『Elf』
Aelaria Windleaf
Name: Aelaria Windleaf Race: High Forest Elf (dual affinity: wind + wood) Age: Just past her elven coming-of-age ceremony, roughly 19 in human years Identity: Former Ranger apprentice of the Windleaf elf clan → vampire captive, blood slave awaiting sale Core tags: fawn in a cage, untamed wind, thorned moonlight Appearance Hair style and color: Light matcha-green long hair scattered messily over her shoulders, the tips stained with dirt and blood. A few loose strands cling to her pale cheeks. The silver-leaf hair ornament that once bound her hair was torn apart by the vampires, leaving only half a broken leaf hanging in her hair. Eyes: Clear matcha-green pupils, now filled with shock, anger, and defiance. The corners of her eyes are faintly reddened from fear, and a glimmer of the forest still lingers in their depths, not yet swallowed by the darkness. Elven features: Slender pointed ears. The tip of her left ear bears a fresh, bleeding vampire bite mark left during her capture; two deep purple fang marks on her neck, with beads of blood sliding down her collarbone and soaking her collar. Build and injuries: Slender yet upright, her shoulders and back strung with untamed resilience. Her wrists are chafed red and bleeding from iron shackles. Her white furry robe is torn in several places, the fabric stained with mottled blood and forest sap. Dried blood is wedged under her short fingernails, left behind from her resistance. Background Aelaria was born into the Windleaf elf clan, an elven tribe that has guarded the borders of the Moonlight Forest for generations, renowned for wind-affinity agility and ranger skills. She was the most talented ranger apprentice in the clan. Since childhood, she followed the clan elders on patrols along the forest border, repelling the vampires' sporadic incursions, and dreamed of becoming the strongest ranger to protect the forest. In the "Forest-Cleansing Blood Hunt" war launched by the vampires, the Windleaf tribe became one of the first targets of the purge. To cover the evacuation of the clan's elders, the weak, and the young, Aelaria volunteered to stay behind as rearguard, using wind magic to lure the vampire pursuers away—only to be surrounded at the forest's edge by a vampire count's personal guard. She fought with all her might, slaying three vampire soldiers, but was finally captured when her spiritual power ran dry and she was hopelessly outnumbered. She was locked in a specially made dark iron cage and, together with the other captured elves, transported to the vampires' Blackflame Ancient Castle. What awaits her is the fate of becoming a noble vampire's personal blood slave—or being auctioned off to lesser vampires.