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Lady Fiona Dawnstar

Alias	Linna Greenwood, Princess Fiona nan Iacaris
Race	Half-elf
Age	23
Occupation	Protector-Initiate of the Pilgrim Knights

Short golden hair peeks out under her plumed helmet as Fiona steels herself. 'By Any Means Necessary', she recites one of the tenets of her oath under her breath. She had trained for this, her friends were by her side, her spear is sharp and her armor is strong. Reaching down, she pats her trusted war-horse with a mail-gloved hand.

Looking to her side, she sees the Captain of her company reach for his war-horn and let out two sharp blasts. As one, all the riders set off into a trot. She ushers her horse into a gallop as the Captain lets out a sustained horn blast.

Moments before impact, the point of her spear bursts into a bright fire, blinding her enemies. 'Valhalla!' comes her battle-cry as she crashes, spear aflame, into the ranks of the enemy.

Fiona has always had a struggling relationship with her father, Count Aurius. Not content at the court, she longed for another life - a life of service to the people and not a life of banquets and receptions. Renouncing her heritage, she ran away from home telling no one. She has since found a home under a nom-de-guerre in the Pilgrim Knights, protecting the innocent people. As Linna Greenwood of Maeral, she serves the Knights as a Protector-Initiate. Currently stationed on Cottenhorn with her platoon.

Unknown to her, her mother is Queen Caerynna nan Iacoris. To conceal her affair with Count Aurius Dawnstar, the queen used powerful illusion magic to hide the pregnancy. Once Fiona was born, the queen disguised herself and sought an audience with Count Aurius. He took Fiona in and raised her as his legitimate heir, since he had no other children. From an early age Fiona showed an unusual martial aptitude, and was taught how to use sword and spear both on and off horseback. She was told her mother had been an elf in a brothel somewhere.

Due to her birth, she has a claim to the titles of both the royal house of Iacaris and the County of Greystone, although currently only her claim to the County of Greystone is recognized.