSteely grey with a single faint fleck of amber in her right iris
HairSilver-streaked black, always pinned in a severe coil threaded with thin wires that hold a few dried blossoms
SkinPale olive with a scattering of sun-greens near the jawline (from years performing ritual herbs)

Measured, low, with a rhythm that uses pauses like punctuation. She chooses precise words, often prefacing statements with 'As recorded' or 'By our count.”

Ability Scores

STR
9-1
DEX
12+1
CON
11+0
INT
16+3
WIS
15+2
CHA
18+4

Alignment

Good
Lawful
Chaotic
EvilLawful Neutral

Distinguishing Features

Chain of tiny name-tags worn like prayer beads: each tag stamped with names of the living, the dead, and oaths

Faded ink sigils banded on left forearm (partly obscured by a narrow scar)

A single small notch cut into her left ear — a mark of office among the Silver Tongues

A small mole shaped like a comma beneath her lower lip

Voice

Low, even, and slightly husky; cadence is slowly metered, with emphasis placed on verbs and names.

Clothing

Multiple layers of grey silk, long fitted robe, narrow sleeves that flare at the wrist, a darker charcoal over-vest embroidered with the sigil of Varothen in muted thread, and a simple patched leather belt where she hangs a ledger case and a small iron stylus.

Body Language

Habitual index-finger tracing of margins on parchment when listening; she holds her chin slightly raised, elbows tucked, conserving space rather than projecting it.

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