Eldyra, also called Eldyra of Tiranoc, is a High Elf princess of the kingdom of Tiranoc and the personal squire of Prince Tyrion of Ulthuan.[1a]
History[]
Origins[]
In the High Elf year XI, 177, Princess Eldyra, youngest daughter of the fallen hero Eldyr, took up her father's sword. Seeking to serve the Phoenix King in her father's stead, she presented herself before the Phoenix Court. Her reception was not a kind one. Finubar himself was deep in study, and would see no one. Worse, few amongst the court cared for another rival in their ranks. Aloof disinterest soon turned to something mocking and callous, and Eldyra fled, eyes wet with anger and shame.[1a]
Prince Tyrion later found her in the Shrine of Lileath, the goddess of dreams, fortune and the moon. In those dark days, he cared little for the intricacies of court and had not been present to see Eldyra's humiliation. But word had reached him nonetheless and he, recalling his friendship with Eldyra's father, sought her out. Without hesitation, he swore to see her wishes fulfilled. The next day marked the first for sometime when Tyrion made a special point of attending court, making sure to introduce his new squire. Eldyra's second introduction provoked no amusement.[1a]
End Times[]
Unlike many nobles of Tiranoc, Eldyra forsook battle from a chariot's fighting platform. In part, this was a throwback to her days as Tyrion's squire, when no chariot could have kept pace with glorious Malhandir. Eldyra preferred to place her faith in living creatures, rather than machines.[2a]
She was greatly envious of Eltharion's mount, the Griffon Stormwing, and would have dearly loved to know the loyalty of such a beast. As it was, she was content to see battle from the saddle of her steed Maladhros who, though not as swift as Malhandir, nor so ferocious as Stormwing, was a canny and quick-witted stallion.[2a]
Canon Conflict[]
"Tyrion: ‘Eldyra, I feared you dead, sister of my heart.’
Eldyra: ‘I am dead, I died in Sylvania. I failed and died, cousin. And now I pay the price."
- —Tyrion discovering Eldyra's new nature as a Vampire of the von Carstein bloodline.[3a]
Eldyra's fate during the End Times is uncertain. In the novel The Lord of the End Times, she had been turned into a Vampire. Her twisted existence was ended by the merciful blade of her friend Tyrion. Great was the pain suffered by Vlad von Carstein in seeing her execution.[3a]
End Times: Khaine instead states that she was never turned into a Vampire, as such a thing is impossible for Elves, but instead she became an avatar of Ereth Khial, the Cytharai goddess of the Elven underworld or Mirai, after Nagash had ripped the energies of Shyish flowing into the Great Vortex. Taking the souls of those that perished in Ulthuan during the war between Malekith and Tyrion, Eldyra shattered Castle Drakenhof and left together with Lileath, the Elven goddess of dreams, the moon and fortune.[4a] Together with Lileath, Eldyra constructed Haven, a refuge outside the gaze of the Dark Gods for Elven souls.[4b]