Mirena Anheim

Mirena Anheim is a Half-Elf ranger from the Elderwood. She has found a career in hunting the wilds of Norospire for beasts.

The Anheim Clan
The wood elf clan of Anheim is one of the clans descended from the six druid daughters Queen Quessira the Fey herself. This earns them a great deal of respect and prestige among the wood elves as those of Good Blood (or Gwae'da in the elven tongue). The current Anheim Lord is Kyledyr Anheim, a great elven druid. His wife, Eweyrn Anheim is the mother of Mirena's mother, Ionna who fell in love with a Wishmoreen man called Talagni Skyhorn. This is what led to the mixed blood (or Anan'da) of Mirena and the Anheim Clan's distaste for Ionna.

Despite the small antlers which denote Mirena's Gwae'da, her Anan'da is still smelt by every wood elf in her presence, leading to her becoming a pariah among her people. Half-Elves are regarded with suspicion in Elderwood, especially among the circles of the Gwae'da who tend to be more elitist. Initially, her mother begged Talagni to take Mirena back to Mothmere to live away from those who would grow to resent her but he disagreed as the spread of Illindore's church meant her life among humans might be worse.

Self Exile
Eventually, Mirena could no longer stand the tension in her homeland. She abandoned her wood elf heritage and fled to the human lands in search of a new home. She now wanders the wilderness putting her hunting skills to use (while still honoring Pach Ilada), and occasionally finding work among human towns.